Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-09
News OF the Day.

Rev. NJ. T.. MeEroc, pastor Of tho Irish
Catholic Church ct ST. Clair. preached a SO.
we're deGunciatory sermon against the knights
| of Labor, whom be branded as Communists,
whether they went underthe name OF heights
of Labor or of Nationalists The society, he
said, was organized by set of lazy loafers who
escaped from France when law and order again
| prevailed after the Communistic outraRes OF
1870. The leaders were too lazy to work, but
according to their theories they would share
| the earnings Of the poor workingmen. he
concluded by advising members OF bis congre'
CATION to have no dealings with demagogues,
as they would only be used to further the evil
designs of these unworthy men.
Officer Keruey, of the Prospect Park Police,
Brooklyn, found the dead body of a man at the
| Third street entrance to tho park yesterday
When found the body was still warm. Grasped
| ia the right hand of the dead man was revol.
yer, one barrel of which was empty. A stream
| of blood tricked down the neck from bullet
hole under the left year. 10 the pocket were
found 81 cents. package of cigarettes, and o
CODY of morning newspaper Of yesterday s
date. Ga the margin of the paper were writ
ten the words ~ know have to die, and |
shoot myself.
At the Pennsylvania Convention of the Ma.
tional party 10 session yesterday 10 Philadel.
phia, the Committee Oh Resolutions reported a
platform proposing that no candidate that has
any utilization with the old parties should be re
cognized This was adopted, and tumultuous
scene cnsued, forty delegates being on the floor
at the same time accusing various candidates
for Governor with party procivties. Samuel
| R. Mason was nominated for Governor, Chris.
TOPPER Shearer for Lieutenant Governor, and
Jas. L. Wright for Secretary Of Internal
Affairs.
Peter Cooper started from New York yester,
day for SpsrtaDburg, n. c., to visit his farm.
Ga his arrival he will attend to the sowing of
lutte and rance, which be believes are yet to be
immense staples of industry in this country
Mr.. Cooper will spend day at Washington
enroute. MIR. Cooper has been sued by Wal.
lace p Groom, the proprietor of commercial
exchange paper 10 New York, for $4,000
damages for SANDER.
TIE Supreme Court of the United States
will on Monday next adjourn for the term, and
shortly thereafter the justices will proceed to
their respective circuits to perform duty on the
bench of the Circuit Courts. A considerable
number of decisions are expected to be an.
nounced on Monday next.
| Amanda Roseton, oolored girl, employed as
nurse 10 colored family near Madison, N orth
Carolina, whipped child in her charge, and
as it threatened to tell, she seized it by the
throat. and giving it sudden wrench broke
| it's neck, causing instant death. The murderes:
is in custody.
| Alter Y. ShiDdel; OF DanVille, Pa, and W
G. Kohler, Of Hanover, Pa, both students Of
the Gettysburg Theological Seminary. were
accidentally drowned yesterday by e.upsettiDg
of boat 10 Spring Lake.
Count E. AIexiief, one Of the Cimbris's off.
GERS, arrived in New York yesterday morning,
and will soon leave for Washington. He ranks
high 10 the Russian navy. Some Of his brother
officers Of the Cimbria are expected 10 the same
city.
| Advces from Texas soy band of train rob-
bers that has for several months been plumber
ing the Houston and Texas Central and Pacific
Railroad has been broken up and number oil
the gang arrested.
! Henry Madison, Of La Rue county, Ohio, who
is supposed to be on bis death bed, has given bis
estate to the Government, saying that he made
it since the war by making moonshiDe whl5key,
| and defrauding tho United States to the amount
of $4,000.
Itisrumored that the Evans Riffs Company,
of Mechanics Falls, Maine, is filling large
orders for the Russians on board the steamer
Cimbtia.
Tho Lake Shore Railroad has paid SIS, 400
each for SO Of the persons killed by the acci
dent at Ashabula
Hon. Stanley Mathew, states that he is not
candidate for Congress 10 the Second Ohio
district.
The Uoion National Bank of L,sWisburg Pa,
has suspended.