Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-23
NEWS Of the Bar.

There isa poplar treo ca The Island, 10
Washipgtoo, tia. sheds moisture like rain.
Tho winners ct pimico yesterday were Sun
light, Duke CT Magenta, Disturbances anu
BushWhacker.
Tie Globe. Democrat CT St. Louis aiut uasss
that Samuel j. iiIdca is cpgased TO BE- lnarilca!
70 ST. l.:uis BELLE and that the wedding VIII
take place Titbia three moths
In view Of the heavy tax Imposed Oh the
banking capital OF Cleveland, Ohio, the Mer--
chant National Bauk cf that city has reGu'ad
lis CAPITAL from 81, 200, 900 to $SOO,OUO.
\ co)d rain storm reached Cbicsgo from the
West Monday night. which, before mornlog,
tnrned to snow The ground was covered yes
terlay morning with the first snow of the sea-
son.
The President and party will leave Washiog::
ton to night on their visit to the Cumberland
fair Thursday will be spent at the ialr, and
the party viii return t, Washington 10 tho
evening".
Joseph i. Wcrtz has been sentenced to five
years Imprisonment for aiding and abstlng
Daniel NJ. Dickerscu 10 emb:zzling the funds
OF the Manufacturers National Bank of New.
ark, N. J.
81 tho shooting match in Washington, yes
terday, Professor William Hardness made 2l6
Gu: OF d possible 225 points, and j. NJ T. Par.
telIo made 2ll Particle recently made pa
out OF possible 22j, shooting 500, 900 and
| 900 yards.
The grand Jury Of the Circuit Cour: OF Al.
Legacy cou5ty, Md, Inquired into the Huyhcy
Blackiston homicide yesterday, and refused
to present Mr. IIughey for any offence
whatever. The facts showed q very clear case
of self defence.
At c political meeting, ia PHILADELPHIA, last
night, some one threw large stone Ut Speaker
Randall Who was addressing the crowd The
Speaker escape was very narrow, as the stone
struck door Immediately behicd lin. No
arrests were made.
Surgeon J. Winthrop Taylor has been ap.
pointed Chief Of the Navy Bureau OF Medicine
a0d Surgery, or Surgeon General of the Navy,
10 place Of Surgeon Grier, who has been retired
on acc3uat OF advanced age. Surgeon lay lor
was tic mex: senior member OF the medical
corps.
TIE stage having Fort Worth, Texas, yes.
terday morning, for Weetherford. vas stopped
fifteen miles east Of the latter place By Two
masked men. The Dsil pouches were cut open
and their contents rltlsd Oae male and Two
female passengers were stripped d! their Va!u.
abits
Jacob Calvcr, Lite postmaster q Warsaw,
ky., has baen parQGned by the President, al
ter scr7Eg hall VI his term OF Imprisonment
FIR opc1ing registered letters. He substituted
postage stamps fer tie money contained 10
registered letters in order to Increase the sale
OF siacrs, % w:ich he was cDtitied TO Il cogu.
IDiS:lcI.
The failure OF the extensive dr7>soodj house
f Dojd Er0wo l. Co., ct ST. LOUIS, created
at, ,x:isc.ncrt among the trade in New York,
whar2 hall :. million .; It's liabilities are Jus.
This E.r= renl.eL second 20 the W,Stcrn
States, :nh its liabilities exceed :. million OF
do:lais. Pei adclpbia and Baltimore firms ore
supposed to BE- creditors OF the hous'.
Mauy of the soldiers Of Tic Mcxicao army
are deseTtiDg into Texas because they have DOT
5ooo paid eff Sioco July. In Mor.l:a number
Of troGps have d!:bauded for lack OF subsistence.
Gen. E:cobcdo Is reported very i'll in his pli5-
o. and 2 surgical operation may be necessary.
The prisoner friends complain Of tho severity
Of his treatment By his jaiIors.
Mr.. George r. Radcliffe, a $40 Of Daniel
Radcliffe, formerly Of WASHINGTON. died In lbs
Apgs!ts. CAL, teccotlv. Duriog the civil war
ne vas in the Confederate army, serving at one
time 10 Major Harry Gilmors battalion. Alter
The war Mr. Ka,ciiffe settled 10 Augusta, Ga.
as G cotton tactcr, aud ct ore time managed o
furnishing cotton factory 10 that city. lie was
one Of The principals 10 q duel 10 that place
some ycari aGo which bad a fatal result.