Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-29

| to give another Volo against tno ADMISSION OF
Butler, which, it is more than likely, will pre-
| vent his admission this session.
News oi the Day.
The life saving crew at the scene Of the disas-
ter to the United States sloop OF war Huron
succeeded 10 reaching the wreck yesterday.
Two bodies, landsman and d sailor, were
found dashed to the bowsprit and We're brought
ashore. Another storm was brewing yesterday.
Divers are ready to 60 to work as 5000 as calner
| weather is had.
Gov. Hampton sent his annual message to
the South Carolina Legislature yesterday. lie
deprecates repudiation, aud urges that settle
| ment Of the State debt question be made upon
basis which will not impair the States credit.
f. II. Buckingham, District Attorney for the
Third Judicial District of Nevada, died ycstcr
day at Omaha of heart disease. The physicians
decide that the disease was the result Of VIC.
lent boating exercise while a suuoDJ ur i au
College. He was only 20 years Of age
On the 7th Instant, while w. Ii. Vanderbilt,
the railroad king, was speeding team at Jc-
rome avenue, New York, no Knocked down
Matthew Reilly, aged S. who has since died
| frcm tho injuries be received
Elk Senator Henderson has lately made $780,.
900 by decision of the Supreme Court, which
| was to the effect that a voter in staying away
| from the polls gave bis assent to the decision OF
| the majority
Dr.. J. w. McWhorter, OF Athens, Ohio, was
killed yesterday by his brother. They had
quarreled, when the brother went mile TOR his
gun, aud returning shot the Doctor, killing him
instantly.
Oac huodred thousand tons OF Scranton coal
were sold 10 New York, on Tuesday. Steamer,
So. 80; CRATE, So 224; egg, $2.29!; stove, 50 57!;
| chestnut, 50. 374; pea, $l.32&.
Another source for the supply OF guano has
been discovered 10 the bal caves OF Texas
which are among the wonders OF nature.
TIE NFZ PERcEs. "A banquet was given to
| Joseph, Yellow Bull, Shaved Head aud Yellow
Wolf by citizens Of Bismarck, which Joseph
accepted with thanks. as an evidence OF the
peoples good will toward him. The dlnncr
was strange affair to the chiefs, but they went
| through it very successfully. An after dloncr
| speech of welcome was received With grunts.
Shaved Head and Joseph both responded 10
very digniGcd and deliberate manner. They
spoke from their hearts. and hoped they would
live hereafter as one family, under one root.
Tbcv entertained ouly good will toward all men
Shaved Head said good dinner makes friends.
joseph was very much embarrassed when ho
spoke, and explained that his thoughts did pot
| flow freely because there were SO many people
before him and he was confined 10 dining hall;
he was used to holding his bauquets under
broad trees, where his ideas came freely end his
speech was fluent. The frontier people have
fallen 10 love with Joseph, and believe him an
Injured Tndiau.-tSt. Louis Republican.
| A dispatch from Provo, Utah, says:-Wal-
lace Wilkerson, convicted on Saturday of muir
der in the first degree, was sentenced this after
noon by Judge Emerson to be shot Friday, the
18th of December, between the hours Of ten
and three. The prisoner, 10 response to the
question of the court if he had anything to say
why the sentence should not be pronounced,
said :-"All I have 10 say is that when did the
shooting l supposed my life was 10 danger. Men
! here swore my life away because l knew they
| had been stealing, and they were afraid OF nc.
The attorneys OF the prisoner Informed the court
on Tuesday that, as they considered the trial
| fair, and conceived that 90 error had been com
| mtted, no motioo would be made to remove
| the case. The prisoner manifested no emotion.
His demeanor throughout the whole trial has
| been that of Indifference.
| The notorious negro associate justice Of the
Sup reme Court Of South Carolina. j. j.
Wright, has at last handed in to the Governor
his long expected resignation 1t will be re-
mombered that charges of hsbtusl drunkenness
while on and off the bench, and Of other irrcgu-
laritias, wero preferred against Wright at the
last session of the Legislature by member who
was himself also q colored man and republic
can. Wright was at once suspended from duty,
and would have been inpesched and disgraced
beyond doubt but for his resignation, which he
postponed until the resssembling of the Legls-
lature, in order to draw his salary for as long
period rs possible.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ordered
81, 600, 600 in gold to be sold in New York on
Saturday at II o clock.
Why do 80 many parents think children