Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-07
News OF the Day.

News OF the Day.
The President sent to the Senate yesterday
communications in response to Mr.. Howe
resolution of April 10th, calling for information
10 regard to the charges against Judge W hit,
taker, of the Superior Criminal Court OF
the parish Of New Orleans, and bis liabill'
ties arising under bis administration OF the
office of collector Of internal revenue and as
sistant treasurer at New Orleans, and as TO
the measures which have been taken DY Inc
government to enforce the same. Inc RECORDS
of the Attorney Generals othce snow tnat
Whitaker was tried for embezzli1g pupllo
moneys and found not guilty. The Secretary
of the Treasury, 10 bis letter 10 compliance with
the resolution, says that suit is now pending
against him 10 his collection account for SILL
1926. The amount of the original deficit was
ST ,076,797.29, which has been reduced to
$3.50, S9l.53.
Herbert W. Otis, with four othor men and
one woman, has been arrested at Boston charged
With being concerned in the removal OF safe
from the house of Ephraim Otis in South SOFT =
uate, last Monday night, and robblng 1t OF
thirty thousand dollars in bonds. HERBERT ".
Otis is nephew of the party. robbed, ana q
member of the firm of Merrick, Billings q
Otis, druggists, of Boston, concern which re-
cent? failed. He is supposed to have con-
oected the plan of the robbery. The plumber
has been recovered.
The Pensacola and Louisville Railroad was
sold yesterday under foreclosure, and was pur-
chased by J. F. Sullivan, holder OF the hrst
mortgage, amounting to 100000. Ho is the
President of the Pensacola Railroad Company,
to whom tho franchise and property. OF tho
old Company have been transferred. Iho
prics paid was $4,000 for the road, and from
ten to twenty five cents per acre for the land
owned by the Company.
1n Boston, yesterday, Judge Holt issued a
decree allowing the receivers OF the Mercantile
Savings Bank to pay dividend OF ~ per
cent. The Savings Bank commissioners ap,
piled for restrictive order to the Bristol
County Savings Bank of Taunton, to- day,
permitting the payment of Is per cent. OF the
amount Of deposits during the first SIX months
and Is per cent. during the second six months
The New York Coaching Clubs coach Tally
Ho. from Philadelphia, reached New Y ork yes.
terday evening, driving up in front of tho Hote
Brunswick at ten minutes to six O'clock
Fifth avenue was thronged with private equip
ages, and over $500 persons greeted the arr
val. On the route up Broad way and Fifth
| Avenue the coaching party were Justify oheered
O'Donoyan Rosa. says the last raid on Cana
| da was the ruin of Fenianism, and that to strike
Eoglaud through Canada would do Ireland nc
good. He pronounces the stories from Buffalo
Of contemplated raid without foundation
Gen. Thomas F. Bourke and other prominent
| leaders make like assertions.
Chaplain Henry Ward Beeoher Of the Thir'
teenth New York Regiment, will appear IL
| uniform and on horseback on Decoration day
| and is to deliver an Grafton 10 Brooklyn. Mex
| Sunday he will preach to the members of the
regiment.
Rev. w. D. Morgan, pastor of tho Sd Bap
| fist Church of North Stoughton, Conn.,, was
| thrown from wagon early this morning and
| instantly killed. He was returning from Ma
| sonic meeting.
A fire at Lsctonia, c. this MORNING, destroy
ed thirty thousand dollars worth Of property
consisting principally Of machinery and stock oil
the Grafton Furnace Company and freight cars
! Insured for fifteen thousand dollars.
The Methodist Episcopal Conference in SOS
sion ut Woodstock. Vermont, has expelled the
Rev. Z. D. Hopkins from the ministry anG
membership of the Church on account of the
charges Of forgeries brought against him.
A dispatch from the Coast Survey party a
the summit stations, Sierra, Nevada, to the
Academy of Science of San Francisco. says the
transit of Mercury was completely observed yes
| terday.
| Plymouth church last night resolved to turr
over to the examining committee members who
have been absent three years; which means
that Mrs. Tilton is to be dropped.
About 60 coored laborers Of Washington
have promised to 90 to Brazil to work on /
railroad now beicg built there. They expect te
sail from Philadelphia this week.
Hard crabs sell for five cents dozon at An
napolis. The Indications are that soft crabs
will be plentiful.
Marshall & Co.'S. organ factory, 10 Milwau
kee, Wis, was burned this morning.. Loss
between $3.50 and $4,000.
The celebrated race horse bennington drop
| ped dead yesterday, at Chestnut Hill, Pa.-
bennington was &c years old.
Geo. K Davis, real estate broker, Portland
Me-, filed petition 10 bankruptcy yesterday
| His liabilities are 100000
The municipal elections in North Carolina
yesterday resulted generally 10 favor Of the
democrats.
DR.. Chancellor hag returned 10 Baltimore
| much benefited by his recent Southern trip.
Government Bonds.
NEW YORK, May 1.-The Tribune says