Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-05
News of the Day.

phonso Davis, all ct whom had been uflhhioe,
returned 10 tie house OF CemmoDs, PROVIDED
With oysters, crackers and whiskey to "lnu up
the spree. Mrs. Clemmous, who had been
asleep, took the whiskey and hid it, and Told toid
the men not to come into her house. lney
repaired to the outdoor kitchen, where quar-
rel ensued between Clemmons and Ward, VINO
insisted on going into Clemmons' house. Inc
latter procured bis gun and told WARD ne
would shoot him if he did not 20 away a
scuhle then followed in tho doorway and IN the
melee the gun was discharged, lodging the enulc
load in the upper portion OF Mrs. Ctemnons
thigh. A doctor was sent TOR but IN ten minutes
after his arrival she breathed her last. Mrs.
Clemmons was the mother of eight children,
the Youngest twelve months old. Clemmons
and his companions were arrested, but magis
tratc upon hearing the testimony, discharged
them.
A dispatch from Dixon. No., to Nlrs. Amelia
Monch, of st. Louis, gives 40 account OF the
awful death of her two daughters. aged and
s wears. On the return tf Nloncb, Cd Saturday.
to his residence, the children were not to be
seen. [lo called them. but received DO re
Spouse. a closed trunk was 10 the room, and
MIR. Monch noticed that the tray was out of H.
and Law on the floor beside it. Upon opening
the Trunk he found the two children; the
Younger child was quito dead and the elder was
still warm, but all efforts at restoration proved
unaVaiIiog. The little ones had been 10 the
habit of hiding 10 the trunk when they saw
their lalher coming. The trunk had 10 spllOg
lock, and it did not fasten upon them, but it Is
supposed that the heat oVercame them lmme'
diately upon the closing Of the lid. TIER
faces bore no signs OF suffering or strupg les.
y man named Caldwell, near Americas, Ga,
Monday, killed his vile, three children and
wife's sister With smoothing iron. Two older
children Wero at school ard one in field, and
ouo little one ran under the house and escaped.
The murderer Jumped into well, but, falling
TO materially ipurc himself. crnWed out and
got on top Of his dwelling house and Jumped
| of. lie was picked up inseDsible by Two
| negroes who Wero attracted by his cries aud
sesticulations while on the house lie rccoV.
cred 10 short while and sent the negroes Oft
| for some neghbors. and then went to the gIn
house, climbed 10 its lofllest point aCd threw
| himself headIong to the ground, expiring almost
| instantly.
A large number of members OF the Uoted
States Brewers Association, which met 10
| annual convention 10 Baltimore this MORN
ing, haviog arrived, they were rendered
| reception at the Academy Of Music last evening
! by the Baltimore association, and were well
| coined by Acting Mayor Oils Kelboliz 10 a
short address. H. H. Rueter, of Boston,
Mass, president Of the association, approprl-
ately responded to the address OF Welcome,
after which thu evening was passed 10 social
| enjoyment.
Yesterday afternoon three story brick build
| ipe under construction 90 Fremont street, Biltl
more, fell ip, burying ten men 10 the ruins
James Brooks, boss bricklayer, reSidlog at
| Clifton, Baltimore county, was taken out ser.
| ously Injured aud died while being conveyed
to bis home. George ". Marley and James
Lupton, bricklayers, and James Brooks and ).
6. Grant, colored hodcarriers, were dangerously
Injured. The Other five sustained slight ID.
jurics.
A meeting Of one thousand laboring men
was held 10 Boston on Monday night, at which
numerous addresses were made declanatory
against the 'Government Of Blue l5Ioods and
resolution of thanks was adopted to only
three members of Congress who would do any
thing for the workingmen-Butler Of Mass,
Wright Of Penn, and Schleischer of Ttxas.-
The meeting resolved itself into political
organization.
A woman named OIeson, at Omaha while 10
ft OF temporary insanity, yesterday sc;zsd
her daughter ~ years old, and threw her lotto
pond, and then jumped 10 herself. The
screams Of the little girl alarmed people wlthln
the sound of her voice, but not within sight OF
the pond. A search was made which result ted
10 the finding Of The dead bodies of the mother
and daughter. The husband Of Mrs. Oleson is
nearly crsznd with glief.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company has
authorized survey for o railroad from the line
of ts road near Fargo, Dakota. down TO tho
Red River Of the North to the Canadian line,
distance of $50 miles. for the purpose OF
Opening connections with the Canada Pacific
Railroad, which is now being constructed to the
boundary line.
The convention Of the Central Ferean, TO-
cludiog all The German Catholic societies 10 the
Union, will begin at Indianapolis, on Sunday
next Every city 10 the Uoted States where
there arc German Catholic societies, will be
| represented. 1t lis expected that there will be
| fully thirty thousand visitors present on the
| OCCASION.
President Hayes, by invitation Of Professor
visit IIavrc de Grace. Nd, to-day to witness
the process Of Matching fish by artificial means
| to stock the rivers 10 that and other localities.
The trial of Benjamin Hunter, charged with
] the murder of Armstrong, in Camden last Jan
| uary, will not BIO begun to day, as was first in
tended, the prosecution not having the missing
| witnesses.
A fire at Rock Hill, 8. c., yesterday, de-
s'royed eighteen building and threw forty peo
pie out of employment.
A fire at Rockland. Md, to-day caused 3
loss of about $45, 900. Insurance $40, 000.-
George Sudley was suffocated.
The President has nominated john S.
Witober, of West Virginia, to be Pension
Agent at Washington, D. G.
The Presidential Fraud.
The Washington correspondent of the Blltl'
more Sun says: The cross examination of An.
derson was resumed before the Potter invosti.