Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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An investigation of more than ordinary i'm
portance is now in progress before u. s.
Commissioner Osborn in New York. The
prisoner is accused of having had in his posses
sion, with intent to utter the same, counter
felt one hundred dollar three year compound
interest Treasury note. The testimony thus
far elected, if reliable, ''discloses (says the
Herald, the existence of most extraordinary
state Of affairs in the printing or engraving
bureau of the u. S. Treasury Department.
The parties engaged in erecting the wigwam
in Philadelphia, for tho August convention
were arrested yesterday at the instance OF
DR.. Jansen, the owner of the ground, who OBJ
jects to the use of his property for the pur-
pose. The building has been stopped and will
have to be erected elsewhere. The ground
was obtained through an agent, without the
doctors consent or knowledge.
From almost every section of the country
come accounts of violent storms of wind, rain
and hail A storm on Saturday night last did
immense damage in Eastern Iowa and Western
Wisconsin, Fourteen bridges on the McGregor
Western railroad, within distance OF thirty
five miles were swept away Considerable
damage was done on the Milwaukee and
Prairie du Chen railroad.
The steam boiler Of the worsted mills of the
late Samuel Yewdell, Hestonrille, near Phila-
delphia, exploded on Thursday afternoon, in
stantly killing the engineer and two Of the
girls employed there, and severely injurlng
three others, one of whom, it is fered, fatally.
The loss to the buildings, machinery and stock
is $4,000.
The first election this fall takes place in Ken
lucky, but not for members of Congress-
Vermont and Maine follow in the early part Of
September, with Pennsylvania, Ohio and other
Western States in October, the elections end
ing with Maryland, New York and Massachu-
sets in November.
The Philadelphia Transcript publishes a
card, signed by large number of merchants,
for a meeting to protest against the removal Of
the present collector of Philadelphia, Colonel
William B. Thomas and the appointment Of
". f. johnson, of Pittsburg, for the position.
The President has nominated to the Senate
Gen. James Steadmand, to be Superintendent
of Public Printing in place of John D. Defrees,
removed. The latter gentleman was thrice
appointed by President Lincoln to that Office,
the term being two years.
Governor Fletcher, Of Missouri urgently
recommends the appointment of thoroughly
radical delegates from that State to attend the
Radical. Underwood Hamilton Convention,
which is called to meet at Philadelphia in Sep
TENDER next
The conservatives of West Tennessee met in
strong force, on Thursday last, at Memphis,
to appoint delegates to the Philadelphia Con-
vention. Delegates have also been appointed
from Texas, and in some districts of Ohio.
The President has appointed Gen. Hancock
to the Major Gcneralship in the regular army,
vacated by the promotion of Gen Sherman,
and Gen. Ord to the Brigade Generalship,
vice Hancock.
Rev. John Early, late president Of George
town College, has, heen appointed to the pres
ideucy of Loyola College, Baltimore. Md-a
position which he formerly occupied with great
distinction.
a party of Federal soldiers sent from Fort
Sully to build fort in the interior, was driven
back by the Indians, who claimed that to build
q fort on their ground was violation Of the
treaty.