Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-26
News of the Day.

The Baltimore Gazette says: Yesterday
morning Senior Emanuel NJ. Pera!'e' minister
from Costa Ric, to the United States, dld not
onnear before Justice Graft at the middle dis
tr;ct nolice station, to answer the charge OF as
saultinp Barney Rocks, the hackiuai, ih0us!i
he had been released the night b"!oln Oh ball
for such appearance. Jose S. Baz'o, The
SPANISH consul, and Julian NJ Dc! A'rayo, sec
retary of the Spanish egatoi were 1t t:e S;a,
tion house. and stated that Mr.. ieraHr had
pone To Washington TO consult Mi! EVari"'
Socretarv of State, as to his liability 10 arrest,
and would not appear. Rocks stated tia; he
had been engaged by Mr.. peralt2 and his
friends to drive them around 10 sec some DIS
renutahIe women, and that he had driven them
IN three or four houses, and then to the ely
hail. After they bad alighted Mr.. pc:aite got
angry about the plicc he charged them !uT his
hack. and struck him with his cane. That lm'
medatelv after striking him he seemed 10 re-
gret what he had done, and throwing down his
Stick apoloeized to him. The magistrate de:
cided to make peace case Of the charge. and
the friends Of Mr.. Perate paying the 81 %
costs and 81 to the hackman, the affair ter
minated.
A meeting OF the Washington ttuciuu@tI
and St. Louis railroad company was held III
Harrisonburg, Va. last Tuesday. Aside from
the subscription Of Harrlsonburg AMI High
land, about fifteen Thousand dollars only 10 aash
have been received from SUBSCRIPTIONS. Ohe
hundred and fifty thousand dollars have been
expended Cd the road thus tal; quite y large
amount OF stock has been suhScTlbed Tor con
ditouag on completion Of the road 70 CERTAIN
points. 4 committee to Investigate the rHoE:
and accounts Of the COMPANY was appoAtea I"
repor, IL; the general meeting 10 November rczt;
With exception CT substitution a. Sa'hHG
Shacklatt, Of Harrisonburg, for Thomas M.
Almond, Of Luray, rs director, "a" former
officers and directors were rc elected.
Two Young ladies arrived at Ciaclnua'i !Goa
day night from Indianapolis aal stopped at thi
| Farmer hotel. where they Registered as Sara
| and Ida May Oily, and requested to be ea'!ci
| al II O'Clock. When the boy called them ii
| received 90 response. but hearing some Que II
| the room grooming as il 10 great agony he noll
! fed the clerk, who procured assistance and en-
| tered the room, wheu ii was discovered TIA
both occupants had ATTEMPTED suicide, ant
were IN dying condition. O1e has since dice
ADD no horcs arc cGteItaincd OF the recovery o
| the other No cause is known Ter The act.
The name Of Wayae MacF eagh il pVoln'
ueuty mentioned for foreign missile. as. i
| is intimatal that he will be de:isuatcl 10 Ill;
| court Of the Gar. The friends Of Minister
| Boxer, who is now in the UOitcd States. say
| that nc is not dcsirous 10 return To =. Peters
| burg
Miss Mary Caretou, :. sister Of Que rI TIE
recently discharged employees from the Treas
ury Department, whose Dismissal prcyel upor
her mind to such an extent - to dcthron1 hti
reason, was yesterday admitted 10 the Govern
ment hospital Tor the insane.
\ dispatch from C!arksvi!Ic, Tcan., state:
that MocKber, an accomplish il the mnrdcr q
| Willis McCnch in Angus; last, Were taIeG
| from the Jail at Dover, Tenn, by i pa1ty o.
armed men aol haogeL. Eight :Aot, wHr'
| fred into his body.