Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-23
LOCAL N1-ATIEhS.

" EAInhh f,So Tb;rf S;Uaul Officer, Wash.
"'M' 0f''IT lIrrh %, lS77-lO:3O a. NJ
m9Lp .So Middle and Now England States threat,
oinc weather and light rains on Ing cHass Ha
rinsr 10 partly cloudy weaIheT Ellis IA aca dnrinr
With rortherly 10 "e'.ei.' iownr temuers.
ne night 7islng o"''!l'''-
are. --------,,,---,
SuooTISG AFFAIR.-lhe Wasnlus'ou o'aA
18Th. G,vIoyiug account CT a melancholy
},;,h o.,,rrrd On the opposite side of
aNa'', "",sD thnr, distance from this city:
tie t!'e., S. nbomt noon. 4 shooting affair
ESQ nn ,h. farm 81 Maiyr Fraucis NJ.
tI0N p'..s E,,e.,vil|r Prince Gcarsc scounty,
- ,rb;,.h Major Bowie shot. AID /! Is
hd'' ~ r,nlI,, wnncA,i = vouor man named
sSa'eu' OI;,"r CO., If " liam Oliver, vino
Li"al0 w. Ea,ros.,.;,ln The facts in the case
ieslues u.At ~ C,linw.. Youpp Oliver with
ATE saiu " oe as ty las, Won, Io tb, farm of
wagon, W =, .,llar.,; carried off
MAJOR Do"le, aI.n ,t,o ,,r,,r,rtr IF the maior.
sTme cJ5u ". ho,r;ng VI i took upa bridge
I L;nI ,r"s',s creek. AID by which actss Is
wa - ,ha nlaea, aud locked his gates. cs.
criay morning Ohver came W.T." ",' "asI Il
a"A sueo, 49,, w was romnelcl to pass near Tie
.1a nc n,;,n anil Gnlipp the gate locked
~" '- IaNt., 49,, h,,nn. H,wi, n this stage
'I''i II 'r2tn arnJ n,t tod Oliver il he re-
u Wv ", ,h ,.I,a -, wnnh shoot one of his
I''N.u '' 0i,n.r ,hn,.rn,r ,,;ckaI up i stoue
"Ol1ss. - H,,rI., AID il Is ALLEGED 40
""u aFp'o '."sN f;',-,,,,,,y r,n,a,k viii, an
''!'''e", -! >o.';, ',In.;rr nm, Bowi, who
'''"' a.. ."r w., ',.n',rn,rh Not l;re1iur the
"i'A.u I ~ m;s ~ ,Irr,y enJ fired navy reyol
cr a. Oliver, the bali cuter!ug me lett n'pp!e;
49,. lodging in the shoulder. The wounueu
.aau vas removed to his home, and was aIleou'
,.,j.y mtypiup, nron0uucsd the wound fatal.
'Ja!c was arrested aud carried bel're justice
III Il. .! IorFHstVi''c' wno conui'.'eu nun ~
"a. apprr Ma'lb2ro Jaw l" await '"c 1o,'oT r -
ii. G'aui Jary' %hieh VII! hSet y pt'i ~. ine
,.Hemtnt 10 ana ar'u"u 70. 'Si''r -
.'i "plnlOti' a't'' ~ " ."o " ~,
'"'", alleging t!iI' np"'c 49, ~ I.
.''".2 IS "Ee vi ''i5 "''i'E" ~" V. 10Y
-.".'.t u! 'np co"o"S' "I' y. :,;>
,@H' bowie WAS 'sl'chcu 7"unI 'iun' '''oo 70
tbs fGal ny !'ai'! Hauica Eo"''' """ '''ei''J
,t.!tE -
Trr r,.A1-rhn Cumberland News of
',s'Cie'' '''''
! he cana was 10 Feauine'' S'''"'uAS -
ave rron its piaca ooson aay a'lin'"rt o y, o Ga
o. %oi'>' Out none "eLcHeSp@l'ncu ~ o"n'
.; : We could learn, were the Consultation
IA NlaII'ihu ''Dtnpl's 10 P''i r' 'u"'
,,iil .hi,,,i,,m hv the PennavI7auia Rail.
- ,r. orra.,t - h. SHINING nv both rail.
.. ',' .,''; ,in canal nrvt Monday One boat
f,a1.l hr ,hn VonsnI;daIiou Gcmpapv yes
"., r~ ;.uf not despatched. The Maryland
:, o,n.,y's steamer. Vennc,s, broke channel
r,a,,'h The jcn On the river to the upper wharf,
- T.@ h5.t vas partly loaded there las. even
~. H.. N,r,I,n3 t;omnany. who have $50
,fc..,i -, IL, whar, and cxpect more to,
g.. r.. ,,t,. II E,afucns irrirh,s for the
.... las nat Lcan fyct ,honrh the Mary.
lad I,n,,,,nv Is o,fr,;nr ninety cents Der ton.
- so,,. - ,nmnr. ;mn,r Them one 10 the
.r i IVA" "a a """' a." orr aAaot
iui nothing i.:js.rc h&a bacu decided upon.
ro,thcr is it drnltcIy undcr5toot whether the
creased rate OF canal t'llS Is 10 ne pald Dy al!
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