Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-04
NEWS or THE DAP.
$50 sao,o the very age and boayef the times.

TO ShOlJ the ve'y age d"1 ooosSs''
Trains commenced running over the connect q
ing railroad yesterday Joining New ORR with
Baltimore and the Pennsyy Central rail
roads. The connecting road crosses the Schuy-
kill river by a stone bridge above Girard ave-
nue., and under Market street, West Phlladcl-
phia, by tunnel. The New York road has a
depot in West Philadelphia, enabling Phila-
delphia passengers to take through trains to
and from theaSouth.
In New York, on Thursday, VIM. M. Brit
ton commenced an action against Gen. Butler
to recover $1,000, which Britton alleges was
fraudulenty taken from him by the defendant
while in command in New Orleans. Having
occasion to pass the pickets, he says he was
stopped, searched and check for the above
amount taken from him, which Butler is said
to have subsequently converted to his own ac-
count.
The trial granted Rev. Joel Lindsey, indict-
ed for whipping his child to death, was con-
cluded at Albion, New York, on Saturday. =
The jury failed to agree, standing ten for acqut-
tai and two for conviction, and we're discharged.
The prisoner then plead guilty of manslaughter
in tho fourth degree, and was sentenced by the
court to pay fine of 5000
Some five hundred negroes have petitioned
Gen. Pope to dcpose the Mayor and Aldermen
Of Savannah The negroes allege they cannot
expect justice at the hands OF the present au-
thorities They also recommend u man named
Curtis for Mayor The latter is said to have
promised the petitioners full share OF the
spoils of office.
The raft Nonpareil is to sail from New York
for Europe to-day, with view to demonstrate
the safety and security of a floating structure
built on the principle of life-saving appa-
ratus The Nonpareil is composed of three
parallel air cylinders shaped like cigars, which
form the hull Three men are to navigate the
small vessel
We see from cur foreign exchanges that
I" Woods Mower" manufactured by the
Walter A. Wood Moving and Reaping
Machine Company, at Hoosiok Falls, New
York, has been awarded the first prize, of a
gold medal at the Paris EXPOSITION
Complaint comes from the West that much
seed corn has rotted in the ground iii conse-
quence Of excessive rains, but the season is not
too late for rerlanting. A Canada paper says
that although the season is very backward
good harvests may be expected
1t is alleged that cholera has already made
its appearance on the lower Mississippi Sev-
eral cases are reported to have occurred at
Helena, Arkansas, about 50 miles below Mem
phis, and the country is reported to be III a
state Of alarm. .y. sL..
Steel was manufactured at the Pennsylvania
steel works yesterday, in thirty minutes, by
the Bessamer process just being introduced in
this country, and by which steel rails are man
ulactured almost as cheap as ordinary iron.
In Danville, Va, on Wednesday last, a man
named Tom Mcdaniel, robbed Mr.. Taylor,
Vass Of large sum of money, and fled Mr.
Vass pursued the thief, captured him aud re-
covered $4,000 Of the money.
The total sum coined at the u. S. mint in
Philadelphia. last month, amounted to 1884,,
$50, including $2O7, 25S in gold, Sill ,C79 in
silver, and $lS6,045 in copper, the latter en-
bracing 3,l2S five cent pieces.
Judge Frazier, of Tennessee, impcachca be
fore the Senate of that state, has been tried and
found guilty. The verdict removes him from
Office and disqualifies him from holding any
Office hereafter.
Neil Dow, of Maine, made Temperance
Speech in Guildhall, London, on the 2lst ult.,
in favor, also, of establishing "Maine Liquor
Law" in England
Some of the native Africans who were
present when DR.. Livingstone was killed, have
given full accounts Of the sad event.
Capt. J. P. Bankhead, Z. S. N, died at
Acton, mouth of the Red Sea, on the 9th OF
April last.
A very we'll executed counterfeit $40 note,
on the Third National Bank of philadelphia, is
in circulation.
Sharp and severe orders have been given in
relation to the hostile Indians in the far West
Lucius Manlius Sergeant, well known au
thor, died in Massachusetts,, yesterday.
TIE JUDICIARY CoMMITrEE-T Judi
ciary Committee finished thc business before
them for the present yesterday, and adjourned