Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-04
Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser
NEWS OF TIE DAY.


The shipbuilders a'cns tho Delaware :isas
have seven large steamers to build.
The steamship Vile DO Marse!;i2s: from Ia
rope, which arrived yesterday 2! N,E i3rS,
brought S579 coo in gold.
Ths colored Republicans Ct Bi!tln3r5 have
started poyepcn. to ta7e co!0rtd man az"
pointed surveyor Ct tho port.
The superintendent uade. tie ale ca1Eus
will give the city Of Philadelphia SIX members
Of Coneress. Instead OF five, SIS q. present.
Jensen, who is believed to DO the resrrrtc
ZIONIST who rotb,d The g'tv. OF jennie SEltn
at Baltimore Cemetery, Tss taken ever from
Washington yesterday to Baltimore, cad sant
to Jail. Warren has not SO: been arrested.
The New York grand Jury yesterday found
an Indictment agsirs! S. s. Morey for pslljucyg,
asd slJo eraiost several attaches ct the Truth
for l5elag Nj. Garfield by publishing the
forged Chinese letter.
Caudus 8. Graiu'l,, foi m!n7 years The
leader of the Seventh Regiment Band, CT Ne"
York CITY. died Oh Thursday. lis Wss native
of the Island Of Miuorcs, SoaiD. end cane to
this country 10 1898.
The grand jury Of Beaufort, S. G., have 10
diced VIM. Parker. white, for thu murder CT
General Bryan Grimaa. OF Beer Creek, on the
l4th OF August last. The trisl is expected to
BIO o very exciting ono.
A meeting vas held ia Bcs!cn last light to
consider the cause CT the Porcl I5dians. $50
relary Sohu,as management Of Indian attslr5
was severely criticised, md the Presidents was
oallod upoa TO redress the wrongs OF tho Potca
tribe.
A man 10 Washilgton CITY who made bet
~ IL r.
votes c.sims that be bae won The bet, 10 conse-
oueuca of the tsiiuro Of the electoral college cf
Gsorei, to meet On tho dey fxed By the he
vised S,a!u:es.
A bill bss been reported ia the Senate Ct
Georgia requiring tia: in luturo tho electoral
co.lsge shall meet on tho Mondsy precedlos
the frs! Wednesday 10 Daceubar, so IS to con
form 10 the United States statute, and avoid
future tr5ublc 10 regard to the electoral vote OF
the State.
The BeckHi.h House, Oshkosh, Wis, vas
burned yesterday. L2ss 100000. Mrs. 5. Is.
Page boarder, Wis sufIcated by tao smoke.
aud Sss dead when taken out OF The building.
A lacy boarder j1nped from fourth story
window eId tsooptd with sight Injuries. A
servsc. girl is missing, oud is believed to haVe
persisted.
E der j. u. Trcsll,, of tho Duokard Chutc1,
10 frederick, Md. yesterday, baptized three
converts TO the faith Of bis scot 10 the riil race.
The cir WAS very cold, though the water, beiDg
10 IN otiou, was free from ice. Two OF the per
sors baptiz,d-Mrs. Norman and Miss Sophia
Brooks-sutfared tx'renelg from tie INNER
sion, and wore taken from the water almost 10
q state of exhaustion. Tho hsrtlsm was w.t.
messed by large crowd.
Leuy l. KY died SIS crda7 81 Sprln;h Id,
IL. lie vas a sergeant in the Sixteenth LIZ
nois Cavalry during the wsr, end vas captured
at Cumberland Gep and taken to AuaersoDVi:le.
WHARF be organized spG commanded the prison
reeu!ssiore. 10 this position he arrested srd
t1isd tho rsiding rrisooe;s Hho wire r0obinS
tie SEX ard dling. a3d cocdeCloed Fix CT them
to b. hanktd, TIE Rcuiauc2 TO BE- c!risd cut
under ls saperVisioc. Hs was mau If strong
c ,rsii .uion and great statue, bIs Tie horrors
Ct tho prison desryyed lis health.
Tic Chicago Inter Oc,sn having I51i;cd
views regarding tie ncss fitting s:lcc:iro of
Haembe,s Of General Gar6a'd's c!binct, replies
havs tteu received t.ou tv<ty State txc.pt
three. General Grant, for Secretary ct State.
received tho Isrgcs. Ep1b&r cl endorsements;
Secretary SheIm:p, Tor his r7tso0t position.
received many Of tho iuproyIsed talo;s, aud G
general desire was expressed that the cabinet
shall be COMPOSED of stEiears. ED that tGc3
men IS Blaine, Corklicg ata Logan ssn;l re-
msio ia the Senate.