Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-28
News of the DAY.


Tho grand jury Of the Baltimore county, Md,
Circuit Court September term, brough! in yes.
terday an Indictment against two members of
were presented by the late grand jury. for Oh
structing and hindering heir investigation into
alleged frauds Of county officials BY adjournlng
court in June last to Septic mber, before their in
vestigation was concluded. Upon the lndlcI-
ment found yesterday, bench warrants were is.
sued by Judge Walters for their arrest. The
grand jury made an additional presontment
against Judge YelIott, charging him with
drunkenness" rendering him unit TO IA aintsln
the dignity of the court, being unable TO dis
charge the duties Of the pos l.ion and bringing
the court over which hs prezides into disrepute
and disgrace.
A fire broke out last evening ST Providence,
R. l., in a block close to the Postoffce, and
soon presented 30 threatening an aspect that tho
entire fire department was called into service,
and aid was solicited from Pswtucket and New
port The fire burned two hours before it was
under control, consuming four spacious blocks
occupied by numerous wholesale grocers and
liquor dealers, two chair factories, one halter,
and as offices for wool Dealers The Custom
House and Postohice adjoining e'chped dam
age.
At the prohibitionists conference in New York
yesterday declaration of principles was adopt
ed TO the effect that it is neither right nor poll
tic for the State to afford legal protection or sane
tion to any traffic or system that tends to increase
crime, to warp natural resources, to corrupt so.
cial habits and to destroy tho health and lives OF
the people. A resolution was adopted to vote
for no person for public office who does not Ia.
vor these principles.
The locomotive of freight train on Tie Louis
Vile and Nashville Railroad, near Rocky Hill,
KY, exploded. yesterday killing the engineer, fire
man and brakeman, and Woundlng several omar
persons. The conductor, A. l.. Church, though
severely bruised craWled along the track and
ing collision. Three valuable race horses on
the train were killed and two others injured.
On Wednesday evening an unknown man cut
his throat in the saloon ofh railroad car on the
Pan Handle train from Columbus to Cincinnati,
soon after it left Columbus. He covered his
windpipe and fired pistol ball through his head.
He died before the train arrived at Morrow,
where his body was left for Standardization and in
order that an inquest could be held.
The regular weekly treasure coach, from Dead
wood, was stopped by two masked men, near
Cheyenne river, Wednesday night last. Rosls-
tence was made and Scott Davis, one Of the
messengers, was woundrd in the: leg, disabling
him. The robbers then got possession Of all arms
in the COACH but were unable to force thu iron
safe.
Louisa Keprel, married woman, residing in
East Baltimore, left her bed early yesterday
morning and going to the back yard Of her
house hanged herself with a clothes line She
was found shortly Afterwards by her husband,
who had missed her from his siio but life was
extinct.
Maj Gen carson has been committed to prison
in PiLtsburg on charge of murder. in having
given the order to the troops to fire during the
railroad riots, by which Nichols Stopple was
killed while sitting on his own doorstep. A. VIII
Of hsbeas corpus was subsequently obtained and
be was liberated on bail.
8. Travers Phillips prominent lawyer Of
Staunton and formerly Commonwealth Attor-
new was found dead in bed in that town last
night, shot through the head, and pistol still IN
his hand He WAS the son Of the Rev. X. II.
Phillips of the Episcopal Church.
The official report Of the examiners As 10 the
damage to the models and papers by the fire in
the Patent Office shows that the injury is not
very great aud can be repaired. The business
of the office will not be interrupted
The Minnesota republican con Vention unre.
seryedly approved the Presidents Southern and
civil service policies, favor early resumption of
apecie rayments, and IemonetiZ alton of silver.
The present State officers were reD.ominated.
Two Of the robbers who plund,,rsd the Union
Pacific train have been killed in The pursuit and
sixteen thousand dollars Of the E tolen gold re.
covered They we're overtsken by posse near
Wallace, Kansas, and resisting arrest, we're shot
John Perry. residing three miles from Hyde.
Vile, Vt, after quarreling with his wife yester.
day, and agreeing to leave her for $500. return.
ed at night, act fire to the house, and atferwsId
shot himself through the heart.