Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-02

Bankers aud Merchants, as heretofore. THIS |
means that the Western Union mas maue
another scoop.
MIR. Elicit, the new collector of internal
revenue for the Richmond district, was at
the Treasury Department to-day and quail
fed His office will be transferred to nun
nm the 18th. The collectorship OF the Dan
Vile district will be transferred TO- Mr..
Helms on the Sth inst Mr.. CullingsWorth' Inc
new postmaster ut Richmond, was commls'
stoned to-day.
Mr. williams, the new 4th Auditor, un-
like most of the new appointees, mas noS
developed suddenly into pronounced CIV.
service reformer, but remains as conslsten0
a democrat after, as he was before ne was
appointed, and is reported as saying thae II
he had his way there would not be one 70.
nublican remaining in his othce alter the ISL
of July. hes
The only fourth-c!ass postotiice changes
in Virginia to day were the following: a.
F. Mears, appointed postmaster at MuduS'
Acconac county, vice II. w. SUMMERS re-
signed and H. h. w. Crlttenden, Az
Burkesville, Nottaway county, vice A. d.
Roberts, removed.
At the Cabinet meeting to day the subject
of the New Orleans Exposition was again
under consideration, the questlon oelne
whether or not to accede TO the request OF
the Exposition Company to be- allowed 10
retain the Government exhibits Tor anotnei
uaar without cost to the Government and
with bond and security to return tnem III
"a good condition as they are now.
| Professor Riley, the entomologist oil the
Sm;thsor,jan Institute, has fried locusts
served regularly at his breakfast table every
morning now, but his example has not oeen
followed in single instance 80 tar as
known. 40 that his effort to increase the
nnmber of food articles has failed, at least
in this city. ~,
AID democratic politician from Staunton, Va
here to-day, says The impression III tna1 sec
tion of country with regard to the democrat
ic puDerua;orlal nomination, Is that Tie
nominee must not have been in any way
. prominently identified with the debt pay
1 inp portion of the party. Healso says tne
: gentleman most spoken of in 2onnectloI
with the nomination for Attorney Genera
ia Mr.. Harry Tucker, the son of MIR. 9nl
Randolph Tucker.
9 The soldiers in the barracks here are no.
being transferred TO Florida They go b
the B. & 0. K. R, that road agreeing
) carry them for less than one cent mile.
f 1t is said to day that if the Indianiar
> will unite upon Mr.. Stoll, of their State,
an applicant for the place of Public Prlnte
u it will be given him.
e The decrease in the public debt last mont
b was over three million dollars. The recep
:, for that month also indicate that the 60
eminent will have gold enough to save
from trouble on that score at least until a
/ ter the commencement of the next sessit
Q of Congress.
Messrs. Eaton and Gregory, of the civ
service commission, called upon the Pres
{ dent to day, and explained to him why INT
l. Yesterday refused to allow Secretary Lam
d to make an appointment in bis own ONO
The opinion frequently expressed here to-day
: to the effect that if the heads of departments c
It not appoint their own subordinates they had b.
10 nsoagR 1T 9fiilG. positions.
# On Monday morning last, when George
If Rury, living in the town of Howard, NJ
h York, went out to feed his COW, be foul
"a her lying in pool of blood in the ba
# yard. There was great cash in her low
!. right side, her legs were stripped Of Il
flesh in some places, and even her hul
'e showed marks Of violence. She was near
e dead and was shot to end her misery.
. there was scarcely q foot of ground in Il
:, barnyard which was not torn up, and
u blood was scattered about on the fence an
e barn, it was plain that desperate confli
b had taken place during the night betwee
q the COW aud some fierce animal DAM
Stutfn, a neighbor of Rury's, owned vel
large aud ugly Berkshire boar, and o
) the same morning that Rury found b
COW dying in the barnyard Stutfn misse
Q his boar from its enclosure. 1t ha
= broken down one side Of the pen aud e
q capped. A similar break was found in til
! fence around Rury's barnyard 1t wa
: then made plain that the fight in the BARI
yard had been between the boar and tn
g COW. A search was made for The boar.
e was found an eighth OF mile away lyill
in the soft mud on the border of mire ho
:, The mud was red with its blood, whic
came from ten large holes in its side wher
e the cow had thrust her horns The boa
was badly torn in other places, and one
its tusks was broken of. Its wounds bein
necessarily fatal, it was also shot. Th
duel between the two animals was not see
by any one, but all the indications are tina
1t must have been most terrific combat.
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