Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-03
NEWS OFIHE DAY.
$50 sAoao the very age and body Of the Times.

Information has been received at St. Louis
that Messer. Monks and Alsop few days ago
organized body of fifty men in Howell county,
Missouri and, joining the men in Douglass
county, went to Fulton county, Arkansas, where
Capt. Mason, superintendent ofregIstratlonn, was
recently assassinated, and captured Jour OF the
men who were engaged in the act, and alter trial
by the vigilance committee, hung them. 4
difficulty in regard to registration occurred at
Martinsburg, Audrain county, Tuesday, which
resulted in the killing of three men, and Sc
verely wounding the register at that place.
For the relief Of the sufferers by the late
food in Maryland, upward of $4,000 were
raised by subscription, and $50, 900, were ap
propriated by the Baltimore City Council. The
number Of families relieved was 1854 uprising
1883 persons, TO whom $50, 2GO 20 were dis
tributed in sums of from $40 to $3.50. OF the
entire sum, $4,il5 were given to colored per-
sons. Relief was also afforded to Elicott City,
Sykesvie, and other places injured by the
flood Tho total amount expended By the COM
mission was $50, S32,47.
The Adjutant General Of Kansas has receiv
ed information that party of from twenty-five
to forty Indians, supposed to be Pawnees,
had carried off Mr. and Mrs Bossett from their
home twenty-five miles from Salina Mrs Bos-
sett had her baby with her, two weeks old, ard
was not able to travel She was lett on the
prairie with her child, entirely stripped Of her
clothing.
In Philadelphia yesterday as the procession
of the ''boys in blue was passing the corner
of Sixth and Pine streets, 6 an assault was
made upon the Baltimore delegation, and 4
pistol was fired. La the struggle that ensucd a
second pistol WAS fired, and George Sawyer was
carried away wounded" This is the report by
telegram from the Associated Press. "
Advices from South America report that the
Marquis Caxias: with 5000 men, was marching
on the Notifications at the confluence of the Tibic
uary and Parana rivers, with the intention of
making an immediate assault. 1t was reported
at Rio aneiro that Gen. Lopez had lett his
Notifications at that point and was marching
with bis entire force on Cerreolean.
The New York Times says '"The potato
trade is really immense. Last night there were
1887 barrels and bags Of potatoes shipped to
New York, and tonight about 2, 600 barrels will
20 down all the product of Rensselaer, county
farms. About $4,000 day, or $50, 900 per
week, is paid into the hands of our farmers by
the dealers. .......
a young Puseyite, named Lyme, Of London,
who calls himself Father lgnatius," preached
a sermon three weeks ago, in which he reflect
ed somewhat sharply upon the money, changers
Of Lombard street. The next time he held
service these men kicked up such row that
he had 10 close the doors of his church.
Suit was brought in the Supreme Court OF
New York yesterday by John Morrissey against
Zachariah Simms ct ais. to recover shares in
lotteries sold by plaintiff, on which, tits alleged
there has been default Of payment, and to OBJ
tain an injunction against the continuance Of
the business, and appointment OF receiver.
The trial of James O. Martin, cashier OF the
Hide and Leather National Bank, commenced
in the u S. District Court in Boston yesterday.
The defendant is charged with defrauding the
bank of $500, 900, and he acknowledges def
cit Of $4,000. The trial will probably occupy
several days.
The barns attached to the Livingston County
New York, Poorhousc, containing about a
hundred tons of hay, were burnt last night
Loss SIS, 900. A fire last night destroyed the
workshops and warehouse ofthe Monroe Coun-
ty, New York, PeDitentiary, involving loss of
over $4,000.
A dispatch from Portland, Me-, says
'"Ihc house Of G. L. Sargent, ut Yarmouth,
was robbed last night of $4,000 in Govern
mcnt bonds, &c \ reward OF 81 800 is offer
cd for the conviction of the thieves and the
recovery Of the property"
The Roman Catholic Synod in New York
have enacted that no absolution must be given
to Free Masons and that marriages must take
place in Church. A motion to prohibit abso-
luton to Fenians was lost
There is a "ritualistic" Episcopal Church in
Memphis in full blast, equal to any yet pro-
duced in New York Memphis, the Appeal
OF that city says. lis, in many thugs, i pocket
edition Of New York. y
The President of the South Carolina Railroad
Company is making arrangements for the es-
adjustment of mi-monthly line Of steam
ships between Charleston and Liverpool.
Steps are being taken by the New York
Stock Exchange and Open Board to raise the
standard ofmembership and increase the initia-
ton fee to $4,000,
Mr.. Dckens's farewell series of readings in
England will extend through one year. His
contract is with Messrs. Chappell, of Bond
street, who pay him $4,000.
A fatal disease has made its appearance
among the horses in Charles county, Nd, sew
eral Of the farmers having lost fine horses and
mules.
The Office of Philip DatertS Co., wholesale
groccrs in Wall street, New York was robbed
yesterday OF $4,000 In bonds.
Foreign News.
,. During her residence in France. Isabella will
inhabit the castle now belonging to the Empe-
ror Napoleon, at Pau; the last of the Bour-
bons sheltered in the cradle Of the race, Isa-