Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The New York republican State conVen'
ton is to be held at Utica on April twenty
third next.
Col. Geo. W. McGlaughon, died in Nor
folk last Sunday morning at the age OF l
wears. The deceased wasa native Of Nor; b
Carolina, and was universally beloved.
The United States Senate yesterday pass
ed the Military Academy Appropriation
bill The bill for the duplication of United
States Treasury checks, which have been
| lost, was passed. A bill to punish counter
feiting was also passed
Municipal elections took place at several
points in New York and Vermont yester-
day. The republicans carried Newhnrgh,
Elmira, Rochester, Troy and Utica, and the
democrats Ithaca and Auburn. Mayor
| Morse, rep. was reelected mayor OF Bur-
lington, VT.
1t is rumored in Washington that politi-
cal bargain has been catered into by Pres'-
dent Arthur and Hon. JamesG Blaine, by
which one will give his vote to the other at
the next republican presidential conven-
! tion in case he is convinced he cannot be
nominated.
Benjamin Beatty, OF Easton, Pa, yester-
day ATTEMPTED To chaslise his l7-year old
boy Harry, when the lad drew a revolver
and shot his father in the breast. Mr.. be
atty was not fatally hurt Tnc hoy who is
II reader Of dime novels, received Sc
we're thraShin., after which he made his eS-
cape.
In the Maryland Senate yesterday, among
the memorials presented was that of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Association
for an act to enable the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore to subscribe 81 600 ,0OO,
or Ia purchase stock to that amount in
the Richmond and DLnville Railroad Com
pany.
Nells, the Irish informer, who surren-
,lcred yesterday to the Greenock police,
states that the murderers of the Earl OF
Leilrim were Patrick Mclaughlin, travel.
ing Fcnian head centre Thomas Huntand
Michael McGinn. He says that he heard
Mclaughlin confess that he shot Lord Lett
rim The murder was planned in London.
1.-THE last he knew of McLoughlin's move
ments was that he went to Dublin in 1882
and gave Carey two knives and $50 Of the
secret society funds.
The south. bound passenger train from
Atlanta, Ga. collided with IA passenger train
ON the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad, near Juliette, Sunday Engineer
llerodew and Fireman Iruitt, on the up
train. were killed Express Messenger
Clover, on the down-train, was badly hurt
and one passenger had his arm broken
The engines and several freight cars were a
complete wreck. The cause of the collision
was the Iuisconstruction Of orders by the
conductor on the up train.
Within the past four weeks several build.
ings in Boston, have been entered, and va.
rious articles stolen. The officer who was
given the case discovered that there was a
regularly organized body of young scamps,
composed of seven pupils of the Coddinston
School, between the ages of twelve and If
teen years. These boys styled themselves
The Jesse James Gang" and some of them
wore badges Of ribbon on which the letters
u. j." were inscribed. Their leader, who
with dagger and a dark lantern. The
headquarters were in an unoccupied stable.
About 7:30 o'clock last night fight &C.
Cured on Seventh street road, above Pome.
roy street, in the county, near Washington,
between white man named VIM. Ander
son and colored man named Thomas Will
kins. Among the crowd which soon col
ected were James Spencer, ]. S. Williams
and Frank Langston. The latter began fir
ing pistol. One shot took effect in the
right side Of Spencer and Williams was
shot in the back and reck. They were
taken to the Frcedman's Hospital, where
Spencer died almost Immediately. Lang
ston, who is son of Professor Langston
ex minister to Hayti, has not yet been ar,
| rested.