Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-17
News OF the Day.

4 sheriff's posse, pursuing horse thieves,
came up to them at BoIes Ranch, Colorado,
AID we're fred upon b7 h, thieves. The posse
returned the fire, killing one instant y and
MORALLY woundpg the second, who died 10 six
hours, but refused to give their names or any
information. On preparing the bodies for
burial it was discovered that tn. smaller robbar,
who had been killed at the first fire, was Wo
man, young and delicaely formed, and decided.
IL handsome She had been mistaken for
boy. She was heavily armed, ani vas the first
to fire On the pursulogp arty. There vas GO
clue 10 their Identity. They had Stolcn h7e
horses, aud had all in their possession.
Although the Secretary Of the Treasury aod
the Attorney General coucur in the opinion
kat tha exchanges Of gold for notes from the
Treasury cannot be made before tho l=t OF
January next, yet there is nothing to prevent
the payment Of gold on Governmeot accouat,
and the smaller gold coins will be likely to get
into circulation 10 that way. The coin BALANCE
10 tie Treasury now amounts to over two hun.
dred aud sig million dolIar=. There is gene.
raj impression about the departments that the
salaries of Government employees fer JUG are
10 be paid 10 speco-gold, standard silver djl
lars, and the minor silver colo.
Coming up On the Troy boat from New
j
ward Me, Hoanler out Ct 81, 900 francs
playing draw poker. The cards were put up.
I'VE was given four kings and the sharpers four
aces. The 5Winders we're arrested 10 Troy
yesterday morning aud Is 900 francs recovered
from them. The men gave the names Of John
H. Cooper, Charles Adams, and John Haley,
of New York.
The resignation Of Mr.. Dodge, the Statlsti-
clan Of the Department of Agriculture, is No.
derstood By those who know bis views to be 10.
tended as protest against what be alleges 10 be
inc5mpetency and recklessuess in the manage
mcnt of the affairs Of that department. Alr.
Dodge's connection with the Department OF
Agriculture dates from its orilinatlon, sixteen
years ago to day.
Last Tuesday a party Of Indians at the
Standing Rock agercc seized Major Hughes,
The agent there, and dragging him down to the
Missouri river, tried to drown him. The re-
port iolinates that although Colonel Carn,
the military officer stationed there, rescued
Major Hughes from The Iodians, be could have
prevented the assault had he deemed proper 10
do so.
A dispatch from Raleigh, N. c., says
"Col. R. Winston has announced himself IS
candidate for Congress 10 Greens boro district
Winston heretofore has been staunch dem.
ccrat.'
The republican Congressional convention for
the Second Minnesota district yesterday nomi.
mated Major Horace B. Strait, the present
member, on the first ballot. The platform en-
dorses Hayes.
Geo. Jones and Louis Bell scamen belonging
to the bark America of New Haven. outward
from New York, were drowned yesterday.
Jones fell overheard and Bell attempted to
rescue him.
The steamship City of Limerick which ar
rived at New York this morning reports that on
the 9Th inst, latitude 42' 81 longitude SO g
met Guion steamer exhausting her steam
through the engine room sky light.
The steamer Montana from New York for
Quebec and Liverpool about " hich anxiety
was expressed, passed Crook Haven at 40
o. clock this morning