Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-13
,yEIy,S OF TEE Us7i,,
i'hc bark Gua'llda, irtm B2liimcfo icT b +
cacy, has tela lost with Il! en- board

IGtr, sr7 iD6;c .!i7rs thgt The I0uhlceia ths
;epuhicar ;.s!;y il M5r. !atd regarding tha ca!
lug c! S ii. Cabytuli2n ~t!E b settled.
Jsincs Du,iar. ibirt ca yea:s old, Ct Hardy
cJuaty. West Vs., shot and Killed ttar ias!
week Whca weighed 244 pounds.
Co. Nat. Tyler hes been appointed hy tue
State Of Maryland 20 prosecute CLAIM o. Ole
date against The General Government.
4 eeueTsl rain prevailed al ever Northern
California Saturday, With heavy Sow Id the
mourtsirs and foot bile. TIE crop prospects
are se1d.
The steamer VIM. NoHm2n and barge,
fr1m Norfolk, Va, fox ChoYaa liSc:. y. o..
w:rs CD! through by ice and sunk IA Cuir!tuck
squad Oil the Oh inst.
i ssrious iirc occurred on Saturday uisht at
Birmingham, O.. Tho loss IS estimated ct
Sis 0O0, aud Includes tic O3a FeIidw4' Hall,
with valuable libEarg.
Gov. Porter, OF Tennessee, says il bis mes
ssgo that jill tles6iag sud snchipg nust be
put top lc by tie prompt e3toTce1en! cfthe
lsw.
G5v. Ianp:cu, Ct SGuh Garoina, CT Friday
last was transferred 10 ga easy chair, AID 50.
FOX Two hours il tee opsn cir ca lis perch. lie
also wrote several letters during the day, aud
is reported as being 10 excellent spirits.
Iodsna has 4 school fund amounting 10
50 COO. 600, aud the school property OF The
State is valued at $l2 $50. 600. and tbs State
spends 81 600, 600 year TO- public sclooI II.
s::uc!lop.
Camuo35ra john Quasi, cjulmandant OF
Portsmouth,, n. H.. navy yard died there yes
t:rday. 0! gastric i4vc- AID heart disease, com.
bind viii kidney trouble. Haw:q 81 years
Ct agc.
Tha Sarte:la Cou.t OF Pcrnsyl7a5ia have
hcll The case Of Slyfe, tho wife Murderer, 10
Ger aoyg2raent, acd the Governor has with.
drawn Tie death warrant ia3eii9i!aY. Sgd
W.; !c hare been lung 10 MOE:aT.
The iurcraI. at Philadelphia. OF Bepji
Hunter. tbs murderer. TOOK place 10 Gay.
Oaiy the family ATTENDED. tu. there was great
| curosi;y il sho voipiy Ct the house, AID the
CROWDS lad to lie kept back By The police.
4. To!cdc, O., Friday, W. y. Duryea, Of the
| Pennsylvania Railroad, shot anG Dangerously
wounded his vile aud then shot and killed
himself. Tie cause Of The sIoo.i0g Tss jcc!-
ousy.
1T Milford, II. j.. Friday Jacob Snyder,
vie had been separated trGln his wiH, TIED 10
rc-ea.cr bis i1onle jy iofcc. \ fight trslad,
il Which he beat several members OF the family
AID Yas shot, By: 70! l,!aIg wounded, hy bis
sec.
Thomas Graham, Beoj. Hur!ers ;.omplioe
ID tic murder tf John VI. Armstrong, will be
arraigIcd ct Camden, y. j., 10 dcg, a9t, il
accordance with New jersey 'a7. will 10 allow.
cd no icnlercy CT s?3au4t o! bis turr!lg SiatC s
evidence.
TSo Inliars. called White Owl aud Q cit Ii
Tumps, were hanged ct PcndieIoa, Washing
ton Territory, Friday, Ter murder. Bo.h were
dressed 10 iuii lodian costume, met their doom
with pvovcr6isl sttic!sm, aud died With the
death c;l2Gt Oh their iips.
