Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-04
News OF the DaT.

Mr.. Wm. Orion, President Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, bias written let
ter to Speaker Randall, in answer 10 the last
subpoena served upon him TO appear Dei9 3I
Morrison's committee in New Orleans TIC
Nays that he has no knowledge OF kilograms o!
documents which would serve to eulighten tae
committee in its Investigations; that personGi
visit By him to New Orleans would therefore
be useless, and that he is too i'll to undertake
The journey. Nlr. Randall has replied that lie
has 90 authority to excuse him, and that un
less he answers the summons by personal ap-
pesrauce he places himself IN an attitude TO oe
unprecedented as in contempt OF the order 0! 'he
House.
The fire in the coal mines at Lykins Valley
il still unaba,cd. As the only plan to stop The
fire is to food the mines. Bear Greek has been
turLed and is flowing into tue slope. A party
Of miners went DOVE through the old level yes
tcrday morning from Big Lick colllery, dis
lance Of three miles, and al the Inside stables
they fouud the mules there alive, though they
we're unable TO reach the outside stables
About eight hundrcd men have been thrown
out of employment by The fire, and the damage
done capuot be repaired IA less time than
wear. The amount OF loss cannot be estimated
| at present.
4 boat has returned to Key West from th'
search for the missing passengers OF the stsame
! Emile. Two OF the crew were found wadln!
| in the water near Harbor Key, one bavlGg be
come thoroughly Insane from his suiicfIngS
DR.. II. Rodriguez dc AIvareDza, Brazilian com
| missioner to the late centennial exhibition, VA
saved Yesterday morning. He was taken IRON
! skylight on which he had dTitted SIEGE TIT
ship went iowa lie Is now recovering.
The strike Of the ice harve5ters on Nortt
river has assumed large proportions. Ihcj
Yesterday turned out in force, with mus c 40!
banners, and were greatly disposed 10 be i;
| gressiyc. Serious trouble appears to be apple
hendei \ meeting of the Ice companies !!
New York yesterday fixed the scale OF wage
according TO the character Of the work, an. re
solved that undcr 10 circumstances should /
be advanced.
DISPATCHES from Montreal and Detroit re
port tha. the strike Oh the Grand TruoS rail
wav ended Oh Tuesday night. Concession
were made on both sides. The strikers hav'
resumed their former positions aud the train
arc runui1g as usual. 1t is now believed tina
the whole trouble grew out Of the rash and uu
wise couusels OF the Society OF Locomotlv
Engineers.
The action Of tue Washington Police Boar'
yesterday is looked upon as : victory for Majo
Richards SO far DOT the least evidence ha
been submitted 10 Ia any way lmphcata Elm
and the whole arrangement is considered
grand advertising scheme, gotten up Tor tn
benefit Of the Washington Republican, Il
which the insruations were first made.
Henry Creighton, resident of Bloom toHu
ship, Fairfield county, Ohio was murdered b
bis crazy vile yesterday attcrnooO. She sho
him twice lad cut his head Oft with al axe
The partios had been married four years.
Charles G. Fisher, convicted in the Crimna
Court Of Washington 1or abstrac!!cg cour
papers from the office of the clerk of the court
was yesterday sentenced to Imprisonment /
the cou.mon Jail for eleven months.