Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-03
NEWS or THE DAY
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Within short time four cargoss Of tea have
been carried ffom Climate England by what
must now be,called the American route toyAsia
Hong Kong. Panama, New York, and London
ANY one, by glancing at map, can gee the
advantages this line has over the difficult and
circuitous routes now followed by Chinese
European commerce.s.sAs soon. as We got the
Pacific railroad completed, it will be Hong
Kong, San Francisco, and across the continent
to New York, direct for Europe.
The first day of the new year passed very quiet
lyin New York city and the suburbs. 1t rained
nearly all day, and the commingled snow and
water that laid 10 the streets ankle deep inter
ferred very seriously with the plans of those
who had propOsedeto make many calls. Fec:
pie tor the most part staid within doors, and
the Kuickerbocker custom, except BY Its most
inveterate adherents, was more honored 10 the
breach than 10 the observance. iIsg q + III
John Montgomery, the ringleader of the gang
of negroes who removed a rail which, threw
from the track train on the South Carolina
Railroad in October last, has boen tried by
military commission and sentenced to fifteen
years Imprisonment This sentence, however,
has been mitigated by Gen. Candy to three
years imprisonment. ~
Mr.. Seward informed yesterday Baron Wet
terstedt, the Swedish Minister at Washington,
that he (Seward) had made no propositions
for the purchase of the Island of St. 7Bartholo7
NEW, in the West Indies and the Baron IN
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tions to sell. ~ ~, - ts;,i t.4t
The steamship Frances, reported wrecked OF
New Inlet, has broken up. Her machinery
may be saved, and portion of her cargo also,
in damaged condition. A party of negroes
attacked the guards placed over the wreck, and
carried off portion Of the goods Oh. Z, 7' l'
The amount Of property in the United States
lost during December by CONGREGATIONS each
destroying over $40, 00O-is estimated at 81,
274, 900. The total losses by fire during the
year 1867 amounted to $50, 935y0OO as COM
pared with $66, 40 during 1866
Advices from Silver City, Indian Territory,
give accounts of the campaign of Gen. Crook,
in southern Oregon, against the Indians. On
the 18th of November severe fight occurred
near South Fork, i'm which nineteen soldiers
were killed. < y 3 I: - !, .....
Judge Busteed of the U. s., District Court
Of Alabama, whose wounds, received at the
hands of the District Attorney, were consider
ed at one time mortal, is now said to be in q
fair way of recovery. .s.;.Ia.,@ .sasTslju0 49,
The First National Bank of Bay City, Mich
igan, failed yesterday, The affairs ofthe bank
are said to be in asbad condition. Its deposits
amounted to about seyenty5fve thousand dol
lars. -; w
There is great and general depression in the
shipping business at all the American ports,
and we hear the most complaints. from New
York, because there the interests are most ex-
tended y .EIIA h brn .hMi1iE& IA
The cheapest and most nutritious vegetable
used for food is beans Professor. I.iebig says
that pork and beans form a compound of sub
stances peculiarly adaptedsto furnish all that
lis necessary to support lite. q = E8& !:
Advices received from Vera Cruz to the 9th
of December state that the Mexican, Congress
was occupied with the consideration of the pro-
posed constitutional reforms. The rebellion in
Y ucatan was becoming more serious. Z ,;A =
Coal of an excellent quality has recently been
found in Trumbull county, Ohio, opening an
extensive field not heretofore supposed to be
within the boundaries of the coal-basin.
Greenbrier county, Va, has found marble
equal in every respect, it is said, to Parian or
Serravezza marble.