Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.
80 To shoo the vey age and body OF tie times.

In ST. Louis, on Friday, A. i. Parker, who
has been advertising himself all over the West
as sole Agent Of the Universal Family Knit
ting Machine, was arrested. He had been
receiving immense numbers of letters, many OF
them containing money for machines, which,
Of course, were never sent to the purchasers,
for the very good reason that 70 such machine
as that advertised by Parker was ever made.
A duel was. fought yesterday afternoon at
Townsend, on the Kentucky Central railroad
between Ike Hanson and Noah Alexander, both
of Paris, Kentucky. Five rounds were tired.
Hanson was struck four times, the balls enter
ing his clothes, one inficting flesh wound 10
the hip Alexander received bali 10 his coat
The difficulty was amicably settled. b
A dispatch from Seymour, Indiana, says
about two hundred men entered that town
Yesterday, and forcibly seized negro named
Mitchellsand hung him. They also seized two
White nen5named Stewart and threatened to
hang them. The cause of this violence was
the robbery OF store inthat county in which
these three men were engaged.
Mrs Davis, accompanied by Dr. Pemberton,
brother to Gen. Pemberton who commanded
at VicEsburg, Miss, has returned to Fortress
Monroe from visit to Washington, ID. T.,
where she has been several days past engaged
in interviews with prominent Southern men
upon the question of Mr.. Davis release. The
result Of her visit is not known.
The extensive paper mills Of Jessup 4
Moore, On the Brandywine, near Wilmington,
Delaware, were destroyed by fire on Monday
last. The loss is estimated at three hundred
thousand dollars The property was insured
for one hundred and touiteen thousand dollars,
A deed was fled April oath, in the Office Of
the recorder Of Santa Clara county, California,
by the Quicksilver Mining Company Of Penn,
sylvania, conveying TO the Quicksilver Mining
Company of New Y rk the New Alnaden mine
for a consideration of $3,50O,000
The killing of j. Pussy Smith, proprietor
of the Indian Queen Hotel, in Wilmington,
Delaware, on Monday, continues to excite the
public mind Joseph w. Pratt, the accused,
has been committed The unfortunate affair
grew ont of family difficulty.
A severe northeast gale has been prevailing
10 the Chesapeake Bay and outside, and a
large fleet OF outward bound foreign vessels.
and coasting vessels are anchored in Hampton
Roads IN consequence, awaiting an abatement
in the weuther.
Rear Admiral Caawallader Ringgod, Il. S.
n, died after brief illness, on Monday after
noon, at his residence in New York. The de-
ceased was born in the State Of Maryland in
1902 and first entered the service on the first
of March, 1919.
Edward Smith, Michael Clancy, and JeIe-
miah G.. Bond have been arrested on the
charge OF robbing an Erie railroad freight car
in Jersey City OF property valued at $1,000.
Two bales Of silks valued at $4,000 have been
recovered
The House judiciary Committee are to meet
again at Washington next week, for The pur-
pose Of resuming the impeachment lnvesllga-
ton. 1t is supposed that the committee will
complete their labors during the present
month.
The missing 81 900 bond sheet of paper
some days since mislaid in the Printing Bureau
of the Treasury Department, which has occa.
stoned considerable investigation. has at last
been discovered 1t was found in a waste
basket
The records of the War Department show
that so persons are now confined at the Dry
Tortugas, nine citizens and forty one soldiers.
Among the former are Mud1, Spangler Ar
mold and O'LaughGn. s.
The Central railroad woodsheds at Syracuse,
were burned yesterday, with about one thou
sand cords of wood and eight cars. The loss
is estimated at from ten to fifteen thousand
dollars
Well executed counterfeit fifty cent currency
has been put in circulation The engraving on
the face is excellent, but the diverse is slightly
blurred. The note is inch narrower than the
genuine.
An order was issued on Tuesday l'y Gen.
Steedman, Collector Of Internal Revenue st
New Orleans, suspendng the operations of all
iistilleres in his district until further orders.
Mccall, the absconding Treasurer of Santa
Clara county, California. was arrested in San
Francisco On Sunday Eighteen thousand dol
lars of the public money was recovered
The dedication Of the new granite Masonic
TEN pie at Boston, on the Oath of June, will
be performed on the most extensive scale, aud
with the NEST imposing ceremonies,
Senator Wilson spoke at Raleigh, n. c., on
Monday night, and again yesterday, in the
Capitol Square, having on both occasions large
audiences of whites and blacks.
1t is believed that if the trial OF Mr. Davis is
again postponed at the term of The court which
meets at Richmond on Monday next, he will
be released on nominal bail.
The ST Louis Board Of Health expect to
spend $4,000 during the ensuing year, lex
elusive Of street cleaning, in order to keep the
CITY II, healthtnl condition