Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-07
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honcTard bound.
New York has contributed S9.CSS Ter the
benefit O! the SZegs0iaD sufferers
The handsome statuc Of the Confederate sol
der to adorn the park at Savannah, Ca, has
arrived 10 that city.
Rev. Stephen II. Tspg, prominent EplSco'
cal clergyman, Administered baptism by immer'
sion to six adults in e Baptist Church IN New
York Friday evening.
Tho extreme cold weather last week 10 the
South killed tho fruit ard carly vegetables IN
Georgia aud South Carolina. la Alabama,
cotton, fruit ard vegetables Werc aao Injured.
During March S. 9G5 immigrants arrived OF
Now York, makipg for the Gr;t three months
Of tho year ll.ll4. and for twelve months enc
ed March 81, s. S33, az Increase OF IT. OUo over
tho preceding twelve months.
Prof. Daniel Vaughn, who was veil known
| throughout tie Uotcd States as an astronomer,
linguist and mathematician, died at the Hospital
| in Cincinnati yesterday, aes3 - years. lie
| was born in ireland,
10 Washington Saturday Chisi Justice Cart
| ter heard the motion Tor new trial ID tie case
of Oliver W. Cameron. ard denied the app!lca
| ton. The case will 20 to tho court III bano
| upon bill Of exceptions.
A strange disease. called tho eye epiz ootlc, Is
prevailing among the children IN Harrisburg
Tho eyes became bIco1shot and become very
peinlul, end closo with matter. 1t lasts four
days, but is f,lloTcd by 90 serious results. The
disease is contagious and effects whole families.
Judge Boad ia 10 preside 10 tho u aitcd
States Circuit Ccu;t ut Charleston, 5. e., to
day. Some Excitement prevails there, as $50
well knowr citizens arc 10 tie tried t0r alleged
violations of the election laws and the test oath
is, it is stated, to ba Administered 10 all the
jurors,
Trouble ia a resyo Baptist Church 10 St.
Louis has arisen FROM a society OF Womc3 CT
geuG.d by tho pastor, aud which he called the
| Society OF Mutual Love. Ho wss its head,
uoder the title Of kicg, and 40 other naa was
q member. There was queen. too. and the
first difficulty vas c,ussd by the queens hus'
| band, who charged that thcro Sus too much
mutual love between Ser end the king.
! The House Commttec ca Rules held meet
irg Oh Saturday snd authorized Mr.. Blackburn
to report to the House il favor ct incrcas:oG
the Committee 90 Elections from II to IL; the
| Was aud Means. IRON ii to IL; ApEroprla
lions, from II to Is C0uuarce. from | l to IL;
judiciary, from to Is. aGd Agriculture from
| lltol5, and fxiog the membership the Com
mittee on EorcIed Bills ct instead OF q. as at
tao les: session.
| a c1ll has beea issued by many coiored clergy:
meu, teachers and other leaders CT tie c0'ored
people Of Louisiana icr Convention in New
| Ot!ears, A11il -. to consider the CONDITION OF
the race ia that State. Ihsy saS We re-
gard with grace apprehension the wrongs snd
ou!rages licm whoh SO many of cur people euf.
fer 10 cay, sId tho alarm which has Influenced
them 10 make general exodus from North
| L:uisien9 al the turbulent parishes 10 the
| State"
Tho Confederate noau1lapt ia Gr5enwool
| Cemetery, at New Orleans, La, was decorated
Yesterday. Abou: 10 900 persons were present.
Local military organizations and associations,
uoder command OF COL John Glyou, partlci.
patcd. 4 prominent feature Taa The reception
Of delegations srCm Tho Grand Amy OF the 10
public and Uoiou sailors and soldiers. who pre-.
serlcG f3Tel otFssiUss, and :he RESPONSE 0! Capt.
| York 4. Woodward, Of tho Grai:d Army OF the
Republic.
As slated ia the G.2.t;c Oh Saturday the
| House CT Representatives passed the Army hp
preparation bill CO that day with the "ndce
turbiGiing tho use OF the military at the polls
| by o vote Of us to 122. o majority Of &c. An
Amendment providing that nothing IN Tic Gl'l
should prevent Tic President i:om scnd'DG
troops ir!o o State u1dcc tie coDatl,u!cnet re-.
ouire nerts was adGptcd By 81 to 4. the repub-
licaus net voting. Siaultq Matthew IL author
i,y Tor tic assertion that the Ptesidedt vii! veto
tina: and the Legislative bill rs otIcn as they
come to Luz will: the proposed oil 2c!loaatlc
features ffi1 makes the prospects OF COM
:ronise 2isEasi, nod good deal of uneasincss
is apparent about what will be Gouo altar tho
first Of July.
DAIRYMENs AssoCIATIoN.-Tho Wsshi9g-
| ton correspondent OF the Baltimore American
writes:
"rho Dsi,? Association OF The District Ct
Columbia and 7iDcit5, net ut Mount Vernon
hall on Saturday cVcnog and elected pcrtns'
nect rear2iation, GOD some thirty tVcs names
wcro added to The list, aDG among them were
prominent and wealthy Mary land and Virginia
dairy farmers, such as Il kciscr, I. II. Joy, ".
p. johnson. all of Mary'aEd II. Paine Il 500,
Eastern Store; S. B. Corhett, !. s. Corbett
aud W. T.. McGogan, Of Virgins. The oom-
mittco 10 which was committed the duty OF re-
vising oud preparing o constitution aud bv-
laws submitted its report. which as a whcl,
! was adopted. Proceeding under the oonstlu'
tiop, the tihcars fer the ensuing year were eec;-
| ID and Installed by Tie temporary officers. John
G. Vial, Of Montgomery county, Md, was
chosen az president; W. L. McGowau, vice
president; H. +. Btupper. of Maryland, traa.
surel; J. ". Holland, OF Montgomery county,
Md, secretary.
4 discussion then was sp.u0e en- tho cattle
disease question, aud number Of Maryland
| and Virginia farmers eyprf ssed the conviction
that thero was no prevalence CT contagious
diseases aad no cattle sickness 10 the country
ct apy consequence, cod those who spoke
denied its tx;steDca 10 their reighborhood.
Mr.. Frank X Wsrd. wholesaler Of the
Gcteal fluid in Washington, was very harshly
criticised for s!irIiug up a sensation CT this
KIDD few moths since, when there were 90
sick cattle, and taking advantage Of the excite
uent 20 have catIls uhich ho represented ns bis
own examined by DR.. Townsend. tho heclth
officer, and pronounced By this itfaeutial gu.
tbcrity IS perfectly healthy and sound and
producing fine quality OF mix. Mr.. Holland
and others said that he cid it from q consider
alton Of pccunisr7 motives, aud wished to
croatc tho impression that he was actually