Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-11
News OF the DaY.


To New York, Sunday afternoon, as Arsten;
Cruel the difficulty of the process OF swallowing
enraged the animal, ard apparently looking
upon his trainer as the cause Of bis pain, be
suddenly wound bis trunk around Arstecstall's
body, aud, liit5g him from the grouud threw
him with great force. About forty feet distant
from the abimal was screen huog up to divert
the draught from the Fourth avenue entrance
to the menagerie from the animals. Arste0
stall struck against this SD knocked 1t doWn.
He fell into its centre and was bus saved from
fatal iriuIy. If the screen had not been hung
up Arstensta would have been thrown upon
the sharp rocks over which the cataract falls
during the summer entertainments OF Gllmores
band. Arstenstall was severely bruised, but
not seriously Injured.
William Fell, miner, was stopped on the
way to work Monday evening near MlnersVlIie
by Two men, who held revolvers 10 his head.
After being satisfied OF bis identity, they told
him to move on, as he was not the man they
were looking for. The affair caused much ex-
citemeut in that vicinity. VIM. A. Schooner,
of Mahouoy City, was attacked On the highway
near that place yesterday by two men. They
fired three shots at him, but owing to the
speed Of his horse he escaped from them un-
injured.
When Master Conway, one of the Huron
survivors. appeared before the Court OF Inquiry,
he Was rebukcd somewhat s,ernly by one Vi
the officers of the Court for veaturng to a..
pear before 50 dieuifisd body without uol
form III Was asked if he " Is uot aware that
the regulations required that he should apnfar
on such occasions 10 the .lforn OF his othte.
But" interposcd Master Conway, II have 90
uniform; ev'rg garmcni had was lost, and L
was washed upnn the shore.
Edward j. Ford, who has beeo couiaed IL
Moyameusiug prison, Pailadelphls, under S:n.
tcnce Of death for murder, for twenty SIX years
was pardnncd ye,,e1d'v. II, was sentruced
near the expiration of q vernon Shunk's term
of Office, and he falling to fix the day for his
execution the subsequent Guvernors have Zach
decliocd to do So, aud at last the Board OF Far
dops having recommended Executive clemency
10 his case the Governor has issued the nccss
sary warrant for his liberation.
The court of Worcester County. Nd. has
brokau the will Of Cart John Hambu which
cut off daughter, slckly aod helpless, aud who
had been attentive and aff .c1ioua,e to him until
driven from his house by him undcr the iuHu.
cpcc Of dissoute womaa who gained domll-
ion over him.
In Newark, last week, mau deserted his
family, taking with him all its visible means Of
support; and the proprietor Of baby show,
after the first day, ran away with every cent of
the receipts leaving 20 trace-to say nothing
of the promised przcs-behiud him.
Edward Kimbsl, of Chicago, who makes a
business of soliciting subscriptions for churches
10 pecuuiary difficulties, on Sunday freed the
Shepard Memorial Church 10 Cam brdse,
Mass, from its ircumberances, over $76 600
being subscribed 10 eight hours.
VIM. II. DevIins wife and infant child we're
found dead yesterday morning in Lowell Mass.
They had died from violence, and the husband
is suspected of the double murder, as he was
heard beating her on Sunday evening.
In anticipation Of the new coal combination
about to be formed by the carrying companies
of Pennsylvania, they have all advanced the
price Of coal about 50 cents per too.
Wahleu has been sentenced to death at
Morristowo. Pa, for tho murder of Max Hugo
HochDe at Elm Station during the Centennial
Exhibition at Philadelphia.
Thomas p. Fisher, of Carbon county, Pa.
concerned 10 the murder Of Morgan Lowell
about six years age, will be hung on the Goth
of February
Engineer Hoxie, Of Washington, while sit.
ting in his Office, yesterday, was assaulted by
Messrs Davis aud Murphy, contractors, whose
work he had condemned.
The loss sustained by the fire 10 the Meader
Furniture Company's Factory, at Cincinnati,
last night, will reach 100000. Insurance,
$4,000.
Col. Mcdaniel, the noted turfman, has de.
termined to sell of his stock and retire from
the racing business.
The Simpson Bank of Lawrence, Kansas.
went into liquidation to-day.
U. s. Minister Welsh arrived at Liverpool
this morning, and was received with distin.
| guished honors.
! The police of New Y ork are on the lookout
| for man named Rosenstl, Of Rochester, who
has been trying to sell counterfeit money.
A woman named Weiss has been arrested in
New York for malpractice.
A destructive Ere OF CURED at Bethel, Vt last
night.
| Six prisoners escaped from Jail at Roundout,
N. Y, last night.