Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-13
VIEWS OF THE DAY.
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A bet between two gentlemen, named Hlg-
gins and Hays, of San Francisco, on the Cali
fornia election, that the loser should play
hand organ the entire length of Montgomery
street. was decided yesterday. No such crowd
was ever before seen in the city. Collections
were taken up along the route by prominent
men of both political parties, tor the benefit OF
the orphan asylums, and many thousands OF
dollars were received. Silver was showered
from The windows and housetops, and business
was suspended for hours.
At the late Fenian Congress union with
the Stevens party was perfected, and Roberts
was reelected President. He only accepted,
however, after s250,00O was pledged for the
furtherance of the cause The Irish bonds
were stated to be worth twenty cents on the
dollar The plan Of the next campaign, AMI
all the minutie attending grand movement,
were left to the consideration Of the military
officers
The yellow fever continues very bad at Fort
Jefferson, on the Dry Tortugas. Major Stone,
commanding the garrison: Lieuts Orr and 10
mcr, and all the officers of the command, as
well as many of the men and prisoners, are
down with the yellow fever. Dr. Smith, the
Post Surgeon at Fort Jefferson, died on the
Sth instant The fever is very bad at Pensacola.
The Bank at Melton Lower Falls, Mass,
was robbed in broad daylight, yesterday, ty
three men, who knocked down and gagged the
cashier. They then seized a package OF green
backs of the value of ten thousand dollars and
a small trunk containing i. S. bonds and other
securities, and, locking the door behind them,
made good their escape.
A passenger train was attacked by Indians
six miles west Of Fort Harker, on Wednesday
last. The Indians had placed railway ties on
the track, and when those were removed by
the pilot Of the locomotive, about thlrty-hVe
Indians rose from ravine near by, and poured
a volley into the cars. Fortunately none OF
the passengers we're injured.
A private letter from Paris states that Lieut..
George Mason has just left Paris for his post
of duty in the French army in Algiers. Lieut..
Mason is the son Of the late John y. Mason,
and at the time of his appointment by the EN-
peror of the French was employed as clerk at
the Tredegar works in Richmond.
The anniversary of the defence Of Baltimore
in 1914, was celebrated in that city yesterday
The most attractive feature Of the day was the
parade, as an escort to the Old Defenders, OF
the Sixth Regiment Maryland National Guard,
commanded by COL King, clad in the Zouave
costume.
At Sandusky, Ohio yesterday, at FeniaD
excursion returning from Putin Bay, on the
steamer Grant, when starting from the Island,
two young women, Kate Golding and Mary
Glenn, were caught in the coil Of the stern
rope which took off leg from each of them.
An extraordinary case Of poisoning has &C.
cured in Philadelphia Two elderly females
are accused by a Coroner's jury Of poisoning
child four years Of age, by giving it peach
with strychnire ia it, the motive being revenge
on the child for calling them old maids.
The Panama RAILROAD Company have Sc
cured by decree signed by the Executive and
Congress of the Colombian Government the
tul extension OF all their privileges for the
term of ninety-nine years
A dispatch from Leavenworth, Mo, states
that Gen. Hancock was to start fro Wash
ington yesterday. Gen. Sheridan will also go
to Washington in a day or two.
The New York Independent says that Fred
erick Douglass received an Invitation from the
President to take the place of General Howard,
as long ago as July last.
Gen. Ord, commanding in Mississippi has
issued an order censuring the act of a military
officer who recently destroyed printing office
in that State
The Warm Springs, Bath county, have been
rented to Artrap & Darwellf or 81, 500 per an
NUN.
James Gregg, President of the Granville
Cotton Factory, in Georgia, died yesterday.
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