Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-31
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Lambert, pcaiueGt Of the Amcilcan POPULAR
L!f, In.ufai c. Company lately convicted ci
pvliu;y IL Ncw York, has had bis seuteHce suS'
nuDtcu uniI "Wednesday to allow him time 10
settle lis ,Tlgate Affairs Arrangements have
bacu completed for the carly trial OF Br0ad"cli'
President of the Cairm0Ot Savings Bank, IN
dated for swearing to false report OF rs man
ccs, to which he pleaded not guilty
rt.c l,.s OF properly on the Western rivers
during The past year is set down at 80, $50 wv
This lrcludcs ice and coal beat disasters 90 the
Ohio river, amonuoling to S4.OOOO 0O. Inc
number Of lives lost durlng the same time was
seventy, more than Two thirds by cxpioslois
and burning CT steamers.
DR.. j. S. Jones, we'll known surgeon and
PLAYWRIGHT, died in Bostou Saturday. lie was
the author Of many local pieces, Silver Spoon
being among the most popular. lie was man,
arer of the old fremont Theatre for several
ycarS.
The Brazilian Secretary Of State has tele.
graphcd the contractors Ter the Brazil railroad
10 Philadelphia that c3lurcd mcu would not be
p,rmlttLu-t0 term part OF the toico Whlcn Is
beng orgaulz.'d to work 90 the line.
Du;iog the business year closing, be otsl sales
Of mining shares at the Sasn Francisco Board
aggregated Sll9, sos, $780, aga!nst S223,9Do'4l2
in 1876, 500 :222 $50 10 1915 ANU SZoo'4 l'9lo
in 18Th
lu the burning OF lapcy goods eEore IN Ne"
York on Saturday marnlns the watchman was
50 badly burned that he died q short tuc alter.
$40 900 worth Of goods we're destroyed 1r
damaged.
n State convention Of cjlorcd school teachers
held last week III ST. Louis, passed resolution
rommendlpg the measure brought lcrward by
Senators iloar and Morrill, NOW before Congress,
providing for uatoual school fund.
The Treasurer Of the Uaited States destroyed
at Washington on Saturday 81, 39G 572 legal
tenders, that being eighty per cent. Of the
amount OF national bank cicu!a!i0n issued dur.
ing the mcnih Us! passed
Another destructive fire occurred at St. JohD,
NV Brunswick, on Saturday morning, IN
which llaVcn bulldogs were burned involving
less Of 500, UUO iva huuirci uen arc
lhrowu out Of employment.
The schooner Josephine, from Long Island
CRY Ter Oil2nt, Is supposed 10 have been lost
with all on board, sUuG I've persons, SIS she has
oct beet heard from siucc carly 10 December.
u ucw couutc!lcit FIVE dl!I.r bill on the Hau-
over Bauk, ci Pcnnsy!vaDla, was extensively
circulated ln the region Of Washington market,
New York, Gil Saturday night.
"HowcA's torpedo boat' WIS again tried at
Newport % Saturday, Il uumb(r OF eli ers and
spectators uciug present. Though an improve
ment upon the last. the TRIAL was not success
The Northampton (Alass.) bank burglars
Scot! and Duu!app, have bscu seuteaccd 10
tScu,y years each in the STATE prisoo, the iull
extent Of tie law.
The jury in the cas. OF L. S. Coo, charged
"ih killing NJ. NJ Beach 10 Memphis last
splIpg, on Saturday rendered verdict of guilty
of assault, and the accused Was faed $50.
Murphy, the absc)ndipg excise Commissioner
of New York, Was registered at Toronto, Cana
d., Saturday.
Mayor Ely on Saturday afternoon dismissed
the CHARGES against the Police Commissioners
vi New Y ok city.
4 mau was hanged at Knoxville ca Saturday
for murder Committed fourteen years ego.
Five steamers sailed for Europe on Saturday
fr2m the per, u New York with full cargjcs.