Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-30
NEWS OFIHE DA Y.
''7o shoe the very age and body ofthe Times

The son Of Joshua Sears Of Boston, who
died ten years ago, is supposed to be the rich
est boy in the u. S.. He is fourteen years OF
age. The father, whose property was valued
at 81 900, 900, after bequeathlng small sums to
| his relatives, provided that his son should have
So, 500 annually until attaining the age OF twenty
one; the sum of So 900 at that period; 1900
annually until he had passed the age OF twenty
four $4,000 annually until he had passed the
age of thirty, and $4,000 per annum after
| that time.
The last quotations of -four in San Francisco
are reported at 81 IS and S. Is in gold, or say
Sc 10 and ST 75in greenbacks InNew York
for similar brands they pay from twelve to
| fourteen dollars IN the national currency. Hap
by San Francisco where gold is the circulating
medium, where labor is in demand, and where
| -four and all the essentials OF lite are cheap.
The Sacramento Bee, 9TH inst, says: The
small pox epidemic is spreading over the Paci-
fc States and Territories; and it is increasing
everywhere, while there is not one spot men
| toned in which it is decreasing, In San Fran
cisco, last week, the deaths from 1t were double
those OF any other week since Its first appear
ance there, now full six months ago.
The postofice and kellogg House, at Bath,
Steuben county, New York, were destroyed by
fire last night Both buildings were entirely
| DESTROYED, together with the furniture Of the
| Kellogg House, which had Just been put IN
| entirely new The total loss is estimated at
nearly hat million of dollars.
Paymastcr Edward Bellows, u. S. Navy,
late of the Shamokin. which has just returned
from the South Pacific Squadron, was left by
Commander Braine, in Brazil, to be tried by a
court martial on the charge OF swlndllng the
Government In the matter OF his bills OF ex-
change cashed in Brazil.
| A sleeping car, attached to the mail train on
the Great Western railway, from Niagara Falls
ran off the track at Eastwood yesterday, and
rolled down an embaukment eighteen feet.
The car contained eighteen persons, twelve Of
whom were more or less injured two, 1t Is
| feared, fatally.
William j. Kincaid, the noted acrobat and
equestrian, died in Baltimore on Sunday. De-
ceased was in the 3Sth year Of his age, and
was, until within few months, regarded as
the greatest leaper and character equestrian In
the profession. His death resulted from dis
case Of the heart.
Laura Reno, who sworo vengeance on the
murderors Of her brother, one Of the victims of
the Indiana Vigilance Committee, met man
at her brothers. funeral whom she ordered
away, telling him that she knew him to be one
OF the murdcrcrs. He skunk away without
word OF denial.
Mr. Harrison Ainsworth, the author Of
Jack Sheppard" &C., has been granted a
pension Of ono hundred pounds year, by the
Queen of England, upon the recommendation
OF Mr.. DiSraeli. Mr.. Ainsworth is now sixty
four years OF age
Commerce is so depressed that the pilots of
New FORK, in body, petitioned the Commits
sorers to permit them to withdraw seven of
their boats from the Sandy Hook station. The
Pilot Board have granted the request in order
to tighten the expenses Of the men.
Brevet Maj. Gen. Alfred Gibbs, Major Sew
onth United States cavalry, died at Fort
Leavenworth on Saturday. He was born in
April, 1929 and graduated from West Point
in the class Of 1915
Canned salmon arc now sent from California
to the Atlantic States Recently, ship which
sailed from San Francisco took $50 boxes of
canned salmon, which had been caught and
packed in Humboldt.
The Spanish officials assert that the insur-
rectionists in Cuba prepared quantity OF food
with strychnine and then retreated, expecting
the Spanish troops would eat the food.
Colorado Jewett has proposed to Spread
eagle Traina partnership for the formation OF
National Reform party. Train s nonsense
begins to create disgust
The Alabama claims, forwhich authenticated
accounts are fled in the State Department,
amount in all to something over eight millions
Of dollars.
The Custom House officers at San Francisco
have seized large amount of opium, SNUG
gled from China,
Jones, who murdered his niece, was hanged
at London, Canada, yesterday, He denied his
guilt to the last.
James NJ. Marshall an old and wealthy citi
zen OF Chicago, died yesterday.