Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-19
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Al express train raa tbr012h e croH! ct
Armville, Pa, yesterday, killing tour anu
Wouudipg several persons.
The employee Ct the first division OF the
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad struck
yesterday and the entire road is now idle.
IN The Maryland House of Delegates yesel-
day bill was passed to protect the interests of
the State in the Chesapeake and Ohio canal suit.
Articles of Incorporation Of The New York
| and Texas Land Company, limited with 8
capital of 81 500, 600. we're filed 10 blty yes
terdsy
The Iowa Senate yesterday by o vote Of
81 to II, passed the joint resolution to amend
the constitution 50 IS to grant school suffrage
| to women.
A statement is PUBLISHED showing that during
| the pas! twelve months $50 637 hogs were
packed in Chicago. decrease Of 2S0,3l COM
| pared With last year.
The Mootour Iron and Steel Company, CAPT
tai stock Ct 5000. 900, divided into 1000 shares
| was chartered OF ho Pennsylvania State De-
partmeut Yesterday. The bulk Of tho stock is
! held by the Philadelphia aud Reading Coal and
Iron Company.
The Illinois Supreme Court has decided thai
he election last fall which resulted in vote
for the consolidation or the three town govern
menls OF Chicago into oDo Wcro not regularly
hold, aud is void. This will necessilsio keep
Jog up three expensive 2GyerpmGnts another
year.
Il leading 5or 0f the Michigan Icpubli
can committee. aud friend OF Grant, says he
bl1 become c1lvin1td, after late tak5 with
leading members OF the rarty from various sec
tons Of tho State, that The nomination OF Gren'
st Chicago will rlFcs Michigan ia tho cqlumD
Of doubtful Republican States.
j. G. Gsruoa, agItaiOr u2d leader OF The un-
nj l9yCd III their rcCcE: demonstrating in San
Francisco. ard Hho sas arrested Is short time
ago On charge OF E5lug lncecdisTY language
a. the sand 0:, had 4 Jury li1l III tho po!iuc
Court OF that city yesterday, and waa coDvlc;r
cd, the jury brlog on; but "a tea Minutes S:n.
lcncn Will be- pr0nCu:c:d to day.
Mrs. Chiisii.ccy says 10 reply to the pub
llsheG statement tbs! her husband was seeking
q divorce 40 he ground Ct Ter uo!eiuhfulnls.,
that il IS charge TO weaken her in cXposurt 5
she will be Obliged TO make in regard to his
continued cruelty TO her, for which she had TO-
stiLuted divorce proceedings arsius; him. Min.
lister ChrlsliarcY has applied for leave OF ab.
sehce, aud it wi! be granted soon.
The Rhode Island republican convention met
at Providence yesterday Gov. Van Hlndt de-.
c,iDtd re election. Alfred A. Littlcfield was
then nominated Tor Governor and Henry Ii.
Fay for Lieutenant Governor. Eight delegates
10 tho national convention were Appointed. IN
defstood to be unanimously for Blaine. Some
surprise ard dissatisfaction were expressed out.
side OF the result, particularly by Tho Grant
faction.
In Memphis. Tenn, at 50 early hou7 yoster-
dry morning, WE,. Shattlcworlh. n painter,
shot at a burg lnr who bad entered his room.
Tho bur, lar escaped Later in tho dey Joe
Csstiil", q young man hailiag from BOSling
Green, Ky, was found at Lis boarding house
| suffering from ris,ol shot wound in his right
| breast. Investigation proved that he vas tho
burglar. and that he had run Elk squares TO his
| boarding house without knowing that tho ball
had struck him. lie will probably die.
Conrad llicmln, q drunken wretch 10 St.
Louis. haGing wife and six children, during
Oh attack Of deliriun trcmeps yesterday called
his vile from en adjoining room, plunged q
hugo knife through tho lungs of babo in hcI
! arms, and then struck another blow, buryine
the blade 10 his wifo's heart. A brother 81
Hioman attempted to stizo tho maniac. aud
received C stab 10 tho back disabling him. lie
was afterwards arrested oDd taken 10 q ravnp
condition to tho police station. During his
butohcrics he assailed young s)n of Liz bro
Their, who escaped by running.