Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-07
NEWS or TIE Day

The cpiZoodlc Las mad, i a2pct r.Lco in
Washington.
The Vermont Legislature e.mm4lced is
sessioa yesterday.
Blower" BrosB las cc.crcd f.: tie Astiey
bait contest 10 L;5dcp.
Rough water rre7enttd Uour;ney'5 rowing
against time o. E1senoro. yesterday.
Professor Bet ismin Pierce, the eminent
mathematician and professor at Harvard Col
lego, cied yesterday, aged II.
Seven uurdercrs were arraigDcd yesterday ir
Brooklyn. Six pleaded not guilty. nnd enc
emotional insanity.
Col. BatchelGer. the goSefDment historian oil
the battle Of Getty has comuereod sur
yey OF tho field.
Fifteen tanks CT oil. with tho trucks upon
which they were transferred, ware tu;ned at
Canton, near Baltimore. yesterday. Loss,
| $4,000.
James McDoTel!, MESSENGER Of the MagiIe
oatitnll bank, vas rotbt Of $50. 0G0 10 checks,
bonds. notes and cash yesterday while riding in
g Broadway Stage. The thieves escaped.
10 the suit Of James A. Whaleu vs.. General
Phil Sheridan, 10 lbo United States Circuit
| Court a! New York, decision was rendered
yesterday on the bill OF exceptions t!Cd.in favor
| Of Gen. Sheridan.
Tho King Of tho IiaSai.u ISLANDS has 70
called Mr.. Morris, pienipoten!;ary to the U0ltcd
| States, Eleland and Franc, aud has dismissed
| him from lis service. Mr.. Morris is now 10
| Washington.
| The registration books were opcuci in Nea
| FORK Tuesday. and 1880 voters were reg ser.
ed, Ihch is lG GOO 10 excess of the frs: day 3
registration 10 1916. Tho World thinks this
| large registration indicates vote OF 200 600,
and democratic msjority OF G5 go in the city.
The proposals to sell bonds to the govern
meut in New York yesterday aggregated So
3G6 $50. of which tho Secretary OF tho Treasury
accepted 81 500. 0C0 at lG2 50 to l02 Sc for g.
of 1889; 1852 to l04 Sc for G, ct ISL and
| lG2 IS to 1O2. CT! for 53tf 1881.
Fires occurred yesterday rs follows: At
| Lowell Mass, tho Chase mil. less $50. 0OO,
| end The Fa'kDer uilI, loss 500, 600; 425
hands are thrown out Of employment. At New
Hamburg. N. Y. several stores and dwellings,;
los SIS, 600. At E!khart ln3,, tbs Old Paper
mill, loss $3S, 900.
Minister Chrisiiatc5 having failed 10 fi!c az
answer TO bis wife's cross bill for divGroe. her
counsel ia about to move Tor PIT c)ufcsso. Ii
| is ssd that an en- answer prepared ty Dir.
Ch,issocy 10 South Aneric, is in the posses
sion Of his lawyer, who refused to flo il on 40
count of lis language.
The Board of Supervisors Of Buffalo, N. Y,
| are st dead cck Two republicans have goao
over 10 tic democrats snd one democrat to tho
| republican side, making lie vote. Alter fill.
clustering all yesterday they failed to organize,
! and after &C j,urnmcu. blows woro freely c1-
changed by both sides. Ga aGi)urniag TO au
| adjoining saloon disgvcc,ful row eUs@cd. but
10 arrests were made.
Henry Is j,t, the Frerchmao who killed llar.
riet Reuant, n New York, August 10. by cut
| tiug her throat with rszor, was committed Tor
trial yesterday. Before tho c3roGtr's jury
| Biiot with the blood stained rsz)r cooily illus
| tratcd the manner ia which he c5mutIcd the
| deed, sa,ieg 10 intended to commit suicide.
| aud that tho woman received bor death wound
| a!lcmps:Og 10 wlcbch the weapon from him.
Yesterday was tho second day of tho ceoteI-
aiaI celebration Of tho battle of Kings Noun
taiu, N. G.. There vas parade undcr COM
mard CT General Hunt. United States Army,
which was witnessed by 10, 900 People. Ssna.
tors Vance, Of N. G.. and Butler, of S. g.,
wero present; also Msior j. w. Daniel, Of
Virginia. who will deliver tho Ora'lon to-day
| whea thn monument viii be unveiled. Five
rLoysard people we're encsmpcd 90 tho battle
| lid lat eight.