Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-23
News of the Day.

A fire occurred 10 Bird block, Philadelphia,
at the corner of Ninth and Chestnut SIS, cpn
oste the Continental Hotel, yesterday. 1t
burned for three hours but was coDtned to the
three upper floors of the coroer sore. The
portion burned out was occupied as lawyers Of
| fees, " w. Hardogs mauufactory OF Bibles
and albums, and Howell, Fiou & Co., Wal paper
manufacturers The total loss will probably ex'
coed 800. 900.
The American Jockey Clubs Investigation
of the charge Of fraud made in relation to the
| match race between the colts Highs aud Piper,
Heidsich, run On the last day o! the fall meet
ing at Jerome Park, resulted 10 the expulsion
from Jerome Park course OF Lougst4n a0a
Drennon, the owners ct the coils and OF we'll
known Jockey Barb:c. The case Of Sli:!mao,
the other jockey, was held 10 obeyanca.
A new steamer called the Estee is lying eft
Bristol, r l., aud is closely watched by the
revenue cutter Samuel Dexter, IS She Is sup
pcsed to be destined for the Cuban service.
She has no clearance papers, and the Inspectors
Of steam boilers refuse to give her ce1tlhoate
on account Ct her boilers baDg larger than al
lowed by law, though that is not the real rea'
son.
A dispatch from Fultonviile, ILL.,, states that
George AmbruSter, wealthy real estate owner,
after an absence of several days, returned home
unexpectedly last evening and discovered 100
great intimacy between bis wife and John l..
Richards, promlnen. citizeo. lie shot them
both, killing Richards instantly, the wife dylog
Two hours atte1ward.
The man who vas taken from the Constable
Of MiddIeield, Geauga c0uoty, Ohio, on Tues
| day uight, and lynched, wss taken down and
rcsuscitaed His Daue is L1ther Scott, il is
supposed that the object OF the lyuchtrs was TO
prevent him FROM revealing the doings OF a
gaug of d, speTad0c-, O.! which he WAS 2 mem
| Der.
Gen. Sherman says that if the protection OF
| the Texas border required military tulce OF
| four thousand men, the protcctoo OF the Go1th-
ern belt for ooc hundred miles irem the But
ish line, where the Sioux aud other hostile ln
dams range, would require forty thousand men.
% he 2Olh iusraot Mexican was killed Oh
| Iudlan Creek, eight or ten miles irou A7alas,
by party OF L,pau ludiaus. % the 2lSt TO-
staut Two more men were killed al a rauche pear
Laredo. All the killed are supposed 10 have
been res;deu's OF Texas.
Nelson Ofdrn, pcpro. alias William Moore,
| Vas Convicted "Wednesday la the County C1url,
! of BERTHE County, n. g., If the murder Of oi.u
Webb. storekeeper, ard Was senteuc IL b.
hung 10 December. Seven negroes and hVc
whites composed the jury.
A Cincinnati dispatch says:-J. i. CoIlirg,
secretary of the Western insurance. Company,
is behind $l4. 900 in his accouals. The com.
pany was made secure by mortgages uu lis
property and removed him.
1t has just been discovered. ut Ciuconall,
that George Feissner tormerly book keeper for
Theo. Buuiller, who made an assignment last
spring, has embezzej IRON $50 900 to S25 900
from MIR Bumiler. FIeissoer has fed.
It seems the Italian murdered 10 Baxter St.
n. Y, last night, was uamed Michael Cartache
or Catacci. His body was horribly GU.
PuiIlips & Co.. bankers 10 Georgetown, Ohio,
have failed