Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-01
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E,,f-.r;,e failures were reported 10 Ne|
York city 10 April in which the total 'laDi!i'les
amounted to ST 1879, SS3. and the assets we're
estimated at S633 III,
Judge jackson, in the Circuit Court at Louis
viils, Ky, yesterday, 6aed Murray, Miller q
Co., $500 each !cr conducting On illegal lot,
tery. The venders Of tickets Tero also uoea
$500 cacH.
The Civil DausgGs bill passed By the Missa;
chusetss Legislature, which permits the re-,
every Of damages resulting from the sale CT
Eouor from cwrcrs CT buildings wherein the
Eouor was sold, hes been signed By the Gov
eruor
uon. G. L. Cobb died ut Elizabeth City. N.
G., yesterday. Mr. Cobb represented the First
North Carolina district 10 tho Forty-frst, Forty
second and Forty third Congresses, and was
defeated By the Hon. j. J. Yates, democrat
10 1874.
Tte Pennsylvania Senate yesterday adopted
a ,iot resolution approving the President
veto Of the revolutionary riders attached to
the army appropriation bill" BY 80 TO IL, q
stict party vote, except that two eresnoacEers
voted with the democrats and one with tho re-
publicshs.
Mary Bell Put on maa's clothes 10 JttfeI-
sonvi!le, lad, aud started cut at night as u
burglar She broke iGto a grocery and was
riflne the money drawer, but tho noiso awak
encd clclk who had slept there TO watch tor
thieves. tio shot the woman, disabling Der go
that she was easily captured.
The rew Constitution for California that is
to be voted ca next Wednesdsy. abollshes all
tue courts. but psGcs no provisions tor other
courts Until rcxt January. 40 that. If the COZ
s!i;u!iou prevails, there will BIO 90 interregnum
with no tribuoal 10 punish offenders excent the
police and justices courts.
Mr.. Uakmao, superintendent Of tho Utica
division Of tie Delaware, LacksWanna aod
Wesierp Railroad. and Miss B-ssic q. Cppk
lug, dauehter Of Senator Roscoe ConkliDg,
we're married 10 Utica last night. Mrs. 90, k
lag, with eX GCverncr Seymour. gave away
Washington.
Mrs, Mary Goodman died % SATURDAY. les!
st her hcmo lear Wilmington, Del. Before
her death she told her husband and obi!drer
that if they dug in the cellar they would tno
o considerable sum Of money which she had
saved dltirg thirty years OF her llte.. Inc
money was found, greatly to tho surprise 81
her family.
Tha committee Rhith visited New IOfH &C
secure the ec,eptauce by the Tennessee tonG'
nolic1s CT the 500. q per cent. nteresi) com
proniso proposed by the Legislature Of that
State reported to the Governor ct Nashville
yesterday that two thirds Of the States creditor:
vii! accept the proposition. Il is understood
that Gov. Marks will issue proclamation to-
dsy callipg an election Of the people to ratl'y
tbs proposition.
Mr.. VIM. L. Baker, OF Bostor, tff.r5 10
donate property valued at 5000, 900, provided
the SUN Of $llO, 600 additional is guaranteed
for the benefit CT tho Massachusetts, Public
Health Assccia!or, for the purpose Of carving
cut tic Recommendations of tho board Of health
by Inspection aud advice as to Improvements III
house yantiation aud d-ainsce, for the sup
preston oil cdultcrntion in food, and the estab
lsbmert of schools Of cookery aud dist kitch
ets f,r tie sick.