Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-17
.HEiI:S GE TEE UI 8.

Ia the Mississippi paai.euitsr3 there ere over
two hualred cpnvic:s Who are lsp!isoaeH i0F
life.
Gen. Roger a. Pryor las declined to acoFpt
the retainer ard to 20 TO TeXas to assist 10 Inc
prosetuo Of Cufric, The murderer Ct folter'
tho actor.
Michsel j. Lauayau, well known actor, died
suidenly yesterday aiterouon IN Baltimore. OF
cancer the bowels lie was A years OF age
at the time & his death.
TIE Legislature of,he State Nav York has
aged 10 reduce the legal rate OF Interest 10
six per ceut. It has been at seven per cent
since The sioniiou Ct the Constitution OF 1914.
Four ,hcusaud dollars Of tho money stolen
from the San Francisco mint has been recover
Cd 10 addition 10 s. 900 recovered at the TIME
OF lie arts. OF Henry Smith, the Watchman'
Three burglars were Banged at Hills5oro',
N. G., yesterday. Ooe murderer was Hanged
10 Missouri, and alcther put TO death By shoe!
Jog 10 Utah. a negro was hanged Ia LOUIS
lana fer outrage.
The ant ual roper; q The Boston city treas
urcr fer the yeGr erdlog April 81 shows the
debt to have bcea rcd1csd outing the past year
S2,44S 2CG 23-isa7irg an ou!starGlng deb: OF
81, $50 SIG 23
In "a orc niae near Alburtu:, Pay eaterda5,
EiGard and Washington WcrZel were buried
under fall Ct rcck. Washington vas rescued
seriously i, ia;;cd, ard Edward, Who vas u5der
como try feet Of the stoso, wRs eytr!cateo
compara lively uhiujured.
Mr.. A. a. Bonner, the eldest soa OF Mr.
Eobe,t Bonrer, Of the New York Ledger, is 10
be married 10 few days il Cinciunuti 10 Miss
Jeanette Fitch, the daughter ola lawyer OF
II.Nre; c.turg, lcGiana. Tie wedding IL to be
private, 3 Mr.. Boomer is still 10 mourning.
Iha ssnrsl report ot,hO silk association Ct
America, the rriGcipsl seat OF the six maunfac
ture b.iog New jersey, shows that during the
past year the trade 10 the Uoited States has
b,cn moro than fairly prosperous. More raw
ak vas consumed 10 manufactures 10 1878 BY
s. per cent. than during the preTicu; year.
TIE Louisiana constitutional convention has
adopted 81 article prohibiting tho legislature
frrm pasaicg auy special CT local laws 10 tie foi
loving casc.: CreaIiog corporations or amend
iug, Icncwirg. extending or EXPLAINING the
charters thereof. provided that this shall rot
arply to the corporation of tho city CT New Or.
leans. Secou1-G!aotiog to any cooperation,
association or irdIvidua! any special or lx'
elusive right, privilege Or immunity.
AT the Session or tCc Uenelal AsoeWpiy VI
| the Presbyterian church, in session at Lcuis-'
Vile, Ky, yesterday, the annual report OF the
Compiltcc &C Su:tenta.tion YRS Ttai by LEV.
Richard McIivainc, ct B4ltimore. The report
recommends that the name Of the committee
be changed to Homo Missions" on account Of
tie word "Susteutatiou" con1eyiog but little
Intelligence 10 the pubic. The report OF the
Conmiuce Oh Fvrlisa Missions was read by
Rev. j. Leighton Wilsoo, OF Balliuars, aud
referred When re had finished the report be
submitted a tLcunhIul memorial nn the sub
iacs Ct foreign missions to the assembly. The
reptr. Of The committee on Education Vas read
by R.y. Jct q n. Wsddei c! Memphis. Teun,
and REFERRED TIE report Ct iho Com unitire
on PuJlic,tlcn wa7 read by R>v. James II.
H:z,u, of Richmond, nud referred.
Why LAMPS ExrLoDE-The s,:iontif,