Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-24
7TEX ANDRTA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERT
News OF She Day.

"Chinat0Rn," California, has raised $l,2C0
for the yellow fever sufferers.
The publication of banns in modified form,
has been revived by Bishop Monterey, Of AL.
BABY, as safeguard against secret, runaway,
or hasty marriages.
W. II. P.eotss, one of the oldest citizens of
Washington, who had seen every President OF
the United STATES, from General Washington
dowo 10 Mr.. Hayes, died yesterday.
Mr. j. Il. Tarbox, cf Massachusetts, who
Identified himself with the Butler movement,
has Withdrawn from his candidacy for the
democratic nomination for Congress in bis
district
The Lehieh Valley railroad have established
the following prices for October for Goals de-
Iivcrabe at Perth Amboy, N. j.: Lump,
81 II; broker, So 50a$3 90; egg, So 60a$3 90;
stove, 81 10; chestnut, $780, steamboat, So Is.
The woman aud child found murdered Sun.
day, near Indianapolis, prove to be the wife
ADD Child Of William Mcrrck, who keeps
livery stable Merrick was arrested. but denies
any knowledge Of the crime.
President Hayes passed through Cleveland
yesterday, on his return from the West. A
salute was fired, and the conclusion broke all
tho glass in one side CT the Presidents car.
No enc was Injured. lie arrived at Pittsburg
last evening.
Isaac d. JcWett, a druggist at St. Omer,
Indiana, has perfected an instrument called the
''agaphonc, which, without the aid of cleo.
trlci!y. carbon, or complex machinery, collects
distant sounds and conveys them to distant
| point without less FL volume.
Henry Il. Parr, charged before United States
| mmissioncr Hallett, 10 Boston, with having
cugaged with others in the capture of the
steamer Chesapeake in the name oil the Con.
| icderate government during the late war, has
becn discharged, on the ground that his case
was covered by the general amnesty Droclama'
tion OF December %, 1868
The crying aud frctting Of onc or two babies
ct the Hamcline NJ. Il. church, Washington,
Sunday morning, somewhat disturbed the con-
gregation, and when tho minister, Rev. w. l..
| Mckcnney, announced his text, Take this
child away and nurse it for me, and | will give
thee thy wages" there was some smiling by
bachelors and maids.
A dispatch from Dodge City, Kansas, says
troops and some cattle men, were found en-.
trerched on Sand Creek, thirty.fve miles
southwest of that place. Fighting began on
Saturday, and at latest accounts several Indians
had been killed, but nobody on this side had
been burt. The Indians arc said to have a
great number of stolen sheep in their posses
sion.
A dispatch received ct Cincinnati. this morn,
iug, states that James NluleD, wealthy farmC,
and bachelor, residing near Cover, Mo-, was
found Saturday morning lying near his baro,
dead. the body was frighttulIy mang!ed,
acarly ell the flesh having been eaten of the
boues by hogs. The superstition is that nc fell
from TIC loft, breaking his neck. His horses
and cattle we're tied in the barn, and were
Deariy starved when discovered.
Cohen made no effort TO collect his mob in
frcnt CT the City Hall 10 Washington, last
night, as be has been doing fer tho past week
the orders to the police to prevent aUy further
meetings having had q good effect. All cx
citeueat has passed. and 70 farther trouble |:
anticipated. Cohen Informed tho Supcrlnten
dent of Police last night that be would 90
attempt to hold auy meeting, and there woull
be no further violation of the law.