Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-16
News OF Eho Day.

MIR. Morrill, was reelected u. S. Senator
from Vermont, yesterday.
nothing new was developed in the FltZ John
Porter case yesterday.
Half million dollars IN gold eagles were
purchased in Paris on Monday for shipment to
the United States.
Rev. H. II. Hayden has been indicted for
tho murder of Mary Staunard by the New
Haven, Conn.,, grand Jury.
Thirty one young laGies were received as
novoes OF The order of School Sisters OF n otre
Dame at St. James Church, Baltimore, yes
terday.
James Il. Caddy, prominent citizen OF
Chowan couoty, N. g., while returning from
Edenton on Sunday night was wayaid and
killed.
Admiral Pauliing, of the u. S. N, who has
been for some days pas: dangerously i'll at
Huntington, L. LOT embolism OF the heart IS
TO day somewhat better, but still very feeble.
The box stolen from the First National Bank
of Fl5tkil Landing, N. Y, By burglars, Wed
nesdsy, was fund 10 the woods on the High
lands. The contents, consisting Of bonds aud
mortgages to the vsu5 Of from $50. 900 to
500. 0O0, WEI, undislurbed
\ boarding house 10 E1ioboro street. Boston.
was huroed yesterday morning, and Mary Jane
Campbell persisted 10 The flames. Another
boarder escaped from like fate By dropping
IRON the window OF the third story, and was
caught ty those below on blanket uulplured.
Admiral Porter is being sued by Lieutenant
Henry Stanley Wetmore for the recovery of
various sums OF money, which, it is alleged be
retained from Wetmores pay, aud applied to
the use of Kate Wetmorr, the lieutenant's d.
vorced wife, and the Admiral's paramour.
Red Cloud and his chiefs had conference
Sunday at Camp Sheridan With the officers OF
the military expedition DOW pursniog the Chey'
deliver the renegades. He expressed q great
desire for peace. and promised to promote 1t
by all the means 10 his power. The conference
closed with banquet
Early yesterday morning two ttamLs were
put off freight trsiu Oh the Baltimore and
Potomac road at OIentou. When the train
started the tramps commenced firing with re
volvers Ooe ball passed into a house. and
came within two inches of the head of Mrs.
Creidler, wife of the ticket agent, who was 10
bed. Tue tramps were pursued, and lodged in
Jail at Annapolis.
1p w asnlDRLOu, NOuuay 9iSul, says luo
Critic, singular episode occurred Oh Louisiana
avenue. near Four.and a-haIf street. A bill
hor., was running briskly after a car at that
point when the car suddenly stopped, and the
horse cody stepped in it through theopep door
aud became one Of the staudiog passengers.
He got his entire body into the car, greatly
frightening the other passengers After rid.
ing about twenty FIVE feet the car was stopped
and the horse was backed out. Although all
of the seats were occupied none Of the pas
scngers were Injured. The horse also escaped
injury.
AtClarksburg Monday night Joseph Osborne
aud Ben. Wilson. CougressmaD.e from the
first district, became engaged in discussion,
when Wilson iDsulted Osborne, and told him he
had violently opposed his election. Osborne
said he had done it for the same reason that he
would oppose any democrat. The discussl) in
then turned on financial matters, when Osborne
said that the Wheeling Intellgencer stated that
Wilson had advocated hard money 10 1876.
Wilson said he had never been hard money
map, ADD asked Osborne to repeat bis assertion,
which Osborne did, when Wilson struck him
with heavy cane. Osborne then ouched him
and threw him, and before they c,uld be parted
Wilson's face was out and bruised up 10 ter
ri hla manner