Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-27
NEWS OF TEE D.sE.

There have been 1900 casea CT yellow lever
Ia Memphis this SEASON, sud 4eS deaths. R.fu
gees arc rs,urn.lg TO Memphis 10 considerable
ouu beIs.
A young man named Steel. formerly of
Rockville. Md but more recently tt Wash
ngton. was shot, aid il ia suppos d fatally
wounded, BY young mat banned Lanon.
Dephew Ct Ward Il. Llm7D, ST Martlnsburg,
last week.
Jos. II. Riddle head Of The firm OF Riddle,
Coleman l. Co., and President OF the Franklin
Savings IosritutioD. acd bis son. George ID.
Riddle, cashier OF the SAVINGS Institution, who
have heretofore been locked upon as solid
aud substantial busn ass men, Wsre found guilty.
on four counts for embt IL ement aud Two for
coosp racy, az PIt'sburs Inst Saturday.
E.rly yes day noroiog fire broke out 10
P nkerton tunne, P.ttsbnrg division OF the
B ,ltimore & Ohio Railroad. near Confluence,
Pa. A fire engine was ssut from Cumberland.
hut could got d. muc1 good, On acc unit of the
! fire beiGg Mar Lha cenrJ OF tho tuoDei, Which
| IL half mile long. |. is wooden lined and
was still buroing late last evening. Freight
| trains are stopped and passengers aro transfer
red 10 wagons.
Gen. FsirchiId, Unied States Consul Geo.
| eral sc Paris, 10 dkp.tch to the ID ,pbr.n
Of State, dated y Der 10, calls attentlon IN
the significant fact that the exports to the
| u. s. fion France are continually asd rapidly
| Increasing. For the quarter Ell ding Septem
| Der 80. 1879, the value OF the exports to the
Uoited Siates Wsa Sl2 532 1872, which is a.
Increase Of 81 j27, 772 over the corresponding
/ quarter Of 1873
10 tho Criminal Court Ct Washington lac;
Saturday, Stone, the neero murderer, was sen
tened 10 be hanged on FRIDAY, December 18th
between the hours Of II n. aud = r. %. Stone
| heard tho dreadful sentence WITT The uimo3
| compusure. showing tho same s0dIty auu ap
| parent indifference TIA. marked his bearing
daring tie trial. lis even smiled after hearing
| the seD:erce, end then amused himself with
scrbbllns upon pitcs OF paper Oh tho table
before him until the proceedings were over and
the ball!tf took him out of the court room.
| A dispatch from Mount Vernon, Ohio, re-
ports temperance crusade at ErtdsrcktoWn,
| near that place. The ladies Of the psce. at the
ringing CT bell. marched to En-. Rsudsll's sa
| loon, broke open the door and windows, crack.
| ed his denjohns spilIing the liquors, and com
pletey Quilted the place. They afterwards
| visited the saloon in CoDner's Hotel, and at
| tempted the same performance, but the pro-
prietor saved bis liquors by agreeing to remove
them from the town. Several drug stores were
then visited, the proprietors of which closed
and barred their doors against the ASSISTANTS.
A mass meeting of the Irish residents Of
New Orleans was held yesterday afternoon at
| DAD Felows Hall fer the purpose of consider
ing the condition CT affairs 10 LELAND. and the
| relations CT landlords and tenants. The meet
| ing was largely attended. Mayor Allen pre-
sided. Addresses Were delivered by Raw. Fa-
| theirs Finn aud MoyDshaD. Msjor f. A. Burke
! and Colcuel MOGioip. Resolutions were adopt
| ed approving the courso Of Hen. Mr.. Parnell
and Others ADD expressing sympathy with the
oppressed people of Ireland. A meeting Of
Irish citizens OF Lowell, Mass, was held yes,
| terdsg s'tcrnooa to devise nears for assisting
Irish tenant farmers. Ii wss decided to hold
a meeiog in Huntington Hail early 10
November, and 10 canvass the city for sub
kcrlniIlEG.