Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-02
News 0f the Day.
On account of unpaid wages due the labor

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building the Kansas Central Narrow Gauge
Railroad. strike was commenced last week.
Sheriff Williams, of jackson county, Kansas
lett LeaveDworth. Kansas, on Saturday last to
restore order. On reaching the end OF the
road beyond Circleville, the strikers received
the posse with yells aud abuse which was tol.
lowed by pistol shot. The strikers we're not
inimidah.d by shots fired over their heads, and
their header, VIM. Hartman. fired Two shots
from his revolver. The posse returned Hart
mans fire, when he was fatally wounded.
Cant. Tough, the lSaGcr OF the posse, was
arrested at Circlcville and again at llol'oo, but
released 90 giving bail for bis appearance. Tic
strikers would not let the train return TO l!eay
enworth and surrounded the hotel at iiolton,
where the possce took refuge, bat no further
violence was committed.
A dispatch from Little Rock says ~-Uuted
States Marshal Torrans has just made success
tul raid on gang OF illicit distilers operating
along the Missouri luc. Deputy Marshal
Woodland, in charge OF q posse, I'll THURSDAY
last captured two stills, destroyed large amount
of mash, beer and raw whiskey, and arrested
four men. While on the way to a postloo ~
Sharp county, where he Intended leaving the
prisoners under guard preparatory to making
Quiet dTTpStS, uc WAS dlltCkCu ny lStuiy
of the prisoners, but after a sharp fight, III
which one Of the attacking party was killed and
others wounded, he succeeded in driving oil his
assailants and bringing in his prisoners. !hey
were brought before Commissioner Goodrich
for examination yesterday, and IN default OF
bail were committed for trial.
The Rev. Thomas T. Scer was for several
years minister CT the Methodist Episcora'
Church, and for while stationed in Brooklyn:
A few months ago he left that denomination and
became CoDgregationast, and took charge OF
the Park Congregational Church in Brook yn:
He probably, says the New York Herald, had
20 reason to suppose his brethren and former
associates in the church Of his childhood had
any other than kindly feelings toward him. ne
knows better now. Last Monday he VISITED
their meeting, at No. sos Broadway, and, un
challenged, passed the doorkeeper and took a
seat among the brethren. The president Of the
meeting called the doorkeeper to order Mr.. Sill
Ger out again. He was so ordered, aud he lett.
highly indignant and grossly insulted.
The Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington
Railroad, extending from Louisville TO Mount
Sterling, and from Louisville to Cincinnati, was
sold by order of Chancellor Bruce, yesterday
A syndicate representing second mortgage bond
holders and floating creditors purchased the
line for 1871 900, subject to three MORTGAGES
one in favor Of the city Of louisville tor $780,
900, another in favor Of Guthrie, Knight Il
Bowles, heirs. for 100000, and third in favor
of Norvin Green aud others amounting to
100000. The road is an unusually prosper
GUS one.
This is the second day of the fall meeting Of
the American Jockey Club. The first race was
for purse of $4O0. Winners Of 81 900 to car
~ lbs. extra; beaten maidens allowed if four
years old or less ! lbs if FIVE years old or
more II lbs, one mile. The starters we're Glon
Dudley, Viceroy, Diamond Explosion, Yer
mont and Durango. 10 the betting Glen bud
ley was the favoritc The race was won easily
by Viceroy by three lengths ahead Of Diamond
who was half length ahead of Vermont. and
the rest close up. Time, 1.47.
By the debt statement issued yesterday it az.
pears that the reduction during September was
So, SS2, 524.S0, and since the lst OF July
SIS, SIC, 96S. 80. The coin in the Treasury, less
colo certificates. is $751; l54 542. 40, which is
nearly $47. 600. 600 more than at the same date
last year. This increase 10 coin and the rednc
ton of the gold premium from llOf to 1855
marks the progress made towards resumption
during the year.
10 Hartford, Conn . the democrats elected the
entire ticket yesterday by msjurlties ranging from
$50 10 500 There are charges Vi extensive
fraud IN several wards. b. the 1ew law hi
porlry representation is secured IN the wards OF
select men assessors. Tie vote IN he Stale on
the TWO Constitutional alnchdmcEts Was light
hus beth are probably carried. The first pro
bibited ezra COMPENSATION to public officers.
The scc9ud prohibited town aid to railroads.
Oae death and fifteen new cases Of yellow
fever were reported at FeruaDdiua yesterday.
Mrs. Kydd, OF New York. member Of the
Sanitary Commission, is among the new eases.
The weather is very untavurab!e, aud medical
assistance has been solicited from jacksonville
aud Charleston. 1t is repurted that there we're
four deaths from yellow fever at Port Royal,
S. c., yesterday, and that numbcr OF citizens
have left that place.
A workiugmcn's demonstration occurred at
Wikesbarre, Pa, yesterday, the occasion be
ing tho release from prison under bail Of Buvcy
and Harrison, leaders Of the mob durlog tho
recent liots who have been imprisoned at Pitts,
burg. They were escorted through the streets
by 200 workiugmcn. n large meeting was
held afterwards.
BY tho cavng in Of an cmbankment in
Brownsville, Ala. Sunday evening, John Law
renee, white boy, was sutfocatcd, and two
others badly injured. They were digging sand
from the bank at the time Of the accident.
Miss Matte Davie, 81 years Of age, or Mon
day last while lahoriug under alteration Of
mind. shot and INSTANTLY killed herself in Wynn-
ton, Georgia.
A largo mountain fire is raging in the high
lands near Breakncck, N. Y. 1t has consumed
one hundred cords of wood belonging to Geo.
Wade. Sixty men were fighting it last night.
Mrs, Eliza Mosher. mothcriu law Of the
late Hugh Capertoa, died at her residence. in
Georgetown, last Saturday evening, aged 81
years.
The miners of the Riverside Coal Company
accepted ten per cent advance and all the
colleries Of that company arc working to-day.
Indian Affairs.