Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-08
NEWS, OF THE DAY.
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Some time since the husband Of Madame
Ristori was arrestedin New York for indecent
conduct and was fined Yesterday q man
named Oliver F. Pahy was held to bail in the
sum of SIS. 900 to answer the complaint OF his
tori. who charges that Pahy had him wrong
fully and malicously arrested. The Marquis
lays his damages at $4,000. -
The steamer Montezuma has arrived at
Santiago from Porto Plata, St. Domingo. The
Dominican Government had fed to Turks Is
land. Baez had been proclaimed Presidents
and the Capital had been blockaded by ms
brother. 1t was expected that Cabal would
soon announce his abdication. Baez was at
Curacao and his arrival at Porto Plata was
daily expected. 81. .eot% p.
Miss .Letitia Christian Tyler, born in the
Presidential Mansion at w ashington, the beau
tiful and accomplished granddaughter Of the
late President John Tyler, and the Oldest
daughter of Robert Tyler, is now engaged IN
type-setting, in the employment OF the Adv ''
tiser, newspaper, Montgomery, Alabama.
q The Legislatures of New York, Pennsylvania
and Maine assembled yesterday. In Pennsyl-
vania the organization of the House IS retard-
ed by difference among the Radical members
on the free railroad question. In New York
the Radicals control the Senate and the Dem
ocrats the lower House.
At the burning of the soldiers hospital near
Augusta, Maine, on Saturday night, the in
mates got hold of barrel Of Whiskey, and most
of them became drunk, when general hight
ensued, in which oae-legged and one-armed
individuals were the principal combatants.
One of them froze to death while IN an lntoxl-
Gated condition ato2
Foster Blodgett, the Radical Postmaster OF
Augusta, Georgia, and member Of the Raai
cal Convention, has been suspended from his
position as Postmaster of that city. A petition
is also being circulated for signatures, among
the citizens, to be presented to Gen. Meade,
asking the removal of Blodgett, as Military
Mayor of Augusta. s9s
Morton Stevenson, a messenger in the en-
ploy of A. S. Whitson, broker, in New York,
was attacked yesterday while in the U. 5.
Treasury building, at Wall and Nassau streets,
by an an unknown man, who threw red pepper
in his eyes, and then robbed Stevenson OF $3.50
10 gold coin. .s,s
Strong shocks of earthquake were felt at St.
Thomas on the 3Oth ult The American Com
missioner was daily expected co arrive to carry
into effect the transfer of the island. The
merchants seem contented with the change,
though apprehenslve of the effects OF Ameri-
can laws and tariffs.
Governors jenkins, of Georgia, and Patten,
of Alabama, reached Atlanta yesterday to con-
fer with Gen. Meade Gov. jenkins called the
atteutlon of Gen. Meade to several of Pope's
orders, and their revocation is held under adj
Vlsement.
The streets in Boston must have been IN q
shocking condition last week. The Boston
Post says "The Ankle Committee have been
full of business for the last week. Every mem
Der has appeared to have an eye to it,
A serious fire broke out in Chicago yester-
day, which destroyed Farrells Hall and dam
aged to some extent the adjacent buildings -
The loss is estimated at one hundred and fifty
dollars.
The banking house of Markell q Co., Du-
buque, Iowa, suspended yesterday. The liabili-
ties are sxty-fve thousand dollars Assets
fifteen thousand.
From Atlanta we learn that Congress wants
the defunct Alabama Convention resuscitated
for the purpose Of so amending the obnoxious
Constitution as shall secure its ratification.
On Monday, the Board Of Aldermen OF Prov
idence, R.. T., refused license for the exhibit
ton of Mrs. Lincoln's wardrobe, announced
for that day.
Senator Salisbury was in his seat in the
United States Senate, on Monday, for the first
time in nearly year.