Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-19
NEWS or THE DA 7.
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ed New FORK on Thursday, having among her
passengers Archbishop Spading. Rev DR..
Thomas Foley, administrator Of the diocese,
and Rev. j. A. Gibscns, left Baltimore
on the same day, and will escort the Archbishop
to his home, in that city, reaching there to-day
The formal reception of the Archbishop will
take place at the Cathedral on Sunday at II
A. NJ
The Washington Express Of yesterday says
that over million of dollars of counterfeit
Seven thirty bonds of the denomination OF
$1,000, are in circulation Baltimore capitalists
lose $4,000. 1t has been definitely ascer-
tanned that the notes were printed in Phllade-
phia, but where they were engraved Is not
satisfactorily determined Three parties have
been arrested for circulating the counterfeit.
A few days ago party OF men called at the
residence of Mr.. Porter, three miles from
Jacksonville, in Tennessee, and enticel him
off, under pretence of wishing him asa witness
in trial After they had gone some distance,
VIM. Pierce came out Of the bushes and shot
him dead. Pierce was afterwards arrested,
but made his escape. The remainder Of the
party are held fortrial The difficulty origina-
ted in matters occurring during the war.
Military rule in North Carolina desoends
even to interference with matters Of private en-
terprise. a military order has been forwarded
to the Baltimore Gazette, in which Major
Worth, the Federal officer in command at
~ fboo nf 10 ua
line, between High Point and Salem, from
running coaches or wagons in opposition to the
regular u. S. mail contractor!
General Candy has had full and satisiac-
tory conference with Governors Orr and
Worth The principal object Of the conference
was to make arrangements for the tnancal
affairs of their two States The fsca year ex-
pires at the end Of this month, and no means
exist for carrying on the State governments.
Measures were agreed upon to meet this diff
Guilty.
Mr. and Mrs HoHmeyer, an old couple with
out children, who had been living near Orange,
New York, for forty years, were found dead in
their house on Wednesday, with their bodies
hacked to pieces. A young man who had been
raised from child by the old couple is suspect
ed of having done the decd, and reward is
offered for his arrest.
On the first Tuesday OF November, which is
the fifth day of the month, elections will be held
in the States OF New York, New Jersey, Della
ware, Maryland, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, Mis-
souri, and Nevada Some Of these Common
weaihs vote for a Governor and State officers,
but in others the ticket il only local.
James Rush, aged sixty years, Of Philadelphia
engaged in peddling watches, went to Camden
yesterday with five watches and, it is supposed,
considerable money Last evening his dead
body was discovered Kaighnsvle, IA colorel
settlement below Camden. No marks Of VIC
lenee were on the body but he had been robbed
of all the valuables.
The u. S. authoritie, at PittlI,nrg Pa, have
seized the Quaker oil refinery. The evidence
shows more sales by one firm OF free oil, twice
over, than the tax paid to the Government.
The tax being twenty cts per gallon. it is as
profitable as illicit whiskey disabling. The
amount claimed is very large.
a novel race, in which the pedestrian Grf-
fin attempted to run five miles while the lrot
ting horse Captain McGowan troted ten, took
place at the Mystic Park, Boston on Thurs
day. The man gave out and was declared
"istanced" on the third mile, and the horse
Ieisurely finished his trot
Mrs Caroline Ware, house keeper in fam
lily residing in Boston, was last evening burned
to death, and German girl, employed in the
same house, was also fearluy burned. The cat
astrophe occurred from the ignition of can
of benzine with which the two women we're
cleaning furniture.
1t is now stated that Mrs Lincoln has been
in the habit for some time past of raising
money by pawning various articles at pawn
brokers shop in Chicago. II is alleged that
this pawnbroker has now in pledge, for an adj
vance of thirteen hundred dollars, three Of her
dresses.
A prairie fire. on the It'll instant swept into
the Government stock yard at Fort Ransom,
Dakotah, and destroyed all the Government
hay The same fire ran into half.breed camp
and burned ten half breeds to death, and ten
more were so badly burned that their lives are
despaired Of.
The official election returns from Pa, are
complete and foot up as follows: Williams,
26G, S24; Sharswood, 26G, 026; majority for
Sharswood, l,2O2 The vote of the Radical
party falls off 3O,45O. The vote Of the Demo
cratic party falls off only %, 07O from last cleo
ton.
Operations at the new Almaaen mines in
California for months past have proven nnsat-
isfactory. The expenses are IN excess OF the
receipts The ores are of an inferior quality,
and the prospects for the future are uncertain.
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