Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-10
NEWS or THE DAY.
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Frank Reno and Chas. Anderson were ar
rested at Windsor, Canada, on Saturday, un-
der the cxtradition treaty, for robbing the Ad-
ans Express Company at Marshfeld: Indiana,
on May o. They assaulted the engneeg,
started the engine and express car, and while
under full Roadway threw the messenger IRON
the car, fatally injurlng him. 1t Reno Is de-
livered over to the authorities OF Indiana, the
last male member of that family OF villains WILL
be safe for some years to come.
Congress has appropriated a suficiency OF
bronze cannon captured during the war to cast
all the colossal figures, thirty-ivc in number,
to be placed upon the monument to be erected
near the Capitol, by the Lincoln Monument
Association The money required Tor the mon
ument, including base and figures, Will DC
about $500 OOO and Mr.. VIM. e. Corkhlll,
former agent OF the American Bible Society
has accepted the general agency for the colcc'
ton of the fund
The Democratic gain 10 seventy-three coun-
ties in Kentucky is reported officially at 81, O44.
Loss in two counties IT'S. Democratic gain IN
ten counties, reported unoficially, is 3,49a;-,
Net gain in eighty.hve counties, ~, 500: Inc
Democratic gains in the remaining twenty: sew
en- counties, added to this aggregate, will show
Gov Stevenson's actual majority to be but lit
tie short of 10000. .r@ss.@.@-'.
Robert Dunlap, late Of Auburn, Me-, died
and left behind him 81 600 in u. S. bonds.
He willed $4OO to his wife, one-half of the re-
mainder to the Baptist Church in Buckfeld,
Me-. and the remainder to the Baptist NJ is
sionarv Society," His vile waived the provls-
ions of the Will and asked an allowance. The
Judge alter hearing the case. gave her the
whole 81, 600. II yza- e.. @..s
Queen Victoria has assented to the extradl-
ton treaty between Canada and the United
States. The people of Nova Scotia have re-
solved to "use every means to extricate them
selves from a confederation that has been
forced upon them without their consent ana
against their Wills
The sentence of Ratsky, who was convicted
Ct the murder Of Felner, diamond pedlcr, IN
Brooklyn some years ago, and who was serving
a life term in Sing Sing On Y. prison, has
been committed by Gov. tenton to ten years,
commencing with the date of his imprson-
ment. ........-
Mr.. GIossbrenner has been unanimously re.
nominated for Congress in the Fifteenth Con-
cressonal District of Pennsylvania He will
undoubtedly be reelected. Mr.. Glossbrenncr
is strong and sterling Democrat.
Frogs legs are getting to be popular ar
tcle of diet in New Bedford, and hunters 90
out almost every day to the we'll stocked pre-
serves in the neighborhood, and seldom tail to
return with basket full.
The reports received regarding cotton are less
favorable from Alabama, as well as Florida and
Mississippi In the latter the worms arc do
ing much mischief, and planters feel quite dis.
couraged. -..
A large number of diseased cattle are said
to be on their way from the West to the At
lantic markets The New York Board of
Health have ordered an inspection OF the cat
tie yards in that city. - III
Chief Justice Chase, in the course Of charge
to Jury at Parkersburg West Va, on Thurs
day, referred to the Fourteenth Article Of the
Constitution, recently adopted, as being valid.
H. Abbott, Thomas Kensett and John S.
Gilman, of Baltimore, have purchased the El-
dora Railroad, branch of the Iowa River Rail
road, in Iowa. r..
The Alabama Legislature has passed the bill
authorizing the Legislature to cast the clecto-
raj vote of the State in the Presidential cleo
ton.
No public man in the State Of Wisconsin
ever received more splendid ovation than did
Senator Doolittlc at his residence, Ga Saturday
evening last. " -.-
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams, late Minister to
England, has published a letter announcing
his continued adhesion to the Radical party.
Mr.. Edwin A. Stevens, the millionaire and
extensive owner of property at Hoboken, opro-
site New York, died in Paris OF Saturday.
A bill has passed the Louisiana Legislature,
which is intended as blow at the Democratic
political clubs of New Orleans.
Z Intelligence from abroad says that DR.. Pu-
sey the English tractarian, has become con-
vert to the Roman Catholic Church.
The Democracy Of South Carolina held a
State Convention on Saturday, to appoint
Presidential electors.
The Central Pacific Railroad is now built
Humboldt River, two hundred and fifty miles
east Of San Francisco.
Aflldavits have been published in South
Carolina newspapers charging Ganeral Nagle,
Comptroller of the State, with being torser.
Rev. Charles Eagcn, j Catholic priest in
Augusta, Me-, has been Indicted by the Grand
Jury for what is charged as libel.
4 bill has passed tic Georgia Legislature
cxenptiug onc-armed and one.leggcd men from
taxation. SO =.
Tue bricklaycrs strike in New York has end
cd in 4 sort of compromise.
TIE MYSTERY OF AN OLD FORT.-A letter
writer in describing Fort Marion, one Of tho de-
fences of St. Augustine, Florida, gives the fol-
loving story ~
Fort Marion has an old, solemn, and rather