Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-29
News Of the DAY.

Fhilalelphis's entertainment to the assembled
Governors Of number Ct the States commenced
Yesterday. The formal reception took place at
Independence Hall last night where the visitors
were received and cordially welcomed by Gov.
Hartran(t and Col. John w. Forney.. Respons.
os were mAdo by Governor Bedle of New Jer-
soy, and others. Tho programme consists
chiefly e receptions at tho permanent e1hl-
bitlon building where variety of events such
as professions, concerts. speeches, &c, will take
place. The Governors are expected TO visit
Now York next Woek
a daring attempt to rob DR.. Brigham, 3
wealthy citizen of Philipburg, near St. Armand,
Canada took place on Sunday night while tho
doctor was alone in his house. a gang of des-
peradoes entered and seizsd him and threatened
him with death ifher refused to surrender his mon
aY and signing paper securing to them SlO,C
Under pretext Ct accading to their demands ho
gained release from their clutches, and SPRING
ing through u second story wlnd>w escaped to
tho house Of G. neighbor.
Tho Washington Republican says:-Tho sug'
gestion Of making the District Of Columbia y
.eperate diocese OF the Catholic Church seems
TO be f.vorably received by that denomination
throughout the country. In as much as the re-
suit oil that measure would DO the erection OF
a cathedral horo which would rival the great
structures in Europe Of similar character, it is
that this city may be enlbellished bya tirst.cAso
specimen Of church architecture.
The Committee OF Investigation engaged in
in unearthng tho frauds committed at tho Gus
tom House in Norfolk during Luther and Lees
administration there havo asCerLained the OK
istence Of embellishments so far amounting to
$4,000. Deputy Collector Gotsish the cashier,
Millor AID the Treasury agents, Chamberlain
and Ayers, will doubtless get clear and the secur.
ties of Lee will havoto reimburse the government.
Tie Poslofice Department has issued reporta
Of arrests by special agents OF a number OF load
ing strikers for obs!ructing and delaying tho
mails upon the Pennsylvania. New York and
Western railroads. Conviction Of nino ring
leaders has boon secured in the United States
Circuit Court at Philadelphia.
Nine bills Of indictment have been handed 10
to the Grand Jury by the Solicitor Of Colum-
bia, S. G., They are based on the evidence
before the Investigating Committee. Ex.Comp-
p!rollers Dunn and Hogo, Treasurers CsrdoZe
and Parker and others arc charged with fraud,
SC.
A freight train on tho indianapolis Cincin-
matt and Lafayette Railroad ran of the track
Yesterday at Hansclls station. Four trsmps
wcro stealing Il ride, and two Of them. George
Hoglo and Fillmore Fsgey, we're killed, and
the other two wero badly wounded.
Tho railroads Leading East from Chicago have
decided to soil second-class limited tickets a. the
following reduced rates Boston, SIT; via
Grand Trunk Road, Sis; New York, SIG; Phil.
sdophia, Sll 90; Baltimore Sl4.
G. e. GeLtcrlich WAS arrested anl committed
to jail in Baltimore yesterday charged with
completely in tho lately discovered frauds in the
Norfolk custom house.
Capt. Esds, tho engineer of the iron bridge at
ST. Louis and also CT the Mississippi jettics, has
perfected plans for d grand bridge across the
Bosphorus from Pera TO the opposite shore.
Mr.. William Lafayette Dorsey attempted to
cowhide DR.. George Hammond, in the law OF.
ice of j. II. dges, in Annapolis Yesterday,
but retired with bruised face.
An insane woman, named Elizabeth A. Rice,
WAS burned to death in her house, near Dan.
vile, last Sunday night.
The Common Council Ct Fredericksburg has
reduced its annual appropriation to public
schools from 5000 TO $1,000.
Ben DeBar, proprietor and manager Of the
ST. Louis Opera House. disd yesterday in St.
Louis
On Wednesday evening last, an old man OF
the name ef Billy, living near Moscow, whilst
cutting wood at the widow Propst's, near there.
was telled by dead limb striking on the left
side OF the head, cutting off smart bit Of the
scalp 1t had not been ascertancd if the skull
had been fractured, though he lies in speech
less condition, and is perfectly deaf. He will be
remembered by large circle Of acquaintance
as victim OF cancer, that eat away the side OF
the face AID yet was arrested by some medi |
cine used by one Jacob Burket, now deceased. |
-Stauaton Spectator