Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-02


says: il Turkish garrison, numbering LOO,
abandoned Bayazid % Monday end With drew
| to Aliada Heights, leaving large quantity OF
ammunition. The Russians occupied the town.
/ News Of the Day.
| The rise in the market value Ct Virginia
State boudS is attributed TO the whiskcy punch
law, and would be greater but for the fear that
the liquor dealers may delay or thwart the exc
cutiun OF that law, but the danger IN that dlrec-
| l!0a is mucb ever estimated, as even the couD-
sci employed by the Liquor Association OF
| Richmond are understood to have advised their
clients that to contest the law was at best Of
very doubtful expedieGcg, and likely TO result
ia defeat.
The radical State officers yesterday formally
Withdrew FROM their defence in the Supreme
Court Of South Carolina, and the democratic
contestants will at once take hold.
There was frost in many parts OF the State
Of Alabama yesterday morning.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
yesterday reduced the wages Of their employees
ten per cent
Burroughs T. Wing, tobacco brokers Of Rich
lnord, have failed Their liabilities approx
mate 100000. and their assets fall consider
ably short of that figure.
1t is understood that Congressional Printer
Clapp will retain his position uuil juno LIST,
but il the meantime Mir. Delrees, the new ap-
age1noot of his office ia shape to lie ready Tor
the extra session Of Congress in June.
The Fredericksburg Star says A citizen OF
Orange put up bars across the Narrow Gauge
Railroad track on Monday, which delayed the
mail and passenger train until the hands could
tear dowa the obstruction.
The trial Of Col. G. r. Crttcnien, Sergeant.
at Arms OF the Virginia House of Delegates,
for forgery, commenced yesterday in the Hust-
Jugs Court of Richmond. Judge Crump and MIR.
Us. Wise appeared as his caunso and MrJames
Barbour, Judge john W. Bell, Gen. }. e: Field,
Senator Daniel A. Grimsleg, ard Colonel g..
Gibson, memters of the bar OF Culpepcr coun.
ty, who have volunteered their services with
out lee o. reward az associate counsel for the
defence.
Mrs Ida May. handsome young widow OF
Washington, 90 account Of domestic troubles,
ATTEMPTED TO commit suicide yesterday by
iump1og into one OF the fountains in that city,
ia which the vale! was only three feet deep.
10 Paris, yesterday afternoon, noisy anti
Catholic demonstrations were made by students
before various Catholic educational institutions.
The police dispersed the crowds OF students,
three CT whom were arrested.
Last night two mon, j. ". Knapp, Of Jersey
City, and W. G. White, of Baltimore, were ar
rested at Wilmington, by Plnkerson's detoc.
lives for dealing in railroad tickets which arc
| Supposed 10 have been taken up without puuch-
ing by conductors on the Pennsylvania road and
PhilIGolphia, Wilmington and Baltimore road.
They had made q trade short time before at
the Clayton house, in Which large number OF
tickets wero sold by Knapp 10 White for $llO.
Nine arrests arc reported to have been made at
other points. of mon connected with those named,
Rev. j. Lancaster Spsldng Of St. Michael's
Catholic Church, in New York, was yesterday
coBsecratcl bishop OF the new diocese Of Peoria
Ill.,, 81 ST. Patrck's Cathedral. Now York,
! With Impressive ceremonies, Cardinal McCio3key
presiding.
Tho most extraordinary gSmo Of base b.li on
record was played in st. Louis yesterday be-
tween tho St. Louis Browne and Syracuse Stsrs.
| Fifteen innings were played without run being
scored on either side.
Much excitement WIS crested in the neigh
borhood Of the Now York Posto1nce yesterday
afternoon by The falling in ola portion ofthe roof
which proved to be 6 very bad accident. Two
men were killed and several others soverly in.
jare3 The accident is attributed to "a cracked
wsll which has becd settling for somo months"
! II it also supposed that there was flaw in the
iron truss which had boon placed to supper: it,
The combined forces Of tho Toledo, Wa.
bash sn'I Western, Cincinnati. Lafayette and
Chicago, and indianapolis, Cincinnati and
| Ru;l (ln7r M with pinn,
made two attempts last evening 10 push the en-
g!no OF the Lafayette Muacie and Blooming
ton Railroad Company bscIl WeatWard of the
bridge Fl Lafayette, Ind. The Lafayette, Mum
cio and Bloomington eng inc il chained ~ The
tracks, and has large. well-srIlcd and deter
mined cuari 70 protect it. Tho Toledo, Wabash
and Western engine, standing with g tender
next 70 tho I.afsrotte, Muncie End Bloomington
engine has pieces 81 wood placed under aud be
hind it, 80 Loat it lnustgo over if pushed west
ward. Se7ers! gangs of men have been aont to
| remove it, but have been warned by the Lsia-
yetta, Muncic and BlcorinSLon guard not to
touch it 81 the peril Of their lives. aad no one
wished 20 Take the responsibility Ct moving the
wood si'.cr being thus warned. At noon YES
day tho situation WAS unchanged. The
Chicago Railroad Company, in dispatch TO the
Postotfce Department, says:-"Our mail trains
are obstructed by an armed mob and The Courts
| hore seem poWerloss to protect u.s." Mr.. TronGn
| says the trouble seems to be between the rail-
road companies respecting tho running Of trains
over the track between Lafayette and Temple
ton There were no through trains between
Chicago ana Cincinnati yesterday
Col. William Watts, g member CT the lsst
House Of Delegates Of Virginia, died at his resi-.
| Gence il Roanoke county, yesterday.
RESTORATION OF PEACE IN TIE SOUTH
| Tn, oola kratio, NJ ouisyiila Nv Mondoo ,i1h +
in commenoTaton Of President Hayes's action
In withdrawing the troops from the Southern
States. aud thereby allowing the people 10 be
governed by those CT their own choice, vas a
great success. The city buildings and large
numbers Of private residences were beautifully
aad brilliantly Illuminated and the ontire popu-
lation manifested the greatest enthusiasm.
The celebration was non partisan. The Mayor
Of the city sent the following telegram to The
President