Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-19
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On Friday afternoon Henry Freund, OF the
wholesale jewelry house of III ak Freund q Co.,
New York, lef. his room IN the Palmer House,
Chicago to get dinner, leaving in the room his
trunk containing cvor Sl5, COO worth ofieWelry.
When no returned lie found that an entrance
had been mado through the transom. his trunk
robbed, and the thieves gone. Ito gave the case
to Pinkcrton's Detective Agency, and on Satur-
information obtained from q lodging houao
keeper with whom the thieves had stopped all
night. One Of the thieves was arrested.
General Mackenzie invaded Mexico. and
surrounded Newtown in tho hope Of catching
csttle thief and bandit who had been making
forays into Texas, but ho escaped. The Mexl-
can troops have received orders to skismlsh with
Mackcnzie's force, but 10 avoid general en-
gsgement. Senior 2amacono, tho Mexican
Minister at Washington, denies that thsre 10 any
prospect of WAT between the two countries
owning 10 tho Administrators policy on tho
Kio Grande.
PB. West, an artist Of Cleveland, Ohio yes.
tcrdsy shot his wifo and her soducer, married
man uamed Watkins, in TT Of jealousy w est,
i. appears, discovered his vito end Wstkins un-
der suspicious circumstance and Immediately
drew his revolver and arod two shots, one tax.
lug effect in his Wiie's ear, and the other in her
paramuur's foot, making al ugly wound. Neth-
or of tho shots, however, were fatal. West was
arrested and released on SoC J bail lie claimed
that he fired simply to scare the couple.
Eleven hundred kegs of powder in maya
zine in the outskirts Of Pottsvle Pa, wero
struck by lightning on Saturday afternoon and an
explosion followed that was heard eleven miles
distant. fragments of the building wore thrown
among picnic party not far away, manning
several Houses were demolished, cattle njurad
and many windows in tho town shattered.
A dispatch from Bgga. Butte County, Cali.
iornig, says: a ire here yesterday morning
destroyed ninetcoa buildings. all Of them ex.
cept two bushes houses. lIoss about S3l 400;
insurance. $G3..0) 5eversls arrest have boon
made of parties suspected Of having klndle the
fire, which originated in An outer building.
Mr.. I.eolo, tho witness before the Potter Com
mit.cc created n disturbance At The Aslor
House, Now York, last Saturday night by
shooting through tho door Of his room at inagl-
nary asssssins.
The Washington Mills OF Ashland, Mass.
wore burned by an incendiary on Sunday. Is.
j., Crockor and .. Ames i Son, wsco tho prin-
cpal stock ownors. The loss exceeds $500
insurance unascertaincd.
A st. Louis lawyer and politician, named
Joseph L. Colcord, on Saturday afternoon, at
tho Grsrd House. in that city. shot and killed
his lnistresa, snu thon committed suicide
The cross Cut Railroad running from Brock
ton to Cory, Pa, which cost 81, 26OO)1 has
been sold to VIM. 4. LOWS of Cleveland, for
SI0.C ..
Charles W. Angel the Secretary Of tho Pull.
man Palace Car Company, has robbed that
company OF $l2JOJs and fed to unknown parts.
LITTLE PHIL iSheridsn's Ride turna out 10
have boon rather tsnciful gslIop on the wild
Pegasus Of O crazy poet than true military &C
chieycmen:, az An unsuspectinG public have
been led 10 believe. We know thst numerous
critics have asserted that Sheridan, like Sher-
man and Grant, owes his laurels to the proves
and talents of ether soldiers, who had worn out
aud starved the crest rebellion before these lucky
captains camo, and that they just arrived in time
to gobble the spells of glory which belonged
justly 20 others.
But by the illuEtrious example Of U. s. g.,
looking into imaginary battles, such as Lookout
Mountain, we find some facts with regard to the
battle Of Cedar Creek, which occurred twenty
miles from Winchester in October, 'C4. Jubal
Esry, the Confederate commander, having
completely surprised the Union troops, there
was panic and rout, such as must be charged
10 tho csreessness OF the commander whom tho
troops were as fine as these were known to be.
The starved rebels, however, after their impetu-
Gus attack got possession Of our supply trains,
and instead of pushing their advantage stopped
to cat and plumber.
General Wright, who commanded the Sixth
corps, quickly seized the occasion and stayed
the retrest when tho folly of the enemy had
thus given him timo. lie reformed the lines
and had ordered an advance when Sheridan
arrived from Winchester. His presence certain.
~ helped the cause, but to say that no turned
tho defeat into victory and saved Washington is
TOO much. The rebels were beaten inevitably
as coon as any organized command turned upon
their Struggling columns. The flaming sensa-
tional account by George Alfred Townsend, as
unreliable as most of his other productions, was
sent to theNew York World. and Buchanan Read
put that sensation in verso. This poet.msde
general has been extolled for mis- victory at FIVE
Forks, when an investigation Of the fact VIII
show that he whipped q single division of infan-
try and handful of starved cavalry with an ar
my Wash. CapttGl