Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-14
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o.4tacn ci|i Taro Poisoned !y i7Gakcn
mal 10 Neg York ca "Wednesday,
The Florida republican, convention nominated
co The filth ballot, s. L. Coro7er ior Governor.
The town of Stuyvcsaut, N. Y, was DESTROYED
BY fire yesterday. Loss S3O000O.
Forest fires continue their raVages 10 Penn
sYVaDla and New Jersey, the less amounting to
macy hundred thousands Ct dollars.
a detachment of tho First Regiment of I,oui
siaua State troops has been scot, by order of
Gov. Wiliz, to Pltqaemioo parish to guprress
tho LABOR troubles.
The steamship Caspiin, OF the Baltimore aud
Liverpool liue, reached Locus Point Yesterday
With l4O STORAGE passengers, nearly all of them
immigrants from lrtlard.
The Young Nous CathoI5 convention at
Washington after issuing several addresses aud
eltc:lng officers adjourned sioo die yesterday.
American exhibitors, especially of watches,
scales planos. organs. silver AID plated ware
aud tobacco have secured high praise and macy
p1Iz's 1T tho Australian exhibition.
largo meeting Ct ciz,rs Interested 10 the
restoration OF Ba!iimore's ltst sugar trade was
held yesterday aud resolutions adapled 10 favor
OF q new tariff.
Tbs national grand lodge Of colorcd masors
OF North America is 10 trepnial session at
Wilmington, Del, With a representation from
eight States.
Tic American Bible S,oety hold lis sixty
fourth annual meeting 10 New York YESTERDAY.
The au0ual reports showed that tho receipts for
the year Wero $G0S,3 42.
BCTslars entered tho Potlstown, Penn, pest.
othc, "Wednesday night AID blew open tho safe,
but tho explosion made srch 6 terrible racket
hat n*lghborS rushed to tho sJoue, and the
burglars ron away without any booty.
Chisf justice NJ. r. Waite, of tho United
States Supreme Court. was given reception at
the hthernlm Club in Baltimore last night, at
which Gov. Hamilton md ether prominent
State aod city officials wore prcscnt,
Tho attempt 10 tako tho life OF Gen. Hyppn-
Tito ID Uriartc, tho Spsuish consul OF New York,
by no internal machine sent through tho mail,
exci!cs much talk 10 Cuban circles 10 Pha
delphls, whence the treachcrous package vas
sent.
kcaraey'5 Case cane up 10 c1urs 10 San
Francisco yesterday, and no Was given Ieava to
bring up tho whole OF tho matters desired By
him, the court rcserVing the right to pass on
the admissbility of any of it. Further hearing
was continued unill Monday.
Mrs. Louisa WilheImiua Frcybc, wife Of Fer
dlnand FreYbe. wealthy butcher living on
Pennsylvania avenue. Baltimore, yesterday
committed suicide By cutting her throat with
an old riz,r. Tie rash cct is believed to have
been committed while tho lady WAS Iaborng
under temporary fit Of insanity.
The shutting off of gns ard water 10 Tho post
Office and sub treasury in Boston yesterday 70
suited il serious ipc3EvlDicnocs delaying the
mails eud business geucrally. Tho clerks at
the postotic, las. night performed lheir dulles
By tho aid Of locomotive headlights tallow
candies and lanterns.
"a Wednesday morning the body Of an ~.
known man Wss found Oh tho top OF car at
taohcd to tho early train from Washipgton when
it arrived at Philadelphia. The ms0 appeared
to have been about thirty years OF ago, and YVES
rather we'll dressed. His head hero q terrible
wound, tho c.use of his death, which bad
doubtless been caused by striking on overhead
bridge.
At Corpus Christi, Texas yesterday, Horec,
Burr shot at bis wife, who had lett him, grt zpg
her breast. Mrs. Barnard, his mother iu,laR,
spIlUging between them, was fatally shot
through the thigh and breast, Burr then struck
his sster-in law, Mrs. Brewster, over the bead
with bis pistol, telling Ter to tho flor. Re-
loading the pistol, he shot himself through tho
temple, killing himself instantly.
The Portland (Mel Advertiser says in 40
Interview with Hop. e. B. Wpshburnc, Dow
visiting his brother 10 that city, he states thst
his candidacy for tho presidency is cut Of tho
question that no is for Grant first, ltsi aud ell
! Tho time; repudis;cs all combinations with
Other candidates, and will DOT &c candidate
under any circumstances depins aoy duploity
| towards GRAFT, and says tho cc!iun Of the Cook
county convention Was u greater surprise 10 him
| than to any ono else.
The question Of tho suppression OF ths c,ttlo
disease existing III some of the oouuLicsot Mary
land is bsiug considered by the authorities. DR..
q. w. Chancellor, Of too State board of health
| has been given charge of the matter hY Gov.
Hamilton and has received adviccs dircc.icg
tho slaughter of diseased cattle ard the scpara
| ton Of such es ere supposed to ba infected. 1t
| is reported that the dis aso is somewhat To-
| crossing in tho counties. ard the opioion is nd
| vanced By these who have coGsdnrod The matter
that the disease maiply originated FROM the S !ste
cittIo yards at Baltimore aud that sales ofoattle
from tho yards 10 persons 10 the Counties for
sttci purposes should ba prohibited.