The lulers' CT the late HoG. Julian Hrrt-
ridge tock place iE Savannah, Ga, Saturday.
Thc c3rtoge Vas e<enteG By tic United States
troops aud white and c3ored militia, and the
proci s.ior was tho lsrgest ever Witnessed in
Say&auG!!.
At eight o'clack Sunday night Tie prise OF
tialam Andersen, tho Brooklyn, Il. Y,
ped:stGicnUe, stood st - and Tiers T!s 20.
thing 10 Indicate tha: Size would not complete
her 2,70O.h qlsr:ct nile 10 ti:!ht. At tali
0 oQc': It's: iiga5 h. bega2 hsF 2.Gllst qasr!.
mile.
Rulalia i.oau Sitting Blli's n.ulp ln British
hmeiics, Gaar the u. 5. b1ntd!r7, haze come
iato The C5cycnla ageacy With ovefiu'eS tor
tic rc;ura oI the baaG. TEey propose TO sac-
render horses and eyes ani submit TO agency
rules i guaranteed protection by tie govern
ncn..
Majors Seanig. and Saaabaz. u ;he Mexi
cln arnv. qu,rra!oi ia Z ball r0oEi at Plcdras
N zcas, Mexico Se4pigs threw lunhler at
&auch The latter cced Sepniea ont IL The
stree. i Gu2 With lsic!s followed. Scan;ga
wss st2l il tic hcfr: and kil'c! and SANCHEZ
| vas badly wouc!?c3.
Hal!otiug for Uoited States Senator will be.
gin il no Illinois L:gisa!uEn o. the DIST
LoG3a's Cilacecn are said 10 bo declining in
!ac3 & bitter newspaper and personal cDposi.
ten, @niio those Of Oslo5by ard Farrell have
considerably Improved.
Mayor Cooper, O! New Yolk, vas eatert2i1eL
by tic Lotus Cub, OF that city, Saturday ever
Ing. Hon. John Kelly IVES amongs Inc guests,
ard made speech, ind0r:iog hlr. Cooper 6
capacity asa integrity, aud predicting for him
I guicaasfui administration.
Tic democrats Of } ciferson county, Ky, it,
c!uding Louisville, have recommended tho Dis
tiGgushad huna3iarian, Dr.. Luke !. Black
bufa, for the noniza!io1 Ct Governor ly the
dc:2ccTGil; State convention. Dr.. Blackburn
has greatly distinguished himself IS volun.eer
physician 2r the past twenty Ave years whcr.
cv;r epidemic diseases haze been NEST viola1-
il lho South. acd is Gu elder brother of Hcn,
J. e. S. Blackburn, nculbc, CT Congress iron
The Lexington dis!r;ct.
SAMPLE MERCHANTS TAX,-la the House
Of Delegates co Saturday Mr.. Patterson, Of.
fcred bin 10 amend section 50 ct az &C! 10 re.
aticn 20 the ASSESSMENT CT tsx:l CO per5o0s,
81. The amendment proposed Is to reduce the
specific lce5se tax fer thc privilege q sc!ilag
by sample, cards g., from SlO0 10 S25, and
any sample merchant permitting any person c1.
cep. duly authorized agent or salesman 10 sell
under bis license otherwise than Tor bis exclusive
use and b.Hef. shall psy fine OF $50 for esch
offence Il sgeut = salesman shall BIO permit
It'd to sell offer 10 Eeil aforesaid, oEcept he
las with him ut the ;i;ne the license granted 10
tho percon for whom he acts anda duly executed
power Of attorney from said povson constituting
Tim his agent or salesman for the time being.
For ca.h additional salesman or agent 10 sell as
aforesaid there shalt be ST additional! tsE Of $40,
&C., &c
For tho saio cf vine, ardent spi,iLz, malt liq'
Uus & Ev ea1lplo RI OJliro the same sDnciic Ii.