Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-20
TeieyrRphiC Summary,

ln consequence Of threats on the part of ,Ie
sous and grandsoOs OF the Mormon bisho0,
Lee, to kill any man who takes part 10 the c.;
ecutlon Of the sertcucc Of death upon him
zen. sherman has been applied to for trocps
TOR that purpose, but declines to furnish them
upon the ground that it is 40. the duty Of the
army to execute civil process
A cave in took place last Sunday Dight at the
coal miDes near Wilkcsbarre. The whole sur.
iace sunk ten inches. A panic prevailed anon
the people occupying the houses on the sunkcr
surface. but nobody vas hurt
The Russian fleet dropped down from Nor.
folk to Hampton Roads to-day, aGd vii sa lo,
New ork tomorrow, conveyed by the L. 3
steamer Powhaan.
Two hundred and twenty-five thousand tor,
OF Pittston coal we're sold 10 New York TO-DAY
Prices as compared with February sales show
falling off in all qualities from 10 cents % ~
cents per ton.
Abner Hames State Senator from Butler ana
northampton counties, Ohio, was found dad
at his boarding house 10 Columbus, this mo-o,
log, lying at the foot Of high pair Of stair,
His neck was broker.
10 the case Of Stephen Cooper, charcei VIII;
the murder of bis 500, at Poughkeapsis, ii
Jury brought 10 verdict Of nan .iau ghrcr il
the third degree. The prisoner VAS sentence;
to three years in The Albany peuircp,iary.
Gen. 7. {. Johnston, brother Of Gen. j. j
Johnston, died at Abingdon yesterday
A severe shock of earthquake lasting ID >.
ouds was felt at North Troy, w., this mo:Iia.
HIGH HANDED LEGISLATION. Ia Ike Peaa
sylvania House Of Representatives last ni.:.
there was scene Of the widest confusion ana
| disorder that once threatened to break OIL IL
personal violence aud general row batv..:.
the two parties. The cause was an cIori u:
the republicans to pass bill taking the pa,r5
mage out Of the hanIs OF the democratic aAar!r
in Philadelphia.
For years the sheriff OF that ci!y has hal IL.
power to appoint deputies 20 prcscreo H.
peace on election day. By regular order IL,
bill could not have been reached. The phlis
| delphia party determined TO put it through
and Speaker Niger left the chair to put n liar
Wy Hahn, noted rooster ez president O.
the Philadelphia Common Council
The ring moved TO suspend the rules 70 r..
vide for an extra session for tho consl2;Gtlrn
| VI luc UiIl aItti lHC lcRuidt ScSH!pu tE!tu.
chair ruled it did not require lwothiris t, 81.
pend the rules. aud refused 70 recognize ~,
democrats making motions \ scene 81 IN
| widest uprOar followed.
The entire House Was On its tect, The ia,n
ocrats deridiDg the chair and dciying him J..
arrest them One democrat who voted VIII
the majority aod moved 10 reconsider 81,
threatened with arrest by the sergeant 8, arm,
His party friends crowded around and protcs.
ed him, deuouDciug the chairs outrageous CA
ductto his teeth amid wild uproar.
No votes could be heard, but tn clerk,
counted all the republican votes o. oan sid
and the democrats 90 the other. AMI The Sl.,-
cr so announced. Motions never pat L l.,
charged, were declared carried, and guija1
made without regard to decency or order. tb.
democrats lett the chamber in disgust, ana tn
republicans then finally passed the bill.