Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-13
.TEIE.S or THE HSE.

NE EF.5 GP TAE D.sL-.
Bsloit, Kansas. WAS visited by heavy Ir2ss
yesterday morning.
SiLce the reduction III Tic tobacco tax The
falIitg eff 10 the Internal Revenue has been
over three quarters Of million dollars PEI
month.
The Republican State Convention Of Mary
lsad, in session 10 Baltimore, yesterday nomi-
nated James y. Gray tlr GoGc.nor and full
State ticket.
The sixth auuua cocvsu!2n ot the Mexican
WAY veterans Ct Illinois met 10 Chicago ycste1
day. Reso!rl0GS 0! respect 10 The mon0ry OF
Gen. Shields we're at0r,=G.
Robert Lltc,stcr was hanged q! Balesville,
AK, yesterday, Tor tie murder OF 'rnos. Johtr
SOP, 10 S,ooc coU1ty, December 1877, during &
country iroIic at johnson house.
Ccs circles in Philadelphia we're little api-
mated b(cluso o conference was held hy the
l:adiag coal outrlto!s. Action, however, was
deferred ~ the cottarc1ca. The outlook fer
O settlement OF the coal troubles IL favorable.
The small pcx is epidemic in hlier, Mckee,
fifteen deaths having occurred in enc daq. Thc
disease has reached Rome, T,Xls, where ton
Children have died from l.. The ranches 10
that vIcili ara reported ns badly o'tc.ed.
1t has been decided by the Secretary of tho
Treasury that assistant inspectors Of Steam vts.
sells arc iCcompcot &c sign c,r.li ;atGs CT iusptc
ton, and circular dnc )niinuirg Tho prac;c
was issued TO supervising aud lJc,l inspc clors.
john Coonors. 10 gatrS olj employed in p
grain s;,ra in BcOok!yo, \. Y, lost his lie
Thur:dsy night by being suiFocaseGia Of oIo tic
shutea. lilo fell asleep on Top 90 Tho graia,
~ et.nln 4 !, - u.
was cxtr;catcG Life Yves txtiooi.
The trial al ID: k2lb, Miss. Of lienr7 Guilty,
for tho MURDER oil Cornela Chisholm, was con
Guided yesterday. Daring the cl,siog areu
meDts the iurymaD who hGi baon sll, for sever.
al days. no. beiug able TO set up, vas provided
with bed. Wl:h;a lass than hal; "a hour St
ter tho csso vas submitted the jury returned
verdict 9! not g1iliy.
The accounts Ct The N0rilxes.era National
Bank, al Muoeap3s. M.nu., we're discovered
By the bank rIa1li1cT 2Gs.e,tayto be Involved,
and W. w. l<sanc, assistant cashier, confessed
that he had enbezzcd The banks funds TO tbs
extent Of $l3j GEO and suc!, tnera in unioytu-
nate spcculalions lie surrendered some IS, O0U
unexpaadcd msrcins, scd delivered himself m
for trial. The bank has ps1 I'd capital O;
100000.
Thursday hight tho residents of Nlah.Doy
Pane, p0ttesvl!le, Pa. were awakened by a
rumb'ing noise, followed by the roclsoc CT the
HOUSES ard the graGu1! shaking CT The Garth.
10 the morning is WIS discovered that tho
workings OF the S:auutou colilar7 aeFa c.v:og ia
aud as ih'y tako c0uiso directly Under mum.
Der OF houses the occupants have removed 10
safe quarters, expcc.lDg 0: any nonect 10 sac
their homes disappear.
THenty'one Dew cases a.: ei.ven DEATHS ieora
yellow fever occurred at Memphis yesterday.
The donations to tho Howard Association yea
ter6ay aggregated 81, lG9. The Colcred Preach
ers' Aid Association sD23cl fer iii. Five Dew
cases arc reported a: Morgan Cry, L., and
two 10 New Odesrs 10 Gays dis1 at,hcs
state that len new cases OF rai!uw t2Var-tlree
white end seven oolorad-hsTe been reported
to the Board OF Health this moruicc. Three
deaths siocs las! right osaDh Dargis and two
co!ored. Father Ws.sh's phj seiau DOW says
he has nos yellow fever. His iI!rsss was pros-
tration from o73rTorE. the sca:hsr is Gear
and pleasant.
a dispatch irom Charlotte, n. g., slys that
on Monday fatal aifray occurred between Di.
j. j. H1rtoo apd James Bennett, who rented q
farm from the former. aId had baea YARN
personal friends. d.. Horton made application
to BsDoett for his share Of the ctop, and, re
otlGiug an unsatisfactory reply, s!nt bis wagon
to tho field. where Bennett was supeIintcudipg
the removal Of the crop. The wagon did not
returo a. early as expected, ard DR.. Hortou
followed. Arrived at the field, qlar7cl &C..
CURED between tho Two, Eheo DR.. Horton
stluok Bennett with a small c;Dc. Bsunett
drew revolver ard fred upon his assailsut,
the shot tskicg etftc: fatally 10 III, abdomen.