Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-01
MG&R OF the SksY.

The Secretary OF the Treasury has issued
call for the redemption Of 20 bonds. consols,
OF 1865. The calI for IS 900 600, Of which So
900 900 are coupons and s., 00U,0O0 registered
bonds Coupon hoods, dated July l.. 1865,
namely $50, No. j0,00l TO $1,000, both in.
elusive; $500, No. IS 00l to 90 900, both in
elusive; $500, No. C000l to Go 900, both in.
elusive; 81 900 No. S.00l to ia 400, both it.
elusive. Registered bonds, as follows: $50. No.
1851 to 900, both inclusive; 500. No. Idol
to ) POO. boil, inclusive; $500. Nc. S,70l to
9 200, bath inclusive 81 900, No. 2S,7jl to
80 100, to;h iuc uslVc; $1,000. No. S.O5l to
$500, beth lnclusl7t; $1,000. M. II 9jl to
1851, both Inclusive.
Ia Kansas City, early yesterday morning, the
cue, Was discovered to be on fire. Ga putting
out the ilsmca the crowd Attracted 10 the spot
found that tlattenback and his vile lad been
vas lying insaosible and at the point OF death.
Mrs. Ilattcnback had her head crushed aud her
limbs burned to a crisp. The husband was
found in The kitchen with bullet hole in bis
head and the I,:ek OF his skull crushed in with
an axe, which WAS lyiag beside: him. There Is
10 clue to the murderer.
Tie merchandise exports from the United
States during the nine months ended March
81 amounted to 1888. 05l lie; imports 1929,
sol ,G29. Excess Of exports over imports $2O3.
229, sol. The experts Of specie aud bullion
during the same period were So, OGG .O92;
imports $40, 749 $40. Excess Of exports over
imports s., ,24G. The total excess CT eZ
ports over imports, specie and merchandise
was $206, 545 .744.
a meeting of III: Stockholders Of the Chesa
peakc and Ohio Canal Company was held at
Annapolis yesterday. The only business trans
acted was to approve the ACT which authorized
the ISSUE Of halt million dollars OF repair
bonds Of the canal. The regular ANNUAL meet
ug of the stockholders will take place about
the lst Of June, Whan the President I'D pIrcc.
tors Of the canal will BE- elected aud the annual
report submitted.
The facts Of the reported kiIaappiog OF a
young girl Ey a Catholic prizes; in Frederick,
Maryland, arc that the priest discovered that
the family with whom be had put the girl to
be raised we're not the right sort OF people,
and "a they refused to give her up he openly
took her away and sent her to the Sisters Of
Charity 10 Baltimore.
Burglars entered tbs residence ii Ephram
Gas, leading citizen Of South SeItualc, Mass.
early yesterday morning. took the safe from a
chamber carried it half mile done The road,
blew it open and got away With the contents,
consisting OF railroad stocks and bank books
representing over $50. 900, aud SO IN money.
\ sptciol dispatch from BcliclOnlaioc, o.,
states that Deputy Sheriff Rockwell WAS muir
dertd by Amos lrskeep, last evening, while
| levging on the property UTtho latter. lriktcp
| is farmer oil very dissipattd habits. y large
crowd is 10 pursuit 0fthc murderer Threatening
to lynch him.
The Foxboro, Mass, savings bank wss yester.
| tcrday restricted from paying more than 10 per
can't to any Gcpositor during the next SIX
months aud ten per cent. additional duIiog the
succeeding six mouths. The deposits uow in
the bank amount to Sl4S 900.
The jury 10 The Curtis case failed to agree,
and were yesterday discharged by the Court.
Although at one time they stood 10 to , for
conviction, when discharged they stood to ).
according 10 report. The District Attorney
proposes to try the Case again at an early day.
A quwel occurred Yesterday over game Of
cards al q saloon in New Orleans between Vim.
Gibson and j. r. l,awless, when the former
vas stabbed causing death ia hall an hOnr.
IIawless WIS arrested. They were employed as
pilots on the steamboat fanchon.
All the Assistant Treasures throughout the
United States have been authorized 10 exchange
silver dollars for greenbacks, under the order
of tie Secretary, and the Treasurer yester
day paid ct $4,000 in exchange for United
States notes.
This morning Judge RoxsoD, OF Philadelphia,
granted special al!ocatur 10 the case Of Mr..
L. 8. PAUL., of Scranton, who vas sentenced
yesterday at Wilkesbarre, by Judge Stanton, to
two years imprisonment Tor alleged forgery.
1t is proposed to hold jubilee at Cincinnati
next September, composed OF vast encamp
ment of tho Union and Confederate soldiers.
Efforts are to be made to gather one hundred
thousand men.
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