Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-19
News of Che Day.

added to 10 Forsyth county by Elias Crews, 40
INTELLIGENT youth fourteen years old. lie lives
10 Middletown township. "Wednesday he was
PLAYING with crowd OF boys Of his own age, |
when he suddenly left them and went to his
fathers house near by. lie secured Colts
revolver, and before his companions discovered
his absence was back agaio. He then dellbe
ra,ely shot Charles Crews, his cousin, hng OF
fifteen years, three times in the chest What
makes The affair more horrible is the fact that
they had had 20 previous difficulty. and had
always been the best friends. Ills parents say
he had 20 cause whatever 10 shoot the boy. tie
had been reading dime novels. aud had crav-
iug to 90 to SEA. Both youths were OF the high
est respe liability. Young Crews died yester'
day evening after horrible suferiog.
The threatened repeal of the bankrupt law
has caused UNUSUAL activity 10 bankruptcy pro
ceedings, 10 Chicago, this week. -Four bauk.
ruptcies each were recorded on Monday, Tues
doy and Wednesday morning, Twelve 90 Thurs
day, and to days record shows ten petit
tlous fled. OF these the MOST import
ant is that of Andrew J. Cooper, real estate
dealer. Secured debts, sl9 900. with securl
ties worth $50 900; unsecured, Sill 900; assets
SIS, 600 worth OF Ohio laods, but enoumbercd
for $50 O0O, and various other assets more or
less valuable. S. l.. Harroll 4 Co., also hIed
petition. The firms debts are small, bat j.
Il. Bryan, one Of the partners, owes sl26 900.
with no assets.
The story published by the Chicago Times 10
| relation to Bishop MoCoskry, of Michigan, is
now said to be highly improbable, as the Bishop
is nearly "a years of age. lie Was coDsecrated
Bishop 10 Philadelphia forty two years SIEGE,
aud has borBe the highest reputation. Va &C.
count IF i'll health be resigned the eplscopate
more than month sioce, Intending 10 90 to
Europe, add the standing committee OF the do
cese have made arrangements tor supplying The
vacancy, which caoDot be filed by be election
OF bis successor ualil the House OF Bishops sc:s
upon his resignation. The story will doubtless
be contradicled by the standing committee OF
the diocese.
A dispatch from Richmoud, 1odlaBa, says
that Charles Maui last year seduced Miss Stev-
eusoo. his wife's sister, while bis wife was sick,
aod Two young servant g'ris. tie d. He re-
appeared few days ago, and is dying from
hree bullets fred toto him by the brothers of
Miss Stevenson, who say they are ready to ap'
pear before any Court.
While RobiDson'6 show was being terried
over the Roanoke river, North Carolina, the
largest elephant became furousIy mad, aud
tore up garden fence, scattering rails 10 every
direction A little negro boy attempted TO
drive him iuto the ferry boat, whereupon the
elephant caught him 10 bis truck and 'q1etz I'd
him TO death.
E. 81. Wets e. Co.. importers and whole.
sale dealers 10 crockery, New \ ok, have offered
to com promise with their creditors 10 Europe.
The house is the oldest 10 the trade 10 this
couotly, having been 10 existence TOR over bait
o century, had uLquestloned credit. and was
rated worth upward Of one million dollars.
Paul Rudolph. eight years old, at Air Lloc
Junction, 10 Ohio, shot and killed Otto Ben
ling, aged thirteen, yesterday. Young Ku-
dolph states that the shooting was accidental,
while other witnesses state that 1t was the re-
suit of quarrel.
Blasius Pisorius, the ez.priest recently con.
victed OF murder at Philadelphia, has address
ed communication to President Hayes re-
mousratiug against the taking OF his case to
the Supreme Court, and demanding 10 be exc
cuted.
Paul Zupz & Co., of New York, importers
and dealers 10 pate glass have failed. Llablll
ties $22l 0UO. The firm has offered to compro'
mise at 25 CTS. on the dollar cash, which mum
Der of the creditors have accepted.
There is some talk Of new mail arrange.
ment by which train leaving Baltimore at 4
a. m. will connect at Washington with 40 all.
railroad or steamboat and railroad line to
| Richmond and the South.
Benjamin Noyes, who was lately ARRESTED 10
| Washington, was charged upon indictment for
perjury, this morning, in Newark, N. D., aud
plead mot guilty." The trial was set down
for May 8.
Rev. George Vosburgb, Of Jersey City, was
yesterday Indicted for an attempt to poison his
wife, and gave bail 10 $1,000 for trial. Mayor
SiedIer and others promptly furnished bail.
A Chicago dispatch says subscriptions to the
new per ct. government loan are quite liberal
in that city.
The bark Azorc. With colorei emigraots for
Liberia, Africa cleared yesterday from Charles
ton, S. o.
Good Friday was observed as a holiday on
the New York Stock Exchange, which was
closed.
To-day was legal holiday 10 Philadelphia,
and the Commercial and Stock Exchanges we're
both closed.
The PROPOSED INCOME TAX BY the pro
posed income tax bill incomes w to So 900 are
to be exempted; from that up to SIS, 900 the tax
is two per cent, from $1,000 up to $4,000
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