Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Morton Bedsoe, for many years clerk
at the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, is
dead
William S. Palmer, of Danville, Va, indict'
cd for the murder of Martin Yancy, a negro
on the 3Oth of January last, was acquitted
yesterday.
An unknown steamer is reported ashore
three miles southeast of Assategue life.saV-
ing station, Va, and the crew OF the station
has gone to assist her.
w. Fl. Mason, formerly of Tennessee, was
arrested at Petersburg, Va, yesterday on
reuuisition granted by Gov. Cameron charged
with forgery and emblezzlement.
The United States Senate yesterday pass
ed bill constituting majority of the
Judges of the Supreme Court to be a quorum
instead of six judges, as heretofore re-
quilred.
John n. Stone, of Louisiana, who was
nominated by the republicans for attorney.
general, has declined, saying that he is a
democrat, and will support the democratic
nominees.
In the Maryland Senate, yesterday, petit
tons were presented against selling or leas-
ing the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, and
from | 900 citizens of Baltimore for q vote on
the question of prohibiting the sale of liq-
uurs in that city.
In the German Reichstag yesterday the
death of Herr Lasker was announced. A
definite ensued upon the resolutions of re-
spect passed by the House of Representa-
| lives and returned by Prince Bismarck, but
no action was taken.
| The London shipowners threaten to regis
Ter their vessels under foreign flag if the
proposed shipping bill becomes law. The
bill was introduced by Joseph Chamberlain,
| president Of the board of trade. The object
Of the bill is to provide for the greater
security of life and property at sea-
Last Saturday afternoon Paymaster c. s,
Bartlett, Of the Chicago, Burlington and
| Quincy Railroad, left his office in Chicago
without closing the combination Of the safe
| or leaving any one in the room. Before his
| return the safe was robbed of $27 900. Bart
lett was discharged for negligence.
The French troops are advancing against
I5ac -Ninh and other points in Tonquin
| The English troops are moving on the enc
my in the Soudan. There is considerable
decentralization among the enemys tribes
on account of the recent British victory.
Baker Pasha's friends are urging his resto
ration 10 the BrlllSn army.
The trial Of Chas. Whitehurst for the MUIR
der of Junius Rodgers, which commenced
in the Corporation Court of Norfolk, Va,
last Monday, was concluded last night, aud
he jury brought ip a verdict Of guilty and
fixed The punishment at II years i'll the
penitentarv. The trial of Kemp and Guy,
accessories will commence today.
The United States Senate yesterday pass
ed The bill reported by Mr.. Garland from the
Committee on the Judiciary, constituting
majority of the judges Of the Supreme Court
of the United States to be a quorum of the
court, instead Of six judges, as heretofore
required by law. The bill also prohibits the
Judge who heard G case at circuit from sit
ting on the Supreme Bench when the case
comes up tor appeal.
Proposals have been invited for the pur-
chase of the following named vessels, strick-
en- from the navy register: Niagara, at Bos.
ton, appraised value $24 200; Florida, at
New London, appraised value $50 700; Col
orado and Ticonderoga, at New York, APP
praised value S34 700 and s24, 900, respective
Iy; Supply, at League Island appraised val
lie $500; Pawnee, at Port Royal, S. c., ap-
praised value So 200 Bepicia aud Cyane, at
Mare Island, appraised value $4,000 and
Sl2 900, respectively.
Under decree Of the United States Dis
trict Court, at Richmond, Marshal Hughes
yesterday sold at public auction the NUM-
tons of war seized thereseveral months ago
on board the schooner F.. G. Irwin as coun-
traband, they being intended for the insur-
gents in Hayti. The seized articles were
sold about two weeks ago in one lot to New
York parties, who were said to have been
the original shippers, but the court refused
to confirm the sale and ordered q resale in
broken lots. The sale yesterday realized
SIS, 43U, which, with the $500 received for
powder previously sold, makes the total
amount nearly 81 900 more than was bid at
the first sale. The original cost ofthe cargo
was about $1,000.