Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-01
"EHrS OF TEE UG y.

Mr.. l.. B. Loney, a we'll kocw0 oilz,n Of
Baltimore, died yesterday.
The first week of the strike at Cohots, N. |
Y, has cost 10 lost wages $50. 900.
The LsadVille extension Of the Denver end |
Rio Grsnde Railroad will have trains 1unning
into LeadviIle 10 Is days.
Tie Supreme Court Of Illinois has iaally de-
cided the question Of permitting tho readi "
CT the B!be in Iublle schools in favor Of such
reading.
The ieht1,n,h drawing at Louisville, Ky,
Oh the Comm oaWealth Distribution Company
took pl. &C, yesterday. The capiral priz,, $50
O(O. was dra"n ty ticket No. l,45l.
The King Of Siam, who is gopg to make
tour OF the world, is named Sondatah Choufa,
eDd is reputed to b., Well informed and en-
lightened monarch.
At Lcajviilc last night Colonel +. A. Prem
tice shot and killed L. G. D;xyu, willie ergsged
10 general quarrel growing cut OF 40 alleged
rspl: tffered oy Prentice to lady whom Dlxop
WAS etc,rtirg home.
An iotcrnaiiona! exhibition OF sheep, WOO!
and wool produces will be held in Philadelphia,
uodar tho auspices Of the PENNSYLVANIA S.a,e
Agricultural Society, in tina Permanent Eyhi
bl.ion building 10 tho paik, c)mn ccciog Sep
TENDER 81, 1850.
a man calling Lins,lf Frank Howard, who
had OPERATED 10 Charleston, w. Va. Gs c,n-
fdenc, mhp, was shot aud killed W Moada2 at
Peytoia, on tbs Coil river. ". Va, by mao
named Atkins, who claims that hn shot him in
self Defense
Uniied State lodge Brown at Louisville has
decided that the detention of letters addressed
to the Commonwealth Distribution Company is
unauthorized by act of Congress-. and that the
postmaster notwithstanding ord rs from Gen.
Key, is liable fer damages.
A bill has been introduced in tho Maryland
Legislature for the charter of new railroad
bMween Baltimore ard Philadelphia. The
charter provides .or the construction nt road
hoe, crossing tho Susquehanna river soma ttrse
miles from Port Deposit.
A freight train on the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad was th:o%o Of by bad rail OF tho
Guyandotte river Bulge yesterday. A span OF
the bildgc was Knocked down aud eight cars
itll to tho river shore where they we're BURG
ed. Tho e1eioo had safely crossed over. L,ss
so 900.
10 the llous, of Representatives. yesterday,
the post route bill wSs passed. A. resolution
was adopted declaring VIM. L. Slemons, sitting
| member Of CoogIe!s fran Arkansas, entitled
| to his seat. The star service deficiency ap
preparation bill was discussed ia committee but
| no action was tsktD.
A rival Of tho MANN 9TH Cavo ha, been dis,
! covered near llCpkiu>villc, Ky. A perfect
| museum OF geolosciI curcsitics is described as
existing 10 i. A curious forest Of lapidoden.
crons forty feet high. tree ferns, MOSES ond
other cryptogamio tl)ra exist in abundance
| Marine shells and tho fossil remains Of aninalS
resembling monkeys have been found by the
explorers OF this cave.
| 10 the United States Senate, yesterday, the
immediate deficiency bill being under consider
alton. an amendment Wcs adopted vesting the
appointment of special deputy marshns 10 thu
circuit or district ''oourts" instead of the
lndgee. The Scoate, by vote Of ST to 81, ro,
fused to strike out the clause relating to the
appointment and pay OF special deputy mar,
sha's, tiicr wli9h the bill was read q third
time.
The public sale CT the ST cks, bonds, West.
crn lands aud other cifeo!s of the bankrupt es-
tate of Jay Cooke 4 Go. took place 10 PhiIa-
delphia yesterday. There was 60 bid for
OkonIz, Jay Cookies former rc:ilerco. Ooe
hundred and forty SIX lots tf Western land,
appraised at 81 $50. were a's) offered, With
out q bid being made. The sale realized on
stocks and bouds. $4l5,I47; on real estate,
So, O0o making total OF 1857. l47.
4 letter fem the Secretary Of tho Treasury
| relative to plcuro'pncumOais In neat cattle Is
now before tho House committee 90 aercul-
ture. The Secretary sketches bli. fly the bis.
Tory and character OF the disease, witt state
me0t of existing laws AID suggestions as 10 tho
efftci Of the ds"aso Oh our commerce with
other cations. He Gays the disease DOW exists
only 10 he eastern part Of Now York. in New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, and perhaps 10 parts CT
| Msrylard, VIRGINIA aud tho Dntelct of Uo!ulo-
| pla and that The on'y propsr method OF sup
pressing il ia by The desuu,ion of all diseased
or exposed o,tto aud a thorough publication
| Of bulldogs where they havo been kspt.