Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-13
News Of sise E5Sy.

| lfc appointment OF JOnn IL NteVcBS as MN
istr to Sweden was mad, at the lis Csbinct
meeting.
James Morgan, travelling salesman for a
ewelry house, was robbed, at Dayton, Of IS, 900
worth of goods, last night.
The Massachusetts democratic convention
met at Wore ,ster to day with Charles Theodore
Russell as President.
A fatal cattle disease has appeared at Scle.
neotady. The cows die within day after being
| taken sick.
The Prohibiiiouists of Massachusetts, held a
Convention at Worcester yesterday, aud nom.
mated q full ticket for State officers.
The international rife match began at Greed
moro to day. At half past one to day the con.
test was close, with the Americans a little
ahead.
Emil Jasaphal who ran small deposit bank
10 Chicago has left the city leaving the bank
insoveot and yesterday it was placed in the
hand of an assignee.
10 the United States Court at New Haven,
Charles II. Cook late postmaster at Milton was
sentenced to three months imprisonment for
| embezzlement.
The Rev. Father John McEroy died at the
Catholic Novitiate 10 the city Of Frederick, Nd,
shortly after 6 o'clock ycatrrIly morniog. aged
o. years. He was the OLDEST priest III lie unltcd
States.
At IIarrisonburg, Va, yesterday, the jury
10 the case of z,bulon D. Gilmore, charged
with the murder of Reuben Bonds. after dc.
libcrating very few minutes, brought ia a Ver-
dict Of not guilty.
The Hyde Park Hotel, summer resort in
the vicinity Of Chicago, was burned yesterday
morning, involving loss Of 100000 The
guests by the loss Of baggage suffer to tho OK
tent Of from SIS 900 to $4,000.
Tho cattle in the neighborhool Of Cleveland,
Ohio, are suffering with cattle plague suppos-
cd to have been caught from the Texts cattle.
Many deaths have occurred, aad tho disease
appears to be infectious.
Dispatches from Brownsville report that two
OF the Rio GraDdo City raiders aud one Of the
released prisoners have been handed over 10 the
United States by the Mexican Government un-
der the cx'radition treaty.
James Kccnc the California stock operator,
left Chicago on Tuesday nightvia the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad for the White Sulphur
Springs. He was accompanied by his family,
and travelled from San Francisco in private
car without change, going by the way of liar
per's Ferry aud Stanton.
Attic Democratic Convention held 10 Phila
delphia yesterday James r. Ludlow rec ,ivcd The
nomination for Judge OF thu Court Of Common
Pleas No. 2; d. Newlin Fell for Judge Of the
Court of Common Pleas Nos; Robert e. Patti.
son for City Comptroller. and Henry S. Hagert.
for District Attorney. DEW. Kent Gilbert was
nominated for Coroner
When the train On the Illinois Central Rail-
road arrived at Chicago last evening an officer
was at the depot to arrest Father Grogen, who,
according to the story Of the conductor and pas
sengers, had without provocaiion thrown from
the car window during the trip two Bibles
placed 10 tho racks by religious societies. lie
was admitted to bail aud the case will b. heard
to day.
Ia the shooting Contest at Crectmore, yes
teriay, the American team carried off The three
principal prizes. AMI for the fourth Bydcnhurg,
Of the American team, tics Sir Henry llaltOrd,
of the English team. ln the contest for the
Wimbledon cup at 1000 yards Daaley Selrh,
OF New Orleans, was the winner, scoring l1I,
DR.. g. H. Ryder, Ct Rochester. n. Y, s1conh,
1885,
George Il. SacbcYr, United States Senate.
from Alabama and Miss Mary Nuncz, the
actress, were privately married 10 New York
yesterday morniog. The marriage was known
oaly to few friends of the groom and bride.
Their bridal trip il to extend to Deadwoad City
10 the Black IIs, where they will remain IN
til Congress opens when they will takeu their
residence in Washington.
A Wilkcsbar.o dispatch reports further
cases Of intimidation by striking miners. (siTaln
on the charge OF numbering Farmer Vanlicw.
of Columbia county. All attempts to effect
compromise with the striking miners having
failed the operators announce that nothing
further will be done by them TO urge resump
ton. a oug lcck out is expected.