Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-10
,HEW,S or THE IN Il.

10 the saratoga regatta yesterday h1urr"y,
of the Ell ,belh Club. OF Portsmouth, Va, WOO
the 6s, trial heat for senior slo2!es.
: A special committee Of the New Hampshire
Legislature is hearing argumrots on The qucs-
ton of aboishiug capira al pa; ishment.
A Gre last night ip Houston, T'x's, stsr;ed
nv l.morxp! ,,iun. c.fsGu~d near'V whole
square oi frame tulilpgs. L'ss SO 0oo.
Over siy hundred Mr,moos arrived al \ "
York Yesterday from Eatope, being uaIo'y Ea
gIish, Scotch aud S7edes.
Mrs. Rebecca II - NJ ,ckcv, sister Of the
late Dr.. Hugh II. ii CUR, OF Winchester, Va,
died IN Chs.es,owu, W. Va, last w:sk, aged
81 years.
Goldfish are abundant ali sloug the Cope Bro
ton coast, and some fac Catches We're recently
made rear Sco.arie. The 6:hermeo report a
scarcity OF bait.
Bisht y OIenheimer OF the Diocese at New
Jersey, VITO had been seriously VII ct burlaR-
ton, n. s., for some inns, Is reported oy MS
physicia,s to be growing weaker everS day.
! ass. Thomas Church, New York, yes.er-
dsy, MIR. Mautcn Marble, tw molly edlttr aoo
or. pre,or OF the NV York World, WIS mar
tis d to Mis-. A. Williams Mam5ard
| The Secretary Of the Treasury itsruc's c'l
| ectors that the act eXemDlrg q1uine IRON
duiy does not effect inpcItatlous made before
july |. This will enbstra maoy holders Of
uaiuiue in bopded warehouses; 90 that date.
The Sunday I'qlor law ordnance, which had
nasssd lis second reading 10 the LOUISIANA con
sti.u,iouai convention, WIS finally dictated yes
terday. and substitute adopted mskiog he sale
| of iiuuors police regulation, sutl.ct TO leglsla
| tive enactment.
| Tho WASHINGTON corr; spoodent OF the Is 'itl
more American soy 5 that without the slightesl
degree betrayinv any secrets, II can be asserted
| that General Sckles is about The last uao q nat
| President Hayes would select fer Secretary Of
War.
| Thomas Buford the slsyyr OF JcdSe Elliott
of the keu' ucky Court of Arpaals, WAS aFrn,an
ed 10 the Clmiosl Court ct OTeoton, NJ.
yesterday. he proceedings were merely pre-
| Iiminsry and the court 81 'urned unIll 10
| dsy, The pIis Us brothr st With bin 10
court.
The weather at St. Louis yesterday va:
agaio intensely hot ADD suItry the IN rtu
sanding OF 50 degrees 10 the SHADE. . CASE
of suostroke were treated 10 the city dlsp' nsarJ
and four othe,s resulted fatally. Fear ct {
repetition of LAST summ Il Xperi nee Is making
people very cautious
Mr.. George Sennott, we'll known Boston
lawyer, died at Hot Springs, Arkansas, teW
days ago, from dropsy. MIR. Sennctt was the
B son lawyer who volunteered his s:r'Ice:
and assisted 10 the defense Of John Brown fol
bis raid Oh Harpet's Ferry. He also taught
school in esr'y manhood 10 j f.rson c.uuty
Vugioi..
Secretary Sherman mas issued az order Or
| hbi,ing tie eup!oymcn. Of substitutes to per
| forn the duties of clerks aod employees OF HI:
department except win the consent a1t sp
proval of the Secretary, ADD The 6l,bur 'lnI
clerks will be directed to withhold pay ffou
all persons absent from duty having substitute:
10 their stead without such approval.
A special agent f the Pos,ofaca D.partmeo1
having arrested in y, W VI 1co ual robb'I
belonging to gaug of Texas highwa7m the
Judge granted an order OF enCVal 10 |, KS tor
trial, but the Uoited States Marshal had DC
money to pay the necessary expenses. he tela'
graphed to the marshal of Texas, cut the latter
was 10 the same condition. The postotice aeeo'
thereupon started for Texas with the Ir,.oner
the stage companies carrying hun 90 trust, sud
the agent provdDg provisions tor the $50 mile
journey, ard guarding the prisootr tight aud
day himself.