Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-22
NEWS OF The DAY.
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Eighteen infected cattle reached New York
yesterday by the Harlem road. -Four of the
same drove died at Mullertown, New York, and
twenty-three more ara. in quarantine there;
while still others are at Opake. They all came
from Albany. Deaths OF Western cattle have
occurred at Chappaqua and Sing Sing. The
Newark Courier reports new cattle disease 10
Union county, New Jersey, which terminates
fatally in short time.
The Hartford (Connccticut) Live Stock In
surancc Company has been suspended having
lost four hundred and ten thousand dollars
within the last twenty-five months. The trea-
surer Of Connecticut holds one hundred thou
sand dollars of the capital Of the company,
which is to be used for paying losses, &c.
w. B. Jones, elector for Grant,in the Fourth
Congressional district of Alabama, declines to
serve, and will take the stump for Seymour
and Blair. Thomas Masterton, representative
from Lawrence county, has also abandoned
Grant, and will support the Democratic noml-
nceS.
Letters received from members Of Congress
are almost unanimously adverse to meeting OF
Congress in September. Most of the members
arc SO much absorbed in the home canvass that
it is deemed to be almost matter Of lmpossl-
bility to get a quorum in case a meeting
should be called.
Secretary Schofeld has directed the conven-
ing of board of officers on the lst of Septem-
Der. at the Washington Arsenal, for the pur-
pose of testing the Beaupre system in the
construction of cannon, presented byDr. Geb-
hart & Company, with other cannon.
The N.Y.Post of Thursday evening says: "We
learn that two of the largest distileries in the
country have been seized by Deputy Collector
Grady, and will be held for the payment OF
over three hundred thousand dollars tax due
the Government
The sub-treasury at San Francisco shipped
a half million of dollars in coin for New York
yesterday by the opposition steamer, making
the total since January lst, seven millions
an excess of million aud half thus shipped IN
1867.
It is said that Gen. Reynolds, who commands
in the Texas sub district under the COMPRESSION
al military regime, has organized rowing mill
tary commission to 60 through the State to try
such white men as may be charged with VIOLA
tons Of any statutory or common law.
Siace the lst of January last there have
been thirty suits for divorce entered in the
Equity Court of Washington D. G., of which
number twenty-five have not been brought to
DEGREES were made III SIX cases,
and two dismissed.
During five years past the sum Of SIS, 2l22,
500 has been contributed to educational lnstltu-
lions and public libraries in this country Great
as is this amount, we trust that it Will be more
than equaled during the five years to come.
Eighty seven American seamen who were
shipped from the Azores Island in November,
1857, are supposed to be lost, as the vessel
since been heard Of.
The authorities OF the Treasury and Reven
lie Departments have constituted Maryland,
Delaware and the District Of Columbia the
Ninth Supervising District under the new Tax
law.
Mr.. A. Stewart, the New York agent of the
Seaboard Railroad Line from Baltimore South
and also of the Annamessex route, died instant
ly in New York last evening. he was gen
tleman Of many excellent qualities
The B. & o. r. R. fast line, to and from the
West, which has not been running since the
great freshet of the 9th utimo, will be started
on tomorrow (Sunday,) and will be run regu-
larry thereafter.
1t is stated that Gen. Grant has not tele-
graphed that he will be ia Washington on Sep
TENDER 5th. On the contrary, it IS expected
that he would remain nearl y all next month at
Galena, Illinois.
Feeling Baptist ministers for performing bap-
tism is the newest thing in Philadelphia. \
clergyman lately had a fifty dollar greenbacbl
for a service of this kind.
A tremendous storm of thunder and light
ming has occurred on the Isthmus Of Panama.
Considerable damage was done TO the railway,
wharves, and other buildings.
A death from cholera occurred yesterday 10
Bellevue Hospital. in New y ork. The patient
was picked up in the streets, and died in half
an hour
The steamer Arizona, arrived at New York
yesterday from AspinwalI, brought $4,000
in gold.
The Chinese Embassy had grand reception
in Boston yesterday.
Elliott, the portrait painter, is at the point
of death in Albany, New York.
Hiram Kctcham, Jr., OF New York, has been
appointed Collector of Alaska.
VIRGINIA NEWS.