Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-04
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Grain has cou.rlno;;oc noeing from Chicago.
The treasurer ct the Irish Relief Fund OF
Dubin, ackucY!n-cS thu r,cIr1 OF %2',h3u
from this country.
Delegates 10 the l'GnaagIvaui! State hepub'
loan Convention have collected al Harrisburg,
the Grant AMI BIsiun tic ions being in about
tqusl NUMBER.
Charles Decker. :. hardware merchant. CT
Newark, New jersey, committed su de don'
day night by blowing his lead oil With csnlon
improyised from ;oiiUw block CT lrOu.
Tho NlaiIc House q! DELEGATES have Instruct
oil the judiciary Committee to iiqulr0 latO the
advlslabiIity u limitlog suffrage 10 those who
are atle to read GId write the E1glsh language.
Unlav0rsbc reports were circulated 10 New
\ ork Yesterday Is 10 the condition Of the Pro-
duco Bank, but tho officials of that ipsti;u ion
said that it was perfectly aagcn', and would
continue 10 business.
Col. Peter ii. kocaid. aged IS years, a lead
ing cilizcrs oil Highland county, Va, and
Captain Solomoa Eiashcr, If the same county,
who commanded company 10 the Confederate
army, have rccentl9 d!3t.
On Sunday anoihcr earthquake shock GO
erred OF Uandoiaric, in tho district OF Vuclte
Absio, CuhA. Three oscillations were .et,
their dlrtc i,n bGins east southeast to west
northwest. a sight trmJr OF Tho Garth was
felt for sumo time afterwards.
Israel Boothhy, cashier OF tho Augusta. Me-,
First National Bank, committed suicide ycsicr.
day by shooting himself 10 tie head. 10 mako
sure CT his purpose, lie iempcd into a ci5tern
on the bic; premises, with weights att: ch ID to
his itct, and ihtu committed the deed.
At the Bsliimorc sttcs bOarl yesterday Man
| assaS Is were ac.i9o and lower With sales at 81
to S. and subsequently at 81, closing So ,SGGii
OaDgo and Alexandra islGs EtTc nomuay
steady, without hu,inGH; thirds ol0aGd TSaS0
| and fourths ut i%ss Hij.
4 New York republican,, having aGdros SD O
| letter 10 each oi The rcpubl:c;n members Of thc
House OF ReprcG sntatvos lnqurlag as TO hi:
choice Tor the republic IN termination Tor l'fesi.
| dent, has re ivod q; sscrs from eighty lonr, {
| majority OF whom express themselves In lavGl
oil Blai1c.
Yesterday. on molten Of Bclgs a. l. ckwo0d
Samuel Il. LDWrty was admitted 10 the bal
Of the Surrcmo Court. l.Jwrey is ;
colorcd man, and is president Of colorod col
| Csc or academy at Huntsville, Ala. lilo is TIT
| fifth person oi his race who has been admitted
TO tho bar Of! the Supreme Court, hu: so IA
n0Lc Of them have haG aay SOS.
Mr.. T!iGcn Jercs that &c is to be married Ii
| Miss Rs,ck OF anybody else. ale saga thu
| report is as tue as about nnntonths OF tkt
statrmcnIs core rnipg him daily published; ina
is not at Ill. lie Ilcsumos tDat tho authors u
| tho lumcr HAYS aGtca on the maxim Of equity
| jurisprudence. that what ought to have beer
| done has 10 i;c. becn done, bur, unfortunately
he mover had the pleasure oi knowing q tho
existence OF any such lady"
Details 81 the sno1 storm Oh Mnrday night
ard yesterday morning nhnw that il prtraiIci
| over most OF tie Ncw EaSl,pl an.i Middle
| Atlantic StntCH. IN nlmc ltr.li!i.H viii! srGa!
| violctc'. Srvcia! wItcks ere reported on The
Jersey cDAsi. ard al lInrg l;rannl, a number OF
| buildings wclc uhrocicd. A iprnn4 northeast
| snow began at j.! Il. NJ. q! Boston Yesterday and
| continued I'LL T.. m. dispatch from Hail
fax, N. 4, reports 'ha heaviest show storm oil
the srn>on n! Irgthrrn SiDca oGc . clock ycstcT
day aitr!nnon. 4 heavy snow storm Vas pro
valIlog lasi n:prt TIKI usEomt ii1r HiAck lllia.
10 Dakota.