Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-09
News of the Day.

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue at
Washington has telegram from Knoxville,
mentioning that on the evening of the 9th lnst.
Collector Cooper sent four men and Two deputy
narsbals 10 BouDt county to arrest Hutsel!
Amaripe and seize his distillery. The officers
came upon the still OF daybreak, in operation
and strongly guarded. A fight eusued. One
of the revenue officers was wounded, and the
force WAS compelled to retire without doing
their work This is the fourth time Amarine
has fired upon the officers. The Commissioner
has directed the Collector to employ torce
and arrest Amarne at all hazards.
The parties arrested on suspicion of being
connected with the assault on Mrs. John Il.
Wilson at Elkton, Md, on Friday night last,
had hearing yesterday. The excitement was
great, and the court house was packed The
parties under arrest were oolored, and employ.
ees on the steamer Port Royal. running from
EIkton to Baltimore. The evidence produced
at the hearing failed to fasten the crime upon
these parties, but the circumstances point
strongly to their guilt. They were committed
to Jail 10 default of bail to await the action OF
| the grand jury.
On Wednesday q band of Snake Indians,
who have heretofore been in the hostile ranks,
| came into the Malbeur agency and surrendered.
| There were IS 10 all, including Is warriors.
The courier who brought the dispatch contain
| ng this announcement saw another band gong
into tho agency, numbering from 100 to $50.
This was probably led by Oilo, the eading
chief since Eagan was killed, az il was known
that he desired to surrender.
Tic work on the Eds jattes has bsen Gus
pended in consequence of the yellow fever
breaking out among the WorkmeD. Seven
Gases had occurred, with one death, when a
panic caused the dispersion of the mco. The
engineer and gang foreman took the boat or
Wednesday. Many Of the laborers have arrived
a! New Orleans. aud two were admitted to the
Charity Hospital The lighthouse keeper
and his wife and daughter are down With the
fever.
At meetiog OF the creditors of the grocery
firm Of Bishop j. Co., OF Cincinnati, held il
New Y ork, the proposition of Governor Bishop
to pay forty ceuts upon the dollar was rejected.
A committee will be appointed to accept the
surrender of all the assets Of the firm and the
Individual members and grant the firm tu!l
discharge.
Many shopkeepars ia Paris are INTRODUCED
the electrical apparatus, making their shops as
bright by night as by day. A company called
tai of 10000 francs has been lately formed,
and proposes to supply this light to the citizens
10 the same way 80 the gas companies supply
gas.
Yesterday WAS the hottest day OF the season
| at Omaha. The thermometer ranged at over
one hundred in the shade, and four cases OIL
sunstroke occurred. A fatal result was tear5d
10 one case. 1t may be that this is the com
| ~ h.r Fnrr
Al! work has been suspended On The United
States mint at New Orleans, and tls thought
at the Treasury Department that uoder the
most favorable auspices coming OF the standard
silver dollars at this mint cannot begin before
the first Of November.
! The mi.annual statement OF the ksnsa;
Paci6o Railway for the first six months OF thl:
year is 80 follows: Gross earnings Tor the
whole road, 81, 349 300 80; gross operating ex
penses, 1897. 992.S7; net earnings, 1851, 297. 49,
The Louisiana sugar crop of 1877 isset dowE
at 1878 hogsheads against 1888 hogs
heads for 1876 The largest crop ever raised
was before the war; in 1861 the yield Tas
459, 40 hogshesds.
Herzog Bros, importers aad shippers OF fur:
and skins, of New Y ork. have failed. Liabill
ties $l50,OOO to sl7j 900, Of which $50 900 /:
due in Europe.
The democracy of Weskley county, Tenu.
has resolved on the settlement Of the State deb
at 33t cents on the dollar.
Johu w. Hagner, 50 old printer, died in
Richmond, Va. on Monday last.