Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-25
News OF the Day.

The steamer Magenta, from feeksSlil, Iel
New 7 ork, blew out her steam chimney 90
Saturday morning while eDdeavoriDg to reach
the landing at Ionkers before rival boat.
The whole front Of the upper works was torn
away, the cabins filed with steam, and the
floor strewn With dead, dying and scalded pas.
sengers. Albert Runnels aud MIR. Wright
we're killed Thomas NJ. Brundage and man
named Fleming we're severely scalded, and
abou. dozen others slightly. \ neWsboy was
blown overheard and drowned.
The schooner General Miller. Captain May
belonging to the Alaska Commercial Company,
sailed from San Francisco February 10 for Alas.
Ia, having as passenger Col. Woods, United
States collector Of customs for the Territory or
Alaska. 4 day or two ago the schooner was
discovered, bottom up, few miles up coast, land
! is DOW being towad into port. All on board are
undoubtedly lost. The vessel and cargo are val
ued at about $4,000.
Ey.Cougressman Vance, of Ohio, disappeared
on Friday night from Cincinnati, aud 1t Is
! thought has been murdered. He lett his hotel
| to keep 40 appointment in Coviogton, made 10
letter purportio2 TO come from an old friend
AID member Of bis regiment, but giving no
name. + is uow feared that this was decoy
| By man with whom he had a personal diff
Guilty during a political campaign year or
| two ago.
In the case Of Hunter, accused Of the Arm.
strong murder, Grahame's statement has been
further confirmed. Mrs. spellissy, the lady
| from whom the felt hat was purchased, was
taken to Camden yesterday and Identified
Huuter. The lady attendant 10 the store also
identified Graham a. being with Hunter at the
| time. The prosecution say they have now the
| chain Of evidence complete.
! Mr.. Blar's resolutions il the Maryland Leg
islature instructi0g the Attorney General to in
| stitute proceedings before the Supreme Court
| to give effect to the Electoral votes have been
tavorably reported from the judiciary Commit.
tee. Mr.. Blair is full of assurances that Con.
gress is ready to sustain the movement when
once it has been Initiated
| About two inches of snow fell at Buffalo, n.
Y, Saturday night and yesterday, and it was
still showing at $3.50 P. NJ. Eight inches of
snow fell yesterday at WATERFOWL, n. 7. The
storm extended over other portions OF New
York, aud portions of New England, Ohio and
| Pennsylvania. A heavy wind storm prevailed
| in this latitude.
Thomas B. Kyle, Of Dartmouth College, a
| student 10 the freshmen Glass; received notice
last week that his entire property, 10 the hands
of trustees at Troy, Ohio, where be lived. bad
| been swallowed up by the trustees and was
gone. lie had to give up the hope of an edu,
| cation and of the Enjoyment Of wealth.
Hon. j. Clancy Jones died at Reading, Pa,
last night aged sixtysix years. He served 10
Congress. with only brief interruption, from
1850 to 1858, aud was for two years Chairman
| Of the Ways aud Means Committee. He was
also Minister to Austria during President
Buchanan's administration.
A fire occurred in the confectionery manufac
tory of Green & Blackwell, 10 New York, on
Saturday. There were seventy.fve hands at
work, including twenty. one girls who made
desperate rush to escape, remembering the
Barclay street calamity. They all escaped
The cashier of the Planet Mills was assaulted
10 BrookIyn Saturday and robbed Of $500
BY four men who drove eff in a wagon after
efecting their object and escaped, though pur
sued by the police and q crowd of excited clti-
zenS.
The United States soop of.war Wyoming,
laden with goods for the Paris Expedition, has
returned to New York leaking and will be taken
on the dry dock for repairs.
Rev. William H. Holiday, D. D.. pastor OF
Hartford Avenue NJ. +. Church, Baltimore,
died Saturday evening. He was native Of
Jefferson county, Va.
Robert MaxEell, the master mechanic at
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shops 10
Gun berIand, has had fortune of $4,000
left him by relative in Europe.
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