Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The breaking up of the ice in the Mississip.:
ri liver is causing great damage at various
places. An ice gorge formed just below Rock
Island on It tuesday,, caused an immediate rise
in the river above. Davenport, Iowa, and
Rock Island, Illinois, were submerged to con-
siderable extent in consequence, involving a
great loss of property. In several of the
streets the residents had 10 be taken from their
dwellings in boats. The Arsenal Bridge, valu,
ed at fourteen thousand dollars, was entirely
destroyed, and one OF the solid stone piers OF
the Pacific Railroad Bridge was carried down
stream twenty feet.
Mr.. 8. B. Hayman. an American Express
messenger on the Hamilton and Dayton train,
due at Concord on Wednesday, was knocked
senseless while counting his packages of money,
by some persons unknown, who entered the
car by meaus OF false keys after the train left
Lockland The robbers escaped at the next
station, carrying with them package contain
ing 500, 900. The messenger was discovered IN
q bleeding condition by q brakeman on the
train.
Mayor Banks, of Baltimore, sent to the city
council last evening message non-concurrlng
in the ordinance which was recently passed by
three-iourths vote in each branch "for the re-
newa and extension Of the mortgage debt due
the city of Baltimore by the Pittsburg and
Connellsvile Railroad Company, and to fund
the arrears of interest due thereon. l."
The new Post Office directory has just made
its appearance. It shows that there are Is,
7l2 post Offices in the United States in actual
operation, besides over 5000 in the Southern
States that have not yet been opened since the
Offices is 1926, and about two hundred more
will 90 into operation on the lst OF June next
Judgment was rendered in St. Louis yester-
day in the Circuit Court against the Atlantic
and Pacific Railroad Company for 1885,
the sum claimed by J. H Concannon x Co.
and Chas. H Rowland for work done on the
road as contractors, and which the Company
refused to pay.
Gov. Vance has declined to run for the
Governorship of North Carolina. The Execu-
tive Committee is to meet in Raleigh on Sat
urday, the 18th instant, to nominate some one
else as the standard bearer Of the whites of
that State.
Both the New York Stock Exchange and
open board, by formal vote yesterday, decided
not to receive any Erie stock dated after March
18th. This is done to prevent Mr.. Drew from
issuing any more stock. Rumor says that he
has issued large amount without authority.
An immense Radical mass meeting was held
at Philadelphia last night, to endorse the &C.
&c IL to
olutions of the meeting endorse Impeachment
and approve of Gen. Grant.
The Radical State Convention Of MassacLu-
sets yesterday adopted resolutions nominating
Gen. Grant tor President and Senator Wilson
for Vice President, endorsing Impeachment,
and congratulating the Radicals of New Hamp-
shire on their victory.
A corps of artists connected with the principal
illustrated weeklics arc en- route to Washington,
to photograph the scene in the high court Of
impeachment A special artist from the Lon
don Illustrated News is said to be among them.
: The San Antonio ('rexas} correspondent Of
the New York Times gives the particulars OF
the recent murder of eight woman and child
rem, by Indians, near that place. One of the
WUu1el WdS HulllUy otiu oNa'pSN
alive
William Henry Augustus Bissell, D. d.,
Rector of Trinity Church, Geneva, New York,
was unanimously elected Bishop of Vermont
by the Episcopal Convention in Burlington, on
Wednesday.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
have determined to take no action on any Of
the nominations now before them until after
the impeachment trial.
Two fremen were killed and several others
injured at Philadelphia, yesterday, by the fall
of the wall of q burning building.
The Boston wool trade is reviving; 3,000,-
900 pounds were sold last week, one firm sell
ing over 400, 900 pounds.
A large number of mechanics and labor
ing men left New York on Wednesday for CAL
ifornia.
Fanny Kemble is Reading to large audiences
in New York. ... ...........
Lord Brougham, it is said, has lost the use
of his limbs and tongue.