Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-20
News OF the DHy.

10 NIOptrea'. AS Tue Dll!oos "eic u"i oniuE
10 chu:ch that forenoon O Catholic attempted
70 cross through the procession. lie was ruS'
sued into Notro Dame Calhoii, Church, where
some fgtticg ccu'red. Charles y Hara' wac
ATTEMPTED to shut The door on the intruders,
was badly beaten. There gas more r)trg
at III o'clock las, tight 10 Victoria Square
Stone throwing aud pistol shooting were 10.
duleed 10 uut posse Of police arrived aud
uueIled the disturbance. An artillery yoluD'
! lser named Cole received severe wouods, aud
| Polio :mau Martin was dangerous wounded
10 the head. Several large plate glass viz
dow, we're broken. The polio, were out, 10
strong force, aud cleared the streets
of the disturbing clement Considerable party
feeliog exists 10 the city. arising out OF the
trials goiog 90 of those who took part 10 the
late shooliog ARRAY in The city.
The Bark Azor, with Liberian cmiarants
has not sailed yet from Charleston, having
been obliged to di:charg. lat people illegally
taken al passengers. Thursday night when
those who had been selected to 20 went below
for tho nieht they found nearly every buck oc.
cupied Upon Investigation it turned out
that large number had struggled themselves
on board 10 The hope that once at sea it would
be impossible 10 send them back. With much
dif6uty they We're put ashore yesterday.
Six steamers sailed from New York lar
Europe to day, taking good lists OF pass:nz
aod full freight. Including 255 900 bushels OF
grain 200 900 American cigars. large qusnti-
tics Ct dry goods, beef and all kinds Of p'ovl.
sious aud produce, Gained meats, 900 bead OF
cattle 81 horses, elc.
John Wise, the a:onauI, is 10 ST.. Lau!s,
where be will make several balloon trips. 10
one the balloon is to DO exploded. 10 another
the professor will 20 up 90 hcrseDack, aud 10
the third there will be horse and carriage,
With seats for family
Indications of au active railroad war 10 east.
ern bouDd passenger rates are appearing. Yes
terday TIE Pan Handle reduced rates from
Cipciuuati 10 New York to Sl3 This is fol
lowed by the Atlantic and Great Western put
ting the rate dowa 10 Sll.
For three months, ending March 81, 1875
the plumber ct failures 10 the United States Was
3 355, with liabilities estimated at $50 07S 900
Duriog the same period last year the failures
numbered 1853, and liabilities amounted to
$54 53S, 900.
The postal excursion party visited st. Angus.
tine, Florida, yesterday, AID subsequently LETT
Jacksonville 90 their return to WasHngtoD.'-
The party will probably stop ut Charleston aud
Richmond on their way home.
Loonard Stroud, farmer Of Gcauga county,
, 0 lio, had dispute ui:h his wife concerning
some property 90 Thursday, and sf.er stsbbiug
her committed suicide by cuttog his throat
The wife died yesterday.
Three hundred thousand ounces OF 6oe sl.vT
, have becu purchased BY the Government, De-
Iiverable at the Carson Mot, for coinage DKo
dollars.
Wesley Turner. jackson Elmuods and Alex.
BroRu, convicted of murder, will be executed
90 Monday at Franki 10, 81. Mays PARISH,
Louisiana.
Flags were at half mast 10 Lowell, Miss,
Yesterday, 10 memory OF what the telegram
from that city styles The Baltimore massacre
10 1861.
Rev. p. T. Lyodou, Vicar General s stAs
o Alchdoces, OF Boston, died last blight afss a
Drief illness.
WITNESSES BEFORE THE GRAND JUH.~-
, A large uumter of witnesses were summond 10
> appear before the Hustiogs Court to testify be L.
! fore the grand jury The summons, after tat
. ing The Names read as follows ITO appear
4 before the Hastings Court for the city Of bet.
!, mond g., to testify and the truth to cay bta1e
r the grand jury there to be 10 session.
. This uoroiug MIR. G. V. Meredith, being en-.
;. ployed by several of them to object to the mn
. Ger of heir being summoned, moved 10 quslh
' the subpoena as being Improperly issued. tie
d based tis motion on he language OF the 2Ch
9 section CT chapter liz of the Code Of Virginia
This section, alter stating that person IGy be
. summoned to give evidence before sourt evaG
Jury, g., and alter stating who may issue TIC
summons, further says 1t shall express "a
t whose behalf and 10 what case, or about whit
s matter the witoess is to attend Mr.. Men
dith co0tended that as the subpoena did nd
Y state either ION whose behalf, y "in what case.
4 or "about what matter" the witnesses were Il
attend the process should be qnashed as oe'f
e improperly issued. Z
q In The course of his argument MIR. MerediA
!. alluded 10 the fact that he bad been iuformd
. that many of these witnesses bad been sua
moord by reason OF anonymous letters sent L
the Judge, but that be did DOT know it as
Q fact. But il 80, be Appealed to the Judge u
y let no more be summoned fer such cause. tit
based his appeals on not only justice to many
g Of the cir z IDS of Richmond, but On The futile
c ground that it would diminish that respec: AM
r admiration that Virginians have for their it.
It dietary. They would not be looked upon g
J. dispensers Of justice. but as i5auisitors. Ee
$ further claimed that to notice such letter!
G would be to encourage aud eOgebder oovsrdc'
!, aud falsebood--the lowest vices 10 the csts
r logue. That the most Innocent aud virtuDrs
man may bs brought by reason Of such Letter
to testify about houses of i'll fame. Such let
: ter may have been prompted BY petty spite,
and that however ignorant OF such places mar
j. may be, there are those who would believe and
s say that be knew more than be told. These,
:. With other arguments, he pressed earnestly
upon the court.
. The court overrulcd The motion. and com
l. manded the witnesses to be sworo, which Wa:
done and the witnesses sent before the grand
jury.
n Each witness, upon going before the Jury,
was asked the following question I'D you
know of any violations of law 10 The past twelve
!. months, especially that Of adultery, gambling
and Sunday liquor law?'
Cbo reenIt u.o that ninetnen yell known bar