Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-07
News OF khe Day.

Inc IlQnnpat1l5ts or New OrlcaC5 nave Is |
sued circular saying that their practice has
been prominently successful 10 the epidemic.
The trial Of the case of Samuel Strong vs..
the District Of Columbia was concluded Ssur
day morning, the jury finding verdict ir favor
of the plaintiff for 1888, 00l.5 so.
The O'Leary and Hughes match at New
York ended % Saturday evening. O'Leary
wss on the track nearly I42 hours, and walked
403, While Hughes walked only 3ll miles.
The International cricket match ended on
Saturday 10 draw for want of time to finish.
The Phi!adclpbiats made So on the second in
uirg, making their total 90 ahead of the Aus
irahaos.
Hecry Grccnbaun, e1-president Of the Ger.
man Savings Bank of Chicago, was arrested
Saturday on charges preferred by T. B. Weber
for endorsement of S225,OOO, and bailsd 10
$25 coo.
Four States vote to. morrow-Ohio, Indiana,
Iowa AID West Virginia. As to the two latter
the result will probably not differ from the an
;icipslions that are based upon their regular
political complexion. Iowa is as republican as
West Flrglnla Is democrats.
Joseph Bos$;c.i, vagabond ton Australia
who dEitted Cut to Colorado, and reaching 10.
st0 without dollar 10 bis PICKET, began digging
at Tyndali Hil struck an Gre richer than that
| 81 ans mioe in the c0uolry add which has yield
! &. ever s. 600 day.
I. report is current in New Otleats that Con
| gres.Iuan Acklep. OF louisiana has 6een advised
70 :csg0 The Democratic State Central Com
mttec, who ara Investigating tho charges
against him, are still retcent, Out do act contra.
die; the uuor.
Near the village OF Fra1knvile, Baltimore
cJu1ty, yesterday morning John Shana han shot
man named Miller, the alleged sedu,er OF his
sister, ard tten surrendered hmsalf 10 til sher
if aod voluntarily went to Jail. Miller is sup.
pcs2d to be nortally wounded.
jain Carpenter, while Intoxicated, yesterday
morning, entered ST. Francis Asvier's Church,
| y. T., md, without warning. plugged huge
knife into tie abdomen Of Mary Logao. whom
be took for his vile, from whom DO has been
separated. Carpenter Was locked up to avail.
tire result Of The 1oman's lDjull:s.
The Passaic rol,iog mills at Paterson, n. j.,
au extensive frame structure covering four acres
aud filed with expensive machinery. were dam
aged by fire to the extent of SAC. 900 Saturday
right 1t is supposed that the fire was incen.
diary, arising from political amnesty against
! President Watts Cooke, who has attacked Ger
taio candidates.
Mr.. Il. William Thorne has just beeo noui
mated for Congress in North Carolina. Ho was
expelled from the Legislature in 1874 for pub
2hi1g pamphlet denying the existence of
| God. His trial before committee ftho House
caused much excitement at the time, and was
attended by many cergymcn from all parts OF
| the country.
Mrs Jacob kurz waa burned % Saturday at
| Woodbridc. Connecticut, by her cothiog taking
fire at the kitchen stove. She rushed into the
barn, and rolling 90 the floor i1 her agony set
the building 90 fire, aud finally jumped ioto the
| well, whcrc she was drowned. Her body was
| burned to crisp, every vastigo Of clothing
having been consumed.
James Stone, colorcd ealing house keeper
10 Washington, cut the threats of his wife aud
sister in law ca Saturday evening. The wife
has since died, and no hopes are entertained OF
the Others recovering. lie had been separated
from his wife and was Jealous of her, and no
blamed the sister 10 law for causing the separa-
ton. After tho deed be attempted to mako
bis escape, and was pursued with threats of
lSuchipg, but the police ioterfered in time and
secured him.