Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-09
G9TS % sEo Esay.

committee that reported it, that it should Da
called up next Friday.
gesTs % gne EBAY.
John Bird, the ooiored fratricids, who was
to have been hung as Hampton, Friday, has
bseo respited until January 3.
Senator Sergeant expects to be able to leave
Washington this week Tor the Bahamas for the
benefit Of bis health. and will remain until after
the holidays.
number of boys skating on the canal ct
Ottawa, Canada, Saturday, broke through.
Ole Vas drowned and another rescued 10
critical coudi:ioD.
There will be general resumption of work
in the Schuyki!i Pa. coal region to day on the
regions share Of 100000 tons additional a..
l9itu,eut for the year, about tRo weeks work.
The application Of Thomas A. Edison for a
patent icr hia electric light has been favorably
passed upoa by the Pateat Office, at Washing
ton. and the patent will be issued Tuesday.
O'Laasy mpIished the feat of walking
400 nies 10 l24 hours 10 Philadelphia last
| week, having 45 minutes to spare at the close
Saturday night. The last six miles we're made
IN hour m!nutcs.
Tho United States steamer QuInnebaug went
! or trial irir freq Norfolk Saturday, up the
! Caesa:, caSc Try to Wolf Trap, los miles. aver
aging thirteen knots an hour. propelled by
steam ooIp, nG sails being used,
-Four squa?es of buildings, comprising the
entire ;n3iuass portion Of MsccL, Miss, were
bu:ea4 "a Thursday night OF last week. Among
| the 1ujiagg destroyed arc the Masonic aai
Cii Fellows HALL. Loss about $2O0, 900; in.
surance 500. QUO.
| The total valuation of property in Tennessee,
as saOHn by the Comptroiler is 1928 ,2l2, 1853.
, The total iax is 1928 .2l2 The decrease in tue
assessment. as cnmnafed with that OF the year
1877, is Sl3,G96,695. Percentage Of de.
crease 3.
The Lpuisisna Fuadiog Board will meet to.
! day IN New Oleans to eudeavor to mako such
| Goanclal engagements az will enable the State
! to pay the January lotersat % console. Lt Is
| behaved at 'o .st 500 900, 10 addlti0n to the
Interest !G9G 90 hand. will De- req aired.
The failures in New York Saturday included
Olsphsrt & Co., one OF the oldest com missior
houses la the China trade, With liabilities estl
mated $250,OO0; Hunt & Duseubnry, hatter5,
liabilities about $50 900; e. W. FeIoh d Co..
wooden ware dealers, liabilities estimated FL
| 10000.
| Miss Louisa ". King, one of the most ac-
| conpIisEed aud ptomiGrnt women OF tho South.
died at Augusta, Ga, Saturday night. after .
very brict ILLNESS. Although young ~oDau
| she was The founder of the Widows Home and
! Of the Sfate Society for the Prevention VI Cru
city to hlln;als.
| 4 snow ADD sleet storm set 10 St. Louis Sat
| uria7 evening, and turned 70 heavy rsin dur
Irg the night. Snow fill Saturday all along the
railroads from St. Louis west. the centre otlho
stor1l apparently being at or 10 the qlclalty OF
| Kansas City, Tnera the aao1 Was ten inches
deep list ulght.
TIC Uoited States steamer Ticooderoga
sailed from Hampton Roads Ssluday for Lib.
| ris. Oae Of Coz nodore SchuteIdt's duties
1hlic 10 Liberia @ill De to &C! commissioner toc
! the Li5eIiau Guvsrnne1t IN ssttiog the dis
pu.eG boundary line between that couatEy aad
! the British possessions.
/ The report that General GRAFT was to join
| Com nodore Shufrldt in bis roslog diplomatic
mission 10 the vest coast CT Africa is arthorlta-
! lively denied from Washington He has been
! Invited 10 visit Asia 10 Admiral Patterson
| flagship Rich mend, aud will probably emb bark
at Vile Frauche and proceed to Hon koog via
| the Suez Canal. His visit to Asia will have 30
diplomatic significance.
Nancy Lynch, negro woman 10 Richmond,
who received twenty Gse lashcs on Monday las:
for stealing iron from the Chesapeake and OHIO
RAJ road Company, has beeu sentenced to the
penitenlisry for hou:ebreakiDg and stealing
four watches for term Of two years. Nancy
having served previous term 10 the penlten'
tary will have Eve years added, making seven
| il all that she has IN serve