Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-15
News OF the Day,

Ri. Rev. Bishop Nottingham OF the Fps
copal church. cf Maryland, was stricken With
paralysis At his home IN Baliimvre last Friday
night.
Re.. hoh-It Saowden, t1r;y yel!s OF age,
formerly Prt s!ytcliaa minister, was ordained
Yesterday 3! ST. .joha's Church, Rrookyo \.
Y, hy l;i<hcn I.l!t,ciohn - ~ E?scopa!ian
minister.
Charles Fisher, 500 CT cy-jujgc Fisher, vino
VS. lately cooYcsei OF stealing papers from the
Office OF the District Attorney of Washington
aud sentenced 10 imprisonment 10 lal,has nee%
hardened by the President aDd Sent TO the Ii.
sane asylum.
During the s!eigbiDg carnival al Poughkeep-
sic. y. y Saturday, two trottlus horses, owned
ly l.. Ho!dridge and Charles Phelps, col'ldcd,
when the shafts Of each sleigh penetrated the
breasts of each horse, and both were instantly
killed. Loss $4,000.
The tobacco manufacturers OF Lynchburg
and Danville are in a state of commotlon about
an assessment Of five per cent. just put upon
them Tor the amount Of leaf tobacco they pur'
chased in 1874. They were allowed teo per
cent, loss for that year when they should have
only been allowed tiyc.
The ice companies propose to resume work
Ga the Hudson river to-day, despite the threats
ofthc strikers. The authorities, having been
notified that they will be held responsible Tor
any damage that occurs, seem determined 10
suppress every attempt at violence and 70 cal!
on the military il necessary.
\ meeting Of Iuternatoualists aud other par
| ties who put themselves iorwasl as working
men of New York was held 10 that city CD Sat:
urday night, at which resolutions were adopted
upholdiDg the Molly Maguircs for their muir
ierous attacks on mining propTletors IN Penn
sylvania, and protesting against their execution
| on the ground that they were convicted on TIC
testimony Of hired witnesses.
The favorable report made By the ofl.cr de
tailed 10 inspect the jetty improvement at the
South Pass Of the Mississippi river will, It /:
supposed, ensure decision from the Attorney
Genera! that Captain Fades and his assistant:
are entitled TO receive the half million dollar:
appropriated for the purpose alluded to. 1t /:
stated that channel twenty feet IN depth ant
two hundred icet wide has been constructed a
the mouth OF the pass.
The Grand Duke Alexis, who commands tht
flagship of tie Russian squadron, came ashore
at Norfolk on Saturday, and visited The Rus
sian Minister, who is temporarily in that city
The Grand Duke VII! remain on board his shll
most of The time, and not take up his quarter
On shore as was at first announced. The secont
son OF the Emperor's brother Conustantioc
about eighteen years cid, is on board the same
ship.
The Spanish merchant steamer Moctczuma
which was captured By Cuban rebels and con
verified into a rriyatcer called the Caspedts, va
burned off the Honduras coast recently GU TIT
uear approach OF the Spanish va: steamer Jor
lie Juanc The privatecr crew escaped IN boat
10 the coast, and tWenty.iour mem bciorglol
to the former crew Of the Nloclczuma, who Wei,
kept on board as prisoners. were picked mp u
a boat by the Jorjc Juanc.
The Cumberland Civilian reports an ctlor
making by the coal companies Of that region
to reduce miners wages. The companies gen
orally seemed to feel that inasmuch as thcr
has been a decline in prices generally, and a
the miners 10 the CleartieId region were work
iug for forty cauts, and as that region is IN dl
rect competition with this. a reduction was
neccssty. The Consolidation Company ha
already made u reduction Of ten ctuts per ton
which has been conceded by the operatives.
In row between lot Of soldiers and teams
tcrs at Sidney, Neb., Saturday night, private
James Keith, company c, Eth cavalry, wa
shot AMI instantly Killed. Attcr the shooting
Of Keith about twcuty soldiers procured arm
from the barracks, went 10 the front OF lh'
place where Keith was killed aud fired saVera
vo!!eys through the windows aud doors OF th'
building, fortunately i7juTius no one ih'
tirics vas stopped by the arrival OF The patrol
The body Of Keith was taken IN charge b} Tx
commanilng officer OF Sidney barracks