Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-17
NeWS Of the Day.

About ] 600 northern hostile indians made
formal surrender Of arms, ponies, &c, 10 Gen.
Crook at Spotted Tail agency, yesterday
Their entry was very dramatic, eucircIiag Spot
ted Tails camp and dlscharging their guns into
the air, called forth the whole force Of that
chief to greet them, after Which the head chief
delivered e short speech before Gen. Crook, in-
dicaling his desire for peace by laying his rife
at the Generals feet. Among the chiefs sur
rendering are "One Who Touches the Clouds
and Roman Nose, whose village was de-
stroyed at Slim Buttes last summer by Captain
Miles,
The Annapolis correspondent OF the BalIi-
more Sun says {: last Friday Miss Leothee
Larks, young girl Of sixteen. being on her
way TO school, in the third district Of this coun
IS, Oh public road between Magothy river
aud the Bodkin, was attacked by Austin j en-
mugs, c0lorcd, who attempted an outrageous
assault upon her. The man was working in
neighborng field, and seeing the young lady
passing along the road, ran ahead and cut her
of. llearng a wo0dman' : axe in the distance
she ran off and.screamel. Tier cries brought
to her assistance Mr. Lloyd ilanshaw, whose
axe she had heard. The negro made his cs.
cape, but WAS arrested in his own home On
Friday night, he being married man. aged
about twentysix years. lie is u1w III jail.
Ga "Wednesday POO employees Of lbc print
iug bureau at Washington will be discharged
aud on tie l.t Of May the ueeapilaiug axe
will fall upon 800 more victims. The comml3-
a.Gn have shown that there is not work enough
Ter 400 employees, yet there arc 900 on tho
hooks
The Delaware, Lackawau0a aud Wcstern
Raroad Company Announces that they will
sell one hundred thousand tons OF coal at auc.
ton in New York on Wednesday, 18TH inst
The New York Tribune says the Franco.
American Society held meeting Sunday after
noon The managers had hoped that others
than members would be present, but they were
disappointed The object Of the society is to
obtain money or credit upon which 4 colony
can he planted 10 Virginia, and money enough
raised to keep the coOnsts in bread until the
first crops are harvested. Several commnnlca
rions were read from land companies Offering
lands very cheap. The French Benevolent
Socicty has been q kcd to assist ia the enter
prise, bat no Response, has yet been received.
Mayor E.y has declined on behalf Of tho city to
assist the colony it il said that lie will again
III W Suii LuiEt filUuel lDl Sh
months for about liity families. Another meet
iug vii! be held next Sunday.
II. s. DogceIt has been appointed Mayor OF
Fredericksburg by Judge Goodrich, to fill the
vacancy created by The death Of Dr.. Rose,
In the Supreme Court yesterday Mr.. Chief
Justice Waite announced the following order ::
On account Of the irsuijciency Of the appro-
VIZ kpf 1,prrncc for rnnorIs ia
apparent tina! We shall not be able to continue
the hearing Of causes al the present term later
than the 18th or 2Oth Of May. We shall, there
FORE close the term Nay I, and thus enable the
Justices to give attention to their business upon
circuit which could not be lonc in many OF the
districts if we continue later. An announce.
mcnt will be made hereafter Of the time when
the cali Of the docket will be stopped.
At the Po!lsvilIe, Pa, terminus Of the Phila-
delphia and Heading Railroad the striking en-
gineers continue quiet and orderly. The pas.
scuger and freight trains are running az usual,
but ia charge Of non.union men. There were
no coal trains started from PaIo Alto, Pa, yes.
| tcrlay. No traus except those carrying the
mails were run on the Catawissa branch.
Another oDc Of the white baiIiffs in the Mar
sha's Office, in Washington, was removed yes.
| lcrday, and lis place filled by colorcI man.
According to an ordor yesterday issued by tho
Postmaster General all employees in the rail-
way mail sorvico will herosftor BIO objected to a
probationary term Of six months, after which
they shnll pass s. satisfactory examination upon
all the duties OF their positions before receiving
appointments.
Mr.. Alexsnlor II. Stevens. Of Georgia. states
that he will BIO carried to tho House Of Repre-
sontativcs on the day of tho meeting Of Congress
for tho purpose OF casting his ballot for Speaker.
He continues daily to improve in strength.
Dr. Il. H. Green, Of uoosick, N. T., was
| thought to be dead, and his body was placed
in vault two weeks ago. AS he had narrow y
escaped burial while in q trance several years
ago. his Wlto WAS requested to visit his body I'M
Til no doubt Of death existed. 1t Is now stated
that last Saturday signs Of l;fo Wero noticed and
the body was removed from tho vault Tho ct
tending physicians pronounced it u case Of sus-
pended animation.
Minister Washburno sails from Now York on
Saturday next, for Paris. whore no will resume
his duties until the appointment Of his successor
Tho SGcLrctary Of the Treasury has decided to
suspend the issue for tho present Of one dollar
g1eenbacks in sums exceeding ten collars This
is done for the purpose Of bringing silver coin
into moro general circulation 4; and as further
step toward specie payment; undor tho act OF
1917, he will also in retiring legal tenders select
notes Of tho smaller denominations when is is
practicable. All payments Of drafts upon tho
Treasury when change is desired will bo made
in silver Instead OF paper.
sseorgi:s 4 Affairs.
ATLANTA, April lin Oscthorpe county
4 night or two since, 4 u"gro named Turner
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