Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-25
erDxAvDprA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
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He7TS vf fhe Day
The bricKmakcrs engaged in the STRIKE (; i
uaversrraw, Oh the Hudson. vJulrcga!cd again !,
Yesterday aui m2,ched to \. relton,s yard,
where work w.s tot s:oppGu, closely followed
bv Tic troops. When gear The yard the Shcr-
If ordered the strikers 10 dispclse, aud upon
their refusal thee were charged hy the COM
napy, which caused them TO dispense Tor the
time. About seventy OF the strikers left 90
Yesterday afternoons steamer for New York,
where they belong. All is quiet here at pres.
cut, The strikers arc cut 10 full force this
morung They are cclnpcltiOg men who are
at work in the yards to cease, ard Thcu they
refuse they are dubbed. The military. headed
by the Sheriff, village officers, ard pplicc, have
lust started 10 arrest the rioters. Serious trou.
bic is expected az the rioters seem more bold
aud determined than eyer. AT Doon to-day n!
was quiet again. As soou as the strikers saw
the militia they threw dawn their cubs and be-
came quiet The militia then returned to their
barracks, since which time several Of the st,lk.
crs have visited tie yards whore n:"n ware
working and stopped the Ho'l:.
The celebration Of Queen Victories birthday
By tic Intcraaliona! British Association, &c
session at Petersburg, yesterday, was 4 grand
affair. Receptions were hcIJ, aui service per
formed 10 the Episcopal Churches. ln tive al
teruopn the visiting BriShers were drlccn 10
all points Of historical interest in the vicinity o!
the city, including the "cracr. Upoa tier
return a grand military parade took place, aud
a salute was fired 10 Eonor OF Her Majesty.
message was received from PrcSldcut Hayes
expressing the hope that peace would continue
bntwccu the lWo countries. Last night grand
BANQUET took place, at which Gov. Hamper
and other distinguished ":s!!Or3 tuadG brief Al
dreSse+.
la Washington, yesterday evening, L white
woman named Mary Francis Beech, who was
arrested on the Biadcnsburg road Tor intoxica
lion, was burned TO death in cell at pole sta
!, ,iop, corner Of First aud / streets. Tine cell
are disconnected from The Office. Shortly a!tc
, she was locked up wcrd was sent to the station
, by parties living next door tha: the cells we're
on fire. An examination showed tAat the W.
, man was dead. She had tri.d 70 light ! piD
and set fire to her clothing, al! Vi which VI"
burned of. She vas trarlnl!y burned abon
: the head. So
, The National Bapli:; Home Aliss!2."'E
; ciety had its anniversary Al Pcoy&;|' pcs;
Yesterday. The officers Il @n;5ctt.: vice.prrsi
dent, r. .. Futar, MaDistric, OF CoIu:nbl.
dents. Wm. S'ickhichigan treasurer. j. Y,
= and L. lanhHacu:; corresponding secretary
Hoyt. Corutting, D. D.. New York; record
G Rev. Jfctary, Rev. d. b. Julien, New York.
: addresses and reports we're made III tav2r q
extending the work among the !roeimtu 80
approving tie Indian peace policy.
Carl Jeuscn, the man = 10 vas Will lilo: hu@
and, WHO is suspected CT completely in bis death
according 70 some theories ci' the c:uns. Was
brought to NorrlstoWn yesterday evening D.;
the detective who arrested him in Will!alas
burg, Brooklyn. lie vas committed as & VII
cess.
DR.. Juc. McChesucy, orc Of TIA most ua
versaly respected clliZeos Of Augusta county
Va, died suddenly oa Saturday last in the 9la
year oil his age.
Fletcher Harper, the youngest aud last sur
wing member of the origida! firm Of Harper
& Bros, is lying at the point Of death from
gastric fever, in New YORK.
The soutcuco OF RUFUS 8. S,i!!man, who vas
condemned 10 death, at Albany, \. Y. for tic
murder Of hotel portcriu Rochester, hai be"a
com mutcd to life Imprisonment.
TIE Texas State fair eliminated 70 day
Eight to ten thousand people were on the
grouud There Was a great military display
Divorces granted ia Utah to NONRESIDENT
were to-day declared illegal ny an Indiana
Court
Yesterday was strictly observed as q day o
thanksgiving at Columbia, s. {.
% the 2lst p.oximo ten murdereTs will he
hanged, pine Of them being OIolIio MaguIrcs
The crop prospects in Wisconsin are favor
able.
Tugs have gone to meet tie disabled steamer
| City Of Brussels.