Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-15

News of the SsRy.

NEWS G1ays
Fires have been ragiug extensively in the
woods on The Lake Uhampan Railroad for
some days past, bat yesterday the flames were
driven by . strong wind which prevailed into
The villages of Clinton, EleDbuEg aad Forest,
where number OF houses aud other property
we're destroyed. At the latest accounts the
danger seemed to be far from being over. Fer
est fires are also reported as prevailing to an
alarming extent 10 the mountains Of Vermont
and New Hampshire, thousands OF acres Of
timber sud moodlaud having been burned
over.
The Marchioness OF Lothian, whose death
was lately announced was among the distn-
gushed pilgrims to Rome She had rented q
hotel, and was holding q series Of brilliant re-
ceptioos. She Was seized with au attack of
pcurisy, ia consequence Of having been ex-
posed to the draugbt Of an open window at a
reception on Thursday The Pope sent her
his special bcnedictioo, and TIE Deum was
offered up for her at the Church OF the Vir-
gn. She died Sunday afternoon after three
days iIlaess
Iu the second Iays's raciug at Lexington,
Ky, yesterday, the FIRST race, sweepstakes, for
all ages ont mile aui bail. was WOO by Joe
Rhodes, Lcmingtonian being second; time 2.43.
Second race, sweepstakes, Tor three year ods
which never VOL race before March ID, 1877,
mil: heats. vas Won by OppoDrnt with Chas.
Gorham snc1Gd; tinc l.4G!, l.414, l.5j. Cor.
ham won the fist heat aad Opponent the sec.
ord and third. The third race, El!y stakes, tor
two year olda, hall mile was Woa by Water
Witch; time j24 seconds.
The Select and Commou Council OF Pnila
del phia waited upon ex President Grant yeser:
day ut Independence Hall, and were duly in-
troduced. Great numbers Of persons also called
to ray their respects, 1t being estimated that
from the moment the first passed in they did
80 at the ratio Of twenty-five hundred per hour.
The veteran soldiers and sailors of the city, it
has been arranged, will call upon the .Presl.
dent tomorrow in the same place prior TO Ills
departure for Europe.
The Merideu, Connecticut Savings Bank was
robbed yesterday morning. The Secretary was
called to the front door by = man 10 Il carriage,
aud while talking with him tsTo coniederaLes
catered by q rear door. opened The vault and
tool, between Sl0h and $500 iu money aud L.
COO 10 WaIlipgtord bonds. The three men are
supposed TO have gone North Oh the ll:2j
tran.
VIA. Schmidt, driver OF lager beer Wagon,
was ARRESTED 10 New York, yesterday evening,
charged with being the man who murdered
John Gunsen, proprietor of u lager beer saloon
in Newton, that morning. The prisoner was
locked up. lie adynita beinG ia the saloon Oh
Sunday night. but states that he left on the
last Ger fox hone, ind thiuEs be can prove
that.
1t the Opening meeting yesterday Of the
Suffolk Park race cours4 at Philadelphia the
first race for horses OF 2.30 class was won by
MoIlie-time, 2.40f, PAP, 2.4l. the second
race, for horses of . 80 class, was woo by Lady
Kda: in 2.27, 2.20, 2.293, 2.29, 2.32, 2.3l4
The pacing race was won in three successive
heats by Coruci, Stella being second, 10 2.3l
2.334I, 2.3l4.
The Indan Bureau has received al official
report of the surrender OF Crazy Horse band
from which it appears that these 'hostiles, y
who we're brought 10 by Red Cloud, numbered
PIG men, 80 women, lSG boys and ISL girls;
total, $40. They turned Into the military au
thoriiies 400 head OF horses aud mules aud
| II guns aud pistols.
Rev. +. I. Baird, ex.secretary OF the Pres
bytcr;an Committee Of Publication for the
Southern States, recently dcposcd from the
ministry, &c., for emtcZzling the fluids OF the
committee, was Indicted yesterday III the Hust
logs Court OF Richmond, for enbezz!emcnt
Baird = whereabouts IRE still uoluowD.