Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-29

cd to inc AZ | believe under guidance of God
the Holy Ghrst, from all the clergy and all the
laiy, present in primary convention OF the do
ccsc Of Springfield 10 become first Bishop Of
the new jurisd cioD. II ever the question
comes really before me to determine be assured
| snail meet it promptly in the fear of God and
as beneath the bar of judgment shall DO my
BEST TO reach right conclusion and imme-
diately appriSe you Of the result.
Fires.
New York, Dec. 29.--A fire occurred early
lhls morning in the fancy goods store Of j. & j.
Simpson, No. GIG Eighth Avenue. The dam
age to the stock is $40, 900. ard the damage to
the building, owned by the llaggcrty estate, Is
S. 000 Insurcd. James Mckuherson who was
employed az watchman in the store at the time
Was badly burocd and died soon after his re-
mova to the hospital. Several pcrs)rs rcsd.
ing III the upper stories OF the building were
rescued by police officers.
ST. JOINS. n. B.. 90 "A ira broke out in
VaIplcg's shoe manuflctory on Waterloo street,
this morning, and burned ell. ven wooden build
inr.s Total loss $50 900.
TIKI WIDOW OLIVER AEDSIMOS CAMERON
1t appears that the venerable Simon Cameron
ard tho widow Oliver settlld their differences
almost year ago Mrs Bclva A. Lockwood
says that in January or February last, some
time Immediately following the holding Of tho
Womsi.'s Convention in this city, that tho
widow Oliver introduced hers9lt to her in q
stree. car, and bosought her to take charge Of
her breach of promise suit against Simon Cam
oron, Ct Harrisburg, Pa. Mrs. lockwood con.
sentnd to Ect as her attorney. Subsequently
Mrs. Oliver appeared in Mrs. Lockwooi's III 20
and proceeded to state her case. She informal
her attorney tha. the preliminary suit ha been
entered by a. Il Riddo Mrs. Lockwo ID thcre-
fore advised with Mr. Riddle, whereupon he
produc I'd Is receipt for 81 COZ, barring the widow
divers signature, duly attosted. for and in con-
siderston of which she waived 81 further pro-
&C ,ding in tho mstter CT relief for n hnsrt that
hsd been wounded through tho venerable
!imon's refusal to marry Mrs. Oliver Upon
being thus advised Mrs. Lockwood sought Mrs.
Oliver and told her that sho had abandoned her
case; that for her (Mrs. LOCKWOOD to again
open it would look like hlackmaiI, and she re
fused to net IS An attorney In the matter Mrs.
Oliver admitted to Mrs. Lock wood that she had
received tho Sl,00 in lawful money- Wash.
Star.
A DEBAULT-T interest on some two humid
Cd and fifty thousand dolsrs Of promissory notes
supposed TO DO guaranteed by the Real Estate
at tho Second National Bank of that city Was
def4uitod y.s t rduy The noto3 boar on their
lnce thu names Ct j. c. McKe!d IN, lately prosi.
dant Of the Second National Bank, as trea5urer
Of tho loan and Trust Company, and George
W. Bsd,ch Of Freadmens Bureau fame, as sec
the notes arc drawn is very 1rotly wCrded, and
to the ordinary reader it would appear that the
company is responsible, bu! n carCtu inspection
OF them shows tn Vt tho company does no more
than guarantee that tho little to the land secur-
ing the notes is vslid. The land is in Scott.
Wiso and Buchanan counties. Virginia, and
comprises a tract Of 100000 acres, A great
dos! Of excitement among parties intorPsto1 has
boen caused, and publications chArg ing gigan-
tic sw.ndlo upon the company have appeared in
some OF lho papers CT Philadelphia. Toch mi
caly tho charge cannot probably DO sustained,
although neither can there DO any doubt that
many holders Of the notes misnlerpreed the
language in which they arc drawn.
One Potent METHOD Or MEETING BRITISH
rivalry, crops out from tho elaborate stststices
of tho Chicago Butter and Chaese Convention.
One Of the orators Of That gathering argued tia.
the superior longevity OF the English - due to
the fact that they eMt six times rs much ch eese,
head for head, as Americans do. This being
true, the inference clear is that we s h0uId cX-
port nc more cheese thither until the tables of
longevity arc changed; but consume what we
make Tho che O. makers should feel their pat
rotism touched in every fibre and lrkin, make
more IT, for domestic consumption until British
decay causes philanthropy to minister to relief,
but still keeps American cheese in control Of
American caters
Senator Patterson.
WASIIINGTON, Dec 29.-Scnator Patterson
is improving steadily and lis physicians still
think he will be able to take his scat in the
Senate, on the raassembIing Of Congress.
Sentenced.
SpRINGpIELD, MASS, Dec. 29-Iho North
ampton bank burglars Scott and Dunlap were
to-day sentenced to twenty years each in the State
prison, the full oxtent Of the law.
SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL OPERATION. MIR.
John q Council, Of Aunandae, who was opo