Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-27
News OF the Day,

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York yesterday. The report for the past yea.
and up to September, 1877, showed that the sro::
earnings OF the year were $685. S23 81 and expense.
Sbi3, l249 ~, leaving balance Of S392 G93.47, ..
an increase OF neatly = per cont. over las. yea
Chsrles B. Wright ct Pennsylvania, wss cleo.
| ed president; George Stark. Of New HsmI =ti.e
vice president; Samuel Wikezon, secretary a.
George E. Buher, treasurer.
Lewis Myers, the county treasurer C va.
konets, Ohio, who was arrested and l9igea .
jail for being implicated in the recer. rothe.s
Of the county treasury, has contasseI; Tia. =:
county auditor, }. r. Smith. was the person ~,
was permitted to bind and gag Myers, a2d s
! forwards rob the safe OF what money rename.
1t appears from tho confession tina: las riio2ay
! hsd been heretofore distracted from the So.
| with Myers knowledge, and probable coa:a!:
! a dispatch dsted last night says No 3aa:t:
in the past twenty. sour hour al F5rnanlin2
! Five new cases ste reported. among them Car;
| J. @. Grossmsn, Collector q Customs, AMI or
| Of thu most active workers on the SANITARY
! Committee. DR.. Mcfarland thinks the woT=:
is over if the people can b. deferred from re-
| turning before frost At Oldtown, suburb o.
! Fernsndins. oVer half III lto population ~
| down with the fever.
At Philadelphia yeste day John =. Motion,
president; 3. F. Stokes. secretary, af.i :;.lntie.
P HUM, treasurer Of tho Market StrGet Raii
| road Company, toy e!Gcf with George VicEe!a
| private secretary TO Morton, were arrested Oh
charge Of conspiracy to cheat and defraud tic
company. The arrests were made g. the ilStt-
CATION Of the Le~ WY appointed officers CT tu.
| company. Some CT the parties gave bar! an'i
| the others were held.
1t is now ascerts!ned that tho ley. luotjl L;
Page, author Of the history Of Cambridge los,
so, 900 by the late robbery oi the Cambridge.
port National Bank, OF which 81 COZ Was II Re
| gotlable boz ds and the balance IN securities ..
various kinds. Tbs available plumber I:om h
box WAS greater III an all la rest obtained by re
| robbery. il is supposed there arc parties or. O.
ths city WHIP have Jet 10 discover their !1@i..
Rufus Hatch sent h communication /, ;Le
President Of the ny cigar exchange yes teriay
stating that he wss tnsoisto settle the difference
against him on account Of the stock. bought il
for his account, under tho rule OF. ruesda,
within u hours, which the rules & th eZct"1cz
allow. He hoped. however. to ha :.b!e 10 sel,'.
the account soon.
a dispatch from Boston this morning s4y::
l.. Prsng s. Co.'S large chro Gao establishment! Il.
Highland district is Oh ire sRi vii. probably
be destroyed Tie building is He'd With r3'u.
able plates, chromo; &C Tie los: viii rrohshl,
exceed 5000?
Tbs democratic convention oi Wiscc:.3.. -.
yesterday q: Fond d. Lac ana aioptoi c.5
getc resolutions. Tic nominations wcro a
Mallory for Governor; r. L. nsv:s Tor Lie.
Governor; Jasei &. Hayes for :;ecret3"f O.
State Johu kingle foc Treasurer.
4 prizs will te ofersd to the 5e:t ar. lea Il. <:
ey company ST the South Carolina S;s:o .'.5 d..
Novemb er--oEca 70 tie Un;tad Stats r..
President and hi: Cabinet are oyreHi.l - :"
! present
Mr.. Alexander Il. Stephens visited tue Pes
dent yesterday. ard urged tle appointment {.
| Herschel '. johnson - the vacancy On Il c 81.
premt Bench
Mir, John Fl. lowe, deputy clerk Q? tue Cni.ol
States Court in Baltimore City, dad suddenly =.
heart disease, at Easton, Nd yesterday,
The msgn;f: cent residence & Judge AS =.
| Dickinson. 10 Prince E4HAcl county Va
| burned Tuesday evening.
| Bonnet Schelck and Ear .Iali.. .cture:., :,
New York, have ia I'd. liabilities $4,000
Col. T. R. Sharp has act resigned his po:i:io1
As master OF Transportation 81 the 3. X H. T. Z.
Another Savings Bank Suspended
PRov1NcETowN, Mass. Sept 2--.-Fof -
past month run has been made III he b.1o
stable Savings Bank oara-lonad by ,ha :rsi.
caused By the suspension Of Tie Saving, Ban
at Sandwich The iacis e. nearly as can r
ascertained at present are ai follows After "a,
ing paid of ierosiors to the amount Of s. ~,
the managers a7al!ed themselves III tho ,nno,h' -.
notice required and up 10 MonGay ce.is II. /
been made amounting 10 Slr@,tr.' Wh;. !.
geher with what ba5 already ,ran r,ii 81
caused the suspen:ioI, ~ i. SO impossi3i. t.,
realize uuafter o. 1 ..,I0n Of dollars witAou.
a great sacrifice and setiru.lr, impairiGg the in
stltutloO; aud the otter D epos.ofz. therefor.
thought II best 40 suspend and call uron -.
GcmulssloItis, , I'D the bark closed lis dt0,5 Of.
tuesday. n ''uy 81 the Investments arc IN res
! estate 10 II" ton and vicinity, and On Account ~
oepfeciatF % 10 value the bank has 10 / hcayli,
NOswl'p standing these losses by DIlici0us man
! seeniP at the bank was thought ~ be 10 goo;
cora lton uutil this run was nl'.lc By ras,io.'
| dW ldends Tor ! year or two / lie bank viii rr2.
spIy be sble to pay dollar or dollar.
mo VACANCY. "-T nc late John t.. Rryss.
for many years the pr rtner Of Francis =. Bal.
IN The Washington Globe, was i remarkable
man ID vaIlouS va IS. 10 uncommon comm IL
sense and admir- able business and eNecutt"'
ability be added such personal qualities, esq
cially as raco ntcur, as rendered him EIgh!y
prlzed aud lays welcome guest At the tab
of Presidents, Cabinet ministers, and c!e7e'
meR OF 81 sorts at the capital. lie used TO tel
the toy owing story oil Maj Selan H. iiobt""
who from 1927 to 1890 was member o! lHM
gIF SO, and who 90 the accha$loa OF dcn - aei-
? on to the Presidency was made Assistant res.
master General, which position he held uht
1850:
: Major Hobbie, like many OF onr present hg!'
? officials, was ever ready with the fatal ansW,''
, mo vacancy" to all applicants for oiiie'. ~
Rives said the major had promised to apron
a friend of his 10 the first vacancy, and lie ha'
' called on him repea tedly to fulfill that promise
e hut tbe invariab!e answer IN Q vacancy, VA
j. the excuse uulil La had about concluded 10 r.
a linauish the matter as bad job Al Ieog"
e one day his friend called On him. all out o.
y breath from rum ing, aud told him that NJ
t Paine, postofice clerk, had iost been dto"9e'
fin the canal, and at the same time bege'o9 tia
he would 90 with him to secure hIs place lro"
Major Hobbie. Thirkiug he had sure th,o'
this time, Mr. Rl0es SAID they hoth hss.c I Ha
, pplieatioa.
, tNo vacancy ~ said the ma i0r.