Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-21
News 0l tie DAY.

j. r.. Allen & Co., furniture dealers of New
York, have failed.
A dispatch from Fort Yuma says That Capt.
l.. Poland, Of the ordnance department u. s.
A., died suddenly last evening.
Last evening W. T. Carver, the well known
marksman. was married at New Haven TO
Miss Caroline j. Dilley, OF that city.
1ua prz, fight at Harlem last night Jack
Sullivan OF NV York whipped BIB Brown,
of Baltimore. Both were badly mutllated.
Geo. ]. a. Garfield was romnsted for Con
gross by accamation by the republicans OF the
nineteenth Ohio congressional district yts.er.
day.
John T. Leelc, lately witness bs!ore the
Potter Committee. has been transferred to the
Boomingia!e Asylum. lstoring u9d2r acute
maoia
Bogaidu=, who arrived al New York from
Eogiand las: night accapts Carers challenge
to shoot eight hours, and offers to rut up
81 900 forfeit to day if the match is made tor
IS 900 sid.
THIS fears ahou; The safety CT the u. s. slip
Wyomicg have been dIsnciled by the arrival Of
one Of her officers in Washington. lie LETT
her eff Cape IIcofy last Monday and caue
ashore il pilot boat.
A special dispatch irom Michigao city, Inl.,
states that t~o Boys aud two girls, chllirea Q!
Jacob StcfFeI ard Fred. Schwartz wcro drown
CO while bathing 10 Like M!ehigsG lear that
place lss: evening.
The American bark Lena Thurlow, btuad
from Queenstown to New York, was g. on
the 25.h u!!,. by collision With the Eoglish
bark Warren llas! !Srcs, off iowa Scotia. Capt
CoToet ? Az g. Inc crew were saved and landed
at al Queenstown.
The annual convention OF The Natioosl ANA
teur RGw.ng As ,oclatioa at Newark last even
inc elected o. NJ. R,uingtoa, cf Providence,
r. l., f. j.. Reyes. OF Philadelphia and w.
II. Allen, Of Detroit, members Oh the Exacu.
time comnttee FOX years.
A dispatch from Gloucester, Mass, says
three lads, from eight 10 ten years Old, the sons
Of Charles L1cas, Nathan f. Cook aud W. IL.
Eagle, left Iancsville ia dory yesterday
moruiug aud 60 trace has since been found OF
them. Twenty five boats were out ali night 10
uEavalIlug search.
The Trioune's Saratoga dispatoh saya The
Cowdcn Conference will be attended 10 day by
net over 80 people; that they aisavow tho
intcutiou Of starting Hayes party, but that
they desire further removals and charges ia
custom houses, possibilities, etc., 10 tho iGtcrcat
OF tho republican party.
A party OF Indians, supposed to be the hos.
tile Baurock5 of Idaho, ara again marsuding
in the vicinity of Pleasant Valley, stealing
stock. They attacked Shelton McCaIeb aud
party Of fttightcr5 Gear Sal mon City, Idaho,
keepitg un il" ire inr two days. The freight:
ers Used their fl yur sacks as breas:Work and
fought them eff. MoCs!'eb was killed.
A New York dispatch says VIM. j. Van
Z,ut, president Of the Asbestos Company and
agent for the Van Zant estate, is under arrest
on charge of burning one of bis houses in
Staten Island some time ago. to secure the 10,
suraucc. He vas exposed by a man named
Howard who was 10 bis employ, and who
helped Van X,nt to tx the house with kero.
sine and paper, by which the iucendiarism was
accomplished. The house vas insured in
Springfield and Hartford companies for an az.
grerste of $40 900,