Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-20
NEWS or THE DAY
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Wednesday afternoon Several places were
struck by lightning. A block Of twelve unfn-
ished brick buildings on Warren street, Brook
lyn, was nearly destroyed by lightning and the
gale. St. Johns Chapel was set on fire in
the city, and the steeple Of St. Theresa's
Church was struck.
A new proposition, on the part OF the radl-
cal leaders, is now brought forward, by which
the impaticnce of the House for an adjournment
can be reconciled with plan for heading oft the
President Thus, Mr.. Stevens proposes that
Congress- when they adjourn, adjourn to meet
on the Sd of December next, unless sooner
called together by the presiding officers of the
two houses.
The steamer San Salvador arrived at quar-
antine below Savannah yesterday, with 500
recruits on board for the 9TH regulars. Twenty
eight cases of cholera and three deaths occur
red, one after arriving at Tybee Bar and one or
two after the troops landed on Tybee Island.
There was no sickness among the cabin passen-
gers, but they will be kept at quarantine fifteen
days.
In San Francisco the police have discovered
gang of thieves, the oldest Of whom is not
over l6 or II years Of age, with regular or.
| ganization, who have constructed caverns I'M
dcrneath sidewalks in unfrequented localities
in which they burrow, and from which they
construct tunnels to adjacent stores, conveying
their stolen goods thence to the upper air.
The report that a large number Of 5 20 gold
coupons have been issued surreptltiously, and
that they are paid when presented, there being
no way of detecting them, is incorrect, as has
been ascertained by inquiry Of the proper OIL
GERS of the Treasury Department.. No bonds
or coupons have been surreptitiously issued.
A resolution lately passed both houses of
Congress to provide for joint committee on
retrenchment and the first result Of it is . bill
increasing twenty-five or thirty per cent. the
salaries Of all the employees of the Senate,
which will, of course, be followed by a CORES
ponding one in the House.
! When General Sherman reached Worces-
| ter on Friday, an enthusiastic genius in the
crowd called for three cheers for the next
President, General Sherman" but the Gener-
al protested that he was not a candidate, and
said that during the next campaign he would
be fighting the Indians.
The oldest man in Allegany county, Nd, IS
a colored person named Daniel Jackson, resld-
ing on Murley's Branch. He is ITO years OF
age, and possesses mind of remarkable clear
ness; speaks quickly and firmly as in days OF
youth. Dan was a servant to an officer in the
revolutionary war.
In the British House Of Lords, on the 5th,
Lord Blougbam adverted to the hostile state
of Europe. He hoped congress would be
shortly held, and peace firmly established. He
did not think Venetia ought to belong to Italy,
but at the same time, ought 10 be freed from
the Austrian yoke.
The Secretary of the Interior yesterday,
received telegram from General John A.
Dix, President of the Union Pacific Railroad,
stating that an additional section of twenty
miles OF said road was completed on the 18th,
instant, making one hundred and forty-fye
(l45) in all.
It is stated that the President, after close
.
ing; case, has approved the findings and SEN
tence of the court which tried lin, and pc
remptorily refused to interfere in the execution
of the sentence.
The Secretary of the Treasury has authoriz
ed the acceptance Of Seven-thirties from any
holders, in exchange for Five-twenty bonds Of
1865 upon equal terms as respects principal,
the interest being adjusted according to the
amount due on each security.
Never since the days of the first Napoleon
has any European Power suffered so many and
such serious reverses as Austria has done in
her conflict with Prussia, during the progress
of a campaign which, up 10 the battle of Sadowa,
had not lasted more than two weeks.
Mr. Harvey, the u. S. Minister to Portugal,
having become obnoxious to the Radicals, they
have stricken out Of the appropriation bill, the
clause for the payment of his salary! This is
the new method of Congressional removal from
Office!
Accounts of the crops in Wisconsin, Iowa,
and Northern Illinois are favorable. Most of
the wheat it is stated has been harvested in
excellent condition, and is abundant in quaint.
ty. The prospects Of corn are unusually prom
Using.
Some astounding developments, it is said,
are soon to be made in regard to what is called
'the Memphis swindle." The Government
lost there, through Parkman, Brooks {; Co.,
nearly nine hundred thousand dollars.
Rev John ?. Donelan, pastor of the Roman
Catholic Church at Rockford, Illinois, died at
that place on Sunday last. The deceased was
we'll and favorably known in Baltimore, and in
misplace.
i Princess Helena Hasmarried to Prince Chris
tan of Augustenburg, at Windsor, on the 5th,
IN the presence Of the Queen, the King and