Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-28
VIEWS OF THE URr.


The Windsor Ho,cl, New York, is 10 he sold
under foreclosure Of mortgage February ).
The Needbam, Mtss., Savinss Bauk viii
close for lack OF business The bark is perfect.
ly solvent.
Since tbs bcsiouog Ct the preSept Corg:e:s
over six thousaid bills have been Introduced 10
the House alone.
Hop. John 3. Dillon died ct lcdiGnapoiis,
Yesterday. He was Librarian al Washington
for tep years, and State Librarian fer ludi1ra fer
several gears.
The First National Birk OF Granville, OLD,
has suspended. The dcpostHrs viii BE- PAID
10 full. Held:ra Ct the hanks papers will be
losers,
Tho contractors ct Norleik's rea city aims
house, three story building, l0l By ~ feet,
apd costing 5000. turned it over ready f9rec'
paucy Friday.
Mrs. W. G. &. Foster, wit!o~, r;sidi:g
alone near Memphis, Tenr,. waS hruay
murdered Sunday nigh! b. some pnkno#n
persons, who crushed her ska!! with hammer.
In the Senate yesterday the III to pay War
rep Mitchell! S.2S, 600 for cotton bel9nsius TO
tin, Captured during the war by tho United
States, was strongly opposed by Mr. Hill, OF
Georgia, who said be Tas opposed to al! war
Claims.
Marshall S. Phi chsrj, iowa collector Of
Cherry Valley, ILL.,, was mysteIious'y murdered
at Rockford, ILL.,, Sunday. Ills body was
found With bail in the head and deep
cash in TIC temple. His pockets had hceu
riff d. Several parties arc under Suspicion
A msj,rity CT the Judiciary Committee oi
the Tennessee House of Delegates has report
cd against the passage ofthe bill for the repeal
of the charter of the city Of Memphis Tenn, 4
measure which isbsDg urged By leading citlz,os
of that citg.
The New York Tribune says it has iolorma'
ton derived from the most direct souIe;s which
warrants it 10 stating 10 the most positive terms
that the body of the late A. +. Stewart has
not been been recovered by Mira. Stewart or
Judge Hilltop, Or auy Of their agents.
The fire 10 the WILLIAMSBURG, Pa, coiliery
was yesterday under control, aud in the course
Of another DAY vii! be ex!ingu;sGcd. The
damage is confacd to the burcicg Of the CO.
gines aud drum at the top Of the s!op aud the
suffocaion t,wenty mules by The smoke. Loss
$4,000.
Rev. Joseph Max nIchaibachcr. Que Of the
Oldest Jewish rabbis 10 .his State, died in
Richmond yesterday, il the G9;h year Of his
age. MIR. Michabachcr camo 10 tbs cauatry
from Bavaria ia 1874, and cxc,p! q re;ilenoe
of two years 10 PniIadep bia had lived in R;ch.
mend up to the tine Of his death.
At MontViIlc, Me-, Oh Saturday Jno. McFur.
land, farmer, bis wife aud granddaughter,
were murdered By one RoWe. an Insane man.
Mrs. mcfarland gas shot with e13. AID the
otbtrs had their brains beaten oas. The muir
dersr was afterwards shot obd killed by q
neigbbor whom be attacked.
The will of Caleb Cushing which has been
presented in the Probate Court at Newbury
port Mass, gives GO statement of properly ald
makes no public bequc:ts. The property is to
be divided ioto Two equal paris. one Of which is
to 70 to the five children CT John N. Gushing
and the other to tho three children Of the late
William Gushing. John N. Gushing is the
executor.
10 the House Of Representatives yesterday
the bill OF Mr. Wright, ofPennsylvanis, for the
loan Of $500 by the Government to any person
desiring to take advantage of the provisions Of
the homestead Get, was defeated by vote of
% to 2l2. Mr. Whitthoruo moved 10 suspand
the rules aud pass bill appEopriatirg 10 the
aggregate 81, 065, 900 for court houses and post
Offices in various sections OF the country, 10.
GLIDING So, 900 for court house at Lynohburg,
Va, but without action on tie bill tho House
adjourned.
A bill vas introduced 10 the Senate yester-
day by Dir. Ferry which provides that all Gble |
bodied male citizens between the age of Is aud |
45 years resident within the respective States
and Territories, except such as may be exempt |
by law, shall constitute the militia. The mill
Tia are to be divided into two classes-the active
to be known as the National or State guards,
as the Legislature sf each State may prescribe,
and the Inactive, to be known as the reserve
militia. The bill proposes to appropriate one
million dollars for the purpose of providing
arms, ammunition and other ordspcs and
luartermaster stores for the active militia.