Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-01
NEWS or THE D4 y.
$50 sAoeo the reTy age and body Of the '5n'e

The Lindel Hotel at St. Louis, which is
claimed to be ''the largest building On this
continent, if not in the world was destroyed
by fire on Saturday night. The insurance On
the building was $4,000, of which $4,000
| was in Eastern Offices, mostly New ork.-
There were about four hundred guests in the
house, including large number OF families.
The latter lost all their personal effects owing
to the confusion which prevailed. But little
of the furniture was saved. The goods in
stores under the hotel were mostly lost. The
entire loss will probably reach 81, 900, 900.
The committee appointed by the Rhode
| Island Legislature, to procure statues OF hogei
Williams and Gen Nathaniel Greene, tor the
National Hall Of Statuary, at Washington,
have contracted with Franklin Simmon& to
execute statue Of Williams, aud with II. X.
Brown for statue of Greene. The statues
are 10 be marble, six feet in height, and are to
cost SIC, 900. This is the first State to con
tract for statues under the Congressional reso-
luton providing for National Gallery i'll the
old Representatives. Hail.
The funeral of Rev. Charles W. Chase,
colored Presbyterian preacher, iii Baltimore,
took place yesterday afternoon. 1t was the
largest demonstration Of the kind ever witness
ed in Baltimore lie was Past Grand Master
of colored Masons, and high official OF Odd
Fellows. Colored men belonging 10 these
orders turned out in large numbers. There
we're one hundred carriages in the procession,
and tue colored population IN maasc Oh The
streets.
Several ssnusglers have recently been arrest
ed at PASSPORT, Me. ior running valuable
goods over the Canadian line 1t is reported
that on extensive smuggling trade is carried
Gu all along he border, and special revenue
officers have ;,een detailed by both the Cana
dian Government and the authorities at Wash
ington.
The resolution Of Nj Cameron, inquiring
the amount paid the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad for services rendered during the war,
passed the Senate viii an amendment by Nlr.
johnson, extending the inquiry 10 the North
ern Central and The Pennsylvania Central
railroads.
A petition has been presented 10 He Senate
Requesting thai body TO abolish the GIiah
alphabet and 10 substitute for il the Phonetic
SYSTEM As the idea is 4 ''novel one and tins
is, wr are told, progressive age, We suppose
ii will be enthusiastically adopted by Congress.
In he Superior Court of Baltimore city, OH
Saturday, before Judge Martini A. NJ. Roger,
filed 4 dill Of Injunction to restrain the Police
Commissioners from conducting the election
for Constitutional Convention, under an act
of the recent Legislature Of Maryland.
The Senate, Just before adjournment, con
firned General Steadman as collector Of the
port Of New Orleans. General Fry, late pro-
vost marshal general, was nominated to be q
brevet major general, but was rejected.
Congress has appropriated $4,000 for the
purpose oflightng the rotunda Of the Capitol,
by Professors Gardeners new method. With
his apparatus, Mr.. Gardiner is able 10 turn on
the gas and light any Number Of burners in an
instant
\ survey has been made Of the Dutch Gap
canal by the City Engineer Of Richmond, and
upon his favorable report TO the authorities Of
that city, it has been decided to deepen the
excavation and make it navigable.
The election which takes place in Connect
cut TO- day, bids fair 10 bring out the largest
vote which has ever been polIed in Connecticut
The excitement has been, if possible, greater
than that Of last year s campaign.
Edward Mcpherson, Clerk Of the House Of
Representatives Of the United States, is col
lecting the materials for and has indeed COM
menced to write, the Life Of Thaddeus
Stevens.
! There are large number Of counterfeit u.
S. bank notes ahoat at present. The COM
pound interest notes Of the denomination of
fifty dollars are initiated very successfully.
Rev. DR.. Sears has resigned the presidency
of Brown University to accept, it is understood
the general agency Of the Peabody Southern
educational movement.
Icebergs have made their appearance so
thickly in the Atlantic ocean that vessels be-
tween this country and Europe find some diff
Guilty in avoiding them.
The recent burning of churches in the vicin-
ity Of Boston has decided the insurance com
panies of that city to increase their rates on
this class of risks.
One hundred and seventy. eight thousand
five hundred dollars in specie were taken in the
outward bound steamers from New York, on
Saturday.
The japanese Commissioners and suite sail
ed from San Francisco for New York, on
Saturday.
Illinois, Missouri California and Indiana,
have passed the Eight hours Law.
The FUaAcIoUs FRENcHMAN At meeting
of the stockholders of the James River and
Kanawha Canal Company on Thursday night,
resolution was adopted requiring the new
Airaotorv7 to in comathino With thor elirrerz