Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-30
NEWS OF LIE HAE

NEWS OF TIE DAY
Tie Legislature OF Texas, il is said, will re-
peal the bell punch laT.
Mr.. James D. Gilmorr, proprietor CT The
Grsnd Hotel, Ciuc.n1a'i. died 10 Sa7snnah yes
tcrday.
Wiism Wait. The celebrated law writer, Of
Johns;owo, n. Z, did yesterday morol6s. OF
c,usunp'ior. He was tho author of WAITS
Practice"
A dispatch from Napoleon, O., says:: Squire
PaYtou, before whom x Governor Scott wac
examined on the charge of killing young
Diury, prouou5ced tho deed murder 10 the
| first degree eud Scott was taken to Dtharco
| Jail"
The total population of the thirty three
states ard territories from Which Tho Census
Bureau has cfheisl returns Is 80, $50. 3O6. 10
1870 the sarno states and territories had pop
uiation 81 % .495 1888, Sd thst the Increase dur
Jog the last decade has boen about 2S.5 per cont.
| Tie s,asou for partridge shooting cl ,sed last
week in all parts of MARYLAND save where there
are special local lava The general State Law
permits the shooting Of plrtridges from No
vember ! to December "a. bat special laws
very the time of shooting 10 some Of tho o'u1-
| ties
Ga the 90 instant, ct O'clock 10 he after
noop. o meteor passed over MscoD. Ga. from
south to north, and burs. into pieces in the far
distsroe. 1t left in its Wake o lcrg path ct
smoke. which Aoated 10 the THO air, broadened,
grew dim aud DISAPPEARED after baiDg visible
about ten minutes.
| Carefully compiled statistics show that this
gear there have b .sn constructed ) $50 miles OF
new railroad 10 the o0uotry. The roads have
been built at an estimated cls5 of $50, 600 per
mile, making sl75 900 900, and most of this
money has bsen expended upon lines west OF
the Mississippi river,
| The District Attorney Of Northampton couay,
Ps., has issued warrants for the srrest Of tHelVe
| persots npioated 10 the recent lyacbiog of
| The murderer joseph Soydcr. The tree upon
which Sayder WIS banged has been CIT doWo
end pearlg oil carried of by relic hunters, snd
| the rope has been Gu! up apd sold IL fragments
ct good prices.
The body of woman vas found buried 10
| the snow by s1ma railroad men at Summit
Crossing, nesr E!z iboth port. n. D.. yesterday
morning. The BODY vas neatly clad, aud the
Wonao wss about so years Of asc. An empty
10 sdioiue vial Vas icund 10 one OF her pockets,
but there was 20 lab"l on it. 1t is supposed
| that tbs unfortunate woman Dnlttcd su!c &c.
Sara B.rnbsrdt appeared last night, fer the
| fret time 10 Baltimore, at the Aoaden7 oil
| Music 10 Adreune L:oouvreur. The house,
| though well 6l,d with the elite Of the city, Wss
not crowded. DOR vas il ct the opening Vsly
enthusiastic, bat SO tho play preceded the su-
dlenc' warmed up. AID st the Gloss OF each act
MI. Bgrnhsrdt vas caliod before the curlao.
Ths twin children. thfee moDts old, Ct
VIM std FADnie JchJs05 we're ir,z,n 10 death,
al NsW Alb,oy. Iud., yesterday. Tha parents
aro Very uuor, and MIR. Jphoson left homo to
huut work eaviog bis wife and children wi;h
20 fol. l grew colder il the night, and de
srite tbs etJ,.s of the mother to keep them
w,rm 9th s:aoy cothiOs. enc p"ri;hed OF
| three 9 cl. OK sud ito osber ct six. TIE dcsti
luion Of the family YVES uOs kIoyn 10 the
neighbare.
Tho case agaios Joba Norris. Fratk Barch,
Jobu Rocca and Harry Hs,dy, oosrsed With
40 outrage Oh Msry Trcu'. alias Mamie Macs.
& Id, 10 list June, 10 the Smithsonian g:ouu6e,
came 60 q sudden AID un, Xpeoed termination
yesteldag 10 the Ciminsl Cult Of Washing OF,
tbs prosecuting attorney eba9d0rlog the case
ard corseaios 10 verdict OF "aCt guilty,
which Vas Goae a1d tho prisoners DISCHARGED.
The girl will BE- sent to the Boston Orphan
Asylum.
Monk. THE BIC ST. BERNARD Doc
Monk, said to DO the largest aud most vau-
sblc S.. Bernard dog ia the counry, died re
G n.lS 10 New Y ok If hemortbsge of the lungs
He YES nRned By d. p. Foster. NJ Tx WIS
bought fron tic monastery Of 81. Gohzrd. ID
SGi z,rlap0, last August. He cost $500. bat
$500 had been refused for him. and no was val
ued at 81 COO He Htished about 10 EouGcs
frnr M An no
and measured feet inches from his nos, to
the tip of lis tell. Ho was t8o scar1 old. Of a
tswoy lion color. With large. lusirous, kindly
hizsl eycs, heavy dropping Jaw, and huge
ovcrIsppicg uppcr li1s. His franc Was mas
sive, and bis fac, beamad with Intelligence.
Wien reared upon bis hind feet be
looked enormous aod fierce. yes he bad such
gentle kinCly nature that children do
lighted to play With him. and no with them.
He was @ great iaTorite Ei!h the uurses aid
children. and would pake Ills pose iu!o every
bsb3 corr,gc that camc near. Ho Was pure.
h.costcd St. B:rla,d His father aud
mother arc yet employed By the monks Of St.
Gothard 10 hunting tbs mountain pssses 10
search Of unfortunate travellers. Although
Monk IVES only year and ha'f old nc had
been epgsgcd in the work ct saving tr5v-
cllers, and know mary of tho mountain
paths. Hc was Q dog OF Exemplary be
havcr. NJ man could enter the house
at right witb6u! his permission. He YVES
cbsdiGrt, would fetch ard carry, shake hands.
Ito dogn for the children to plsy with
hiu, and give Lis cid mountain howl Of distress
if lie wanted help. Ia would not 20 QUITO the
street uuscN NJ ?asied and then only atter bis
toilet bad been properly made bis taco washed
AID lis hair com5ed. He understood 5 pplc
o,mm.nIs in thren larpuapps-T,1.io french
and English. Ifthere YES noise at the front
door hs would be the frat there. Monk hsd
ono popularity; he did not like soldiers and
when be met ono 10 would step back aud
crouch as If ready for spring. The reason
of it WAS that he lad been struck when yolSg
by soldier. He always seemed to remember |
that blow, The monks sold. ard i: was true |
Monk was fond OF swimming snd would fetch !
and csrrH from The water. Re would pick up