Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-30
NaEa OF LIE DAY.


beach at Care May Sunday AFTERNOON. a
Vounr man named McGarrg was in the surf,
bathing, when he VAS suddenly carried out be,
yopd his depth. The surf beat vas not out at
tho time. and some minutes passed before the
crow could be got together. Finally, however,
thew manned the boat and struck out Tor the
rescue. The tide was SO strong that the young
man aoated down to Sea Grove before the boat
overlook him, having been 10 the water over
two hours. at the time there were thousands
of people on the beach anzously watching the
struppliEe man 10 the water aud the efforts OF
the boat to reach him. When he Vas finally
drawn into the boat alive shout OF rcliet went
m from those who had Witnessed The exciting
spectacle from the shore.
Captain Bogardus won pigeon shooting
match Yesterday, defeating Captain Skclley, OF
the NottughiIl Gun Club, England. They
gero to shoot at one hundred birds each, at
thirty yards rise, for Que hundred pounds sler.
ing, Captain Skclley gave up the contest at
the eighty ninth bird, having only killed sixty
four, while his opponent had killed seventy.
seven. Captain Bogardus continued shooting,
and killed eighty. four out OF the hundred birds
This is the highest score ever made in Fog
land.
A very interesting ocean yacht race came
of Yesterday at Cape May in full view OF the
piers and the beach. which were lined with
spectators. Five boats took part IN 1.-THE Nj.
S: Quay, Stella, White Wing, La Belle and
Phantom. There we're three priZers offered,
which were won by the La Belle, Stella and
NJ. S. Quay, the White Wing and Phantom
having been distanccd by an unfortunate mis-
take as to the curse. The prizes were OF
solid sterling silver oil exquisite workm anshp.
The Manchester Guardians London CORES
pendent says it is understood that more har'
mouy prevailed in the recent Pan. Anglican
SYNOD than at the ono previous. 1t is stated
that one of the last acts of the Synod, before
the final adjournment on Friday, was the pas
SAGE Of an important resolution relating to doc
trine, order and discipline Of the Eoelish
Church, presumably aimed at The extreme
school Of Rituaists.
The board of health, of Galveston, Texas.
have decided to quarantine both by land and
sea. Hereafter all trains will be boarded at
Hisb,and Station, and persons from Injected
ports will be detained. The steamship Harlan,
of the Morgan li1e, with freight from New
Orleans, was not permitted to pass quarantine
station, aud returned 10 Morgan City without
dischsrglng.
A small party Of hostile Indians VINO recently
committed murders at the mouth OF Bear and
Rock creeks 10 Montana, was o7ertaken on the
DIST instant by Lieutenant Wallace, with
thirteen soldiers and two ctlzeos, when SIX
were killed, including the chict, Tababor, and
three wounded. Ooy eight OF the party es
capped uirjurej. There were no casualties
among the soldiers.
On Sunday night flty four convicts escaped
from Mount St. Bernard R2tormatory in Lolces'
tershire, England, alter assaul:ing the officers
in charge. The police Of Lug thorough, IN
tcrcap.ed and rccaptured thirty three OF the
fucitlVes after desperate fight. The convcts
we're armed with b!udgeons, stones and koves.
One of the corstabcs vas stabbed 10 seven
places.
The Iodiao agent at the Lauhi agency re-
ports that ten OF the Indians had been muir
dcrcd while 90 hunting expedition BY whites.
This muder was attributed to an lndIan dts
perado known as Banncck JohD, and the L.
diaos in retaliation formed conspiracy Tor bis
assassination, which th'Y have carried out.
John Angelo and his sou, aged fourteen, have
bacn arrested at jacksonville, Illinois, tor the
killing OF Isaac IIammil. The latter rode up
to ADgclo's farmhouse at midnight on Sunday
snd demanded 10 sec Aogel0 daughter. The
iather rclnHu, anu oIu't'us n,7 I.' - a''''
he utd So Killing 1lanihh'l lHSla'.''.
The signal scrvica observer at SlniihVlIia, \.
G., reports the Spanish brig DosGuhadt3 from
Wilmington, n. e., ior Antwerp win ros'p,
ashore 10 critical position near f"n ."'Hcl'
beach. Sic Is iu'! 81 water ahl 'L*AE'u III
dischargine cargo. WrtckclS have gonr 10 hcI
as5Ia"nc>. No yves were 'o7''
n letter IRON MasSanetta oI'iiosi' noch!ne
ham county, a. says llieIllEence i,aH it1cne' ~
there OF ne "fo%n'nS ol llA!iH' i'.t Iou VI
omnanaer "a; It, E,o' 'p'i a. % Tt LIS , H"a'r
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California had been attacked by Pedro BuiilIa,