Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-02

,T.EW'S or THE Day.

TIE Vulcan iron AID s.eel W,rks at St.Lo1ls,
which have been idle two years. will resume
ut once.
Nearly $S.OO0.0OO were pad cut CT the
Tie: slry during the month of September on
account OF pension auear'.
Tie Treasury Department yss'e:day pur-
chased 800. coo ou1ces cf silver bullion for the
u. 5. min5 at Philadelphia
Il is again rumered that Secretary EVarts
viii leave the Csbite: and accept the mission
tc III, Court OF st. james.
Postmaster Ceosral Ky is going 10 Teuues.
sec to atteud tn, centennial CELEBRATION at
JoleSborJ'.
The Eas,crn ESpc;s Company, with I'll its
rami6cstiCn5. was bought at B ,stou yesterday
by tho American Express Company q, about
$500 0C0.
At the Sing Sing New York; prison the ex.
pcIdltutes ior September we're 81 463. For the
fiscal year endiug October the esrniues were
S225, 9O7 o.. aud tho expenditures $751; 693.23
The steamship Gellert which arrived q. New
York. from Eulooe yesterday, brought gold
| bullion 10 he amount of 7,653,O00 ftarcl aud
POP 900 reiahmsrke.
B. NJ. Johnston, . prominent southern bank.
err who arrived 10 New York from Shrsve.
ptr;. La, lev days aimee. and stopped ut tho
New YORK Hotel, died suddenly on Monday.
At tho Philadelphia sub treasury yesterday
interest 90 the per cents was paid 10 gold.
All oorrency obligations were slso paid 10 gold
Oh account Of the accumulation Of coin 10 the
VaUls
At E:ie, PJ., Tcesiay, Ellen D,eriug. an
Inmate OF the almsbOuse, Del )erat,y chokcd
her little daughter TO death 10 the hope OF SIND.
Jog it to Heaven. The woman has been crazy
| Tor some limo.
40 occidental fire at tho warchouse Of the
Whining o., n. g.. Compress Company, yes
tcrday destroyed 800 bales Of cottou aud bad
~ damaged the new hydrau'i; Taylor press
Total loss $llO 900; fully itslred.
Francis Bradley dissolute young man, who
had been wandering about Johnstowp, Pa,
entered hardware stole and asked the price
OF revolver. He requested the clerk to load
The weapon, and Immediately stepped tack
and discharged one barrel into bis heart.
jacob S. Gray, wealthy farmer of Cfaw.
tcrd cluHty, Pa, committed suicide Tue sd ~
by h.pli1g himself 10 the loft of his dairy
house. Before he committed the rash &C; be
wrote a loog eit.r to his only 500 C EXPLAINING
that in Consequence Of coa,iuu,d sickness he
preferred 10 live DO longer.
| A fight near the Sac and Fox Agency, To-
dian Territory, betwees tReve bandit, and q
party G soIdi:Is. Saturday, resulted 10 hs kill.
ing OF uiuo Ct the bandits, including jim Bar
ker, the leader The troops hays orders to
remain 10 the fed two months, if necessary, 10
kill CT GiSperse the bandits who ofest lhlt sec
ton.
President DisZ, Of Mexico. declares that he
will never c1uscns II b, candidate for a $40
oud tern. Gems. Cadni, Manuel Go1z,les,
minister Of war, aud Senior Ignacio Fallarte,
ale presidential candidates. All the candidates
bc!oag 10 the sam, party. There will be no
nom oaiog convention. al will run 10 a Fl 20
| race.
Maj. Thomas t. ThoInburgh. who was kill
ed in the fight with tbs Ute Indians 10 Colo
RADIO, Was native Of Teore ssee, ADD was at.
ached to the Pay Department as payuaster.
7 tie entclct tn, army on the 18th Of June
1861, as % lieutenant n the See md Artillery,
and was pron o:ed to a lst iieuteocy on the
2lst o! April, 1870. His last oym mission as ma
or vas dated April Is, 1875.
! The trustees CT tie Peabody educational
fund began the + annual meeting a! the Fifth
ASenus Hotel, N. T., yesterday. Among
thcs, present are Hon. K. q. Winthrop. of
| piahS., caalEmati Chlet JUSTICE Waie, Sec
retnry Eva;t', Hon. Hamilton Fish, Georse
Peabody Russell, Hoo. A. II. Fl. Stuart, Geo.
". Riggs. esq, of Washington; Surgeon Cen
era' Barnes, U. S. A., and Bishop Whpple.
President Hayes and party 1i,itsd toe Lii
nois STATE Hous., a. Spriog6sd. Yesterday,
aud after Inspecting memorial hall and tho
various departments went to the fair grounds.
| Here they viewed tao oavaIcaGe of animals,
n L,,, IL a. OF
Indianapolis. A demonstration but 20 speeca
! making was made a! Decatur. Iii. There was
a large gathering at CraHfordvie, Ind, aud
speech making was prevented by tho breaking
oowa Of On overloaded platform. The party
arrived at Indianapolis at G:30 o. NJ. , aud Wero
greeted with q presidential salute aod had co
{ ii ,al a0d military escort to the hotel. Last
plight the city Was Illuminated AID private ex.
hioitoas Of fireworks were eivo,. Tno public
reception took place yesterday evening at the
court house.