Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-20
News of the Day.
'T6 show the uery age ond6ody Of the TIMES"


business dull 1t is feared that the pony ex-
press from ST. Louis, that left on the Goth
ult, has been cut off, as it had not arrived
at Carson Valley on the morning of the 2Sth
ult.
The Ways and Means Committee reported
an amendment to the Miscellaneous Appro-
priaton bill, which has been adopted, that
coinage Of coppers be discontinued after July
next. Mr.. Barr has an amendment which
he will propose and endeavor to have adopted
that parties holding five dollars and upwards
of coppers De allowed the privilege of chang
ing them for gold or silver at the United
States Mint.
Francisco Dominick Mayo, an Italian, who
was condemned to death at New Orleans, IN
the fall OF 1857, for the murder of a Catholic
priest but succeeded in breaking Jail aud
escaped, was arrested yesterday in New
York. He was arrested just previous to his
departure from the city in a foreign bound
vessel. The murder for which Mayo was
convicted, caused profound sensation III
New Orleans at the time.
The Scnate's measure requiring the mono,
lithic columns for the capitol portco, to be
obtained bv contract with Rice, Baird X
Heibner, has been amended in the House,
that the said columns must be of American
marble. This result is in the interest OF MIR
Connolly, Of Baltimore, who is now furnish,
ing monolithic shafts under contract with the
Secretary OF War.
In the year 1913 Mayor Wood purchased
for s. ,0O0. three acres OF land on which his
present residence is located and for which
he has been offered, within the past week,
SlS0.O0O and which has been refused. The
same fortunate gentleman purchased, many
wears ago, lots now fronting on the Central
Park. for which he paid only hundreds, and
for which he is now offered $4,000 ca Oh.
The arrangements in New York, were SC
complete that nothing occurred to mar the
pleasure of the japanese guests, although
the time occupied in the procession rendered
il somewhat fatiguing The Metropolitan
Hotel, in which the Embassy are entertain
ed, was brilliantly illuminated on Monday
night, and there was Il serenade by Dods-
worth's band.
the civil appropriation bin, appropriating
$500. 900 for the extension of the Treasury
building; $500, 600 for the prosecution OF the
Captol extension, and S2O5 600 for the pay
mento of labor and purchase otmaterlaiS for the
same, and 81 600 for the purchase of thir-
ty-iuur monolithic columns for the Capitol.
When the House voted to extend the SEES
sion an entire week, some democratic Sena'
tors took the ground that there was time to
consider the tariff measure--hence Senator
Powell's movement to reconsider the vote by
which it was postponed to the next session
and Gen. Lanes proposition to go back
TO the tariff Of 1916.
If Judge Black should be nominated fol
Justice Daniel vacancy, on the Supreme
Bench, he may encounter similar obstacle
to that which confronted Mr.. Badger when
hr vas rejected. during Fillmore's term, tol
not being II resident Of the judicial Dis
trict Mr.. Fitzpatrick, Of Alabama, raised
that point against him.
1t is required by the 9th section Of the act
of 1898. that promotion in the Quarter
masters Department shall take place the
same rs in regiments and corps. This in
sures, it is said the promotion Of Charles
Themes. the Senior Assistant Quartermastel
General to the head ofhis department, vice
Gen. Jesup, deceased.
John Binns, esq, of Philadelphia, died
last Saturday. lie was a native Ireland;
was imprisoned two years in England for
hieL treason; in 1901 he went to Baltimore
and next took up his residence in Penn
svlvania, where for many years he was the
editor of paper.
Accounts from Carson Valley to the 9th
ult.. state that l,500 Indians were in the
vicinity Of Pyramid Lakes. Six hundred
hunters and two hundred troops were to at,
tack them. On the 22d six men and SIX
mules we're taken by the Indians near Lit
tie Shasta river.
Crowds Of industrious German vine grow
ers and farmers are immigrating from Ger
many 10 Missouri Some three hundred
have already reached ST. Louis. The branch
Of Agriculture which they purSucisa deeply
important one for the country.
Yallcot. tie young man who was lately ar
rested in Louisiana for murder committed
seven wears ago. has been discharged by the
recorder before whom he was taken in New
Orleans. The Delta says that his friends
bore him of in much triumph OF feeling.
The Star of the Union, the third ship char
tered by Mr. Mclean, for the American Col
onization Society, will leave New York in a
day or two for Key West, where she will take
OF board Il portion Of the captured slaves
carried into thar port.
Hon. Mr.. Connell. Postmaster General OF
New Brunswick, having had his likeness
impressed on the new stamps issued from his
department, and his colleagues IN the COY
eminent ordering him 10 replace it with that
Of the Queen, resigned his position.
Mr.. l.. O. Colyin. Of Cincinnatus, \. \,
!..a invented thinking machine" The
Scienri:i. American is having q picture OF
it engraved. II miIkS any cow in three i.:ll2-
utes, and the cows like 10 be MIXED 10y IT.
The city Of New lorA alone sells three
times rs rany pure imported brandies.' and
four times a. many pure imported wines
au>ually, AZ all theWlna producing countries
Of Europe export.
The Masonic Grand Lodge in session at
New York, passed L resolution condcmning
the practice Of putting masonic symbols on
sinu> and business cards This i. right.