Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-05
News OF the Day.

News OF the Day.
4 fire broke out in New York last night IN
the sub-celar of No. oG5 Broadway, occupied
by NIa1vin's Safe Company. Two explosions
occurred, and five fremen were Injured slightly
by blown glass, the front windows being blown
out. The heated ADD confined air caused the
explosions The flooring with heavy safes on
it fell in. 4 fire broke out Yesterday afternoon
in i bulldog occupied for the housing OF loco
motive cnciacs on the main track OF the Penn
sylyaria railroad, at Trenton. n. J. There
were eight first class locomotives in the build.
ing at the time, all OF which were more or less
damaged. a fire broke cut in the basement CT
the llirchmau House, Little Falls, n, Y, yes
tcrday The hotel with all It's contents, was
destroyed. All the occupants OF the house cS-
capped in their night clothes with great difficulty.
&. L. Eosling was nearly dead from sullocat'cn
when rescued.
James Flood at an carly hour yesterday
morning murdered bis wife Mary. The parties
formerly lived at 50 Crosby street, New York,
but having quarrellcd, separated The hu5-
baud, however, kept watchtul eye on his VIE,
being Of jealous pature. Yesterday morning ne
had reas0o to suspect she was sharing tue
couch of q German grocer named VIM. Alta
at So Crosby street, and went there. "hen
he was at The back door his wife escaped by
the front, and was pursued by the lnturiatcd
husband, who braudishcd tinsmlth's rcaner'
sharp pointed instrument fourteen inches
long. He overlook her at her own door and
plunged the weapon into her body, from the
effects Of which she instantly dropped dead.
Flood then fled, and up to the present has not
been arrested.
| The Petersburg Post sass:-"Ihe Northern
Coloniziug Association, located at Richmond,
has recently sold to parties 10 Michigan the Ia
nous Claremont estate, the property OF the
late Wm. Allen. The purchasers arc said to
be gentlemen Of great experience aud enter-
prise, having founded several towns ~ Mlchi-
gan. They propose laying off the Claremont
estate into farms and settling them with lnml-
grants from their own State. We learn that
! they also contemplate founding q town over
| looking the James river, on the plateau on
which the mansion now stands.
At the annual national convention OF the L.
NJ. G. y: of the United States, in st. Louis,
| MIR. Cree, of Washington, secretary, reported IN
| encouraging growth Of the association all over
the country, notwithstanding the depression OF
| business. Nearly two hundred new Associations
have been formed in the South during the year,
and active work has been prosecuted there
among the coored young men.
Very favorable accounts arc received via
Panama from the Canal Exploring ExpedlIlor
10 regard to the progress of the work IN the
Darieu. Observations made during an eXcur
sion across the summit to the Atlantic slope
have redoubled the hopes Of the adoption OF
that route for the proposed canal.
Charles O'Conno,, in company with Secrc
tary Fish, called upon President Grant yeSter
day to tender manifestation of his personal
respccts aud was received by him with cordi
atty aud with expressions OF congratnIa'on o:
MIR. O'Counor's extraordinary recovery ironl
his recent dangerous Illness
A mass meeting Of unemployed workiugmcr
iu New York Saturday night adopted memo
rial to the State Legislature asking an appro
priation Of 81 900, 900 for the purpose OF givln!
employment TO SOME OF tue So 600 uncmp'hyr'
men in that city.
An attempt was made last night to wreck
train on the Western Maryland Railroad, neal
Cavetowu, Washington county. The engine
tender and baggage car were thrown IRON th'
track. No one was injured.
BY tic suspension Of Congressional work a
the Office Of the public prinlcr 10 Washington
Saturday, caused by exhaustion OF the appro
priation, about six hundred persons are thrown
out Of employment
Mrs. Gobrght, wife Of L.. u. Gobright
Agent Of the Associated Press, died in Wash
ugton last Saturday after very long illness.
The Supreme Court OF Tennessee has dc
cided railroad property to be subject to state
county and municipal taxation.