Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-29
NEWS Of The E9NY.

SerValVs CaDlnet.-AlNErny IN Bt!gIHrh
News OF the boy.
% the % | inst. cloud burst occurred st
the Mennonite settlement near Silver lake.
Dekota Territory, submerging q largo section
oil county, and causing the drowning of seven
persons. The west branch OF the VermlIion
river, ordinarily about two rods wide, was filled
to over mile 10 width. and a depth OF from
ten to thirty feet, There was great desruc
ton OF property.
The latest way Of fighting duel is to load
the weapon without either shot or ball. This
method was tried the other day in Ohio with
the happiest results. Both men were thorough.
ly frightened, but neither was burt, and the
principals of course expressed themselves as
thoroughly satisfied, their honor having been
indicated
At the lato international postal congress 10
| Paris forty two countries were represented
| Letter postage to all ports Of Europe in future
| will be twenty five confines, or its equivalent.
| Printed matter partially prepaid will be Tor
| warded under the penalty OF double pasLago at
| its destination.
The Indians at the San Carlos (Ariz )na)
agency are eported in q starving condition, and
| if not relieved Immediately they threaten to
leave the agency. Owing to the transfer OF
troops from Arizona to the scene OF lndian
hostitics much trouble il anticipated from
this tribe.
| A bass weighing six and a quarter pounds
was captured by Charles llarmlson, Of Rom
ney, West Virginia, last week. MIR. Harrison
was crossing the South Branch on horseback
and discovered tho bass 10 very low water,
alightcd from his horse and killed it with a
stone.
Lit Mimi Cook, Chinese Consul at the port
Of San Francisco, states that the Chinese Gov
eminent do not care to have more of its sub cots
come to America than can find employment,
but believes the United States has the will
and the power to protect those who are here
John Costafrolsz. charged with numbering
Matthew Matthew5on, a wealthy pcddIer, on
the Richelieu river, has been captured at Kings
stop, Ontario, With tho gold watch and stock
of goods of tho murdered man ID his posses
sion.
Tho firm of Schcppcrs Brothers, extensive
WOODEN manufacturers Of Philadelphia, have
effected an arrangement with their creditors,
and will resume business This will glVo en-.
ployment to about sixteen hundred men, Wo-
men and children.
A special excursion train arrived at Cape
May on Saturday evening from New York
with bankers, underwriters and members OF
the Produce Exchange. in three hours and
forty five minutes running time, the distance
being about one hundred and fifty miles.
The rates on live stock between Chicago aud
the Eastern markets are said to be very much
demOralizad. 1t was reported Saturday that
stock had been taken from Chicago to Buffalo
| at q rate Of $50 per car This is IS ltsa than
one half The agreed tariff.
The fishermen in the Gulf OF st. Llwretc'
near the Maglalcn Islands, complain oil cod
and stormy weather during the last ten days
retardug their operations. They report fish
and bait very scarce all along the coast.
The Ifiremen Trust Insurauce Company, Of
\ ~ York, whose capital WAS reported impair
ed, has surplus oil eighty thousand dollars --
| IL Ia the firemen 4 fund OF New Y Ork city whose
icapital is impaired thirteen thousand dollars
Gen. Elcobalo, the I4,rlist thieltan who
Wis recently captured in Mexico by tho D.aZ
lnrces, has baon sentenced to be shot. E1c0bedo,
it will t., remembered, was the hero OF the
capture OF the i'll iatni Emperor Macmillan.
The hlrk Maizena, trom Nla!anz!s, has put
into Fernanlina With the yellow fever On board.
The second male aud onn seaman had died,
and the first mate aud three stamon were sick.
The report of an impending coal si..,Ae ~
the Sohuylkill mining rcp':'.. II, contralctcd.
| The operatives ar& III 10 condition tnnnlrrtake
| such mDvGmcnt.
Hir. James N. Tyncr, First Assistant Post
master General, and Mr. Joseph II. Blacktau,
general superintendent Of toreign mails, return
cl to New York Saturday, from Paris.
John Shehau, the third anu last o! tie party
suspected Of bcing concerned in the murder Of
Eugene Sullivan in Portsmouth, N. IT,, over
| Is years ago, was arrested Oh Saturday.
Mr.. Noycs, United States Minister to
| Feauce, left New York on Saturday on hil re-
| turn to Paris.
The Massachusetts, republican committee
has issllad call for the convention to noml-
nate State ofli,Crs on the 18Th OF September.
A severe rain storm prevailed at Grccnbrler
White Sulphur Springs, Oh Saturday. No
damage IL reported.