Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-12
VIEWS or TEE De

Rc.r Admiral Eocch G 7 rrolt, ar CID vh's
ran Of tie Uo'cd STATS raVg, died in New
York Saturday.
Mrs. Catherine P,est, l.v:us st Bat s
Gross Reads, Fauquier COUNTY. Va, accident.
ally shot herself through the side, Friday,
while du5ing the na2teiI eCe upon which lay
a revolver.
The elegant Barreda villa. at Newport, has
beea cold By a. D. Jessup, of Philsdt lohia, 10
John Jactb Aston Of New York, tor S9Ol 900
MIR. Jessup bIuEh, The property less titan two
years ago for $4,000
The Louisiana constitutional convention has
adopted 90 article tortidding the Gaocral As
sanbly from granting tX:ra fees to public OH
GERS or authorizing the psym cDt ct any claims
without exJr,ss authority ct the law.
The steamer De Rugter, at Antwerp, from
New York lad very heavy weather ca toe
passage. She los. her deck load OF cattle, ard
vas obliged 10 throw overheard cGc b"rar9d
aud twenty Ions of cargo.
4. W. Crawford, tho student who dislp-
peared from the University OF Virginia some
days ago, telepraphs to bis brother 10 Pnils
delphia that he is 10 S.xonVllle, MddleseX
county, Mass 1t IS believed he is temporarily
insane.
The heavy iron clipper ship Iron Cross. lying
at Brooklyn wharf, on Saturday cap5lzad aud
would havs gone on her beam Gods only her
masts caught on the wharf shed. The crew
wtr, busy on board, and wera terribly fright
encd, though none we're seriously hurt.
Chief of Police Minney. of Milwaukee, ar
rived 10 Richmond, Va, Friday night, and
having identified the man arrested there q lew
days ago as Alexander Cohen, charged with
numerous forgeres 10 Mll9aukee, l. 1t on Sat
urdsy with bis prisoner fer home.
Captain s. S. Blaekford, of the Capitol police
folcs. has been Doiied that bis Resignation will
be accepted on the 15.h Instant. Ii is stated
that General Knipe, OF Pennsylvania, has Of
ready been appointed as his SUCCESSOR. 1t IS
probable that Captain Backtori will not resign
but will be removed.
Two noted cattle thiavas, named Wiley and
Jacobs. tough. duel 10 Montague county.
Texas, Saturday. at ten paoes. Both begao
firing with revolVers. Wilsy fe!! MORALLY
wounded. but raised himself 90 h5 elboY aud
sent bullet through Jacobs braiu. killing him
instantly.
Mr.. w. ". Cofooran has iDclosnd to Senator
Wade Hampton his check for $500 for tho
benefit Of tha destitute people Of Waterford +,
s. g., which plac, was recontly visited by a
destructive storm. This is 10 addition to 5000
contributed by Mr.. CJrcoran to the same charity
a couple Of Wet X ago.
At tho recent opening OF tho Supreme Court
OF B,rnstable, Mass, there appeared thirty
females, mono Of ,hoa MR. than twenty years
OF age. and yet they were all plaintiffs IN dl.
Vorca cas.s. Tho general plea was dss;rlon
for three years, which has recently become by
law good cluss for divorce.
A steamer from Couitaotioopc. bound for
New Haven fol consignment OF arms and
ammunition, has aboard two magnificent Ara
biau hos,s, tho prop1r.y Of General Grant,
who received thea as gift from the Sultan o.!
Turkey. Ono il dsppo gray ADD is naalcd
The Panther" or, in Turkish, DieytaD. The
other is coal black, with white star On his
forehead, and is named Missirll.
The little steamer Gypsy, that used to clrry
the mail between FrankIu, Va, and Plymouth,
N. T., has been seiz,d f)r debt, aud there is
no longer any mai! passing between tho Two
places. At Frl1kia. Oh tho 30:h ut, there
were detained over 100 mail pouches and CT
registered letters, containing over $50. 900. -
Tic affair has grown GU Of 40 irresponsible
man getting the coatrsc. for carrgiog the mail.
Mr. Chrisiiao X. Ross. who visited North
Carolina 10 search of bis long missing 500, ha'
agaio beco disappointed, having assured him
salt that the lad lie went to see vas not Charlie
Ross. The spot visited WAS Boone. snail
village 10 WatoBga county. Mr.. Ross said that
after Dearly five years seatch and correspon.
dsncc ia reference TO more than COB chlIdfcD,
tho only thiug that he DOW knew ;,eio ely abou.
biu was that be was alive when The burglars
Moshar aod Douglas we're killed.