Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-18
News Of the DAY.

At ST. Louis yesterday some important tcs'
timony was taken before the coroner in relation
TO the burning Of the Southern Hotel. The
United States Signal Observer testified that
when the lire alarm passed through his
Office he ran to the window And saw that the
upper stories of the building were in blaze.
This confirms the charge made that the alarm
was not given until it was too late Tor the guests
on the upper doors to make their escapes Ii is
also shown by the testimony OF several witness.
cs that one of the proprietors OF the hotel trlcG
to persuade the guests 10 70 back to their
rooms after they had discovered that the build
ing was on fire and had come down to the see
ond floor.
The strike Of the Engineers on the Reading
Railroad continues, and number OF conductors,
baggage masters and brakelnan LETT their trains
yesterday. The company manages to run ITS
passenger trains on schedule time, but the coal
trains are not moving with much regularity.
The directors of the road had 4 meeting in
Philadelphia yesterday, at which resolution
was adopted increasing the pay Of such en-
gineers and Gremen as remained faithful. The
strikers (who have their headquarters at the
Merchants Hotel, Philadelphia yesterday re-
pudiatcd the championship Of George rraneIs
Train.
Officers Of the secret service have made I'M
portant arrests OF countereitcrS at GrccnpoInt,
PENNSYLVANIA; St. Louis, Missouri, ana Wheel,
ING, West Virginia. Among the parties n
rested Is the Hon. Thomas W. Marion, Of
Green county, Pennsylvania, who form cry rep
resented that county in the Legislature. lie
sold quantity of counterfeit money TO ono Of
the agents Of the service. and represented that
| he had frequently addressed the State House
! REPRESENTATIVES when he had his pockets full
| Of counterfeit money.
In New York on January ., Robert NJ.
Dickic, aged fourteen, while playing with cat
was bitten in the hand The wound healed,
and nothing was thought OF it till Sunday,
when the boy experienced great difficulty IN
swallowing. Soon after all symptoms OF hydro
phobia developed themselves, and early yester
day morning the sufferer had to be removed tc
| Bellevue hospital, where he now lies IN very
critical condition.
Gov. Carroll having received . letter from
| the Governor of Virginia 10 relation to the IN
Engagement by Maryland oystcrmeu upon Vlr
pinia waters, has written letter in response
| and has issued proclamation warning all oil
feudurs that he will not Interfere to proven
their punishment under Virginia law.
The ten Lowudesville, S. g., lnurdsrers, col
ored, sentenced to be hanged on next Friday
have been repreved by Governor Hampton to'
Two weeks 1t is thought that some of then
may be committed to Imprisonment for life.
William King, native Of Prince William
county, Va, but one Of the Oldest residents OIL
Fredericksburg, died suddenly in that town last
week.
The trustees O! the Philadelphia gas work:
have resolved on general reduction Of ten pei
cent OF the pay Of its employees.
Mr.. Henry Wade, Of Botetourt county, Va
recently lost by death from diphtheria all hi
children-six in number within tho space O
three weeks, and at tho same time his wia wa
| very sick with tho same disease.