Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17
News of the Day.

road. The place is flag station, and the sta
tion house was occupied by Frank Dunnlgan.
section foreman. About 5 o'clock be started
the kitchen fire, and with his wife went across
the tracks to the barn, leaving their five sna'!
children asleep in the house. The mother re:
turned from milking shortly after and fouod
the house 10 flames. Calling her husband,
both wen, into the building, but could not
reach the second story on account OF the flames.
The mother attempted to rush Toto the flames,
bnt was restrained by her husband. Both we're
severely burned The children were all burn
ed to death. The bodies were recovered IN
about two hours afterwards. The oldest child
was nine years of age. 1t is supposed that the
fire caught from the kitchen stove.
The winners at Lexington, KY, races yesIer
day were Fair Play, mile and a.fourth, 10 2.ll!;
Ten Brock, one and a-halt miles. walk over;
Minnie Grey, three quarters OF mile. 10 l.l6.
1t is now definitely understood that the race
between Ten Brock and Aristldes IS or AT
Philadelphia yesterday first race; purse $2oo-
1925 to the first horse. SIS to second, sou 10
third. Summary-Nellie Rutherford, !. |, !;
Fancy, 8, 2, 2; Jersey Boy, 2, 3. q; Odd Stock
ing, s. 4. 3; Medium, 4, ), 5; Little IeiI3W, o.
distanced; Smiling Tom, dis.aneed. lime
$3.50 to the first horse, 500 to second, SGD 10
third. Summary-Nl Desperandum, 50, l,
u !: LadV Emma, l, |, 2, 2, s; Lady Blessing
tom +, 4 a. 3, 2, q Maggie NJ, ?, 3, 4, 4. 4; Scr
rell TOP, 5, drawn; Queen Mary, drawn; Mat
tie, drawn. Time, 2:33, 2S2, 22::3322, o:29, 23l.
Miners at California gulch, near Orc City,
Colorado, started desperate outbreak, owing
to tbc failure OF w. II. Stevens and other Dc.
troit capitalists to pay them off. Stevens and
two Others named Wood and Northrop, were
seized by the miners. and Stevens compelled
to give check for So, 600. or enough to take
the entire body of eighty.fve men hometo De.
troit. After this check was cashed they
forced from Stevens another check for a like
amount, after which they decided to lynch
him, but it is believed they did not carry out
their programme.
In Baltimore, yesterday, while Mary Nc
Ouade was engaged 10 hanging out clothes on
line in the rear Of the house, chair on which
she was standing tilted over, causing the lady
to fall to the ground The chair had 20 top
90 the back. and one OF the sharp pointed
ruugs entered her right side and penetrated
under the skin nearly all the way across the
abdomen, which was laid open, the perItoneum
alone being left intact. The wound was most
fsightfu one, but Mrs. McQuade managed to
make her way into the house and tell The other
members Of the family Of her injuries.
Some days ago the United States Circuit
Court in New Orleans issued a writ tor the Sc.
questratiou of timber cut from public land in
violation of law. Deputy United States mar.
shaIs seized large number Of logs and placed
keepers in possession. Marshal Pitkiu reports
having advices that tho keepers lives have
been threatended by the logmeD, and cali is
made for u. S. troops to protect the Keepers
and prevent the removal Of the property. The
request for troops has been referred TO Wash
ington.
at a public meeting, iu Baltimore, last night,
at Grand Army Hall, at which General d. s..
Tyler was Chairman, Col. Adreon offered res
olution that the executive committee Ut the
Grand Army of the Republic be directed TO
have prepared a suitable floral memorial which
shall be placed by said committee upoa the
Confederate monument in Loudoun Park
Cemetery as testimonial to the bravery and
gallantry Of the Confederate dead. After dis
cussing the resolution it was rejected by vote
Of II to co.
The reformed Episcopal Council, which has
been 10 session in Philadelphia for several days,
adjourned on Tuesday evening. Before adjourn
iDg the Council proceeded to the election oil q
bishop for the KINGDOM Of Great Britain and
Ireland, resulting in the choice OF Rev. l..
Hubbard Gregg, D. D., M. D.. Of Trinity Col.
lepe, Dublin. The Council adjourned to meet
the second Wednesday 10 May, 1878, IN New
ark, n. }.
The "ex Congressman who caused the ar
rest of Anna Hanna, disreputable female, 10
New York, for having robbed him Of gold
watch and chain aud a check for s., 100 90
Sunday night. proves to be- Jas. NJ. Cavanagh,
of l76 Broadway. He did not appear in court
to prosecute. Justice Wandell says that he
will not permit the surrender of the property
until the complainant appears.
The steamer Belgic. which sailed from San
Francisco yesterday for Hong Kong via oko.
hama, took nineteen hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars in treasure-mostly fine silver. a
considerable portion Of the shipment was Oh
European account. The amount OF specie
shipped from New York yesterday was seven
hundred thousand dollars
The Grand Enoampmeut Of the |. 0. q. f..
Of Pennsylvania are in session at Erie, the larg.
est gathering Of the kind ever known 10 the
State. Over LOO past grauds of subordinate
lodges have been admitted TO membership IN
the Grand Lodge.
Mrs. Catharine Mchlahon attempted to COM
nit suicide in Washington, yesterday. The
eau Sc is stated 10 be dsobedience of nearly
grown daughter who persisted 10 keeping com.
pany with young man the mother objected
to.
The contract for the manufacture Of the
Moffett whskey bill punch has been awarded
to L. d. johnson, of Cupeper Court House, at
1878 piece for FIVE thousand. He will have
them ready by the lst Of July.
G. R. Railway was tried iD Richmond yes
terday and acquitted of the charge Of abduct-
ing young girl named Laura Mitchell as the
evidence Of the girl proved that the abduc
ton was done with her consent.
Miss Parke Perkins, of Buckingham County,
Virginia, who was crowned queen Of love and
beauty at the Centennial tournament, will be
a., g., of T,nn ton }1,,