Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-30
&eWB OF Gke BAY

f1iolty. -
rumnr is shoat that the J, fersou nall
works at Steubeuville, Ohio are socat 60 sus
pend operations.
Affairs 90 the Rio Graude borders are re.
ported to be more peacesbe than they hS'e
been heretofore.
Cantain Rchad Bsz:r during the war LEAD
or of the "Bszer's Scouts died Of u Ito" liver
at Galllpolis, o., last evening.
1t is reported that nearly all the complaints
of lawlessoess 10 Texas come from grecnoackeFS
who We're formerly democrats.
Much excitement exists 10 WASHINGTON oD
acoouct of disease tia has lately deVeloped
itself among several dalli 80 vi ion supply the
city wish mllk.
The Indianapolis, BLOOMINGTON and Western
Railroad was sold TO dav at Bloomington, ILL.,,
uoder decree of the U. S. Court, 10 con
uittee of The bondholdors, for Que million dol
lars.
Bishop Laughlu of Loug Island, \. Y,
celebrated 10 day. BY Grand mass OF thstKs
giving, in St. James Cathedral, Brooklyn,
the IS anniversary OF his conservation " the
| Episoopacy.
% Saturday afternoon the body Of Eddie
Blery, about twelve years OF age, wad tdund
| hanging by the neck in bis fathers barn at
WeuuersviIIe, Pennsylvania. He had kuee
himself
George L Maxwell, formerly we'll known on
the New York Stock Exchange, was rearrested
this morning on the charge of completely 10 the
s64 900 check forgery 90 the Unoa Trust 20.
His b.. il was fixed at $50 O0O
The Treasurer of the Uuited States states
that hereafter the actual price paid for u 5.
| bonds bella by banks, less the accrued iut, rest
| at the time of purchase. will be deducted, 10
mskiug 10 the capital subject to taxation,
and that 90 Application for rsfuudiDg aoy tex
heretofore paid will be entertained.
The rc6oery Of the Consolidated Oil Con
papy, at Canton, Baltimore. was burued US
terdav afternoon. Robt. Dinsn ore, William
Smith and Stephen l. Brown, employees were
burned to death The building ADD machinery,
va u I'd at 81 900, with $50 barrels of OIL, C
totally destroyed. The FIRE was caused by the
explosion of gasoline still.
At San Pstroion. Texas. a fsud has long
existed between Patrick Hart ADD Sd oou
keeper named Hugh T,w:y. Hart Went ito
| rowey's oarroom Sunday and drawing re
volver said "step out here, les settle that od
erudge." Towey. seiz'ng his listol weot ou'.
wheu regular duel ebsu the two men
onoly shooting at each Other HsaIly rowcy
| plugged his antagonist, who Tell 90 the pave
ment and Instantly expired.
Persons who have been datory 10 taking
ino the house their tender pIsots aud uow 6ud
.hem occasionally frosthittcu, may he GLAD to
! know thar English gardeners lhaw thc:n Gu
| success. fully wheo not TOO severely nlpped by
| spri; klog them copiously with cid Wsser L.
is useless, however, to apply the colo water
before the temperature rises above the fire; z'Hg
| puint, for then tbe cure will be worse thap the
| disease Tie disastrous effects of late sprlgg
| frosts may be reuedied 10 similar % inner.
The Philadelphia R.cord says: iAtc riding
to the registry of the two cities there arc
forty thousand mnre voters 10 P;ll4i~ ptla
| than there are 10 Nv Y,rk, and Accord 6 t.
| the census there are fur huodred thousand
more peopl. 10 New York than 10 F. del
| phia There is a discrepancy ID these figures
which b. fl 5 exp'a oatiou. Ii Is evident that
the Democracy OF Nv Yok either lack The
| skill CT the dtsire to lay be oroed tou0datl q
! TO, suoc s,ful frauds The rel u1IlcaC ott S
! in Phad lphis never negl eot tns lmp'r sut
| matter.
Daniel Archer halter, vas killed yesterday
af,erpoon by Harry Rebound, the ulusrt who
| is ugd~r engaeegDent al the new NarlOnal | ne
ar. Ia Philadelphia. The two uct 10 saloon
al ,iuiur the theatre, aud after son" words,
| Richmond picked up = nitcher aod suuck
Archer ou tie head fciliog him 10 the door
| Richmond, who was accom- panied by two .wo
| mep, Immediately left the saloon. When az
| attempt was made 70 lift Archer up, it was
| fouDd that be was dead. Richmond, DOT kooW
| Jog of the fatal result OF the blow, returned to
the theatre early 10 the evening to III bill his
| engagement aod was arrested