Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-10
NEWS OF THE. DAY
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A bill for tunneEng Broadway, in New y ork.
T city, has passed one brunch ofthe NY. Legisa-'
ture. The plan proposes not simply to tunnel
Broadway, but to take up the whole street, in
its whole width-darriage way sidewalks and
a-and to depth of fifteen OF twenty eet );
then it is to be reconstructed by building root
on the level Of the present street, and making
basement story tor a second Broadway under
the present one, through which six railroad
tracks are to be carried the traffic of the, pres
epr street to be carried on upon the root OF the
street below sr..
A telegram from Little Rock, Arkansas, says
Gen. Gillem ignores in toto the assemblage at
the capital calling themselves the Legislature
Of Arkansas. He, however, says that he has
no authority to dissolve that body, and will not
unless they attempt to seize the treasury, move
the occupants, or otherwise disturb the public
peace, No announcement has been made
from headquarters as to the result Of the
election. rs :
Mr. Dickens gave his last reading in Boston
on Wednesday. At its close, in response to
the demand Of the audience, Mr.. Dickens made
brief speech, thanked the citizens Of that city
for their kindness and hospitality, and babe
them adieu. The audience rose and gave him
three cheers, and he retired amid the wa wing
of hats and hand&erchiefs. q
-, The House Of Representatives did but little
legislative business yesterday. Mr. Archer
presented the petition of citizens of Maryland
for repeal Of the tax on petroleum. Mr.!
Chanler presented a resolution looking to med.
iation between the South American Govern
lnents, which was referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs. 80 ri ,a9o:2.
The scientific men of Boston are endeavoring
to show that hard coal, as commonly burned,
gives off gases that are very pernicious in their
effects upon the lungs. 1t would have been
more to the purpose to let the public know
this at the beginning OF winter than now, when
fires are no longer necessary. 7.A2
Yesterday evening John P. Howard, one,
armed ex-Confederate soldier, was shot from
his horse and instantly killed, about four miles
from Selma, Ala This is the fifth white man
that has been murdered In that immediate Vi
cinity since the war. No one Of the murderers
has been arrested. Lu.a o.. s...a =. af.:s,5..-g
John A. Brown Of Philadelphia, has given
$40, 900 to Lafayette College, at Easton, Pa
Mr.. Pardee, of Pennsylvania, recently gave
the same institution 1920, 900, and a number
of other citizens of the same State have given
sums ranging from 500, 900 to 1926, 900. &c :
Cassius NJ. Clay, late Minister to Russia,
now en- route to the U. s., is expected home
in few days 1t is stated thathe will shortly
proceed to Kentucky and arrange for stunping
that State in behalf OF the nominees OF the
Radical Convention. =
At indianapolis verdict Of So, 500 damages
las been found against the Columbus, Chica-
60, and Indiana Central railroad, in favor OF
the family of an engineer who was killed by
the explosion of an engine
Chloride Of copper is now extensively used
in Germany against the cattle plague, or rath
er as preventive 1t is burned in the pens, or
stables, and given internally in solution.
Judge Darlington, Of Georgia, has decide
that that State was not liable to pay $3.50, 900
worth of bonds guaranteed by the State to a
party employed to build Confederate arsenal.
The steamer Seabird was totally destroyed by
fire on Lake Michigan yesterday morning, and
number of lives lost. Only two out of the
passengers and crew are known to have escaped.
There is a serious quarrel between the Allan
tic and Great Western railroad and combina-
ton of all the railroad companies running east
out of St. Louis. ~1..=.. .-.-.Ea.&
a medallion carpet, from the Paris Exposi
ton, is to be put down on the parlor of lady
residing on Fifth avenue, New York, who paid
$ll 900 for it. ,-.-.-...- ...-,... n..7r
Yale has challenged Harvard to six, cared
boat race at Worcester, July "a. The chal-
lenge will be accepted. Ii 74".-a-. il" m
Commodore Prentice, of the U, S.. navy,
died on the South Carolina railroad yesterday.