Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-02
.SEs5:9 OF TEE 3TE.

Tie pals, Of E.is;a9rs :.G3o 9; g. a:rs!s
diIirg laEs year.
Madame Av3c;s5n. ,Io H:o2kj30. u l.,
pedestrian, oom y!e:sd kee l.jto.h qa:Is.r lie
at ten clock last tight.
R1ber! v. Me:ka2, tcrm:t!j Treasure: CT
tic State CT peUnsy,vlui;. died ST 'il,.-G ,,.:-
yesterday morning. axsd Al,
Rs7. Sauu, c. Aiken. D. L., Tor ll!it2
years pastor of The FirsS Presbyterian Church
il U!ev:!art, O5io, died ycstcF4oy. agei S.
years.
4 dispatch frcm Nawjatyaor!, I2ss, s>y5
that Hen. Caleb Gushing quit ~, c:u:@&
erea. cuzicty to liz !tieajs. ~ CG.Lins i
10 years CID.
The S.. Louis and Southeastern Railroad
Company having failed to r:y ;aa su2' 20 ~
ed yesterday, that par: o. The !A.!:1:a IL ;<a'
ncssee will uc sold il AT.i'.
Tharc we're sky enc :ai:1t&s reported la
New York durlog Ito past uoalh, WIN IA
biillies amuuatug in the aggregate to &l,Si2..
2S4, End assets estimated u 81 uls,I3t.
The estimate of Wells. Fargo 6; Co., Z: tic
precious meta! prodnc. Of tie la-l year icr taa
country ives, Of the Missouri! river, is s-vcoteco
millions less than for the previous year.
A6iataos General loSasoai, oniog 20 il
health, has been granted tTo tooEihs isaGo &
| absence. and Brigadier General joGn Il. ) oc:.
ward, Iospector Goaera. has b!.a :er.i=.' -
ACHING AGjutgnt Geuarai,
4 special dispatch says pstritka U,orcg aaj
Vim. Welch, IL and II years Oh Respectively
at Cleveland. o., were sietiicg o. Lake Eri1
yesterday, Wheu the sled o'F:led ;hem q. ;n;C
the water where both We're tr1waad,
ES Secretary Of the Navy. y, +. E>:.2 vii
sail from Philsdalptil 10 Cay, ID tbs Steamship
Illinois, for Liverpool, to ae;9n p2ag * Pes
| dent GRAFT on his trip around rae ~a:i3 il;
e7ptc:s 10 join Geo. Grsut 10 Paris,
Upwards Of 100000 pCuct5 lf :,9!:5h
AID II 900 900 pounds If Eai!bat, ran Inc
banks If Newfoundland. AMI % 0J0. GEO pJuad:
of cod fish from George Il were laod.:i Al 4 !c.ica3
ter, Mess, during tho year jus: closed,
At Providence. L. l., Yes:erlay, ;ho u
sumption Of specie paytIert G!1 no; ear,o
ripple o. the banks or in fGalcia! csgI,s. ftry
few wanted checks paid il gold. en-! staa
banks received more gold Oh d-rcs.t :'!sa Cd :,
paid cut.
A spscial dispatch says t2o zen :;ere q;
Tuesday taken to McMsovils, Teca., hc-v.ij
guarded and lodged 10 ;lil. charged ".!h ;
murder Committed duriag Iha War i1@? ~
hinged to Tinker QaYl, comlna9c aad Kite! ;
man named Baker. IL Cumher!aat cluci;
Bakers son WIS child wacu his i!:h:: I'll.
killed, and nov having ettaiuc;! n.snhool
estate ioteads to sac his fable; Il uu;deIer
published,
A special dispatch says ct q !stc hoo' ~
night, . man uum:d AashaGy b!er,@r, va
wllkiog up Gta.iot Avenue, D-.!c'', Ma, o.
bis way home. when cutter clofalaioG thf,
men came teaiirg alanE at rapid rate. f:Hs;
opposite Doem:r, Qua OF tho occupants ire"
revolver aat a:ed. Tee b.ii 2at9s.c nseG.,g
left thgh asd taking al Upward cur. !: h.,
iieved to have penetrated ~: 'u2As 1E
wounded man SAX to toe payame,i. wh;;c IL
cu;ter dashed on, one ut tha paw cr,lH.. ca
"How's hat for hsrpy NV Year,: !
policeman hearing the sact aln!s 70 D5ca-i
assistance. A surecou piooca ior The b4lt
uosuccessfuly; Internal temtr:ilsga 81: n Ant
the n1u will prob ably die.