Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-17
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routes. Arrangements are nearly completed
for. commencing at once the manufacture. at
Liverpool, of the cable intended TO be LAID 1or
the North Atlantic route by way of Iceland ana
Greenland -
A sixteen mile race took place on tuesday
between the Haze and the Snow Flake, two
boats belonging to the Poughkeepsie Ice Boat
Association. The race was from Poughkeepsle
to Newburg. The race was won by the Haze
It is stated that, Notwithstanding the ice was
very rough, the running time OF the race, IN
Guiding the lacking from one side of the river
to the other, was at least fifty miles an hour.
The Montana Post Of the 9th ult., gives an
account of bloody ARRAY at Cave Gulch, on
the 18th of December, (which jumping claims
was the cause Four men were killed, and
several were wounded. Twelve men concerned
10 the ARRAY were arrested by vigilance com
mittee and will be tried.
All the rolling mills of Wheeling have sus-
pended operations. By the suspension over
one thousand persons are thrown out OF en-
ploment. The Register says: 'The suspension
is caused partially by the closing of navigation
on the rivers, and partially by the decrease in
the demand for nails y
Several Of the large dry goods establishments
in New York have established a detective force,
which is employed to look after the clerks
The detectives visit all sorts of places, and if
clerk is seen where he should not be- q quiet
dismissal! and mo reasons given follows at
once.
Mr.. Isaac Alexander, who keeps a jewery
store at 240 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington,
was arrested in New York on Monday, on the
charge of stealing 900 treasurynote from
Isaac M. Rosenberg, of POS Broadway. Mr..
Alexander was honorably discharged.
Owing to the developments n lde before the
special committee of the House, Secretary
Welles, it is said, has issued orders Gischarging
all the officers and men, to the number Of 10,
connected with the New Ironsidcs at League
Island, at the time of ner destruction.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Express has the following: ''Ihe full
committee on the judiciary arc engaged IL cx-
aiming witnesses (negroes principally IN
regard to the camp-meeting riot in Anne Arrn-
del county, Maryland, last August.
The steamer Concordia, from Vera Cruz on
the 10th inst, brings the intelligence that Max
imiian is sick with fever near the City OF Mex,
ico 4 detachment OF French troops will
embark on the 18th inst Tor home.
The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs has re-
ceied reports giving accounts Of the recent mas
sicree of T. s. troops by Indians at Fort Phil
Kcarney. The matter has been brought before
the Cabinet aud General Grant.
A dispatch from Boston says the failure Of
our oldest soap manufacturing house is an
noMccd Tor the amount Of 1925 900 TIE
failure OF a prominent broker several weeks ago
is said 70 have led to this event. ''
Two men engaged at work in a copper shop
in Baltimore yesterday, got into an alteration,
and one Of them named Garrison drew 4 knife
and nearly severed the head of his antagonist,
killing him almost instantly.
But 446 removals have been made out Of g,
434 subject 20 confirmation by the Senate
hardly one.sixth. 1t is not too much to say
that two-thirds Of those offices are filed by OPP
ponents of the President.
1t is stated that the owners Of the steamship
line plying between Boston and Bangor have
recovered 81 200, 0G0 from the Government for
steamers lost while under Government charters
during the late war.
The residence Of General Forrestat Memphis
was entered by robbers last night, who carried
off two gold watches, a pocketbook containing
two hundred dollars, his parole, and other vau
able articles
The Planters warehouse in Columbus, Ca,
was destroyed by fire yesterday, with from
2, 800 to 5000 bales of cotton, mostly belong
ing to the planters. There was~ycry little in
surance.
The President gave State. dinner on Tues
day evening to the foreign ministers and diplo-
matte officers in charge of affairs, accredited to
this Government.
A race from Providence to Boston, torty-two
miles, to sleighs, for 81, OOO wasrun yesterday,
and was won by "Black Maria" in hours
and % minutes
President johnson has approved the bill sus-
pending the payment of moneys to persons
claiming the service of negro volunteers or
drafted men.
A petition is in circulation in Baltimore, as
we hear, asking for a restoration of the round
trip system between that city and Washington.
The Jail and Offices of the Courts, at Frank
fort, Ky, were burned yesterday. Loss
800, 900.
Another Of the Fenians prisoner has been
convicted: at Toronto.
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