Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The Government on Tuesday contaminated
the Alaska purchase by signing at the State
Department a draft for $7,2O0,O 900 for the pay
ment OF the purchase money. The draft was
delivered to the Russian Minister, and the
proper papers in return exchanged. General
Haieck and Staff have gone to Alaska, tor the
purpose of inspecting the military posts IN that
Territory. n .& 49,
Secretary McCulloch is said to be much dis
satisfied with the new Tax law The section
allowing drawbacks on exported spirits, he
saws, throws open the doors to fraud Regu-
lations Of stringent character tor the col
lection of drawbacks are in course OF prepare
ton.
A railroad bridge of eighty feet span at Sla-
linton, Penn, was carried away by the freshet
on Friday night. By ten o'clock on the Mon
day night following new bridge of one hun:
dred and thirty feet span was completed, and
the cars running over 1T.
Iced tea is the latest fashionable drink in
Gotham beverage easily prepared costs
little does not intoxicate, and can be taken at
any hour. Sweetau the hot tea to suit your
taste then pour II, spoonful by spoonful, IN
to tumbler filled With ice.
In connection with the subject Of the late
heavy freshets, it may be stated that George
P. Marsh, in his work on MAN and Nature"
tells how the destruction of wood lands leads
directly to these foundations.
The cattle disease, according to an official
note published in the Paris Moniteur, has COM
pletely disappeared from Western Europe, and
is dying out in the districts Of Central Ger
many most liable to it.
G. G. Cox, the new Commissioner Of Pen
sions, and Elisha Foote, Commissioner of Pa
tents, yesterday entered upon the duties Of
their Offices. Mr.. Cox leaves Baltimore TO re-
side in Washington.
The Boston merchants are taking steps to
rectify an imposition now largely practised by
country buyers, of sending money by express
at the expense of their city creditors.
The Pennsylvania Railroad bridge crossing
the Susquehanna near Harrisburg, destroyed
by fire on 17th inst, has been rebuilt, and
trains are now running over it.
A cattle war is threatened on the borders OF
Missouri. Not a war among the cattle, but
among the owners and drivers Of Texan cattle
and the border Missourlans.
The Georgetown ID. c. Courier proposes
to raise testimonial by one dollar subscription
from among the Irish adopted citizens, to pre-
sent to Henry A. Wise.
The authorities and people Of Baltimore are
busily engaged in cleaning up the city, and re-
moving the debris created by the ravages OF
the late flood.
1t is stated that rats may be driven from a
building by sprinkliug their places Of resort
with yellow ochre, cheap paint.
Orville Grant, brother of the general, lives
in Chicago, and has, it is stated, just given
$500 to Seymour and Blair club.
Grant, Sherman and Sheridan arrived at
Omaha on Tuesday, and were we'll received
by the people
Franklin J. Moses was yesterday chosen
Chief Justice of South Carolina. Radicals
displeased.
Three bridges on the Boston, Erie, and Hart
ford road we're burned last night by supposed
incendiaries.
The Strike Of the Pennsylvania Goa! miners
has ended to the great loss and injury of the
Strikers.
The total receipts Of wheat in St. Louis last
week were III $50 bushels. .
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