Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-27
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jury to day.
Advices f;om numtrtus points along Inc
Ohio Valley and FROM tho Interior Ct O1io are
tn the effect that the raius which have ia'lep
since Saturday night have baen cor!ous ara
arc greatly ueGciel TO he su!i.rlnE crcpS'
During tie month Ct April forty far;iin yes
scls loaded with wheat in the river flha Ter
Europ,, anG i. is not unlikely that the Arstu-
tjuo Republic South America. will &c: b come
formidable rival OF the UGiltd States Tor the
foreign grain trade.
The democratic clucus cimmittcc Ct tie
House OF Representatives held conference
YESTERDAY aittrooou. and agreed TO recommend
thst no future plans be decided upon by lEe
majority until the Senate shall have disposed
of the Warner Silver bill, which passed the
House.
10 the Uti;ci States Court at New OfltaLs
Yesterday Judge BilIiogs rendered declslsD
declaring the act Of the Legislature repeating
tho charter OF The louisiana State Lottery
Company Imperative, and graniog 90 H. lnt'
ton restraining the State and CITY authorities
from ine ring with the company.
Chairman Wallace has oa|led meeting oil
tho Senate ccmmittee on alleged frauds III the
late elec.ious for NIX; Wednesday, when the
United States marihals tor the southern dis
TIC: of New Yolk will probably be tX,uned
with rettrcooc to tue employment ord use Of
deputy nsrshals at eltc ions 10 New OK CITY,
In the clerks Office of the United States Cir
cui. Court at New York. yesterday, the dlStrc:
attorney filed bill of discovery 10 the case Ct
the u. 8. asaicst Samuel j. Tllden tor alIeecd
dtfc:euci. 10 bis iocomo tax. Thee arc l,4O6
i'ems 10 the bill AID 4T2 Undergraduates. which
Mr. Tilden can answer or not. US be sees ht.
The subj Ia to answer will be issued to day.
The assignee of the Broadway Savings Bank
10 st. Louis b: 8 discovered checks drafts 10,
showing tbst Cashier kregivr and Mysr a.
Gol3s,Il have been privately connected 10 the
use OF The blrk' s (uods, ard that The latter is
Indebted to the bank about $500 600, the re-
covery of which is doubtful. kreigir Ga7c
himself up yesterday ard vas put 10 all.
At Marshall, Texas, yesterday. while VIM.
Wilkinson was speaking 10 Mrs. Augell o)p'
c,rriog marriage with her daughter, to which
Mrs. Aagel otj:ttcd. her son approached from
the rear. firing at Wilkinson Without effect,
With shotgun. Wilkinson wrcshd the gun
away and SHOT yeuog Argell fatally 10 tho so'
msc1. The latter drew pistol npd shot VIII
kinson 10 tho wrist.
A committee tf the Chicago City Courcil
appointed 10 examine into the condition Of the
new ely building 10 progress Of erection report
that there arc many and snious d,f.ctS 10 the
stone, workmanship and character OF the work,
and that the whole structure should be pulled
down aud rebuilt according to contract. The
expense entaied By following tits advice waud
approach half million dollars.
Tie storage and warehouse Of j ohu S. Ri,i.
arcs. in New York, nearly filled with cotlor.
was turued last Light Flu: woIkuen we're
on tic top floor when the fire truke ou', but
they succeeded 10 making lh.ir escape by sid
ing down rope 10 the sidewalk. The bulldog
was worth $4,000, The stock $500. COO. An
extensive u. s. bonded warehouse adjacent,
foil Of whisky aud cigars, wns threatened for
a Tin G. but tho liremen prevented catas!io
pbe. The origin OF the fire is unkuowo.
reformation comcs from member Of Gen.
Gesu,'s party abroad that he has declared 10 the
nrss positive terms that Ia will not enter into
q Contest fer the preside utial nomination, and
that tic active work for the plac, on the part
Of prominent candidates would preclude him
from allowing lis nalne 10 be u'cd. This cou'
firms tho OPTION that some OF Grnot's mos! 10.
innate friends have expressed, and for this
reason Ito announcement If Secretary She!-
mau's cinGiitc5 coHiru,s to disturb them
greatly.
At the fifth day 5 session Of the Philadelphia
aud Baltimore Conferer C, Of the African Meth
odist Episcopal Church. sitting 10 Philadelphia,
the report Of tic committee 90 the c5loIca cxo-
du, was adopted. While recognizing the privi
lego Of tho freedmen to locate wherever it sceus
best to them, the report sets forth that their
interests AID habits have been Termed 10 the
South, aud advises that great deliberaIion and
caution should DO exercised ic considering the
advantages or disadvantages eli Leaving that
section If the country.
Senator Mcpherson delivered quito long
speech 10 the Senate ytsery on the bill ts;ab'
lithiDg regulations 10 tn; transportation tf ami
mails. He made clear snd sucoinct preseDta
ton of the existing cruel method Ct transport.
Jog all kinds Of animals, showing that in Many
Instances they are put upon the cattle trains at
Chicago and shipped 10 Buffalo ADD then 10
Elsern cities without an bcut's rest, and with
out ever being given any water or iood. Arriving
10 this abnormal and Exhausted condition at their
destinations the animals are soon afIr slsugh
tered. and the meat b:iog actually ia diseased
state is liable to rroduc, sickness, ani disease
10 those who consume il.