Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-08-29
NEWS OF THE DA Y.
$40 shc,e the very age and body of the times.

A new and dangerous couuterfeit-natlonal|
currency-o the denomination Of S. has Just.l
been put in circulation. On the lett end OF
the note the wrist Of the lett arm OF Columbus
is scarcely visible, whereas in the genuine It Is
distinct. At top reads, "This note is secured
by Jonds''-lhe letters "B" and ~" are
too far apart, and the 20" in Bonds is
under the ~, whereas the 'B' in the same
word is Immediately under the "Y'' in the gen.
5une. The general appearance of the bill is
close imitation of the genuine.
A swindler in Philadelphia advertised Tor.
peach pickers to 90 to Delaware city About
fifty poor Germans responded, and met him
according to direction, at the depot, where ne
collected 81 25 from each to pay their passage.
He then decamped, but his poor victims did
not discover the swindle till they had ridden
several miles, and were called upon by the con-
ductor to pay their fares.
Aaron Jones, the prize fighter, who adver-
tised to FIGHT McCool, for two thousand dollars,
on Saturday, within fifty miles OF Cincinnati,
was arrested on Monday at that city, and put
under three thousand dollars bond not to light
in Hamilton county. 1t is believed that this
arrest will not prevent the fight.
4 telegram has announced the death, on
Sunday last, in that city, of the Most kev.
Peter Elavian Turgeon, ID: archbishop OF
the diocese of Quebec. The deceased was a
most distinguished and venerable prelate OF the
Roman Catholic Church, and was greatly
esteemed by all who knew him.
The yellow fever is so bad at New Orleans
that the troops have been removed outside the
city limits. Lieut. Wallace, Adjutant of the
10th Infantry, died on Tuesday Of the disease.
Cyrus Hamlin, son Of ex- Vice President Ham
lin also died yesterday of the fever.
The Mutual Base Ball Club, of New York,
Which on Tuesday was beaten by the Pastlme
Club OF Baltimore, at Philadelphia yesterday
triumphed over the Athletics, the champion
club Of the country, by a score of 80 10 q.
A number Of citizens from Galveston, Texas,
held meeting in New York on Tuesday, and
issued circular to the citizens of New York,
asking contributions for the relief OF those
suffering at Galveston with yellow fever.
A New York correspondent says: It's said
that Gen. Sickles will decline to be transferred
to another field Of military usefulness, but Will
return to New York to follow the practice CT
law (?)
Wade Hampton, of S. g., has published 4
letter advising the people against accepting
reconstruction under the acts of Congress, pre-
ferring to be held under military government.
A series of gigantic whiskey frauds on the
revenue have recently been discovered, which,
it is said, duplicates merchants Of high stand
ing in New York and Boston
Bridget Durgan, who is to be hanged at New
Brunswick, N. j., next Friday; for the muir!
der of Mrs. Cornell, has confessed that she
alone was guilty of the deed.
Advices from Galveston report twenty-seven
deaths from yellow fever in that city on the
9th instant, Gen. Kent Collector Of the Port,
being among the dead.
| There are five patents in this country Tor
egg-hatching machines. The first one known
was invented during the French revolution.
| A class Of cadet Engineers is soon to be
formed at the Naval Academy for the coming
schoo-year.
Gen. Sheridan has appointed Arislde Mary,
a coiored man, to be an Alderman OF New
Orleans.
The increase of coast steam lines is adding
much 10 the business of San Francisco.