Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-06
NEWS OF THE DAY,
70 shoao che ve'y age and body of the times !

Col. Wood, the chief of the secret service
division of the Treasury Department, has just
returned from New York State, where he has
been engaged in arresting large number of
persons who have been detected 10 dealing in
counterfeit money. The number of persons
arrested was forty. three, thirty of whom have
been lodged in the penitentiary at Albany
The detectives also secured in this raid large
amount of spurious money, which the dealers
were on the eve of issuing to ''shovers. and
were just in time to defeat that object. The
plates and paraphernalia Of the countertelters
who prepared this money were captured
The Indianapolis Journal says the daugh
of Harvey Eller,, residing near that city, was
taken With violent symptoms OF hydrophobla'
having been bitten by a rabid dog, and adds:
''Dr. Rocker determined to try the effects Oh
bromide Of potassium" which had been rec
commended by some European physician IL
was at once administered, and the treatment
was steadily kept up until nearly two ounces
had been given The fits occurred less fre-
ouently and with less severity. Though very
far from being out of Danger the abatement OF
the symptoms has been so decided to create
some hopes of her recovery. so.
The New York correspondent Of the Phila-
delphia Ledger says: A serious dedication, 1t
is reported, has been discovered in the Brook
Ign Navy Yard, amounting to about $500, 900,
or thereatouts The party is said to be per
son in high standing. The United States mar
shall has all the facts in his possession, but Tor
prudential reasons declines to make them
public
James Beaufort, "Peppcry Joe, well,
known expert in the burglary line, was arrest
ed yesterday in Jersey City, charged with being
concerned in the robbery OF 500, 900 from the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, about two years since.
The arrest was made by some United States
detectives, who at once started for Washington
with the prisoner
Gen Joseph Bailey, the builder Of the dam
which served to extricate Commodore Porters
fleet from the rapids Of Red river during The
war, was murdered on Tuesday, the 10Th ult.,
by two brothers, while discharging his duties
rs Sheriff of Vernon county, Missouri. a re.
ward of $50, 900 is offered for the capture OF
the murderers.
The General Assembly of the Old School
Presbyterian Church will hold its next meet
ing in the Central Presbyterian Church in Gin
cnnati On Thursday: the 10th day of May, and
will be opened with a sermon BY Rev. Robert
L. Stanton, D. D., Moderator of the last As
sembly The Declaration and Testimony
will come up for action.
The Emperor Napoleon is said to be await
ing the fall Of the throne Of Queen Isabella OF
Spain, in order to aid the King Of Portugal to
an Ibelian unity rule, a service for which, 1t ID
alleged, he hopes France will be rewarded by
the acquisition Of Cuba or some other Of the
remaining colonial possessions of Spain. 81
According to the papers of Porto Rico Of the
18th utimo the revolution 10 Hayti has been
unsuccessful -Geffrard having got the upper
hand after a desperate engagement in which
many lives were lost, the rebels being terribly
cut to pieces by the shells and proecties of
Geffrard's partisans.
There have be en- several heavy commercial
failures in Memphis lately, and others were ap-
but in most cases the difficulties
have been adjusted to the satisfaction OF all
parties, and goods which had been seized I'M
der the influence Of the momentary panic have
been released.
The reported Indian massacre at Fort Blu
ford is not credited Letters have been re-
ceived from Fort Greeley of laicr date thDn
that upon which the story is based. which re-
port all well, AID make no mention Of the
Disaster General Sherman has no Alvices of
the massacre.
The Philadelphia North American boasts
that every succeeding census only serves to
render it clearer that the city Of Philadelphia
not only exceeds in area and houses New York
and all her environs, but is much the largest
city on this continent.
Advices from Mexico state that Vera Cruz
is besieged by the Liberals, who, however,
make little progress for want Of heavy artille
ry. Macmillan was still at Queretaro with Ten
thousand men, but badly off both for money
Ind provisions.
The new license law of Rhode Isllnd con-
aims u provision forbidding sales to females,
because many drunken husbands and fathers
compel their wives and daughters to buy
liquor where they cannot obtain it for them
selves.
The wife of Mr. Parker, in Iowa, has been
made cognizant OF the terrible truth that she
has within her stomach living snake ors| lizard.
For the past five years she has suffered almost
everything possible for a human being
Tomorrow Archbishop Spaldiug, of Balti
more, will confirm the children connected with
St. Matthews, St. Patricks's and St Alloy
llate Conception, in Washington.