Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-03
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up. RsiD, Iid wss!hcT, and "estcrly "louS
during the laS. !eI days have almost c!eaeto
North Sidney hstboT.
Jones Hotel, situated On the haach at l:"es,
Dclawsyc, ADJ kaowc as Tho Pasion Wth
G large stock OF groceries. Equors, and luInl
ture, vas entifey Consumed ny tire yesterday
The Kansas Central narrow gauge road. run
uirg yes. tfom LcaVcnwOrth elgbty-hVe niles,
will be sold Gu April l4ih, under mortgage lore
closure. The road cost million dollars, and is
appraised q! S27j 900.
Five hua6red eni2rauts Left Palis, Oatario,
fer Manitoba, Tuesday night, with $3.50, OOO
canitsl ct their disposal. I'o trains OF sixteen
coaches-tbirty freight and two baggage cars
| we're rtq1i'ed to transport them.
Na!hsn p. Pratt, the defauiting treasurer 0!
tue Rcadirg, Mass, Savings Bank, waived an
examination, AID 10 default Ct $50 900 bail |as
committed Ter trial. His tc!alcalion is about
$4,000.
At New OrIcars. yesterday, tho government
abandoned tho case seaiCst * Commissioner
Geo. l.. Smith. idGicted fer carrying ca the
custom house rolls nanes Of p2!S0.s Cot actually
performing any SERVES, AID he was h5norab!p
acquitted.
At Phllalelghis, yesterday. Na;Esn tiil!es,
| ex president ard still member OF the City
| Gas Trust, was committed 10 jail, haSlag t"iIed
| 10 obey "a order Of TIC Orphan Court TO re
| fund sl2. coo which, as sn executor OF 81 ts-
| tate, he had ifau1uiontly appropriated.
Tho celebrated tro:ter, Goldsmith Maid, loa!.
ed horse colt, = fec bag, q. Fashion Stud
Farm, Ircut0n, n. D., TUESDAY night. The
siro is George Washi1gtoa. Mr.. Smith. tho
owner, refused an cfi:r Of $50 coo fer The
colt.
Litter returns !;cm IS. Louis sho.s that the
democrats elected a.! tha- couEcicleu at Tues
days cI;cion, end will have a majority CT one
| in the council. They also hold the Ecu:e CT
Delegatce, though The socialists All gree hack-
crs elected che member. and ro!laI aGcu. 1000
votes.
The whole city Democratic .icko. was elected
| 10 Chicago Tuesday, By II: oFitcs ranging from
$500 10 4.5Qo. Harrison, democrat, received
$50 Wright, republican. 9,CG&; Schmidt,
socialist, s 500. I'hc sccia:is.a clc;Gd several
aldermen.
The co!ored people u Charleston, {. g., in.
teresjcd in tic Exodus Company's oak i.or
raradoa through The st!ccis of that city 90
McnjGy with Il band OF music, FOR th. purpose
OF u,aEiag collections 10 order 10 save tic vessel
tom being sid uaGcr The claiGs made upon
| her, amounting 10 moro th9n 1.0Q0. The
| amount realized was 5000.
10 the Pennsylvania Hous, CT Rerrescn;a-
! lives. Yesterday. The fienG3 al the riot losses
bill offered so amendment reducing tho amount
| from 81 900 coo to 50 geo coo. and u,noriE!Og
| q commission, to be chosen By the Governor, to
adjust aud pay the losses. 1t is thought vote
will be reached to day ca The amendment.
a inns schedule OF The special Irain ordered
by tic Na;iooal Dcmoarai, Committee to tr;og
Hop. John ;Htiicakcr, Congressman elect, from
San Francisco 10 WashI1StCn IN time 10 lake
part 10 the orsarZ ltion o. the House shows that
the whole distance WIS INSIDE 10 ! Gays and II!
hours. The speed CT The tIaiu averaged 81
miles par hour between Cheyenne Gnd SiGnoy.
The whole tIEc is the quickest ever made be-
| tween the PAcii5 end A;!:oii3.
| The Board Of Enquiry :rlo the case Of Geo.
Fiiz John Porter Report ia ic:cvis1co with the
Presidents cr3.r ia; in their opiaior Justice
REQUIRES t.: lis haG&s su3h action az may DO
necessary &c arru! ard 80! aside lie linGDgs
| aud serleDc' of the curt naltlal IN the case OF
Nlsj. Geo. Fig Joha Porter. Sud to restore
him 10 he position OF which That ecD.cnce dc.
privid hia,. such restoration 10 toke effect from
The date o.! BIS !:is;1i:sl from The service.
The treasury Of jersey City is empty, and
| $50 GOO which should hayo been paid April |,
10 salsred officials. Was used to pay intercs: en-
debt OF sc 900 600, the assessed valuation oil
| property being $50, 1000 0G0. 4 loan Of $l2j.-
600 due op that day was not paid, and its re-
| newal is doubtful. City officials gro making
desperate efforts 10 borrow money 10 pay cur
rent expapscs Some tex payers refuse 10 pay
their taxas until there IS 9 reduction 10 salaries
and current expenses. The Mayor has reduced
bis own salary from $4,000 to $1,000.
Madame Elizabeth Patterson Boaapsrte, Of
| Baltimore, OF Oh carly hour this morning was
still sinking, AID Title hope was entertained Of
her living many h1urs !orgar. Sosa last
Thursday she has been unable 10 tgko coy
nour;shme5t, even Of 1aid character, and has
been kept up entirely By siimulans. Her spiritual
advisers we're with hcr during the day. In tie
mor1ipg Or. L:?buro prayed with her, but
latter 10 tho day she vas %: IL coalition to
appreciate aGy.LiDg.
The members Of the rational cr,enback plriy
Ct the House OF Representatives arc holding q
series CT conferences Tor The urrose Of reaching
seine ccrcu;ioa Is 10 what sic The most praci
Gel Ecau5 to be cmpoy,d which viii enable
them r. iuiraduc2 10 tic ll9usa without further
delay tie civil iaaocial measures decided upon
st their neeli5e this week. Tho members CT
the new party do 20: hesitate TO sag tha. they
arc opposed 10 attaching legislation Of aoy char.
accr 10 thc regular appropriated bills. and that
every measure, 20 matter what lis provisions
shou d stand upon ia uwn ruerlts.
The first rsgullr nsoiiag ct tho National
Board OF Health wgs held al the State Depart.
mept. 10 Wasbins'na. yesterday. A permanent
orgap;z.ion wss { fl .otcd by the eitc!ion Of DE-.
Jas. L. Csb:l. Of Virginia. president; Sur
geon John s. Billings. U1i!ed States army, vice
ryesGepr nud medical director. and Thomas J.
Turner, Uoited States oavy, secretary. An eS.
ccutivo committee was elected, as follows:-
Dr.. CabeIl, Surgeon Billings, Secretary Turner,
Di. Stephen Smith, of New York, lnd Surgeon
y. II. Bailhachc, OF the Marine Hospital
service. Rules AID regulations for governing
their meeting were then adopted and the meet
log adjourned.
A Hartford, Coap.. dispatch states that
Frederick Shepard, the coacbman. and bis
wife, the daughter of * Governor Hubbard,
sti!l ramao 10 that city. There is no DISPOSE
ton 10 make any negotiation, though Shep.