Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-11

ior fund for the G5 DistIi,; boots ty vote
of Eve to six.
G. E. SINNERS, oi Troy, n. Y, crszed by
the eiopemeut Of his wife, poisoned bis three
children and cut bis OVID throat Yesterday. Inc
children ri rtc3ver, EutSimmous will PROBABLY
die.
Thomas Haliisey, aged - years, has been
sentenced in New York to thirty days lnpri5
opueut 10 the city Jail fer killing bis step.
mother, Bridget HaIlisey, whom be stabbed
with knife while 10 passion,
So far as the correspondents CT the Louis"
vile Courier Journal report, there is 90 yeio"
fever 10 Tie South, although some sort CT SICK
ness seems 10 have been caused by the dtloter
men! OF bodies Ct persons Who died OF yellow
fever.
II. S. Goodrich, the we'll kroTn Inventor and
turfmaD, has been sued at Chicago by MISS
Sarah Forbes for breach of promise, claiming
$40 900 damages. The prosecuted man pre-
nou1css the suit h!ackmaiog scheme.
At Albany. N. Y, yesterday, VIM. Aruo!d,
Jealous Of Wr. Il. Smith, whom ho accused OF
tampering with his wife, fired two shots ct him,
both of which took effect, ouc in the arm ard
the other 10 the hip. Arnold was arr;s:cd
Herbert BIZ, C coIored barber, Of Cumber'
laud, Nd, last night shot Samuel Cooper,
another col0rcd barber, iL1lctIng dangerous
il not fatal wound IN the head. The dithtu'-
ly grew CIT Of their business competitor. Bail
is 10 Jail.
An argument on Tho ee1cial creditors b lis
rcpreseu ing Memphis (reun.) city BONDS to
the amount of 50 500 .000 was heard By Judge
Baxter, of The United States District Court, at
Memphis. yesterday The Judge announosd
bis determination to appoint receiver to-day.
1T Sumter, S.. C., yesterday, San Lee, the
colorcd Republican leader, recently appointed
postmaster at that place, was tried ard tcu-d
guilty Of official ms,cnduc: while judge CT
probate. Lce coald Dot be found tut was
represented by counsel.
Mrs. Margaret Nee Iier, naisc Of LELAND,
died 10 Montreal yesterday aged l07 gears arc
10 months. She leaves .go daughters, aged IS
aud IS years respectively, four grandchildren.
% great grandcbildrcu, asa one great great
grand child, aged 10 years.
The New York auuual charity ball camo eff
10 that city last Disht, in the Academy OF Mt
sic, which was thrcrs ed with richly dressed
people, the ben ton 0, New York society. Mi
Arthur Learg opened the bal! with Mrs. Ed
ward Cooper, wife Of tee mayo. Up to mid.
uiRHt SFtt S'-rVVV "G' ES'iS" ny Id' S"'E'
tairmeps
TIE Asbufy University building ct Green.
c:stle, Ind occupied BIZ The preparatory
departments Of TIC college, Tic MUSEUM aud
The Whitcorlbc library, and also as the armory
of tho Asbury cadets, was burned yesterday
The bulldog COS: SOS 0G0 10 1928. a1d is total
loss, as is also he museum, valued at So 600.
The Whitconhc library, valued at $40 600, was
damaged $4,000.
The Senate Committee ca Appropriations
hss agreed to add 100000 to lha amou0t
granted by the House fer railway mail trays.
pcratioo. the additional amount to be ustd by
the Postmaster Gactrsl i. his di:cr3ti0u to
secure "rre,ia Facilities for the postal strife,
tho purpose being to provide for the contiIu'
srce Of what is knoRa ps The fast ra,l SCR
vico" by railroad.
The n. Spiii Of ;hc Tines charges 10 its last
isu; that tic rccont feat CT breaking 900 glass
calls out Ct G.0l3 fred n, performed By Capt.
DogsIdus at the liirFoaromc last mouth, was
oct correctly performed; that the nocks Ct lh2
balls hes been Dippcd Fl b4tirc thtg were
rsed, 50 that whether bit Or TO. they would
appear to have hccn bit, md tbg; inc risa il
stead CT fifteen yards vas but tlevto y.Iis Two
feet.
The bill! Introduced in the House Ct RepGt-
santa!iges yesterday. Dir. Foster, 10 discourage
u:u:y and promote legitimate ratca OF ieteies:
raakcs t raaHio for hanks TO allow IStercst
upon deposits Of arg charac&r. 1t :uuher
provides tex 81 per cent upon she gross
amount If deposit 10 each year. such lax TO
pc rauitted Tn proper niEdaviis bcloe made
that 20 inlatts: has been allowed on deposits
tg the bank.
Z Fort Robuscn lNeb dispatch says that
;he Indians who ordered Moorahead ADD thrae
Others, Oh tlaluefy 80, ard LitIs VOLTS band
OF CheyeErea, Ia al! abou; 100 bucks, we'll
erled with gcas aud pistols and havGE o
plenty Of amu unltion. recently surrounded Is
wagon 'rain and tock a.! the pIo7isiots. tu.
killed 20 orc. They gave orc OF the men Of
the traia silver wo;ca they had taken from
Mo0rcbest.
The Philadelphia Record says = uumbcr Of
members efthe Reformed Episcopal CAurch in
that citY propose TO discontinue he Observance
Of Lent as season Of iasliog They URGE that
the indu!serce 10 worldly pleasure bcltro I'd
after Lent is Increased BY way Ct c0npcbGa!i,a
Tor enforced ahstcUlion dn;ios The season of
fssieg, vi lie they a!so urge tia! u1!leroI mod
Grafton Of Tile is the church'J great need, and
that this may be better securca without L?nteo
o5scrVauc5s than w!!l them.
Fur CT l1 'ho RI itn Ain.