Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-11
NEWS or TEdE: D-zE-.

lVc mOGtlS SlU,OOu "Citit III L-Sd5i EieJS'SS
have BEEN imported and SD b. one hrm ID
that city.
Tumbrdgc l. Co., the ol.:c.t established hrn
of bucket shops 10 New York city, suspended
payment yesterday They state that they
have assets cDough to pay all Indebtedness, but
they are not available immediately.
A Jealous EusbaD! at West Chesttr, Pa,
has caused q sengato, By administering ter
rble thrashing to the middIc-agc5 lawyer who
had been too attentive to bis wife BY accom-
paying her to tho Ptiiadep%l, theatres and
other places OF amusement. The weapon used
was couh!de.
Rarus has Just beaten his fastest record.
An a,tachee Of Mr.. BoDpcrs Office states that
on Saturday last John Murphy drove R.ras
one mile over Mr.. BanGtr's TarrytoWn track
10 2:1l@. The irst three quarters were trot.
ted each 10 thir,y-.hrec srcoadj, the las! quar-
ter in thirly-two and a hall seconds.
Mrs Josiah Walker, Of Eaaon, Pa, Yves
sez,d with az epiIeptic lit 90 Thursday night
while going up stars with an oil lamp 10 her
hand. She tell, aud he lamp. exploded, set
ting her c!0lh;ug Oh fire. She was irlghttully
burned and dice II lew hour. She 8as the
mother Of ulna children, three OF 1hrm are
living.
Miss Josephine Dalanl. pronont, writes
from Ithaca. New Irsk, TO tn. editor of the
New Iok Clipper mat tho body Of W. Ii.
DonodSOn. who wEs los: Oh balloon trip from
Chicago several years ago. has been touud near
MuskcaOn, Michigan, tbs mau whO tGu1d the
body having Two lr'trr*, walsh and hog
which belonged 10 DOaaidioa.
Sir Leonard Tiiiev, f,nauc. hiu!atnr oi
Caoada, il in Washington. He called upon
the Secretary Of State. Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, arG the Comptroller Of the
Currency, yesterday. Ills visit is for tic pun.
pose OF inspecting the system oil barking and
ioapce. MIR. RILEY waa formerly tic Governor
OF New Brunswick.
The Now York Court + Common Pleas has
denied the motion to ruGish Geo. w. Alki1-
SOD, the referee 10 the late walking match, for
contempt in disobeying tho order Of tbs court
10 paying over Wcston's gate money to his
vile. The court held thai as WrSon's wife
hired him TO walk end psld his GniraEco foe,
the money belonged Ia her 6ui net TO hin.
David &. Gay detective III tho employ OF
the Central Pacific Railroad. committed sui.
eide in San Francisco on tho - instant. lu a
letter to his wife he said that ho had broken
his promise TO her 90; 70 drink liquor for
three years. and would aitorc Tor it by COLE
mitliDg suicide. While dtu:k lie was robbed
Of bis watch, AMI he advised her what 10 30
to recover il.
Thomas Lloyd, ! cJmpositcr Oil the Du.
buque, Iowa, Tines. saw balloon CALI yes
lerday morning. lie watched it for Cvtr an
hour, n1d called the atteniiou Ct telegraph
operator 10 il. 1t was up very hg5, aud the
car c)nld be seen, but 40 ptrsoG. IL was seen
10 the southeast aud travelled south slowly.
rlsiog and falling II rs CJuraC. Numbers I'll
others c.Ilnl they say TIC ba05c.
DARK CRIME COMMITTED on MUDDY
CREEK For Sane lme there have been dark
Whispcrirgs amosG the people OF this section
relative to 90 unfortunate affair which was said
to have Happened or Muddy Creek somo limo
since. NJ ons could til ;x4utIy whcn. The
uufortuatc party sss Miss Ga i, Gctrie, who
lived with her ia:ter, Edward George, about
three miles itom this place. Dark lbilgs were
alleged at first. which implicated the honor not
only of the young LADY, bat offers whose names
1t ls not prudent or necessary here 70 mention.
1t Was kG0TD, or 4. !eaS. strongly suspected by
many, that Inc unfortunate lady had given
birth 10 a Child, and irGru the lGO!ls to keen
the faot c}Gc2acd, ard from! Tic iQr.hcr fact
that the child was never sea ty vuy onc, sus-
plci0r OF llu: play began to express themselves
10 low InutmuEs anon the people. until they
reachtd the ears CT The justices of Blue SUI
phur district and The Commonwealth ) a.tor
ney Of Grecobrltr equity, and the result vas
an Investigation was aeraCG Upon. % Tues
dsy last the two justices, Robert McVcy aud
Char,cs Buster, met a; hlcVey's store, with
Hnno 1opnnnlII'u "a, 4
and began the invcs iGaton which disclosed G
crime. Subr@aas were issued r,r Mrs. Han
ser, The mid Wifi, Dr.. Wyat, aud tbs uoior-
tunate youug lads htr,c!f, who w,r, duly ex-
aniDed With the FLOWING rtsll':
Mrs Hanger testified that soma tirie in tho
latter part of July, she wss csl!Ud upon TO 90
to the house OF Mr.. George. and when she ar
rived thore she found tho Unfortunate lady suit.
teslng the most excruCiating aGonies Of child.
birth. That shortly after her arrival the child
was delivered, still horn. with lis skull crushed
and terrible bruises on its stomach. She ssid as
soon Us the child vas horn It IVES tlkan in charge
by The father Of tho girl md Was never alter
wards seen. Tbs unfortunate girl, after many
assurances Of protection, stated lagt ono ANDY"
Fink, who lives only y short distance above tho
Georges, aud WHO processes TO be something o.!
an obssetrican, had been giving htr medicine
for some time 10 destroy the child aEd falling in
this hGd persuaded her 10 Lei. nina use instru.
ments or its obstruction, telling her that il lho
Instruments were used thuro would DO no birth
blu: she would lis relieved entirely she said
the Instruments wera used. but III Is time when
the was uIcohscIrG5, We presume from tho usa
OF opiatgs, but that sha !tR,Z ii 20 relief until
the child MAS born ag above sisted. Un this tes-
timony Il warrant WIS issued tor the arrest of
ANDY" Finks. which Was done. al d he Was
brought on Wednesday morning before the JUS
t!ces, tried and clmmLtcd 10 await the action
OF the grald jury. i,is bsi was fxod At one
thousand dollars. Tie crime Of iGiautciau. of
tho most horrible Hind, waa CLEARLY proven, and
1t ls to be honed that TIE guilty TEND, with all
bla accoEip;lccs, may speedily meet that Justice
which their heil!sh crime so Justly merits. In
behalf Of tho uafo,tua@:e lady, who is without
mo.Le7 and Only sixteen years Of sse, the
most protGEd sympathy IL expires. cd. She is q
good looking modest ard unsssuaiag Girl, ard
gave her testimony with great reluctance, weep.
ing bitterly 81! The time. Ii il thought that 6
thorou2 investigation will bring to light some of
the darkest crimes known 10 the law Wo bids
our tina, and shall 500 what wo shall Sec
Anderson (W. Ia) Enterprise.
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