Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-06
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EViteac:s CT remarkable re7iTa! Ct busi-
ness are iouol ID every depa.tIaea; q trade.
Aasrst Bech, . vel! kaova anA rromirant
brewer ct Baltimore, dl,h y4attraaY aiternaop,
aged fifty years.
The ca5!n laying steamer Fsr24ay IS now re-
turoiDg TO Earopo to ship the section OF the
cable which is 10 c9Dacc: s.. fict1l with New
York.
At the request Of The Unitcl Ststas Govern.
mept two cadet engineers ir0GI A41apoa Naval
Academy will be admitted to toe Royal Naval
College at Greenwich as students next moth.
Congressman Wriphts Labor Committee
found 90 trsdo depression 10 the West. aud
that tho best trtii4 of the Chinese were tie
ones With which Califotnis Wcrkoemen fiod
the mes, fault.
Edgar SCc!y, purs:r Of tho PaoiGc mail
| steamer Crescent City, has betD mission for
several days. llo had tho key Of the ssta in
his possession, and when the lock Was forced it
was found that 50 0C0'had also disappeared.
At the pcuaral term 0! tic New York Su-
preweCoufs yesterday ftrty.ouo attorneys and
aud forty nino couoselors ircm tho Third,
Fourth. aid Fifth Judicial districts wtro I'D
miltcd 10 practice.
While George Watcife;i VS. sitting Oh the
porch Of u hotel ct EdGcvilIc village, Pa,
Thursday evening, be was shos in the breast
and killed By Titus Hi!lmsa, who was pEEcic
ing with ril9 half mil. distant.
Ex-Governor Seymour han declined to be q
delegate to the New York Sa,o Democratic
Convention. He regrets that sDy dissession:
should have grown up in the party, aad hopes
hat all will uote 10 combating ticket which
will promote is bsst Interests.
The Marquis Ct Lorce and Pliac;sI Louise,
with the rest Of the vcsresal parry, arrived ir
Toronto yesterday. eEd were received With
great fofmaIitY aul poMp. The Governor
General formally opened the exhibition, aud
the Princess plated tree near The pavilion
With silver spade.
Hon. John Kerr, Jodgc Of the Supnricr
Court in thc Fifth district Of North Carolina,
died last night, sgcd about seventy years.
Before the wsr Judge Kerr represented his
district in the Uaicd States Ilous, Of Repre-
sentetivea, and ,sss oco Of the most clcuucpt
sod fluent orators ia tho Sstatc. Ec vas M
tive of Virginia.
At The Cabinet moeii2g Yesterday tic Sccre
tary of War submitted the question regarding
the 1urDlshIDE 81 ratiaGS 10 petsJns ID camp
near Memphis. Ii was dceiacd that aid *
tended n this direction By Fed3r! authority
must DO Gi,hi1 the scope Ct the recent act Of
CONGRESS. add mect With lnl approval Ct The
National B.arl cf Health.
Poane prevails ouehnrtlhe republic OF Mex
ico. The Municipal CouGai Ct the Cii7 Of
Mexico hss formally asked The cluGcs 6i' oher
cities ~ lullGtc tr0g, ,naut5 Ter raising ic0ds
10 nay tbs DcG: iHs;amcut Of tic American
debt, aid the President hss urdCri1 the M.
tlonal Treasury 10 act Hsi4c 81 GOO daily ter ;hc
sane purpose.
Captain G2ucra! B,aGc0, If Cdbl, has been
authorlZ-d TO draw asa;us; ~" Su.nish Treas
uIy FIR SjO,0t:O daily. 0siic!cl inflammation
| from HaIEun nod Amigo Gr Cu5s. represents
that perfect t!lt4aiy prevails amG0g the it
| hatitsGs vi tn. su;T1un!itG COUNTY,. The
principal c:i4l- tho old insnrfcctilu rtn,aiu
loyal to tho gov>1aniant.
The trial Of I!eory j. Gully for the murder
OF C"nclla Ch;sE6!G1 tomnauGed yesterday al
Do * .l5. Mis- D fea4Ant'5 coun.e! made :
motion to qussh Inc vcnirc Tor s.vvniy Fl ~
urCrs, issued Lass Tuesday, fer d9E,ct Of The
copy Ct tho Indictment served "a tho accused
This was ov>rtulrd ty lhc coutt and The special
veuirc wa5 called, and iuuT Jurors werc selected
Two black and so white.
The Fall Rier S.:i5cF i:Ink has placed a.
tachmea,s % he re-! cstale of Spencer aud
j Jefferson l. jr(."n. @ha a.c invnlv i IN The fail
ure Il ,h,c father, jeff rson B,rdon,
already anuaGuccd S0cpc2r B5rtchd liabili
ties al stated at ST COO partly secured hv Sat
isfacory co!Ia4ecsls, ana Eia assets SIS OOO
He is treasurer Of The FAll RVtr Bieaohely
which is not affected by his failure. Jctfersou
Bordoo, Jr, hos liabilities of $l3 0G0. and IN.
pledged assets CT moro than that SUN.