Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-16

Ia row which originated 10 the African
| Methodist Church at Jacksonville, ILL.,, yes
terday, Tobias Hannas shot Clarence Hubbard
dead, and so badly wounded William Baker
that he died at night.
The large picture frame establishment Of A.
j. Murre on Broadway near Eighth street, Gin.
cionat. was burned at late hour last night.
The loss is $40 600; fully insured.
E. T. H. Walter. we'll knowo citiz:n of
Baltimore, charged with subornatroD OF per-
jury. has been acquitted.
Captain j. w. OAkes, of Charleston, W. Va,
committed suicide yesterday by throwing him.
self under freight train.
The widow of Commodore Vanderbilt, i: is
reported will soon wed southern gentleman.
| Virginia News.
The Lynchburg Virpinian says: A negro
convict was shot aud killed at Bethel, above
the city, on Saturday by Mr.. Thomas, oac ct
the guards. 1t seems that the negro had com
mitted some offence, for which MI. Shepherd,
the manager, proposed to whip him, but the
negro declared that be would not submit TO
be whipped by anybody. Mr.. Shepherd then
ordered some of the "trusty' convcts to catch
the desperate, vhereupon the latter seized a
pick and made two attempts to strike ooe Of
! them. Failing 10 this, he peXt rushed upon
MIR. Shepherd, who would almost certainly
have been killed bad not Mr.. Thomas, who
was armed with Spencer riff and stationed
about twenty feet off, fired, striking the negro
in the back, killing him almost Instantly.
At re.adiusters' meeting, he'd at Harrison
burg yesterday. resolutions approving aud TO-
dor-ing the conduct of the delegates 10 the
Legislature who voted for the Barbour bill and
for State convention to remodel The constltu'
ton we're unanimously adopted. The State
debt question will probably enter toto the cao'
vas for member of Congress from that distric;
10 the election Of next aulumo.
AT the commencement Of the MaryIao Col
lege of Pharmacy. in BaltiDcre, yesterday,
diplomas were awarded to the following Viz
giniaus e BaIdWio Fischer. William NJ.
Hughes, j. Mason Huudey, aud George NJ.
Yates. Among the junior students entitled to
| honorable mentioo were D NJ. r Culhreath,
who obtained prize, aud Thomas L Locke.
The Richmond correspondent Of the Peters
burg Index says: Rev. Mr.. Ra!nstord told
| Richmond lady who met him IN the North,
that with the exception of Bostou, there was
more culture aud refinement iU Richmond than
10 aoy other city Of the United Statets be had
visited.
| Doe hundred and seventeen colored converts
were baptized at Richmond Sunday evening
Nearly four thousand persons witnessed the
ceremony.
A little girl named Rachael Greenwad was
| burned to death 10 Richmond last Sunday.
A SCENE AT A STATION HoUsE.-A scene
| occurred on Saturday 10 that ball of rich de-
! velopment aud crime Known as the Central
Station which exceeds by far any of the hap.
pepings Of the present year. Al attorney at
law, a police officer aud two richly dressed
young women entered the room. all more or
less intoxicated, and seated themselves until
Magistrate Smith appeared. Gao Of the iue
bristed damsels named May Lee, residing at
500 South Moth street, was then placed upon
trial for assauting Carrie Linden, another oc-
cupaut of the same establishment.
During the hearing of the case the officer,
whose name is Fnngan, rushed up behind the
Magistrate and began TO whisper 10 the judi
cia ear, when the audience was somewhat
startled to hear the Judge jscu!atc, Get out
of here; you are drunk."
The attorney now endeavored to pour some
private Information into the Judges ear, but,
10 language as plain as it was torc'bIe, the
Court remarked, You are drunk, too; | don't
want to hear you.
At this remark the attorney became bold and
said he represented the defendant, but the Mag
istrate told him be was in 20 condition to rep
resent anything at The time, aud would not let
him 20 act.
Officer Finuigau then insisted on an explana
ton, and was only squelobed by beiog locked up
10 cell and suspended from the force.
At the conclusion of the hearing the pugilis.
tic young woman was conveyed to prison 10 the
van, in the absence of bail. 1t appeared sub
sequentIy that the Magistrate had been iu-
formed of the case before it came up for hear
ing. The attorney above mentioned bad called
upon him some hours before for warrant for
the arrest of the prosecutor. Carrie Linden, the
object being to have her looked up so that she
could not appear against the woman Lee, but The
magistrate then gave notice if such a thing were
done he would ,rrest them al for nspiracy.
At this time be ordered Finnigan to take the
woman Lee to the Central Station; instead,
however, be took carriage with the woman and
ing for bail and drioking rum.-Pht1a. Record.
FEMALE ODD oWs-During the late
meeting of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
10 Richmond, new Lodge of Rebekah was
organized 10 Manchester, at which the Rich
mond Dispatch says, Past Grand Master Lath-
am made graceful apology for the absence of
Past Grand Master Benson and Grand Master
Talbot, and stated that it was impossible for
the Grand Lodge at this time to grant the char.
ter for the institution Of the Rebekah Lodge, |
as the grand officers and Grand Lodge had not
had time to make arrangements for the same.
H then proceeded to confer the sublime degree
of Rebekah on eight female and three male
candidates. The written and uawritten work
of the order was explained aud exemplided 10