Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-22
News of the Day,

In York, Pa, Saturday evening, young
man namod Frank Frey entered the laundry OF
the National House, and drawing q revolver
shot young girl employed there named Gray
bell in the breast He then fred at another
woman named Reilly, tha bullet striking her in
at man ramed Nicely, but the ball struck q
buckle on his suspender and glanced off, Frey
thon met Thomas Craig, q colored man. and shot
him in the brta't. Running across the stroet he
shot another man named Joseph Erney, the Dali
merely grazing his BODY. Ho then entered q
cigar store, firing one shot there, but without
injury to any ore, when he WAS seized By man
named Sponsler and in the struggle which en-
| sued Frey was himself shot in the hand. None
of the victims are considered dangerously hurt.
Frey had been drinking.
By tho Portland, N. B., FIRE. an account of which
was published in Saturdays Gazette, over two
thousand people arc renderd homeless. Thequar-
ter Of the town destroyed was composed of wood
en- buildings and two hundred and thirty were
swept away. Tho loss is estimated at two humid.
rod thousand dollars, and the insurance at about
eighty thousand Two dead bodies have been
recovered from the ruins, and while men were
engaged in searching for others the foundation
of safe gave way and buried half dozen boys
and man. The lattec WAS taken out Dad, and
boy was fatally and the othsrs seriously in-
jurtd
Ten persons have notified Bishop Penick of
their willingness TO accompany him to Africa.
Tho Piedmont Convocstion Of Virgil has do.
termned To send ono Of these mon. Their nom.
inee. Mr.. Henry M. Parker, has been appointed
by the foreign committee ": mr. fa Ark graz,
Seminary; he xpects to to ordained upon his
arrival in Africa
A fire last evening destroyed tho business por-
ton Of tho village at Madison, N. j. Four
stores, one dwelling house and the railroad de-
to Morristown and the department Of that city
responded and checked the fire. There ID no
fire department at Madison.
Saturday evening three colored boys attacked
Mrs. Pelely, in Washington, knocked pocket
book from her hand and ran OIL with it. Ats
latter hour Miss Mary Langley WAS knocked
down with bludgeon by a colored man, and
very severe wound cut in her forehead.
A vein ofbtuminous coal has been discovered
near Emmitlsburg. Nd 1t is Of a very pure
and rich quality. The vein, two feet under the
ground, measures fifteen inches In breadth and
i've in depth. AS the workmen dig the vein in
crenees
j. q. Baldwin, who is supposed TO have murd-
cred VIM II. Springfield, near Port ferris, N.
Uu llib jill lust', Has hTlSsIoo a. Aio
mothers residence. Eoar Patterson. N. J. and
brought to the former place.
Horace D. Bsbcock, medical student at the
Syracuse. IN. Y.,) University, has been arrest
cd for robbing grave of the body of Franklin
Hubbard, which WAS found in the dissecting
room and restored 10 friends
The Charleston Journal of Commerce says
1.-THE State Senate will stand, upon resembling
next month. 1G democrats, l Independent, re-
publicans, nome"
Threa sons of VIM. DoWney loaded an old
gun barrel with powder yesterday and discharg-
cd it. The weapon burst, killing two OF the
boys and tearing off hand of the other.
A letter from Lima states that Mr.. Melggs,
the railroad contractor, il not dead. but his death
WAS looked for every hour.
Mi.s Alice Blaine the daughter Of Senator
Blaine was wounded on Saturday by the pre-
mature discharge Of toy pistol.
The jury before which seversl OF the CooR
County Commissioners have bsen on trla', 81
Chicago, have brought in verdict OF not guil'y.
Brsdfort, McCoo s. Co., an OLD estaollsned
lumber frm of Quincy, ILL., have failed.