Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-12
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RE iS'6 or I!sE JfIsE Il.
Three fataI shooting affays were reported
from Texas yesterday. aDa four rl,n we're lung
in tia. State 90 Wedacsday for cattle stealing.
Mrs. Hack and her four children have been
arrested 10 Philadelphia Tor f1rging drafts.
amounting 10 $l2 eco on German merchants.
Professor Riley. Of the United States + >tom
illogical Commission predicts that the ravapcs
of the srmy worm will &c. be long conliaucd.
At Marshall. Texas yesterday, W. S. Colo
proprietor OF tho Mes coEcr, anl died 10 few
mlnu'ea. The difficulty grew out OF 90 cdito-
rial r,il clog On Cocuaa'5 cla.eclir. Jcn
Dlpg5 was arrested.
10 tho vaults oi.he sub treasury ST New York
there orc DOS piled up ay hundred and twelve
tors Ct ucHly cOined silver dollars. This moon
| venlcht treasure tc.urles n vault which il al
feet lone, - feet vide srd II fee. high. "a the
same vault arc s.orc! l%n! .cns Of gold. w4rih
So 900 COO
The l!ascrstoSo bail r2rcrIs that Gha army
w0in i,as n!ajc itI appearing; 10 Washington
o.uaiy, Nd. The Gc7as'aiion Ct the tender
c)rO is serious, tut lie wheat is probably too
'cueh Ter them. The farmers OF Charles coue
tY, Nd. comp!ain llueh Of III. rsvages OF tho
GU worm uIon the c3rn AID tobacco.
Tnc House G? Representatives, yesterday,
passed Mr.. BaytrG's bill regulating tbs appoint
UeIt @ad pay cf deputy marsha's. with IN
| ameadmtnt authorizing tic several circuit
courts OF tho United States 20 open their rcsptc
tive courts st any ,imo for The Eurpis, Of APP
p9in.icg deputy ualsha!s.
A Washington tispaich En5a That Senator
CoLkIiDg admits that he WIS II catly diSlpnoint.
cd Whcn the bleak took place in Balnu's line
that Grant did not get votes eEoueh To secure
his nominariou. lie says il he had anlicipate1
! abv such result no would have lhrown Lis forces
TO EiuuDds and secured his nomination.
A tornado 10 PottowaItOuic county, Ia, on
Wcdut sday night last destroyed slvcral lives aud
much valuable properly. Tho sAma ainvpoiE
Wisconsin killed s'vAri,,,c5n md nron ,S ~
the ,S y.'uo OF Zoo was destroyed Llphtiiog
Et'u'H Sa'0il tank pear TirusviIIe. Pa, yestcr.
'dby. and 100, COO barrels OF oil wcro destroyed.
Tho Fus; Nation, B,Lk OF Ncwerk, N. d.,
close d yesterday. and tho dirt co.'s informed
the bank department ut Wash,g :on and np.
peslad for the appointment OF altc,ivcr. Tho
capital OF $500 .000 is BELIEVED TO be wiped cut,
but the deposits aud circulation ere eaio. The
cashier, Jsmrs A. lledden, sailed for Europe
Lost week Gu leave OF ahsence, aud Will be rc-
called by telegraph. Fioaacial circles arc *
cited, ard rumors Of Irregularities arc atl,at.
James Il. Weaver, who was nominated for
tic pit si2crcy by the glcenback convention. at
Chicago. is az Ohio man ny birth, having been
born at D iyton, 10 Juoc, 1888 Tho grecnback
party 10 Iowa. nominated him for Congress in
1878, AID he was elected ever tho republican
candidate by nt i1rity Of 81 OBS. lie gsined
some noto.iltS in Couertsl,s the father of the
bill which proposes 10 Issue q large amount Of
additional erecntacks ard with them to pay
additional hounI,s to tho Union soldiers, in
crdcr to make their pay in greeIbGeks during
tho war equal to wtatit would be 10 glc.nbacks
worth par in gold.
Mesars, Warner & Mtrril.'s iluit Schooner.
the Ella A. Merritt, Capt. Rand commander,
plying between Philadelphia end Sen Autouic,
was fred at recently en- her hon c8trl voyage,
while upon the high seas. Elecn NILS cast Of
GusDatamo aud five miles from shoro. By the
Soapi II mar-ol war Nurcio. The war steamer
frat fred h!ark shot. 10 reply to Which Capt
Rand showed biz colors. nod before he hove to
on the c?urso which he was thon lucnicg a SEQ.
oud shot was lirtd. which struck the water. and
olo nc;,r I'D 1900, u 'hr-~"h his rprirr
The Ella A. Merritt then lay to and Spanish
officer emo :b jaid locked hrounl ard went
beck over the SIDE. Tho schooner was then
| allowed to cjn:iuua her course uodls urbed.