Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-05
JEWS OF TIE D.g E.

President Hayes will attend tbn meeting 9:
Tho army societies at Albany, n. L, June II
and Is.
Mayor Latrobe was unanimously 1cnoninated
for another term By tho democratic convention
in Baltimore yesterday.
1t ia reported that United States Deputy
Jas. NJ. Davis, ard six men we're killed on the
lst inst by moonshiIcrs 10 ambush nesr Smith
vile, Tenn.
Tie forty-fith annual convention Of the do
oese of the Michigan Episcopal Church. 10
session at St. Paul's Church, Detroit, will
reach the election of bishop as successor to
Bishop McCoskrey to day.
At JohustoWD, Pa, early Tuesday mornlor,
two unknown men entered the chico OF 4. Is.
Gilbert, deputy collector of internal revenue,
bound and gagged bin and robbed the safe Of
a large leatheru wallet. containing between
LOO and 81 800 The men escaped.
The House Of Representatives, yesterday,
ooncurred in the Senate amendments to the
sundry civil bill. Hon. Il. NJ. McLlne, OF
Nd, was appointed c visitor TO West Pelnt IN
place Of Gen. Joseph +. Johnston, who could
not attend.
Edwin w. StouahtoD, U. 8. minister TO Rus
sia. and john A. kassop, minister to Austria
arrived at New York Tuesday, on leave of abb
seroo from their posts. 10 reply to an inter
viewer, Mr.. Stoughton said be could not now
tell what he would do about returning to Russia.
Paroles next engagement on the English turf
is at Ascot. Whero, On Tuesday, 10Th Instant,
BIO is likely to run 10 The Ascot stakes handicap
about two miles. He has the top weight, l2j
pounds while Jtstor, also six years old, and tho
winner of CcsaroWitch handicap last October,
gets off with ITO pounds.
Captain Andrews, of the American ship
Frederick Jackson, at New York, has boon held
to bail on chaigs Of inhuman treatment, pre-
ferred by Frederick Hasse, one Of the crew.
Hasss says that while at Cardcnas tho Captain
ordered him to take some private goods ashore,
and be was put 10 irons for refusing aud strung
up in the rigging by the thumbs.
The first flow of oil from tho Bradford oil
district reached Williamsport, Pa, through
tho tids water pipe last evening, fl,Wing in a
strong and steady stream. TIE pipe has
proven perfect SUCCESS, ouly a few trtlne
leaks having been discovered in tho entire
length Of over one hundred miles. The ship
meuts of oil to the ssaboard over the Road
irg Railroad will com nctc, 10 few days.
The brewers national convention met 10 St.
Louis, yesterday. President Ruettcr delivered
long address. giving statistics OF the trade
dutiog the past year. The address states that
the sales of beer during the fiscal ye6r ending
June 30, 1878, were 9 .473 3Gl barrels. and that
tho Indications, bas:d upon sales Ct government
stamps for tho first rice months oil the present
fiscal year, are that tho sales this year will reach
ten million barrels.
10 consequence of misplaced switch on the
Lackawanna and Boomburg Railroad at Pitt
stop, Pa, yesterday, fist freight train ran
into trsi1 of coal cars. Oue Of the engines
Was completely wrecked and tho other badly
damaged, and freight and coal cars were smash.
cd aud piled rromiscu0usly together. The
damage will amount 10 thousands of dollars.
The employees saved their lives by jumping
from the train.
The Califorria 'workioguens convention at
San Francisco, yesterday, adopted platform
repudiatiug communism, advocating tho co.
forcemeut of the new State constitution. sale
Of fufsittd railroad lands, election of Pfcsn
dent by direct vote, 90 second term for Pres-
dent CT Vice President, abrogatioa Of tho Bur.
lipgaue treaty. 60. A resolution was adopted
ooodemniog tho President for vetoing The anti.
Chinese bill
The Pennsylvania Legislature must be o
nice body. A resolution for the expulsion Of
representative George L. Smith, OF Philad e'
phia, was defeated in the HOus, yesterday for
want of o two thirds majority, the veto being
yeas 50. Days 49, After the adjournment Of
the morning session considerable excitement
was caused by rercoure between representa-
tiVes Sherwood and Bowman. both OF York
county. Sherwood struck Bowman heavy
blow on the head with cane. Bowman made
20 resistance. A resolution at tho afternoon
session to expel w. +. Ruuberger, OF Arm
strong. also for corrupt practise, was defeated
yeas l04, nays GO, beipg % less than the nc.
cessaIy two thirds.