Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-30

TeyyS OF The LAY.

An exolo:i IN Of gas m:ln early yesterday
morning in r)ut Of the Free Press building at
D1troit, Michigao, set lire TO every flor, and
destroyed the competing aud editorial roons,
rs well as the j b rthc; cJnDccted with the cs
tabi ,hueut Tho occupants OF the press room
cscap I'd after The fire broke Out, TWO Of them
bciug slightly injured. They saved the forms
of tic morning edition, which had beeo partly
wo: K ID eff a3 we'll as the papers, The COO
tents Of the mail clerk room were also saved,
with The subscription ists. An adjoining build
ug has been rented and new office started.
There were twelve presses IN the basement,
which we're more or less damaged. The loss
is estimated at $50. 600.
An unfortunate shooting sclapc took place
at Suryeoo, Mo-, Sunday. between George
W. Rowland and W. j. Wade. They arc
brothers 10 law, and quarreIod about the d,
vision CT their parental estate. They were also
members Of the Presbyterian Church, and they
met Sunday ct Union Church to have the
matter tried ty the church members, but before
the trial BIZ gan Wade went into the church and
shot Rowland 10 the back while he sat upon o
seat. Rowland FELL MORALLY wounded and
those present I'D, when Wade began TO Ere 90
them, but without effect, although he fired
two shos. lie then mounted his horse aua
fed.
4 great sensation vas produced in Davenport,
Iowa, yesterday, by tho suicide Of MIR. Joseph
Shields, the we'll knowo proprietor of large
wocen mill. lie was q brother. ia law of AS
s,taut Postmaster General Tyner, and ono Of
the most prominent business men and eltiZ.ns
OF Davenport lle had lately got into business
! troubles, which Threatened to take from him
| all his property and homestead, and this wa;
| tie cause ci the rush deed. lie cut il' throat
| from car to car with riZ)f, aud Was found
| dead 10 his bed this morning by his daughter.
| lie haI $l0, 900 insurance 90 his hle.
Sunday night cx Judge Geasou, Il plaoic
| 10y lawyer of Baltimore, and his adopted sou
Frank Thcophi, young man aged eighteen
| years, retired 10 their room, aud it is supposed
| onc of them thong htlesay blew out the gas
Instead Of turning it of. Yesterday morning
| they were discovered in IN lnsenslblo'oondltlon,
and physicians summoned. The young man
| died 10 short time, and Judge Gleason was said
to be dying.
The circular Of the Philadelphia and Read
Jog Coal and Iron Company gives tho follow
ug prices Of white ash coal at SchuyIklll tia
ven for the month Of May: Lump, 50 rs;
Steamboat, 80 %; broken. s. %; egg, $3.50;
stCyo and small stose, S2.75; chestnut, s2.25;
pea No. |, 81 %; pea No. ., $l.lO. Harbol
prices arc the same as n tho previous month
Six murders have bocu committed by 1odians
between Forts Davis and Stockton, in Texas
withiu tho last tn days The last ou!rega Wa:
the killing OF 81 mail carrier between the points
on Sunday. The mountains arclul Of Indians
and traia was attacked near the BoTc!!a
Sprpss 90 Saturday. No damage was ID
hlctcl
Allen w. Evarty, SOD oil the Secretary CT
State is still Laying very i'll at MS residence 10
New York, although slight improvement has
taken place. Secretary aud Mrs. EVarts ar
rived early yesterday morning by special train
from Windsor, w.. wnero they had gone to
attend the faDeral Of their third 500, who died
few days since.
A disa ,trous fire was raging 90 the public
sousre 10 Columbia, Tenn, last Dight. AID
was telegraphed for to Nashville aud special
| train With q Gre engine left there about |.
o clock for the scene. A later dispatch says the
| frs ut Columbia burned Two corner houses only.
Loss $4,000.
In The u. S. Court at San Francisco Judge
| white person within the meaning Of The term:
| aS uSCQ III tUC udtul ldnS ouo 10 bO'
cntllcd to become citizen. The case will 30
to the Supreme Court.
The competition for Eastward bound travel
which has resulted 10 cutting OF passenger
fares between Cincinnati and Eastern Giles,
cD1ed to dsy 10 the restoration OF schedule
| rates by ali Iioes
The nostothcs at Marshall, Texas, was visited
| ty@ p,rly Of masked robbers Sunday night,
aud he postmaster compelled to open the safe.
Two thousand dollars 10 money and stamps
wcre carried off,
The nail manufacturers of Wheeling, v.
Va. have decided to carry out the resolution
to step two wee Ks up to May l4h, notwllh
s'sndleg The action of one Of the Western mills
| belonging TO The association.
The funeral Of William E7arts took y ace
trom ST. Paul's church, Windsor, N. H., this
forenoon. The Secretary and Mrs. Evarts
were absent, having been called to New ork
| By the dangerous illness OF their other SOD.
The General Conferesce of ths Methodist
Episcopal Church South will convene 10 Allan
| ia, Ga, to morrow.
Four colored children at Tyler. Texas locked
| up at home while the mother went TO church
on Sunday night, were burned to death during
| her absence.