Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-27
News Of The Day.

News Of The Day.
Al reunion Of the Selden families at Saw.
brook, Conn.,. on Tuesday last the following
defendants Of the original Seldens were present.
Chief Justice Waito, ex-senator Lyman Trunl.
bull, CT Illinois; Judge Samuel Lee Seden. and
Henry R. Selden. of New York; Congressman
Dudley SeldeR; General Mcdowell; President
Mott; of Union College, and tho Rev. DR., s
Mott; the Kew. Or. Leonard A. Bacon (by mar.
rage General Lewis Cass (by narrisgc;) and
9enarat Huct, OF Toledo. Chief Justice Waite
and bis wife are great grandchildren of the Old
warrior. Colonel Sam. Selden was grandson
Of Governor Dudley, of Massachusetts Bay. Tho
Chlef Justice 10 very proud of hi. connection
with the family, believing that it contains the
best OF ADglo.Saxon blood
Within the past few days the Morris and u.
sex railroad company have discharged large
number m, OF hremen and others st Bethlehem sra
the recent strike. Walter Kichline chsirmsn
OF the grievance committee Of the frernen. d;..
appeared when the discharges were first made
| out, and since his Disappearance il has been
stated among the railroad men that he had sold
out his brotherhood during the strike, ard ths.
his sudden disappearance was caused by Moe
Mcguire epstle from some of the fremsn to ge,
| away with his life while he had q chaAce
The Sidney coach from Desdwood was stoe.
ped Friday night above Buffalo Gap by i've
road agents, who fired into the coach before
word was given 10 halt. Ed Cook, Division
Superintendent Of tie stage line, wss shot
through the ear. The robbers secured So out
ofabout 81 0Nin the possession ofthc passengers.
Ono passenger, obeying orders TO throw up his
hands, threw up $50 hundred with them /,
being dark tho money was not noticed ly tie
robbers.
Il. j. Eeynold. aged -. and Nellie johnson.
aged To- were arrested in Phsdelphis Saturday
on charge Of being runawsys from Chicago.
They left that city ten days ago, ard have been
living together ~ man ard wife ever since The
father of the girl was in Philadelphia looking
after them Friday. but left without having found
them. They will be held until Tuesday.
William Wunder, residing in Philadelphia,
returned TO his homo yesterday morning afto:
nights drinking. and quarreled with his Vito
Elizabeth. he then struck her on the hesG
several times with an Ak from the effects OF
which she died almost instantly. William Wa
arrested. They hsd signed the Murphy temper.
ance pledge recently, and both has broken it,
Tho Secretary Ct war on Saturday signed the
appointment of Charles A. Minnie, tho coored
boy who won the West Point designation by
competitive examination in the fifth Now York
district. The member is q democrat, Mr.. Null.
Ter, and ho was urged 10 orlor another cxamlna-
and accepted the situation in good faith
Ono of the recent visitors at j ohm Morrissey'a
gambling house Saratoga Springs ~ said to have
been Now England clergyman of some note
Carried away by tho excitement Of watching e
game Of hazard, ha was about TO stake few
dollars himself, when one Of his psrishoncrs
who was al his elbow. ihtarposed and stopped
him.
The distance Of tn, first satellite is fourteen
or fifteen thousand miles from the planet {.
Mars. This brings the satellite nearer to Mars
than any known satellite to its planet, bei.la
about the onesixteenth the distance CT our moo,
from the earth. The diameter OF the now ssto!!it,
is probably about seventy five miles,
The Oakland City Hall, California WAS DurneG
yesterday, but the books AMI tAe prisoners con.
fined in the cells were saved. The fire Is stir
buted to incendlarism, and commenced in lie
upper portion, which was unfinished.
Henry Williams who killed two colorel n,6-
in Memphis on Friday last and then fortified
himself in his house and r;llsol 20 surrender.
Was captured last night.
The gifts Of pilgrims TO the Pope during the
celebration Of his jubilee mounted to $32152,G
~. Ct which $l,SlS.CO0 was in gold
The winners at the Saratoga races To-day ware
Plque, Rappahannock and BrsdamsnLo
The Buffalo park rofecLory wa burned last
night
The Pittsyvania Tribune says Mrs. Nalcg
Elliott, who was the wife Of William Elliott,
soldier 10 the war of 1912. died at her homo
near Pigs Mill in this county, on Tuesday
night last, the 2lst instant, having attained the
extreme old age Of 81 years. She drew htG
pension regularly up TO her death, and although
her mind was somewhat impaired By age, she
frequently repeated poetry learned in her youth
She had upwards Of one hundred children
grand and great grand children, and had served
10 the capacity Of midwife 10 nearly two thou
sand instances.
Gen. ORD says that unless bis orders az
changed the Texas State troops could not be Is
sisted by the regulars, aod that the reports oil
volunteers for campaign in Mexico were likely
to stop all efforts Of the Mexican commanders
to capture raiders and return them under the
extraditiou treaty.
Two spans Of the celebrated Omaha bridge
over the Missouri river were blown down dur
ng a violent storm on Saturday inorn!ug. Tn.
iismantlcd piers and the remainder y! tic
bridge arc supposed 10 be uninurcd. The los,
8 estimated at $3.50, 0UO aud will require from
.wo to three months to repair the structure.
The last Virginia Legislature passed las
which allows premium of 81 per head for the
'calps of gray fixes and Of ST.. SO for those Ok
red foxes.
DIED.
At Goldsborough, Prince William 60 w,
no residence Of VIM. II. Yeatman, August2I,
1871 Miss CAUSIE PEAkE. daughter Of .lo.,
w. Poake, Of Fauquier CO., Va, aged II years.
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