Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-29
EEEt,S OF f-IyE Dry.

Seventy aipo Ice!aadery arrived by the An
CHOIR Line st New York from Glasgow, gesteT-
day. They arc all undersize mcn, speak Dan
ish, and are bound fer Minnesota.
The ccaan steamers tCCi. 0u! from New Ok
on Saturday n 976 letters. the greatest plumber
ever forwarded in ono day, and the number sent
to Europe during the week was lS6, o94
Passaic county. N. j., was overrun wi III toads
last Saturday. They were from quarter OF 40
inch to 40 irch in length, and sHarmed lr the
grass ard weeds like grasshopperS.
Tho famous solid silver vase, two and hall
feet bpb. and deliberately fabricated, presented
BY the wigs to Henry Clay 10 1874, is offered
for sale by the great mau's grandson.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad is rapidly
perfectipg arrangements necessary towards 90
Ing general telegraph business between that
city and the West
Six carrier pigeons, taken from New York,
were liberated at Columbus, Ohio. Sunday, at
half past FIVE 10 tho moroing. One OF them
arrived 10 Now York at l. i q, 10. aud another
at = 50 p. m. yesterday.
The Auteam Iron Works, Washington
county, about nine miles above Harper ) Fer
~, have been put into operation, after being
closed for five years. Eighty five men arc en-,
ployed.
There was a demonstration yesterday at
Tbuuderbolt, Ga, 10 honor OF tho thirty INST
anniversary Ct the independence OF Liberia.
It is estimated that over 3. 900 pooplo were on
the grouuds.
The new bridge across tho Shenandoah, at
Harper's Ferry, is 10 DO Howe truss, Gl2 ieet
long, With two abutmcnts and three piers, cach
{ nt hu nt AM
cost about $4,000.
Pliceman Bartholomew GaTney. Of the New
York city forco, committed suicide yesterday
by shooting himself through the head. tie had
been seventeen years on tho force. lie had DO,
come sick, aud it is supposed that bis mind had
been affected.
A man named Grant, who rtcoDty rented
house in Chester, Pa., has abandoned bis family
of five children, having first driven his wife
frantic by abuse, and then obtairiog certificate
from two physicians tina. sho was insane, has
had her removed 10 the almshou'e.
Professor q. II. +. Peters. CT Clinton. n. T..
announces the discovery by himself at Clinton
Observatory, on the 18th OF July, 1879. OF
planetoide CT the lth magnitude 10 81 hours
az minutes, right ascension IS IS, south dc.
clinaioo; motion parallel.
A son Of @. w. Fields, agent Of tho Blltl'
moro and Ohio railroad, at Hancock. Washing
ton county, Md, While out cunning in Virginia
last Friday, was accidentally shot by one ct bis
oompauiobs, receiving about iorIy shot IN the
fac, and shoulder. 1t is feared he will lose one
Of his eyes,
During the storm of Saturday last Two pas
senger traios coided on the Pennsylvania
Branch of the Reading railroad between Edge
Hill aud Sandy Run, PJ. Tho engines and
1cvr,al Of narh train we're badly damaged
and several passengers had iiubs Dtokcn. uul
none vera fatally iojuted.
The Baltimore sub treasury yesterday ship
ped to WASHINGTON, $73 600 10 new subsidiary
silver coin, which had lain III tho vaults there
for long time. twas sent to Baltimore to
20 into circulation. but tho rush to get rid OF
fractional silver as 5000 IS the subtrcasury
commenced cxUhangiug it Tor larger money ives
proof that the public had too much subsidiary
coin already.
A dispatch from Atlanta. says that officers
have lust returned from bloodhound hunt
after negro, ono Of the murdcrers CT Dstoor
and bis wife. Oh Friday oight. they captured
him and he confessed 10 the murder being done
By himself, o white man and another negro.
Asa Morgso, the captured man. says lie held
the lamp whlo the white man killed the Cd
people. Two officers arc after tho other two.
Morgan is in Jail. lie was badly bitten br the
bounds. Lie says a largo amount OF money
was obtained by the murdercrs.