Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-20
News OF the UaY.

News O, the paY.
John, Isaac and Peter Hawn, bachelor BROTH
ers, whose ages range from sixty to sixty. five,
were attacked 10 their house, six miles from
Huntingdon, Pa. yesterday, by two tramps
and beaten numerically. John and Isaac we're
rendered unconscious, the latter considered
beyond recovery. The tramps then knocked
down the housckccper, one Of them holding
her while his accomplice rausackcd tho house,
and they carried away with them bonds to the
amount of four thousand dollars. eighty four
dollars in money, and other valuables. Upon
alarm being given they were pursued, but
turned and fired upon their pursuers, one OF
whom received bullet through bis clothing.
The entire neighborhood was aroused. and at
last accounts the woods were being secured 10
search of the miscrcants.
Mrs. Maria j. Hubbard died yesterday at
Gravesend, l.. l., an hour and halt after
drinking glass Ct lager in which strycanlne
had evidently been placed. After drinking
few mouthfuIs Of the beer, she remarked to
her husband, Samuel Hubbard, THAT has q
very bitter taste. 1t does not taste naturally
He picked up the glass, took sip, it ls said,
and spit it Out, rcrnarkDg, u guess 1t IS all
right She did not drink it all, and minute
or two later she exclaimed: Pm poisoned;
send for doctor" Her screams attracted
some Of the ncighhors, who administered an
| antIdote; but it lad not effect. Before dying
Mrs. Hubbard named the person who she sup
| posed had placed the robson in the beer, but
| the paine has not been made Inoilc. NO ar
rests have yet been made.
At Yagcrsville, in the to~n Of WarwarsDg,
near Ellenville, Ulster county, N. T., yesterday
| morning, Frederick kimble entered his SOD
Richards room aud attacked the latter wife
with q small axe iIfllctiug three irlghtiul
wounds, which will prove fatal. The con was
awakened by the first blow. aud fired revolver
at bis wfe's assailant. The flash eff the re.
yolycr disclosed tho fact that the murderer was
his father. Ilo fired second shot. which
took effect in his fathers face. The murderer
was put under guard. ard upon examination
committed to jail. The cause of the assault
was dislike on the part OF the father to the
sons wife.
Hon. Joseph Pulitzar Of 81. Louis was
married last evening at Enphaoy church,
| Washington, to Miss Kate Davis, one of the
rcigning bellies of Washington, and relative
Of Jefferson Davis. Although tho wedding
was intended to be private, a large number Of
distinguished people were present, including
Senators Lamar, Gordon, Cockerell, Armstrong,
Capt. James i. Eads, Congressman Clarke
Ellis, Southland, Marsh. Cole and Frost, Com
missioner Phelps aud leading newspaper repre-
sentatlvcs.
The Board to examine into the case Of Geo.
Fitz John Porter will convene at Wost Point
on Monday. The members Of the Court are
Generals SchoGeld, Terry and Getty. Genera
Porer's counsel are j os. II. Choatc and Arson
Maltby. Of New York, and John {. BulIltt
now of Philadelphia. Mr.. Bullit is demacrat
the other two counsel are republicans.
| Considerable excitement was created at The
Patent Office, in Washington, yesterday, by a
colored woman named Bruce, who beat color
ed clerk named Cole, whom she accused o
running her daughter.
The centennial celebration Of the evacuation
Of Valley Forge by the Continental troops CANE
off yesterday and attracted az immensc thront
to witness the military display. The humble
present was estimated at thirty thousand.
Henry Ashton, quack physician, was ar
rested at Patterson, N. D., to- day. by order o
the corner, who is holding an inquest on TIT
body Of Mrs. Ashton, whom Ashton is sus
: pcctcd of having murdered.
i DR.. Charles Hodge, senior professor o
theology at the Princeton Seminary, died yes
tcrday evening, in the eighty first year OF hi
age.