Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-07
VIEWS or THE DA 7.
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At Philadelphia, yesterday afternoon steam
boiler exploded in large manufacturing estao-
rshmept at Tenth and SAMSON Streets occu-
pied BY Messrs. Ward & Giese, cabinet makers
and Miller Is Reeder, calico printers. rorty
persons. are said to have been IN the building
at the time the accident occurred, over ono
half OF whom are known to have been kllleu
and buried in The ruins OF The building, Which
vas five stories in heighth, and was completely
demolished By The force Of the explosion. he
boiler had been complained of as not being In
good order.
The jury al Buffalo, in the case OF fraIhei'
Wadsworlh & Co., OF Pilhole, Penn, against
the Western Union Telegraph Company, TO
recover $4,000 damages for money obtalneu
by sWindler On dispatch forwarded by the
Western Union and U. S. Telegraph Com
panies, returned verdict ID favorof the plain
tiffs, allowing them ST. ,27l. The court order
ed the plaintiffs to recover % per cent on the
verdict as extra allowance Stay proceeding
has been granted and exceptions are to be hlen'
A prominent citizen Of Columbus, Ohio,
Gen, Henry Wilson, who came to Cincinnati
about ten days ago, on business, has mySteil-
ously disappeared Ho left his keys, baggage
&C.. in his room at the Burnett House on
Thursday last, and has not teen seen since. =
As there have been several mysterious muir
ders there this year, it is feared that he has me]
with ioul nlav, as he had considerable money
on his person.
The revenue cutter Lincoln, stationed on the
Pacific coast, is in course Of preparation at Sal
Francisco for cruise to Sitka and along the
shores of Russian America, under the direc
ton of the Treasury Department, to look ate,
the interests of the customs service, In antlc
patton of the early transfer of the territory tc
the u. s., under the treaty, which ls expected
to take place some time in July.
San Francisco dispatches say that new
island, twenty miles long has been discovered
in the North Pacific Ocean, exactly in the
track of vessels for San Francisco from Japar
and China. Several wrecks have been founc
on the coast Of the island, among others thai
of the ship Canton, which has never been hearc
from since 1916
At a meeting of the citizens Of Fulton anl
De Kalb counties, Georgia, which has beer
held at Atlanta, preamble and resolutions
were adopted denouncing the Sherman bill an'
prelerring military rule to acceptance Of it
conditions. The feeling in other parts o
Georgia is, however, said to be in favor OF sub
mission.
In Boston, free bathing has become an insti
tuition and The six baths of last year have be
come twelve this year. OF these, four arr
intended for women and girls. Free baths arr
Of immense benefit to city, especially to The
poorer classes.
Mr.. Durant having declined the appoint
mcnt OF Governor Of Louisiana, in place O
Governor Wells, removed, General Sheridan
has appointed Benjamin f. Flanders, ane
directed him at once to assume the duties o
his office.
The members of the Maryland State Con
veution in session at Annapolis took up a col
lection Yesterday for the relief Of the destitute
poor Of the Southern States. The sum OF tou
hundred dollars was contributed.
From Chicago we have statement thai
Western spectators are cndeavorlng to s"lndlf
the Eastern stockholders Of the Farmers ant
Millers' Bank of Milwaukee by, depreclatin2
the value Of its stock.
The New Orleans Times Of the 18th, says
'sThe Rev. John w. BeckwCh Rector o.
Trinity Church, has declined the ipiscopa
Sec OF Georgia, TO which he has been elected. .
Ia letter 10 the Episcopal Convention o.
Ohio, Bishop Bedeil, now travelling in Europe
takes strong low church ground, and in opposi
ton, especially, to Ritualism.
The local elections in West Virginia, which
have recently taken place, show large conaer-
vative gains, and many counties have been
completely revolutionized
Tom Lyle, said to be Il notorious desperate,
was, On Saturday night last, taken from ia il al
Wauasburg, Missouri, and lynchcd.
The arrival Of emigrants at New 7 ork: on
Wednesday, from foreign countries, made d
total Of 3, 1874 persons.
Hon Joseph Lumpkin, prominent Georgian:
died yesterday
IMMIGRATION. "A circular has been drawn