Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-03
News Of She Day.

started yesterday morcing % en- attempt TO
swim for thirty.six hours continuously Ia the
river Thames. H started from WoolW!cb, IN
tending to swim to Gravesend, where ne was to
turn with the tide and repeat the trip between
the two points as often as necessary. lie, how.
ever, relinquished the attempt Tor the present
ia consequence of the high wind, leaving the
water about three o'clock, after swimming for
zine hours and completing twenty two miles.
A gang of five masked robbers waylaid James
Anderson, q milkman, north of Daadwood, Da.
kots Territory, yesterday when on bis way to
town. After robbing him they left him bound
and gagged and drove away with his team.
They then went to Anderson's ranch and got
three additional horses and saddles. On leav.
pg they told the man ID charge of the rauche
to 90 and iiberate bis employer.
The Manassas Gazette says MIR. Z. New.
man a few days ago killed Just outside Of
tho corporation, O snake of the garter species
measuring between and 4 feet in length.
There issued from its mouth whenlt vas struck
fifty. four young snakes. A snake OF similar
kind was killed about week ago near this
place which was taking care of thirty six young
ones.
On Friday of last week almost. the entire oat
crop of Mr.. Andrew Willis within one and a
half miles of Orange G. II. was destroyed ty
fire. The oats we're 10 stacks and caught fire
from the engine Of Messrs. Flowers & Garter
who were engaged in threshlng them. Loss
estimated at six hundred bushels.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company has, on account of the preva
lence of yellow fever 10 New Orleans, discon
tinued the reception of freight at PhiIadel phia
from the North for Austin. Galveston and other
points beyond, by way of New Orleans. for the
present.
At Jeferds axe factory, in jamestown, n.
Y, yesterday, four thousand pound eriod
stone exploded. one piece, weighing l.50C
pounds, striking an employee named Weber 10
tbs breast and face. He was Knocked sense.
less and remained unconscious all day, being
probably fatally hurt.
General A. L. Roumfort died at Harrisburg
yesterday. He was born in France 10 1875 but
graduated at West Point in 1917. Hs was q
Lieutenant in the navy and afterwards Gaueral
OF the Second Division Of Pennsylvania Folun.
teers. During the civil var he was Mayor OF
Harrisburg.
There is much activity apparent 10 the Aus
TRAN navy in preparing for contingencies. The
men ca leave of absence are ordered to then
posts and torpedoes have been placed at kie2
and other poiots on the Dalmatien coast, 10 the
waters of Polo and the rcsdstead Of FasaDa.
A small lot OF gold was sold at The Baltimore
Stock Board yesterday at ]0(t but the 1uoe
price 10 New York from the opening to The
close was $1,000, at wbi:h all the sales reported
we're made. The market vas, however. very
dull ard disposed to dcclloe.
The Victoria Legislature has unanimously
passed resolution agains: the employment o
Chinese labor 90 the public works, and II COD
tractors employ them the Govcrnmelt viii
DO. be responsible ilr the payment CT TIC
contract.
Dave Moftor, white mau, was killed at he
election poll c. the foot Ut Lookout M5u0;aln,
in Tennessee, on Thursday by q negro. 1t was
expected that The iriends Of Morton would
lynch the murderer. hu, be has rot yet been
captured.
The Turkish Ministry are still discussing the
Bosnian question. The Porte has net get pro
tested against The Austrian occupation Without
the fornaiity Oh convention between The two
Powers.
The democrats Of the Fifteenth Ohio district
nomi1ated Judge George ". Goddess for Con.
gress 90 the twelve tuod!cd aud fifty filth
ballot.
The ratification CT the Berlin treaty By all
the Powers except Turkey has been received.
The exchange CT the raldoa,o5s will take place
to day notwithstanding the Porte's delay
The French Government has formally Invited
the foreign Powers TO the International None
tary Congress, TO assemble 10 Paris Oh the 10th
instant.
The Chinese Embassy will leave San Fran
cisco n special car Oh their way to Washing
toe to day.
Thirty six new cases Of yellow fever aud seven
deaths were reported yesterday at New Orleans.