Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-24
Newa OF the Day.

The accounts OF DR.. Il. L. Baird, loruei'y u
PENNSYLVANIA, but for niue years secretary anu
manager of the Presbyterian committee on pub
lication of the Southern States, othcc III h!ch,
rnond, arc complicated to ;hc sAouut OF
500, COO. DR.. Baird has resigned. the CON,
rnittee that examined his books found them all
right. but the doctor voluntarily called their
attention to the fact that he had n,isappron'i'
ated about sal 900 OF the comn,ltttc funds 10
his own personal uses, and far which, tic Fas
willing ia restitution to make surrender OF all
his real and personal property. The conGi!;;ee
aud the friends OF the doctor we're astounucd al
the enormity of the dciacation, put tie mater
has been studioasly and Zea!ously Kept quiet.
The details are rs yet upkno%n 10 tnc peo'lc'
but among those il posses$!oa O. nc mere
facts speculation is rife as to hoT Or. balru
could have disposed or 50 large IN au0unt
without earlier discovery. Ihis Is accounted
for by the statement that he was the proprietor
Of printing Office and the inventor OF n wash
ing machine, aud VAS interested i'll button
hole mandatory, in the prosecution ct which
enterprises ne swampcd the committees !unds.
The Richmond State says: Saturday tile agent
of the Powhatan liue q! steamers notified the
negro stevedores that wages WoaId be reduced
from twenty to fifteen ccuts an hour. Ehey
immediately struck, and refused to To!i& for
less than twenty cents an hour. Inc aEeut at
once procured forty white ueu to supple their
places. who we're willing to Tcrk fof Hiteen
cents This noTn!ug . large crowd q negroes
collected in the IeighbQrhocd ct the Wharf, aaa
| from their actions The agent anticipated G's
turbgncc, He at CDce uotlhcd the calct OF pc
| lice, who sent doWl posse OF officers 10 pre-
| serve ordec The negroes sceng Ills cEAcera,
at oucc dispersed The white iaborers, al
though rot being accustomed to SHGh Nolk'
arc giving satisfaction, aud the agent l. 50 mnch
| pleased with the change that be says 10 VIII
| Increase the plumber IL day or Two.
Ez-Presiaent Grant and Mrs. Grant arrived
| IN Washington last evening about a!A O'Clock,
and took apartments at Ward's hotel they
| came quietly and eilhout any ceremony they
came direct from Harrisburg, Pa., where they
were the guests Of ex-senator Cameron, and
where the cx-Prcsiieut met sc7cra. OF i:la old
cabinet. They come to pay farewell visit to
| the Capital preparatory to Leaving tor Europe
A speudid suite of parlors at Wizards has
! been set apart for them, aud they vii! probably
remaio 10 the city about week. Last evening
! their only visit was to the residence o. MIR.
| Sarto!is, 90 Corcorao stEect. hey Will pVonapiy
pc7 their respects to President Hayes sud Mrs.
| Hayes to day, aud also call upon all their cd
friends before taking fua leave.
Yesterday was almost the first time that Mr..
| Stepbens has been abia to drive ouI H. viaI-
| H.. ,,,,,,i;.,o,,, - ~.
esu Lac G Rp"a, .rd ,bco drnre +" the TX
onn,;rc Mans,nn Rainr vct quite feeble he
was unable to enter The mars!uu, but sent his
card to the President, with the message that
his receut ilincsa having Lett him so Weak liz
| would be compelled 10 dcny hlmseh the hoflu'
Of personal interview. PreSlGeut Hayes Ill
| rected his messenger 10 request MIR. otephchf'
| to tarTy moment, and very soon came oo"n
| to the door anu greeted the Georgia statesman
with the greatest cordially. This was the ilTat
meeting between Presideut Hayes and Nf.
Stephens. and was cst'aiu'y 'Hosi p:IaS""9
o taI, G Grtus, 'U ,n;nn,Ss - >''''~ ~
No. (,,i,soa a;sa,to. s,afcs, ., oz.,4ov.
uya.r,o,,t, nn,chased e1eO GOO worth O; State
80, o,,1;.c
p',.G7 so';le 'tue aso, i;I 10y .hon, o,-I
III o. au" supseiucn.i 1s'po.es Va -
making clsaI PROM >. i" p.. s0a:, IA ~" -,
Soia Sn;i. =: ''tu o" 49, srh;sh no,nrrod hn t
e e ~ .ne., P,'t0 n'na;3nrahls nrn{i
Wien .no i,onas foroi,cI Il or &c, as 8. result
OF bis uncomprcmisipg speech made il the
Legislature last week. ne ssain 1oeaeu up MS
purchases, It IS reported, oeins sESa:c' '''su
Deiore' he WIZ NOW rear L 's'a" t'n''' a. a.
'ns 1eSus y! tno s"a,p zn;n haa ,"tc n.acs
ainco last Friday,
| .r3orson ShaAet, ri kock;pchsr, county.
vos =, ...rd ~ .onpd yuI,v Of murder in the
s.s. ,..-o, r.. 80 Liz, of Ovid q r.,.-so,
/ 49, "|~' '9 !
!n Mareh' 1919; IA" mhtocI "as r?"'''!'teu
10 9seaa uasnSus, ~ eIv pan,'I law,
syu WY ;S;a,-ont 90 .ocossor;ss 70 th crn,p
NJ tTns ~ tio dsr 51as n the inc p;dyc
n,aun ot."r and IN locat~ whcrr n:,mnrcus
nurSsrs have hccr eon,mitted within the last
ton vsars wi,I,out nunishneot BIZ the law.
Ic,, -, Co.,. .,rho ,.,,nr o-
Aac n'en'nono o'a'0 'ss ~ SU1of' wv.
man, 10 slancheste7, mentioned lew days
ago az having been deserted By her atisnccd,
caught IN with the guilty party ct tlieton, w.