Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-13
NaEs of She EpSy.

Before
Baltimore Cort@reace H. +. Church, South,
in baltimore, Rev. +. ii. Whispcr aud Rev.
s. s. Roo.N were elected TO complete the
claricaI dclcvs!iou to the General Conference,
which meets next May in Augusta, Ga. The
alternates elected to the clerical declaration are
Raw, J, s. Gardner, Rev. Ezra T. Busey aud
Rev. N. Head, and the lay alternates are
Messrs Leroy NJ. Wilson. j. B. Wilson, 3.
3. Williams and j. w. Watson. The relation
of Rev, S, S. Rossel was changed from etfec
tive to supeGnumerary.
A dispatch from Nashville, Tennessee. says:
A terrible earthquake shock was felt at Colum-
bus, Ky., at four O clock Monday morning. 1t
ayoke the residents OF the town and created
considerable CONSERVATION. Bedsteads were
rolled across the floors Of rooms aud bureaus
and presses Wero thrown down and broken. a
portion OF the Mississippi River bank cavcd 10
near the town, leaving one house hanging over
the bluff. The movement vas 80 violent as to
ring bells on tho locomotives standing 10 the
sheds at the dcpots The rumbling lasted only
few seconds.
A despatch from San Antonio, Texas says /:
r, w. Berry, O sheep man and his Mexican
servant, were murdered near Elglepass on,
February "a, by two Mexican herders, whom
he had secured to herd sheep. The assasins
fed into Mexico but were pursued by McCabe,
deputy sheriff of Maverick county, Texas. who
was assisted in his search by order OF General
Falcon. Mexican Consul. lilo arrested them at
Santa Rosa Mexico, and Immediately started
for Texas, crossing the river with his prisoners
without extradition papers, and has them safe
in Jail.
A dispatch from Princeton, N. j., says that
bill was hastily rushed through the Laglsla-
ture last week and signed by the Governor,
prohibiting college and theological students
from voting. The township election was held
Yesterday and two theological Students N.
Westervelt and II. Mclean, were arrested Tor
violating this law. The penalty for thus voting,
according 10 the bill, is $500 fioe or one year
were not molcStcd.
The counsel Of Curtis the man convicted OF
the outrage upon Miss Tydlngs, says Curtis
was druuk 10 Baltimore, when 10 that coodl
ton picked up letter on the streetsln answer to
an advertisement, called on the party who wrote
it, arranged with her the story about coming
10 Alexandria 10 order 10 deceive her relatives
that all that had happened was with her con
sont, aud that the only reason she had him
prosecuted was his failure to give her money
and clothes.
Uazioe was revived at Dartmouth College
Monday. Early in the evening sophomorcE
intruded upon the freshmen. About two
o cIcck in the morning freshmen broke into a
room in Thornou Hall occupied by sophie
more and his brother, a senior. Both weri
numerically beaten with bottles and dishgured.
Two of the freshmen have been arrested for as
saut with latent to kill, and arc in cnstcdy
Search is being mado for the others.
There is considerable excitement 10 Philadel
pha growing out of the determination OF the
Ancient Order of llibcrnians to parade on ST.
Patrck's day. The order has been denounced
by Archbishop Wood. and ths other assoca
tions have notified the IIibernians that they
arc not wanted Tho Archbishop has deter
mined not to review the procession ii tho lllber.
mans take part in it, and they have determined
to parade and pass over the same route.
A despatch from New Orleans says: The
bill to rcapportion the State passed the House
yesterday being voted solidy for by the demo
Gratis and against By tho republicans. 1t re-
duces the number Of members lG; cutting out
l2 republicans and four democrats.
Lieutenant James j.. Mast, OF Company M.
Second United States Artillery suddenly dis
appeared last Wednesday from Fort McHcnry
and is still abroad, and strenuous efforts have
been mado by his friends at the Fort to ascer'
his whereabouts without success.
The fifty third annual commencement OF the
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, took
place at the Academy OF Music yesterday. The
degree OF Doctor OF Medicine was conferred on
203 graduates, and prizes were awarded Tor the
best essays on various medical subjects.
Mr.. Thomas 3. Bryan, one Of the commits
soncrs of the District of Columbia, has sold his
residence, corner OF 14th street and Massa
chusetts avenue, 10 Washington, for SAC, 1000.
DR.. j. S. Conrad, Superintendent of the
Spring Grove Insaoc Asylum, Of Maryland,
has resigned in c)nscq ucucc OF difficulty with
his assistant, DR.. BroOme.
Barrett Llrd5 Il Co., extensive pork pack.
crs at SheIbyvillc, Tenn, failed yesterday.
Their liabilities arc $4,000, and their assets
$4,000.
The Philadelphia storekeepers arc giving
out gold dollars in change on account OF the
difficulty of procuring one dollar bills.
John Morrissey. Of New York, who is now
10 Florida, is suffering from very severe at
tack, and his death is supposed to be at hand.
New Jersey Election.