Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-13
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recently, and had under rehearsal an orisin.I
drama. In one portion OF the play, i youny
man, named Mason, was 10 receive q dagger
thrust from Stephen Rumble y sock OF r.ii
liquid was concealed under his clothes, soi >
wooden bresstplat was 10 protect him from tie
blow, but, 10 the excitement Of tie rcicac,.
the breastplste changed its position AID l.,
dagger went to Mason's heart. lie died IT,
stantly Mason and Rumble were tas; 'ricsf.
and members Of the same church.
At Minneapolis, MIMI, at late lour l.,.
evening the dead body Of Mrs. May L;ar,
was found ct her residence. Her lace aui heal
we're horribly mu;iated and her sku}! h,...a
Her husband, Daniel lyous, was afre.>IeI o.
suspicion Of having committed the deri E,,~
have frequently been arrested for GraG;.;.
ness aud quarrelling.
10 the Pennsylvania republican S.rat,,,sr
caucus. held at one p. Ill. to. day, e. Sccrstay:
oil War }. Donald Comeron was Dominated ~
the first ballot for D. s. Senator. Tire w.
stood cameron, I2s; Morton McAliehaci !
The nomination Was thtu made ula0iu1r.
aud resolution endorsing Pfc>iicni IIgg.,'.
policy vas passed.
4 number Of Informal c4u:n,ss i.l,. b...
held by the Southern repubjlcauS IL New Ilr'.
| during the past day CT Two. AID thry i#y.
with but fewer exceptions. expressed d i IL,
mlnatlOn to do everything in thea f,sa, t.,
prevent the recognition and Su1,..- : ,,e
Nichols or Hampton governments
a Washington SPECIAL says ::,an.t..r Sin.
ron said, ia cOnVersatl "a with cJg!e,}1l! ...
that he would like to have /; umIc!ai,,I t...
he does not resign in aay spirit o! vu5.,l.. =.
anger with the Administration, anI aver e. /.
be will give the President his coriAi suin....
Gen. Otvia L. BabcocI;, Ia'e rriya'. ~y...
| tary of President Gran!. yesterday t1o!. 1Y4r.:
Of the fifth light house district Of Nrw l1g.
to which he was assigned as major Of yDg;a.. rs.
at his own request.
The four story brick warehouse No II Goa.
merce street, Baltimore, occupied h. y. i.
! SchurZ Il Co., wholesale fish and chg,s. .....
ers aud Jesse Lazear & Co., wholesale gr}:.r,.
was burned this morning.
Ad7icas nave been received from Toi:i, O..
| that upwards OF 20 600 ordinary and ab0u' ,u!
registered letters were destroyed BY tn BAN
log Of the postal car attached t. traH - +,
90 the Buffalo aud Chicago Railroad.
| \ London specia! sass :-Ihree letter. .l,.A
Stanley have been received The letter, 81.
dated from Ujlji, On the eastern Shore Of L.k.
Faogau gika, the Tth, 10th. anI l.!h o: Au.u>t
| 1876 respectively
Jacob lierschiell vas murdered aud rph,.,!.
at his lodging, in Boston, ahou! qu!rtcr IL ~
this morning
Pierce Kelly aud Patrick Sullivan, ahy,rt~
fell from the railroad bridge Il! G!Gua....g
| Mass, last hight, auI We're d,oWG@d.
AN EDITOR OF l7T0.ln 10 there were .5;.,
newspapers published in New FORK. RH.ag
tons Royal GsZai!eer va: the Suh:ergi@A. t19i
Of the British authorities The Mcrcurg pub
lished by Hugh Gsihe, Wa: time :"ryre sd
trimmer. AnLerson'a Constitutions. Gazette
was born and died in l11,J, nad hal 10 n.nrga9
whatever The New York Journal, Published
| Dy John Holt, WISE the sturdy aud unpuccana.-
| Bile organ Of the Sons ii LibarLy. II; cdt,r a-l
the city after the disastrous battle Oh long T.
| land, and he was heard OF attcrwlrd us publish
| ing his newspaper at one and another a tn
| towns on the Hudson under circumstance: Tia;
| would have appalled, less Determined mas.
In the month OF August, TIT, while II. r. pas,
| he printed an advertisement, in w!ic: brN!..
posed to take any kind Of country pyoIu.f ..
| Tho way Of trade. His rCspcctlIS .rsi- ser,
| quantity:
| And the printer, being unable e. ctTF .I
| his business without the necd;sa!scs o lar. d..
obliged 10 sttix the following prices t. las "o.h
viz: For quarter Of news T. p~unG- e.! bs.
pork veal or mutton, or 4 pounds Il bUt.":, g..
! pounds Of cheese or ~ pounds Oi line 1. a., "'
| Il hall Du=hel ol wheat, or ono Lush"i -. INDIA.
| corn, or half cord Of wood or 80 weight
| hay, or other articles Of country pr0dUc', n a'
shall want them, in like proportions. III ~ "h..
money as will purchase them at tine tin" f.:
other articles ii printing work the rr!'r. t. .'
| in proportion to that CT the newspaper. A. a.:
| customers who have to snare any 81 the nnr'r
| or other articles q country produce, las Be-;
| will let him know 1t. and nllord hlm lha h'..--
sary supplies. without which h1: GIsHu h"'.
must very soon be discontinued.
| 1t is gratifying TO DO able - stat" t."t IT,
| sturdy patriot survived the Roy"."!."", "..
| lived 10 revisit the city Of which h. h,'! be-.
sutferings justly entitled him e. tho !'!'"%'.A
epitsph: "A due tribute 10 the memory g: j DOL"
| Holt, printer 10 this State, 4 native 81 H'rRd.
who patiently 0beyed deaths n"!Hi su".i."'
on the Both day e January, l,cl !" III" ~,
| year Of his age. To say that his family .A''s"-
| him is needless: that his friends DG~a'. Ian Is
! useless; that all regret HIM, unnecessary
that ho merited overy esteem ~ certain. ~
tongue of SANDER cannot say loFs, though I.:."
might say more" such An cpl!.ph t"sG!'e'
! over the duet of al editor, who had n.sr L;'
| commission ~ postmaster, open n "!lr L'.I u
emulation to tho journalists and oi!inlai 81 Me-
later days-Joha f. M;nes, m Str""'| j'' ~.
| ,"ay
i WAIF FROM TIE SEA. lie -" To-.
! last December passenger got on H." sf'''a..'
George Leary at Baltimore, apraru0u" 'o'''
| to Norfolk, % the way down II" I'y d"
Jumped overheard aod Was drowned. h. 81"
cid, ,Uho had entered his name IL; ! yGU'Jh'