Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-15
News of the DHy.

The child Mabel Leonard, who Was taken
from The custody oil its mother in New York
recently by officers Of tic Society for the Pre-
vcutiun OF Cruelty to Children, and placed ten
porary by Judge DoDahoe, Of the Supreme
Court, in the care Of Mr. L. {. llarrlotl, the
husband Of Clara Morris, the actress, was en-
liced or stolen from Mrs. llarllntt's residence
at Tarrytown, New York, on Wednesday. Inc
child's mother visited it on Tuesday, and l.
supposed to have cnticed it to leave. The police
authorities OF New York city, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington have been pntlll"d
to keep sharp look out Tor the child. IarIirs
who know tho mother and child say they were
seen in New York as late as & o'clock W'dnc5'
day evening. 1t is supposed they have gone
to Washington, where they havr relatives
living.
A terrible and destructive storm OF ram and
hail, accompanied by almost hurricane Oh
wind, passed over several Of lie Northern and
Eastern States yesterday afternoon. Tile lrut
and growing crops generally suffered grea!
damage, and number Of buildings were stuck
by lightning and others blown down. I've
bridges on the Connecticut river were dcmol,
ishcd, On Onc OF which six teams were crossing.
Two persons we're killed and others severely
injured.
Yesterday morning the coach lron Dead
wood was stopped hy t"o road agents some
twenty five miles north Of Hot Creek. The
messenger was ordered to throw cut the treas
| urc box, which he did. This sr"lIcl to satisfy
the robbers, for they immediately lci the
driver to 90 ahead No attempt was niadc TO
rob or modest the passengers. Three ln@n anu
| ono lady were ir the coach.
The Page Courier says: 1--WE learn trom a
gentleman who has visited the Enterprise cop
per mine, in this county, thai the veins oil ore
which the company has for several weeks been
| tracing have all convcrgcI, aud that they con
stitutc vein twenty feet wide. We have seen
snecimcns OF the orc that were o.! tho very
finest quality, native copper ami green oxide
An attempt was made On Wednesday Eight
| 10 wreck the fast train on Ike iittsbuTG, Can
cinnati and 81. Louis ROAD. The engine, lag
gagc, express and mail cars were thrown iroll
| the track and badly damaged. Oaiy ore per,
sna was seriously hurt. NJ clue was obtained
| as TO the perpetrators.
The winners yesterday Al Jerome Park, \.
T., were Explosion, Italia, Ambush and Vice
| roy; at Columbus o., Sunlight, Bill Dillon
and Long Bow. juno won The Irot Z! !;cn-
ninr's. At Beacon Park. h,,'on, Martha
Washington and Highland lady.
The majority for the convention 10 revise the
constitution Of Georgia will reach ten Thousand.
| The counties in North Georgia ar almost
| unanimous lnr ilsH conrrnIon.
All Tic railroad employers concerned III tic
late disaster on tue T. 4 u. Il. Il. have i'rcn
| suspended.
,Iac9bus Il Nimlck' :; manufacturing works, AIT!
Blackwell & Narlhcn'a book binirry, in Pitts
| burg, were burned this morning
$4,000 in transitu from Mount Nernon, ILL.,,
| to st. Louis was mystcriously changed mic
| package Of brown paper.
A fire at Decatur, A;s., yesterday, destroyed
ST. 900 worth OF property.