Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-03

News Of the Day.

news OF the Day.
Jennie Camphor, yourg white womap, OF
genteel appearance, appeared IN the Crlmioa'
Court OF Baltimore en- Saturday as witness
against Charles R1binsop, charged with rs
saultiug Robert Camphor. Mrs. Camphor
praised her husband highly as q good, quiet,
sober and Industrious mao, having hccn mar
riea TO him 90 the Eastern Shore five years
ago. Robert Camphor was called, and 10 re
Spouse colored map with very uupreporsEss
ipg countepance made his appearance, 10 the
asIonisbment Of all present. The assault was
clearly proven. and Robirson was sentenced to
six weeks 10 Jail. MIR. aud Mr.. Camphor lett
the Court room arm IN arm.
About the middle of last October Mrs. Sarah
Downs, wife of a respectable mechanic residing
in East New York, was admitted to the Flat
bush Hospital, Kings county, suffering from
paralysis. She died on November Is, but her
husband. not knowing ct her death, did not call
at the hospital until Wednesday, the 22d OF
November. lie was then conducted into tue
dissectiug room. where her mutlIatcd remains
we're shown to him by medical student. The
Mortified husband returned 10 his home with
feelings more readily imagined than expressed
Henry BIackman living near Ba4ullng hauI,
Michigan. killed his mother Aud sister ard set
fire to the house and barn last Saturday. The
properly had been decided to him By his lathcr
two years before on condlIioa thar no would
support his parents ADD sister. Falling to do
this, his father had started for Pontiac IT. nave
the deed revoked During his absence the
tragedy was perpct!aed by The SOB. II" IS n
Jail.
A dispatch from Dcadwood says: A large
party of Indians attacked and captured two
freight trains, owned by Hook K Wilson, on The
Fort Pierre route to The Hills. Another party
of Iodians killed three ranchmcn 10 the vicinity
ofSpearish Saturday. Considerable uncasincss
ia felt throughout the Hills, aod the County
Commissioners have applied to Gems. Sheridan
and Terry for military assistance.
The Delaware aud Hulsoo Calal Company
have issued circular stating thai eAe following
will be tho prices for their Lsskswanna coal,
subject to the terms OF their printed conditions
of sale, delivered free On board at Wecha3ken
per ton of 2,24O tons: Furnace lump, 81 35;
steamer lump, So IS; crate, 81 IS; egg. - 40;
stove. 50 TO- chestnut, 81 GO; chestnut No 2 Or
pea $l.75.
The Senate on Saturday confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: Oven 2. Fltzsmmons, to
be u. S. Marshal for the District Of Georsi9;
VIM. II. FilzpGtrlck, to be Register Ct L2rd
Office at Topeka, Ks; John H. Hammond 70
be Superintendent of lGdlan Affairs fer The
Dakota Superintendency; and Robert I. Clay
ton, to be u. S. Consul at Caao.
At station on the Pe1nsy iva1ia rsiiroad Fix
miles from Pittsburg, Saturday, Celes!ue Nc
Kibben. brakeman, got his fo1t fast 10 { frog
on the track. Alex. Hughes, conductor, WcEt
to bis assistance, and while attempting 10 res
cue him freight trsia came uDou hem, killing
both.
Antonio Nicros AID Miss Aurcia Sharp wtra
yesterday found lying dead 10 cemetery near
Montgomery, Ala. They were lovers, aud wcot
out walking together on Saturday. Ii is sup
posed that he first killed her and thea himself
A note left By Niorosi says thet they loved Que
another, and were willing TO die together.
"A noe prqsequi has been entered ia The
Criminal Court of the District Of Columbia ia
the case of Martiu f. Conway, iodic;cd for an
assault and battery with iuteDt to kill cx Ssna,
tor Pomeroy BY shooting bin 10 October, 1873.
TOR, as was alleged, too great Intimacy with his
wife.
Moody aud Sankcy have commenced their
labors 10 Providence Il. |. The crowd was so
h,w Of Music Hall. A horse car vas crowded
off the track by the thrODg.
Eight railroad rioters Itra sc1:erc2d st Pits
burg 90 Saturday fer participation ia the July
disturbances. Matthew Marshall, who fired TIC
coke cars YVES f0ed s.. 900 ard sentenced to
six years and ten months imprisonment
Tho suit of George Hill, CT the Georgetown
paper mills. against Don Piatt, Of the Wash
iugton Capital, has been decided in favor Ct the
latter.
The steamer Lotus No. was burned on Sat
urday on the Mississippi river at Waterloo.
She had 100 bales Of cotton ca board. Tie
boat was scuttled and sunk.
The debt statement issued Oh Saturday shows
a decrease of the public debt during The month
of 81, 323.G33G3.
dge HUMPHREYS will next Wednesday rem.
der his decision in the habca5 corpus casa Of
Senator Patterson.
Commander Charles II. b. CALDWELL, Of the
navy, died oH Friday night at Waltham, NJ ass.
Love Tragedy I'm the South.
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. "a young man aged
eighteen years, named Benjamin Godfrey. de-
liberately shot and instantly killed Miss Moie
Il. Winindgcr, aged seventeen, this afternoon,
at her fathers residence near this city. The
couple had been engaged to be married nearly
three years, but dissolved the engagement yes
terday. After committing the rash act young
Godfrey shot himself in the left breast, and
now lies at the point CT death. Tho young
lady is the daughter Of we'll known business
man 10 this city, AID AID was highly esteemed
by her friends. Great excitement exists.
Godfrey is an apprentice to r!astcrcr, end
is the son of an estimabo ponr widow la'ly. lie
has boen engaged to marry Miss Wioiodgcr for
three years, but, like ell youthful lovers, they
had frequent quarre!s, one of which took place
yesterday, and eliminated 10 dissolution OF
the engagement and return OF ring. picture,
&c. 1t is stated that Godfrey lad been recent
Iy addicted to drinking. aud the young lady,
being member of the Methodist Church, de-
sired to rid herself III bis constant atteDtious,
and such was the wish CT her parents. lie
met her at church this Ecroiog and asked
permission to sec her home, Which request she
refused, and accepted the escort Of Edward
Graham, one of Godfrcys rivals.
Godfrey then procured pistol, took several
drinks Of whiskey, and proceeded to the young
lady's home, where he found her in the parIor
in company with Graham. lie called her into