Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-19

short 10 make 81; c2trGs!gG speech. The great
trouble Is oyer; 1T W s'!#kn hands and 20 back
to tho Old :ricn,!s:!p Of Washington and JET
r"rscn. These 2aHtinc"L- ~nH|l Commend
to Jon.
Mr.. E.a;ts i3gYa stcnp,l forward and com
ucac2d TO a4res; tic people, hcn the train
started.
ksOaa agents.
CHEYENNE, Ny, September lS..An cast
ward joand passenger train which passed here
a! ) =. ~. 10 day .rsa stopped aud robbed by
thirteca masked men at Big Springs. Nab
$50 Ali!e5 east 81 this city TO night. The rnb-
hcrs first tool! possession # the station at the
Springs, destroyed The telegraph, instruments
am! Compelled tho agent to hang out red light.
Whca tie train stopped they boarded it and
placed tn" train men and passengers under
guard. The express Car Vas broken open and
the safe rubbed Of about $4,000. The pas
sengcrs were also robbed, but their losses arc
not yet kaoRn La order to delay The train in
reaching tie pcZt station where en- alarm could
be given, the frs in Tic locomotive vas damp
encd with m1ter' 4 freight train overtskirg
the passenger Train ;5 eDsine Was sent to
Ogallaa Whence lie report 81 the robbery comes.
II is believed that tho robbUrs have Como north
ward The railroad company offer a reward of
s., 900 for the capture Of the robbors.
CONDEMNED MURDERERs.--A dispatch to
the Baltimore American from Harrisonburg,
Va, datcl last night, says
Anderson Shitaat and Silas Morris, who are
to be hung next Tuesday for the murder OF
David G. Ll%sou, are preparing fur their lu
ture. Rev. Etglcs3n OF the Methodist Church
(South, aud David Bler, rector Of Emmanuel
Church, arc 10 daily attendance upon them.
Morris contends that nc has lived Christian
life for many years. Sh'ill It few days ago
prrfesscd religion. lie d2Srca to he baptized
by immersion, but, according to The acntenoe,
he cannot b. removed from, the county iail for
that or any other purpose, Morris, who is the
father Of four c!l!!dreo, Appreciated yesterday
Mary Nelly, &C i1tant under fourteen years OF
age, - Sheriff RoI5to9 u5tii she is ciEhtoeD,
she than u r.taiva fifty dollars aud an
cutter AL lHGcr suit OF cothlng." Sheriff
Rnlston, &C tic rCqs>s! OF hiil,tt, sent for his
vile ami children last Saturday. His family
live ahou. Iwcnty four miles cast OF here.
When thc messenger arrived he iouad Ouc
Of tic chillrcr dead ia the house ard Tic other
three aud his VII" Ill bcdiast with tie measles.
50 badly ihat it y7:s nccas5ary TO place all of the
sick bcue2il The bed Tor protection. " hen
the messenger rGuruad without his family Shit
fett broke iowo completely. A photographer
OF this place endcayuTcd to take their photo
graphs yesterday, hu5 the prisoners, lcarnipg
that they we're to b" !nrwnt ,:cd to III illustrated
paper would not coAscrs. Since the rubica-
lion OF the 50 called COS; ssi1u ia & Baltimore
and Now York papers they are both very re
ticeDt. There has hceu 10 Confession made
up 70 this time. cx23pt perhaps 10 their spirit
u! advisers. TIE gai.1wa arc il cours; OF con.
struc:ion Judge O'i'crraii i!as just Informed
nln that 10 does nni expect 10 Gcva;c IRON the
strict letter OF the law. Consequently they will
probably be executed in The Jail yard, when
on y officers OF the Court, ministers. friends Of
c0D1enIued, twelve cl!lZcns, representatives OF
the daily press, aud orc reporter each tor the two
town papers will be present. !h, "GualdS,
uod@r Cap!aiu Roller, viii jc stationed arouad
the ISL sid !!e street cuIuerj iGRdloS thereto,
to keen bach: t!.4 crew; ai :uaints IN order.
Hst!!2ws Murray, q PROMINENT MERCHANT, Of
NoW York, died yc2tcr1cT.
In.;ics wh> h,v: pal. 2oup x:5:is, :;lo'chcs
ami rirnnlcs IN thc isc fci..ii skin, or fr1ckles
should i!s2 DR.. Bal. : Bca1 Mixture,
Mn. THOMAS I;CY ha7 e7mr!etoCi his hand
some nc% taIa, AZ -" aprna7 u Hing aud ST.
Asalh S;r3cts, an, j. /. qN!;o n ornament to
:hat pc:to3 CT nc city. lie has opened there
complete assortment .! stoves aGi tin ware,
Which he l. selling !aw.
Mr.. s. Ntaham has gore North 10 purchase
his lail ani winter stock 81 goods, (which he says
will be the iocst he hes eyer offered TO the clti-
zans Of Alexandria,
CARPETS, Oh CLOTH AND i;CGG5.-Firat
fiji opcriug G; ~: entire nc,7 stu * il the above
51sicl2s. The pablo is respectfully iavitcd to
examine CIR immense variety ana beautiful Sc
lection ci styles aud designs at remarkably low
prices. Black Silks wilma the reach CT
everybody. just received from the large
ana special auction sale Of Black Silks in
Philadelpiis. B!acI; Silks at IS, 80, 500
aud 81 25 per yard, the tiggcst bargain ever
known in Silks size: they were first made. Call
aud lock at the articles.
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