Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-13
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Gcoreo Phillips, OF Cinclnnati, was found
dead in bed Monday night. e pest nlorenni
examination showed that the stomach OF Inc
deceased contained ono half gallon CT "hl5key
and four large oysters.
Adam Huber, who visited ucrGiany three
months AGO. has been tried and convicted there
Of speakinc dsrcspectfuIIy of Emperor VIII
liam, and sentenced 10 five years imprisonment
Ho is an American citZ9n. llla case Will be
brought 10 the attention Of The German gov
ernmelt.
GEORGE G. Thompson, who absoobded in 1875
while county clerk of Stephenson county. ILL.,,
and for whose arrest the supervisors had offered
81, 600 reward, has returned voluntarily and
given himself up to the authorities. lie has
been living with his family on tho Pacific coast.
His bond is fixed at $4,000.
The colorcd people living near the intersco'
ton of Third street and Virginia avenue. 10
Washington, made an attack on the Irish cltl'
zsns of that neigbboIhood last Monday night,
stoning their houses and assauling them whcr-
ever found. The Irish flew 10 arms but were
prevented FROM using them by the arrival OF
the police.
The return judges OF the eleventh Congres
sional district of Pennsylvania met yesterday.
The Judges from Carbon, LuZsrne and lIseka
wanna counties made return certifying to Gen.
Albreht's (rcp.l cleo;ion to Congress by sixty.
ono plurality. and those from Pike, !loutoll:,
Monroe, aud Columbia counties certified to
Ku!z' (dcrn.l election by ninHly"hvc plurality.
at the Cabinet meeting yesterday an inter
change Of opinions concerning the alleged Vlo"
lations of the election laws, especially IN lA0uls
ana, during the recent elections, was had. The
United States District Attorney Of that Stale
| has furnished list oil cases attempting 10 show
persolral violence and Intimidation. Ii was
agreed that an Investigation should be had with
| the view Of Furnishing slch parties as could be
convicted.
Benjamin Hunter, who was ou Saturday sen
fenced to death for the murder OF John NJ.
Armstrong, 10 Camden, N. j., appears more
thoughtful and meditatlVc SINCE his sentence
than at any timo since his conviction. lie only
speaks to few Of his visitors, and to these he
expresses hope and belief that the Court OF
| Errors, tho last resort will give him ne"
trial. His family have visited hin daily since
his sentence, but their interviews with him
must be held 10 the presence OF the prISon
Officials
y special dispatch from Marsha!toB, lows,
says an impressive sca0e occurred this morning
when Judge Mitchell sentenced John N. Dakin
to tho renltcntiary for life, for the murder c!
John X. Slough. Dakiu solemnlg declared
his complete Innocence OF the crime, 1t will be
remem bered that after Dskin had been COG
voted by the Jury Frank Ross, an Italian, vol
unfairly confessed that lie committed the
murder. Ross is here and asserts that TIC shou>!
suffer. Dlkin's attorney will aprca! to The 81
prcu,c Court.
Floyd Smith and his wife, Marian, culoEei,
we're hung by an arGed mob Of thirty or forty
PERSONS, on November 4th, three miles south
west OF fernando, Miss. Both had been 81
rested aud lodged in jai! at fernando, October
Goth, charged with murdeiiag little white
girl, Elk years old. which had been left in their
care by its mother. y post norton ts'Eo "a
ton Of the child revealed the fact OF lis skull
having been broken. Rumor gives as reason
Tor the murder Of the child that the ntgrocs
were instigsted by the mother, who would IN
herit large estate On the death OF her Off
spring.