Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-04
NE IFS OF TEE B.9S.


L5rillsrd lost $4,000 On ParaIe ct Good
wood.
Several deaths By dr1unpg are reported IS
occurring yesterday Ct different places.
The Mayor Of ST. Louis IS charged With 70
ocising cmbszz'ed funds.
A St. Louis cispaFch says That tie eastern
railroads restored their Passenger rates Sat-
urday.
The Cumberland. Md, Civilian has been
sold by Col. Lowdcrui k TO the News Publish.
log Company.
The Secretary Of the Navy states that lie will
not announce the successful candidates for ap.
polDtments IS assistant paymastcrS 10 tho navy
until September.
The great Chautauqua pavilion OF Fairpoint,
n. T., capable of holding 5000 persons, vas
dedicated Saturday. Addresses were delivered
by number of ministers
Mr.. Aen Smith lizard, of South Carolina,
died suddenly at RcLGsld Springs last week.
MIR. lizard vas olassmate Of Gen. Robert Ii.
Lee at West Point
The pork packing establishment Of y. Robt.
JeukiDs & Son. Garner Of North and Pleasant
Streets Baltimore. was burned yesterday
morning loss $4,000, fully ccvsrod ty IL,
sufaacc.
At tho general election 10 Kentucky 10 day
the State officers. half Of tho Stus!e and new
House OF Representatives, will pe elected. Tie
question OF cal!log constitutional o9nvcnli1n
will also be decided.
James Madison Porter, Past Grand Master
Of the Masonic Grand Lodgo Of Pennsylvania
died ct bis residence at Elstou, Pa, on Salur
day. Mr.. Porter had attained the highest
houors IL NlasoGry to be ebsaiued 10 this
country.
The camp m:eIl1g exercises at Ooean Grove,
N. D., continue Interesting, and every hotel,
cottage aud tent is full Of guests. The weather
is clear and warU. Saturday night was ox0ep.
tonal!y uncomfortable, tv4u Tho moonlight
| seeming. warm.
The largest number Of cycursioai;ts evar at
Long Branch, n. D., vas there yesterday. In
the evening the steamer was dangerously
| crowded with those returning to New York. q
largo number refusing 10 20 GA her 90 account
OF oVercfowding. Throughout tho day lager
beer and other liquors were openly sall.
James 4. Booth, of Kingston, N. u. died
yesterday of malariaI fever, which is raging to
| au alarmlog txtcnt 10 that vicinity. Twenty
i've or thirty cases, a number Of them resulting
| IN death, have been reported. The health off 4.
| GERS sry the fever is caused by etagnant water,
as 1t only exists along tho water Courses.
Llto advices from porthern Texas say that
cotton is maturing earlier than usual this year,
| owing to lack of rain. The yield will be heavi-
or, as tho acreage is about fifteen per cent.
| greater, but planters fear the staple will be
| shorter, owing TO the tsct that the unusually
| dry weather has forced tho balls to open before
they reached full maturity.
| While ~. Sanntor Dorsey was sitting in front
| of the Crane Central Hotel, at Denver, COL,
Saturday. Col. Garry, of Memphis, approached
| and struck him twice with his fist bctor, by.
| ISLANDERS intcflcrrcd. 1t is sad that the trouble
grew. out OF disagreement couccrning federal
! appoiGtmentsl1 Arkansas, which State Dorsey
| used to represent 10 the Senate.
| At Gralton, near Troy, New York, on Thurs.
day, VIM. Jacobs, 25 years Old, who was NOW
ing 10 meadow. suddenly disturbed ucst of
hornets. As he turned TO Iuu from their ct.
tack his foot was caught IN the grass aud he
tell across the sharp edge of The scythe re.
ceiving suoh terrible cut 10 the right lex that
he blcd to death before medical assistance could
| be summoned.
MIR. Tilden beiug unccltaio Of his own pom.
lnatlon fer President, is asid to have remarked
that justice Field, Of California. appeared to
bin to DO tho strongest and most available
man that Judge Fields relatives are very
wealthy, AID would b0 willing to spend million
or two II nc were nominated that the Pacific
States would undoubtedly be solid in his favor,
and that he would stand hottcr chance n New
\ ork and the other doubiu! northern States
than any Ct the other candidates whose merits
have been discussed.
Considerable excitsment Wes create d 10 Fred.
crlck, Nd, on Saturday night by tho burning
oil large aDd splendid stone barn few miles
west of Frederick, tho property of MIR. Solo.
mon j. Zimmerman. The building, together
with its contents. consisting of six or seven
hundred bushels CT wheat, about twenty five
toes primo hay, wheat drill. lan aud other farm
iEg implements. and several small outstructures,
&t., wtr3 all entirely Destroyed. Tho barn was
Insured for 81, 600 The total loss will rrobab.
~ reach $4,000. Tho G:e was undoubtedly
the |ork OF an iDceIdary.
TIE reception ct ex President Grant 10 To.
klo ls reported as unprec, danted 10 Japaueae
history. 10 addition 10 the demonstration by
the government cil!z?rs gave lavish cntertain.
mems on a sump,uuus scale. Every day and
tight there were fresh novelties for his diver
sion. Gen. Grant had an audience with the
| JupCiul vi uuy +. Ills m9JtS y, alluQlDG
happily TO coincidence OF the date, said the
sole obstacle to harwoby was caused by tie de-
meaGor oil The EopIish tflicas 5. who per.istertIy
keep slolf from GaD. GrGnt. and decline TO
give salutes or recognition. Geo. Grant after
wishing various points. will sail fron Yen for
| Anterior the last week in August.
| ITI2GI.VS.9 .S-EIB-S
The residence aud ell tho furniture Of ". NJ,
Paunell, Of Ac,omac county, WAS destroyed by
! lire last week.
| At Petersburg On Saturday Charles Hogan,
while engaged 10 repsiilog the ci'y'd drcdgog
machine, fell overheard aud was drowned.