Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-13
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The official vote Of the city Of Saa EIarc:sco
shows majority o! .;1't2 against tho new c'r'
stitulloD.
Tho Governor of Texas yesterday issued
proclamation oonvenirg the Legislature 10 tH
trn session June 10
The Sou.hera BAPTIST Convention III session
o. A,!apts, Ga, has adjourned to meet 10 Lax
iDs;cp, KY, ir May, 1880.
Gen. DOUGLASS II. Cooper, d brother Ct tie
late u. s. Adutans General Samuel Cooper,
died at Pert Wschita, AK , Q few days sltc'.
-Four thousand dollars we're collected 10 cash
aud pledges 10 the Southern Baptist ConVen.
ton in Atlanta, Ca, yesterday. for tho Theo'
loeicll Seminary al Louisville, Ky.
The isil at Cochran, Ga, was destroyed by
fire yis;erlsy, aud Geo. Long, oolored. burned
to death. He was the only inmate, and It Is
supposed fired the building IN order to elfs2t
Lis escape.
The Vice Pra:ilcnt will not be 10 Washioe'
ton Gurvg the rest of the extra 5essloO; ana
Senator Wade Hampton will pair on all polti'
cal questions, aad shortly ra!nrD TO South Car
olos.
TX Cousrts;man Scott Lord. several years
ago, was forced to take the benefit CT the bark
rupt Iaz. Reccat!y ho returred to his ttrner
houe, IN Genssse, II. Y, aud paid, prlncl-
pal ard interest. ell his past Indebtedness,
from which the law had given him release.
Tho E7augslics hlnistcrs' Association Of
Boston have decided to clll convention OF
churches of oil denominations 10 Boston and
ten miles around for May &c to sustain tho
municipal authorities 10 enforcing tic Sunday
law.
Ia lhc confere1e, Of Baptist ministers at New
York yesterday Dote from Rev. D.. Jusria
d. Futon was read rtslgGiDg his membership
ic tho c,ntcrcncc ari requesting that bis naue
be stricken from the roll, Tho rqu'si caused
considerable surprise. bus /; Vas granted
Judge Lauehlia, oi the St. Luis Criminal
Ceur.. has charged tho grand Jury to examine
the books nud accounts oil al public officers who
receive ard disbu!s> city III >ney', With vleH
to learniog whether they conduct the affairs OF
ihs r, spcolive Offices tc,erdirg to law.
The Baltimore GgE,tte poiotclY remarks
that I'll the democrats ooly had few leaders
who we're capable Ct marking cut o policy and
rfyiag the psrty u? 10 1t, We might hope Tor
some advantage trom the prcdicament which
Mr.. Hayes hos oreatel for his party.
Mr.. David NJ. Lac. oae Of the best known
end most popular GuSIuesS men 10 RlchEl jnd,
died yesterday OF gout OF the ssomacn. Inc
deceased was about II years Of agc. lie Was
ua!ivo OF Petersburg, and 10 early lie vas era
gagged there in the milling bu5incss.
On Tuudsy, tbs 2O;h, tho Odd FeIloSs Of
Fredericksburg vii! celebrate the Goth acuiger.
aa,y of the Order by public parade, aud al
dresses at night ia the oourt house ny Kay.
James CalmiohaaI, D. D., and Rev, Geo. ".
Dame, Past Grand Master, Of DarVlile.
10 tho Hons, of Representatives yesterday
motion 10 ST )cnd the rules and pass tine army
appropriation bill without the 20 l;lcal amend
mepis vas rejected-yees lOl, lays Jug,
the democrats Voting 10 the negative, and the
preeubsckers. with one exception voN2g With
the Republicans in thu affirmative.
The Freamans, Husband aud wife, were
found guilty IF homicide, at Bsrns:able, Mass,
yesterday. for Killing their little daughter,
Ei.b. TIis ,nau pretcndJ that ha will have
40 astonishing revelation May 81. aud still
maintsira thst he 1as Justified of God His
wife Is greatly crushed by the growing conVlcs
tioa that she he's been guilty OF crime.
la tic u. 2. Stpate yesterday oommunca'
ton wss received from Stcratary EVsrls encIos
ing letter 10 tho Italian language from the
Prt sijtnt of tho Senate OF Italy to tho Fresl-
deEt ui the u. ). Senate transmitting ne
mcrial publication made by the Italian Parla
meet OF the addresses Ct tho late King Victor
Enanuel 10 that boGy ADD Of his various proc
Ianali3na 10 his soldiers The latter GId &C
coHrapyi1g doeumCnls were teterred TO the
Committee on the Library, ADD will, doubtless,
DO deposited ia tho library Of Congress.
Three liv.n,s wero 6h.red at auction 10 Lon
don few weeks ago. Wat6eld, eight miles
from WioaSor. with vcara2o rebuilt 10 1861
add surrounded ,ty wei! timbercd lands, IS
acres of gebc. population Of 800, net III
come OF 81 ,Gj5 ANNUALLY and nn Incumbent Gl
years old, brouaht S.. $50. tho reotolisl tlthcs,
amou5tiug to $40 year, being Withdrawn
from competition when 50 $50 had teon bid.
Denton, With az income of ST. 800. and RaIo'
ham, with oae of So 400, were withdrswo, oaly
$4,000 and SIS 900 bcing bid.
In the House Of Representatives yesterday
a motion to suspend The rules and pass tbs I'LL
mposing tex of . per cert on the excess OF
Income over 81 00O aud per c,nt 90 tho ex
cess OF income over So .0U0 Was riseted-yeas
1Q4, nGys 94--nos The necessary Two thirds ln
tho affirmative. Hlesss Harris. Bea!e, Cabell,
johnson, Richmond and Goodo voted 10 The
affirmative. Mcssrs. Joreeussu, Tucker aad
Hunton were absent or did not vote. MIR.
Huntun was paired with Mr.. Hi:cack, ct New
York; If present he would have rtted no.
Mr.. Tucker was aIsa p!irad ADD would haVo
likewise voted 20.
At o nlsctioe Of The Americla Colonization
Society, held 10 Pbilsdelphia, yesterday. on
address was delivered by Hon. John Fl. u.
Latrobe. Of Bsl!imorc. ia which no gave the
origin Of tue sccisty, described its work, aud
eevo history of the FIRST settlement Of Llbe-
ria. in 1922. Rev. George Dana Boardnan
said he would DO nothing to disausde the pres
ent exodus 10 the northwest but weuid ptT.
euade the coior.d man 10 70 10 that greater
country OF bis oSn across the ocean, Rev.
Noah Hunt Ec5ebtk, D d., Of Brooklyn. said
the S9ulh;r1 peoplc nad even the STAKEHOLDER.
had done much to aid the society 10 times past.
The only peopls VITO OIL .oted to the emigrs
tioa of tho coloTcd paoplo were the politicians
Of tho North, Rbo wanted their votes. sud the
planters Ct The South. who desired their labor.
FAUQUlER ITEMS.-A letter iron Warren
ton says:
John Wi;:iar,s and Winter Payne, sentenced