Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-28
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"Io sho,o the veay age and Gody Of the Ttntcs.
DR.. M. Y. German, Nat. Keenly, and Miss
Caroline Heron were arrested in Philadelphia
on Thursday night, charged with manufacturing
counterfeit bank notes. The officers seized
$22 500 in finished notes, and 100000 in un-
finished notes; aao, plates for printing notes
on the Fourth National Bank Of New York
and fifty cts. fractional currency, presses, ink,
&c. 1t was ascertained that German had con
traeted to supply 100000 in First National
Bank notes of Philadelphia next week. Gorman
is supposed to have been the first man who
issued counterfeit fractionalcurrency notes
Secretary Welles has instructed Commodore
Selfridge, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, to
resist with force any attempt which may be
made to arrest him, and not to leave the navy
yard without guard Of marines to protect him
against arrest by the officers OF the court, The
trouble arises from demand by the civil au
thorities for the discharge CT a sailor alleged
to be minor.
A brutal murder, was committed by Ger
man named George Podnar, Oh his sou, aged
eight years, near Pcrrymansville, Hartford coun-
.ty, Md, last week. The little fellow had
committed some triaing offence, and the inhu.
man father beat him numerically with a large
stick, and eflhm in the woods to die The mur-
derer attempted to escape, but was arrested.
The New Orleans Pcayune says: I'VE
believe that the mortality among the children
from the prevailing epidemic is wholly UMPIRE
cedented Some days third or more of the
deaths from yellow fever are among children
of from four to len years Of age. Those from
the latter to fifteen or sixteen seem proof
against the fever. ;"
Gen Marcy, while returning from a tour OF
inspection in New Mexico, was attacked by
Indians near Pawee Forks Lieut.. Williams,
of the 9Th infantry, lost a leg, and one man
Was killed and three wounded. Major Rodney
Smith, with an escort Of forty men, was also at
tackled but no damage done.
Mrs. Mary Arnod, probably the oldest wo-
man in the us, died at her residence in Doug
las street Brooklyn, on the 25th instant, at the
advanced age of 10 years Mrs Arnod was
born in Charleston, S. c., in 1853, and moved
to Long Island in 1914, where she lwelt until
her DEATH
Louisiana yesterday voted upon the question
of Convention to revise the Constitution Of
the State, pursuant to the Reconstruction acts,
in compliance with orders issued by General
,,r;or 70 10 rn,, oDo1
Gen. Hancock visited his family at Norris.
town, Pa, yesterday, and Was cordially re-
ceiycd by the citizens, and in the evening ser
cnaded by the soldiers Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic. ......
The suit by the Government against Frazer,
Trenholm Z Co, has been settled, hut the
Treasury Department declines to make public
at present the terms OF adjustment.
The three negroes who committed the horn
BILE outrages at Dog river in Alabama, were
hung yesterday. An immense crowd was pre-
sent. No disturbance occurred.
Nine cases of yellow fever were reported in
Mobile for the twenty four hours ending at 6
O'Clock yesterday evening There were five
eases the day before
There were seventy seven deaths from yellow
fever at New Orleans for the twenty-i"nr hours
ending at six clock yesterday morning.
The late Genera! Griffin 5 order removing
the Supreme Court Judges OF Texas, has not
been revoked, as has been heretofore stated.
DR.. Blackburn passed through louisville,
Ky, yesterday, on his way from Canada 10
New Orleans.
Mr. James Ferguson, Assistant Astronomer
at the Observatory, died yesterday,