Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-13
NEWS OF THE DA Y.
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The Tacony print works, at frankfort, near
! Philadelphia, were destroyed by fire yesterday,
| together with several adjacent houses and the
Trenton r. R., bridge over frankfort Greek.
A large quantity Of goods was burned, and the
whole loss is said will be near two millions of
dollars. The works employed several hundred
hands. The fire was caused by incendiares.
There was partial insurance
4 casket of diamonds and other valuable
Jewels was found near Nashville on the 9th
ult Their value is estimated at SS0,0O0.
| Samuel j. RiDggold was the finder. There
were no marks upon them to indicate who the
jewels belonged to- They had evidently been
lying for several years just under the surface
of the ground.
Mr.. Raymond, of New York, it is said, has
backed out from any supposed utilization with
the National Union party, and given in renew
ed adhesion to the Radical party. There is
something about this politician which reminds
us of the celebrated remark Of Junius about
Lord Loughborough.
Late advices from the plains report great ex-
element in the Blue county, consequent on the
presence of large numbers of Indians, who
manifest hostile intentions. The whites living
beyond the Blue river are leaving their houses
and crops, and are moving into the settlements
for safety.
The Portland Mutual Insurance Company,
which has been reported as losing only 100000,
cannot lose less than $500, 00O 1t has been IN
operation for many years, taking risks on houses
at very low rates, mostly among the middle
classes It will be able to pay twenty per cent
on the losses.
Agents from some Of the large manufactures
in England have made their appearance IN
parts of the South, for the purpose OF looking
into the prospects for the next crop OF cotton,
what dependence can be placed upon the freed
men as laborers, the position Of the planters,
&c.
It is stated that Governor Throckmorton
will not assume the duties Of Governor fTe1as
till the State has been recognized as restored to
all its civil functions and the Provisional Gov
ernor withdraws The impression is, that Gov
crnor Hamilton will not return to that State.
Later advices from Mexico have been re-
ceivcd. The successes Of the Liberals had led
to quarrelling among the chiefs with reference
to the direction of affairs, and bitter feuds, if
not open war between them, it was feared
would be the result.
The master shoemakers in Newark, N. j.,
have lately combined to reduce the wages Of
the workmen, and the latter have combined to
resist. All these combinations, pro and con,
are wrong, and will eventually work their own
| cure.
Three more casscs of cholera, none of which
proved fatal, have been reported in N. York,
within the past twentyfour hours. Three
cases are also, reported in Brooklyn, two Of
which were fatal.
The nuns at Cape Girardeau, Mo-, have again
been arrested for not taking the test oath, in
that State. Also, Methodist preacher fol
the same ;'ofence" These arrests are severe,
ly condemned.
| " ySOu, VI DdilluOlt, ScStcIudy
wheeled John Savage, of Philadelphia, on a
wheelbarrow from Bedford Springs to Bedford
city, on bet Of $500, in one hour and twenty
minutes.
Roberts, president Of the Fenians has been
indicted by the grand jury in New York, fol
violation of the neutrality laws. He gave bail
In the sum Of five thousand dollars.
Destructive fires have recently occurred al
Mobile, Cincinnati, Utica, and other places
North and South. We have never known
| such "a season of fires"
The cannon that fired the first ball in the
late war, at the steamer Star of the West, at
| the entrance of Charleston barber, is on its
way to Washington.
The Odd Fellows Hall in New Orleans, re.
Gently destroyed by fire, was one of the most
stately and beautiful buildings in that city.
Capt. Grant charged with burning his ship,
the Young Mechanic, at sea, in April last, has
been arrested and committed to jail IN Boston.
The yellow fever still continues to prevail at
Vera Cruz, the deaths in one week reaching
over 200
Gen: r. E. Lee, will not, as was reported,
visit Kentucky, this summer
Rev. r. D. Huntingdon, has been elected
Episcopal Bishop, in Maine.