Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-07
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

Con. Hem has bean appointed Ohlet OF ito
Signal SarVIcs By the PresldeCt.
The oily of Ogden, Utah. ia tho first Auerl'
ON city 10 light its siraes wholly BY electricity
The cltosoral vote Of Maryland was y,sterdiY
handed to Vics. President Wheeler, end was the
first rec:ived,
The III nor tbst Mr.. VIM. Keessr wou ID re-
sign from the Baltimore AID O0io Rslfoad
Company is officially denied.
The National Excbangs Bank Of Alta1y has
obtained vsrdios 10 its favor in the Uol,ed
States Courts against tue taxation of DatioLa
banks by the state of New York.
Augustus D. Leighton, who killed bismusto
mistress, Mary Dean, by cutting her throat with
rtz,r, was sentenced by Judge Brady. 10
New York, yesterday, 10 be hanged on the 2S;h
of January next.
10 the House of Representatives. yesterday.
MIR. BickneIl eudeavored to call up Senate Joint
resolution proposing joint rule for counting
| the electoral vote, but this was Interrupted BY
the announcement ct the death Of Representa-.
tive FAIR, of New Hampshire.
1t appears that Louisiana, like Georgs, has
| furnished another dispute as to the legality OF
| the electoral vote. The state Law requires the
! is Baton Rouge. The electors, however, met
at New Orleans, and violated the state law.
The Vermont nuisance bill. ons of the most
stringent liquor prohibitcry bills ever passed 10
that State, has received the sauotion of bath
houses OF the Legislature. 1t declares any
plaza 10 the State where liquor is sold or given
away or where gambling is allowed tusance
and provides that is shall bo closed.
The Director of the Mint estimates that ten
millions worth Ct gold and abou! five millions
| of silver are annually absorbed 10 the arts and
manufactures CT the Upi:cd States. Fraroa
uses up about tho same qaantity. snd the two
Countries employ tho half of what is used 10
this way 10 the CIVILIZED word.
James Anderson, negro. entered the house
of Joseph Miller at Pioe Bluff, Ark, last Sun
day morli1g, where Mrs. Miller ard two chill
dr.n were asleep. Ho committed an outrage
on Mrs. Miller and sole small sum Of money.
He was soon attcrWard arrested, aud being
identified by Mrs. Miller, mob hanged him
Oh tho nearest telegraph pole.
In the United States Court at Philadelphia,
yesterday, Doclor John B0cbsoao, tho bogus
diploma pladir, was f1ed $500. ordered to
psy the cost Ct Prosecution and undergo &C
Imprisonment of tcn months. NJ. V Chapman,
on acoonplic, of Buchsosn's, was sutjeo.ad to
similar scntelc,, except that tho period OF
imprisonment was 6xod ct enc year and ;en
months.
Ia tbs suit Of the Atlantic aud Pacific Tels-
graph Company against the Baltimore sld
Ohio Railroad Company decision Was REQ.
dersd in New York yesterday 10 tho general
Term OF the Supreme Court. % the 25:h OF
Feb,uaIy last plaintiff got 40 itja1ctloo 70
straiuinc the deftniaus from Interfering 1l;h
plsiuliff's uso Of the telegraph iioes sl0ng the
rosd. DoteLdlat movod before the late Judge
Curtis to have the suit dismissed for WAIT OF
jurisdiction. The judge granted the motion
scd from that judgment the present appeal vas
taken. and tho general term now holds that The
court had jurisdiction, apd reverses the decision
of the court below. The court also thinks
President Garrett should bs puoishedator con-
tempt