Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-14
News OF the Day.

The case of Father Stack against Bishop
o Hara, at Wiliamsport, Pa, is decided in ia
vor of the priest. 1t is maintained that the
power exercised 10 the case by Bishop O. Hara
is unwarranted by the canon law, and that even
If the disciples OF the Church allowed it such
power must nevertheless be condemned as con
trary to the law of the land and prejudicial to
the rights of citizenship. The superiority OF
the civil over the ecclesiastical law is expressly
asserted. The decree Of the court accordingly
declares that the removal Of Father Stack by
Bishop O'Hara as punishment for supposed
offense was unlawful; that tho prohibition di
rected to Father Stack torbddiog him to ex
ercise any priestly functions in Williamspott
was unlawful. But decree Of restoration Is
not granted as asked for on the ground that 1t
might be iniudicious to disturb: the present
state of things in the congregation. This point
however, is an open question, If the bishop
should appeal from the present decision to the
Supreme Court. ...,.i
The grand Jury of Washington has found an
Indictment against tho black man, Cephas
Jones, for committing rape on Miss fiorencf
P. Smith last week. This action of the author
tiles probably saved Jones from being lynched
as it is ascertained that an arrangement had
been made to take the prisoner from the Black
Maria while on his way to tic Police Court
and hang him to tree some where near lIln
coin Park. This getting talked about the AL
thorities decided to take the case direct to the
grand jury, without preliminary examination
at the Police Court
Miss May Anderson, the young actress. who
is familiar TO audiences in Southern and West
ern cities, appeared in New York for the frs
time. at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, in the Lady
of Lyons. Monday night She was warmly re-
ceivcd by the audience, and the critics gene
rally speak well OF her, but seem to think tina
she would appear to better advantage IL
tragedy.
The steamship Of City of Brussels, from Liv
erpool. when coming up the swash channel, a
New York, about two O clock this morning. raj
down the Schooner Alexander Young, from
Philadelphia, for New York, sinking her. Tit
captain audtwo mon were rescued by the steam
ship, and two men are supposed to be drowned
A Washington dispatch says it is the inten
ton of the advocates ofthe silver measure to at
tempt TO repeal that part of the specie resump
ton act which allows free coinage Of gold.
The u. s. torpedo boat Alarm sailed vester
day from Newport for Washington via New
York.
H. Llnter and Co.'s furniture factory il
Williamsport, N. Y. Was burned last night.
Loss $4S. 900.
The boy Adam youngest child Of Hausman
who shot all his children Monday night, is dead
The schooner Berlin Of Buffalo, was wrecked
in Lake Michigan on Thursday last during TIT
gale. Captain johnson and tho colorod cook
were drowned. Four others chung to tho wreck
till the next afternoon, whom two Norwegian
sailors were rescued alive. Tho other two, orc
of them the captains son. had persisted from OK
posure
Samuel Sands Mills, sheriff of Baltimore city,
died yesterday afternoon in tho 57Lh year Of his
age. He was well known in political and
social circles, and al various times held munici'
pal and legislative appointments. His death
|; will necessitate the election of sheriff to I'll
|; his unoxpirod term of office.
Senator Morton's will gives the whole Of hi:
property to his widow, leaving her to use hei
own judgment and discretion as to what aid she
shall give their children, in their education and
otherwise, sho being the sole judge Of what aid
shall be rendered The estate Is valued at about
$4,000.
/. The trial at Columbia, S. c., of l.. Cass Car.
penter, indicted for forgery, was concluded yes-
terday with verdict of guilty, Dcfendadts IS
counsel gave notice that he would move tor u
new trial,
The Finance Committee Ct the United States
Senate have resolved to strike out the provision in
the silver bill for the tros coinage OF silver but
nothing has been decided AZ to what shall take
its place.