Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-06
miscellaneous Etens.

Thero were 81 deaths at Havana from gelloW
fever during tho week ended July %.
Hon. Franklin Read. of Bath, No.. was noml
mated for Congress Thursday by the democrats
OF tho second congressional district.
Tho schooner j. L. Troit. Captain Sterliog.
arrived at Baltimore yesterday from San Sal
vador with cargo of $500 dozen pineapples.
Most of tho Uto Indians now in Colorado will
be removed to tboir now reservation in Utah
within tho next two mouths Tho whole num-
Der is about 2.700.
George Walker was suntercad 10 ten years
imprisonment in the Uourt of General Soss ions.
New York, Thursday, for tho abduction Of q
seven year old girl in June last.
L; Milburn, jt., ncar Pogseragille. Iud., On
w eduesday shot his cousin. son Of John Me-
Cartby, killing him instantly. Tho boys had
quarrtlsd. Their ages were y and II.
Secretary Blaine telographsd from Washs
lngton Thursday night to Consul General
Smith, at Montreal, for strawberries tor tho
Iresldent, aud supply has gono forward from
Col. Rhodes farm, Quebec
Ii has been found necessary 10 Baltmoro to
call into servlce tho temporary water supply
from the Little GunpoEder river. Tho pumps
at Meredith's Ford have been in operation since
uouuay uulDg up Lake lloland-
Gov. jackson. of West Virginia. declaras his
.tup!lon to bring to justice the lawes IS "Rsd
Men OF Barbour co., 10 that State, no matter
how strong tho combination nor Of whom COM
pcssd. Some fifty members Of tho orsania,.ion
haVo been Indicted. -
The Executive Committee of ths O,tober
celebration held meeting in Baltimore Thuta-
osy aru deoded 10 name tho festival. "Thc
hntnkar Il ~ a
loli programme TOR tho three days tho cclebsa.
ton ls to continue wac agreed upon.
AT Chautauqua, N. Y. Thursday, the tenth
missionary conference was held. The topic of
tho htur was Tho homo mission work. Rav.
pr' Humphrey, CT Chicago. spoke OF plans for
raisiDg money 10 Sabbath teaools for foreign
mission Work. Rev. DR.. Barrilz, of West
Fireltis. Mr.. Ilarj Mir. w. IA. Duncan aud
others spoko.
JAMS Baker. Iarne:, living fifteen m%s
soutn or Fort Wayne, Eent Shedon. Ind. shot
WINS nj Howell with riff. killing tin in
0tanily Thursday. a. sou of llowrl, on Lear.
Ing th6 raptr, Vi tho Iil, Weul to his fathers
asslstanoa, whsn Baker rn!osacd tha r;ils and
bred o. tho sou, missing him. Baker, WIN was
urd;r tho it taan>a OF l:auhr, hts not vet hf.nD
arrested.
hiup''"'ois vi h6tel at Cap0 May re,
eolVed to koep deg, out of tho house this sea.
spn' anu II k'd tho prlca OF their board at SO
~o'k aan'. TIC plan sooms to w,,L w.Ii-for
inc daDs. Six arstoaratio Loarters-lhIea
fh'tH' i"h i:Ia AID pug--nsy th;ir $40 q
nI:ae, and tha landlords aro pandefnr if
hotrl d's ci|ens would not be q eaod invss:
mlni.
r, A dlspa CT from Grass Vsiio7 Cal. ssys tho
tust Artlilsry Battalion. National Guard of
oi C"liioruls. uuH ia ciup thoro. had a sham
battle. Ia tho bayouct charge ta tako
to7t the rnlIitl!, bdaamn excited, anil iioore tte
struggle Sal anioa s3voral oamulis-iono,i 6fi- :
ctrs And between twenty mod hirly men were
MORA or leRa vi uHds by hpyonclp. powder aud
tho bulls OF gnna. Nnue wore Ralious|y injured,
haWaVhr