Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-07
NEWS OF TIE DA !.
70 sao.s the rery age and body Of The times.

The Lawrence Mass. American says some
of the principal corporations of that city have
given notice of reduction Of pay to their en-
ployees of 10 per CT, and that others will soon
do the same The reason given is the depres,
siou of the market prices for goods, and OF the
manufacturing interests ia general. A large
Number Of factory people are already ont OF
employment:
1t Is stated that a !nanutactcry tor making
printers type Of vulcanized India rubber has
been established at Dalston Eng land. This
new species Of type, it is said is made very
quickly, and at one third the cost of ordinary
metallic type, whilst it is claimed that the India
rubber type are as durable and OF Us good
quality as those now in use.
tits reported in legal circles at Washington
that in consequence of the late decision of he
Supreme Court against the constitutionaty CT
military commissions, DR.. Mudd, Spanger,
Arnold and 0 'Laughlin will be brought by the
Government from the Dry Torugas and turned
over to the civil tribunals.
Gov. Curtin posi,iYe y deuies that nc has
Withdrawn from the Senatorial! contest III favor
Of Thaddeus Stevens, and declares that he will
remain in the field to the last The real con-
test, therefore, is said to be between Governor
Curtin aud General Simon Cameron. (?l
The track OF the cid Lacrosse railroad was
torn up, and number Of cars belonging to the
Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, and a quanti-
~ Of freight was destroyed, and the railroad
house burned, last Tuesday night, by some men
whose names have not been ascertalncd.
MIR. Pccvis Spears was murdered On Sunday
night 10 Warren county, Mississippi, by band
of negroes, and his house burned after being
sacked A portion of the plumber was tound
in the houses Of the negroes, two OF whom had
been arrested, but the others escaped.
4 carman in New York has been arrested
for the robbery OF his employers, Simms &
Bother, during the last six uonths, OF $1,000
worth of reviewers and rifles, many of which
we're sold for portion Of their value. The
greater part of the piunder has been recovered.
Ex-Secretary Harlan, who has been in
Charleston, S. c. for a few days past, has left
for Wa<hington Il is reliably stated that his
visit was for the purpose Of organizing Union
party who will petition Congress for lly&i
State government. a .
There has been considerable excitement
among the liquor dealers aud sporting fracrIli.
~ in Boston within the past few days in cOnse
uuence OF the numerous raids and seizures at
their establishments by the State abulaIy,
The philadelphia North American says the
cargo Of wheat which lately arrived there from
California, was brought all the way by SEA from
San Francisco, AZ 4 less rate per busheI han Is
charged ty railroad from Chicago
\ train Oh the Cincinnati, Dayton. and Lake
Erie railroad was thrown from the track yes
1erday ty broken rail, near Green Springs
Several persons were killed and many injured.
The Rio Grande Courier, Of Decen,Jer 23,
says that Genera! E,sco1ado has mol ;.rcn cap
tured nor hung as reported, but WIS wei! on
his way to Monterey on the list.
Mr. Robert Broom, who has been from early
life ar attache Of the Supreme Court died
suddenly on Saturday from disease OF the
heart.
The e. S. guilho&t Don, which sailed on Il
secret mission with Mr.. F. ". Seward On hoard,
has put back 20 Fortress Monroe in damaged
The waahlieSt estate ia Cincinnati Is that Of
the late Nicholas I.ongworth. which is valued
for taxation purposes at Sl2, Q00,Q00
Twelve steamships sailed yesterday from
New Io:k fer European and costwise ports.