Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-06
News of the & aY.


The railroad accident on the l. ,ti4h Railroad
at Slsl1gton, Pa, mentioned 10 Us roa5
Qtzaltc. was MIR, disastrous than at hrs. re
ported. Twonen were killed, Including W %.
Shoemaker, of Lockport. Fifteen men were Sc
rious|y burocd. some fatally, and about twenty,
five others slightly, Including Womeo apa
children living ut the scene Inc rre'Hu.
train stopped at the station to cool CD not
iouroa when the oil train, consisting OF inc en'
CINE and forty talks, running 20 miles an nouI'
dashed toto the rear, With the result S5ateu,
Twenty of the oil cars were uncoupieo aoo
saved. The town at ooe time was thrsa'eo ea
with destruction. The machine shop ana
foupdery of Brown and Williams was burned
loss $50 600; and the small iron bridge on
which the tram coided was wrecked Inc
depot and other buildings were more or less
damaged, 10 to this morniog six OF the 10;
iured have died and several Of the wounded
are still in critical condition. The death OF
another victim is also reported. The railroad
Company have rebuilt the bridge and tralos
are now running regularly. The estimate OF
the extent of the damage are considerably re,
duced, and it is now thought viii DOT exceed
seventy FIVE thousand dollars.
The through express train on the H. nexas
Pacific railroad was stopped and ro6Deo 1nurS,
day night ct Eagle Ford station. Inc express
messenger and mail agent surrendered without
resistance, and the passengers were not moi les
ed. The amount stolen is not kno@o. j.. Inc
robbery is supposed to have been committed
by the same party that recently robbed a tram
at HutcbiDs and Allen station, on the central
road.
The launch of the steamship City OF Pera at
Chester, Pa, was witnessed to-day by attn
criop eff potablcs, including about two hun
dred from Washington. President Hayes and his
Cabinet, about twenty Senator'S and one nun
dred Representatives accepted the invitations
of Messrs. John Roach u Sop, the enterprlslng
shipbuilders.
William Thomas, blacksmith, working at
the sbipyards in Wilmington, DEL, killed bis
wife during family quarrel last evening by
cutting her throat with razor. He then at
tempted suicide by cutting his own throat
Thomas is under arrest, but his recovery is very
doubtful. He had been drinking hard lately.
Elk State Treasurer T. L. Cardozo was yes
terday released from Imprisonment at CoIum,c
ha S. c.. upon giving bonds IN the sum OF
So 900 for his appearance on the hrst MONDAY
10 july, to answer the Indictments now pend
ng against him in the Court OF General Ses-
sions.
o. petition of his creditors, John McCool,
* REGISTER and late candidate TOR sheriff or
New York, was adjudlcated bankrupt to day.
North American Life Insurance COMPANY
holds mortgages to the extent OF SoO0.O0O 90
McCools property.
Mrs. Alice Aspald, young widow lady, OF
Annapolis, aud daughter of Captain Taylor,
of the Annapolis Navy Yard, was arrested 10
Baltimore yesterday, charged with stealing two
rings worth $1,000 from Can6cld's je~elry
store.
The reduction of wages at the Sprague
Mills, 10 kent county, r. l., yesterday led to
some violent demonstrations by strikers. One
mill was broken i1to, operatives driven out. and
the machinery broken. The police checked
further violence.
George w. Kirk was arrested yesterday Tor
completely 10 the Lawrence silk smuggling,
frauds and was today held 10 the sum OF
$4,000 bail.
Farmer Thompson, who was shot by ohoer
Smith 10 the recent ARRAY at Pine Plains, n.
Y, died at midnight.
The sloop.of,war Wyoming will start again
for the Paris Exposition to. day. She has been
thoroughly repaired and recoppered.
/: Rev. Mr.. Peterkin intends to accept the
bishopric of West Virginia,
Rev. d.. Seymour declines the Springfield,
ILL.,, Bisboprio
The specie shipm ,nt to Europe to day was
$500, 900 gold coin.
Postmaster General Key and his party ar
rived at Cedar Greek tsx o clock this morning.
THE EIGHT CONGRESSIONAL DIsTR1CT.-The