Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-28
News OF the Day.

The bill to provide a permanent form OF
govrlunig OF for the Dlstric: of Columbia passed
by tue S :nate yesterday, provides ior ne ap
pui1tmcnt OF three commissioners To manage
tic District, twJ TO b. selected from cvl lie
by the President Of the Uritcd States aud Coo
Grmed by The Senate, tins third 70 be an eusl
occr uficur Of the army. The rate OF iilon
is fix ii at ST. 80 90 every $lOO ct real aud
personal properly within tn: city limits aud 81
90 each 500 Of real esIaCe without Tie e;'5
limits IT W 4.hlogtoD and Georgetown. me
federal gc9trouivpt l. tn pay fifty per c.ut Ut
the expenses of the ID 5!rlct sod the lntt Isl
on thu 65 boods, aud also crta:e slDklng
fund ioG tie payment or the principal 'hHreot.
All provisions for the election OF aoy officials
ar; struck out. The boards Of Metropolitan
p,iice commissioners, school trustees aud
health ire abolished, anu their duties trausfer
red TO The commissioners OF The Dstro'. A
health officer is to be appointed ty the COM
mlssouers.
The event Of the day at The Brightwood
RACES at Washi1e!oo, yesterday, WAS The eou
tvs; between Mr.. William Crawford, the PC
'estran, aud trottiug t.orse-:hc prdestilH o
walking quarter whlie the horse tr0ited halt
q MILE Jja Bradley, we'll known tro'tlng
horss was first selected to G. mpete agalrs'
Cras ford. Ire pedestrian was beaten. Dat
made his qra:ter of u lie 10 tie relnarkaGic
tiue of 2l3 Oaing 10 the untair start the
heat was declared off, aud CfsHiin:t was giv.u
another chalce, the mare. Lady Morrow, being
p:tted against hm. The sl.rt vas v:ry fair,
aud the contest result ed il vic;or} Ter Graz
ford, who made his quarter il ! "a aud ten
feet ahead of his ,quine compr;It"I.
Bishop MeCoskry, who arrived at Detroit
four days ago 400 has >inca b"cu =iopplcg 1T
The Michigan Exchargc II ,,r', :~ir iyr Ncs I5k
yesterday no!ulug. This acl ~ u Dl S. eve y
one, lnasmucb as II Was auIpys4i DC ha:! II
turned to tece his accu!"is. J. L. rcs'nftcd bat
he renewed his Resignation ca TIC 18Th Of lis
month 10 letter to the pscsldiiG B'st"p,
Smith, end that special ne.:iog OF the Hcu-e
OF Bishops to consd.r MS resign. tl0D Viii be
held In New ;rk OF tie Is OF August.
On SuDdag st ArIingjOo, near Msodota,
Ill.,, Sam Carney, in reveogt tor Il It tusai If ills
atteu,ious to Miss Culleu bioc. made his way
into her room aud cut her throat wiki TT; II
and SHOT her with a r.vovrr. 10 leaving the
house he encountered the father and uothcr,
both of wh,m be dangerously wounded. tie
then Gu! his oWu throa,. The ycuud lady
lived but few moments anG the assassin did
not long survive.
At tbo late meeting of the Geoerai Confer.
cLce Of the Nj. K Church 10 Atlanta, the
proposition to cr=se 40 additional bishop was
II i2cteG. A sight addllion WIS made 10 the
number OF charges wtieb might b. superb
tended bys presiding elt,r Tue xtersluu Of
the pastorate beyond four gears VS. rejected.
Hiram w. Rhodes, late president; Peer I.
D,remus, vic president; William n Rau'!si',
| treasurer, and } oseph NJ. Smith, WuI. ALEU-,
aud Silas S. Williams. managers OF the PEG
pies Savings lusiitu loo at NrWark, N. j. ,
have bern indicted Tor Conspiracy to drtrsut
The depositors.
The Baltimore races closed yesterday. The
first race, for tn Pfcakuy57 si.k:s, was Woo
yy the D1ke o. Mayen;a The Baltimore Gu
Vas VOL by Parole. The handlcap miia hca,s
w,r, WOO ny LjnlanieE. III steerls c5:a-r OF
tHp aud hall miles WAS WOO b. Waller.
J"hu Llck'nar notorious desperate, who
is said to have bceu q nl:uGtr If ticury Berry
LJwery's gang af isobensou cnulty Swamp
Augrls," VS. arrested in North Car0loa: Tear
the South Carolina Hoe, OF Saturday last, AID
lie now safely lodged in jal! al Marion.
Presideut Hayes with several members OF
his Cabinet will leave Washington 10 morrow
fer the Gettysburg battlefield, to p anticipate 10
the exercises Of Memorial Day.