Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-15
NEWS or THE DAY.
"To shooo the re,y age and body oftHe Times.

Adams Express Company, of St. Louis was
robbed of about $1,000 yesterday. Two men
rented an Office on the second floor Of LA Sc
cond street, and put out q sign of R.. b: Good
rich s. Co. By the train the express company
received package from Odin, Illinois, ad-
dressed as above, purporting to contain STAT.
Yesterday this package was delivered by q mes
senger, who, while waiting for receipt, was
seized by the throat by man in the office and
another applied chloroform to him. The mes
senqer struggled violently, and not yielding
readily to the influence of chlorotorm,. was
struck three heavy blows on the head with an
| iron bar and knocked senseless. The robbers
then rifed the messengers pouch OF It's con-
tents and escaped. The package was no doubt
bogus one, and the whole affair a put-up
Job. No clue has been ascertained as to who
the robbers were. a.s... .s-.zlal- aa.'
Strong efforts are being made by the friend
Of CalIicott, Enright, and Allen, the internal
revenue officers convicted of frauds on the
revenue in New York, to obtain their pardon.
long petitions in the case of each signed
bp prominent New Workers, have been pre-
sented to the President and referred to the
| Attorney General for his opinion. There are
also efforts being made in the case OF the. OF
fcials convicted in Richmond. iiargza.Ll
!, A correspondent writing from Ioono, Hin
ois says that COWS, calves, steers and bulls are
attacked alike at that place, while it is claimed
that horses and, sheep are mot exempt. The
disease is almost invariably fatal and farmers
have so little hope of saving their cattle that
they seldom attempt to do SO. The losses have
L.. - &f,n oh or nf
and the native cattle are nearly extermlnated.
Z The mechanics and .laborers who were in gov
eminent employ at Rock Island, and who
struck two weeks Since on the PRONUNCIATION
of Secretary Schofed $ order that only eight
hours pay was to be given for eight hour
| work, are gradually returning to their work.
Large numbers of them have called upon Gen.
Rodman. and asked to be reinstated. ~
A fire broke out yesterday morning IN a
building on Green street, New York. The first
| floor was occupied by Appleton, publisher,
as a press room; loss $25,OOO insured for
$4,000. The second and third floors by Lei
benroth & Vonaw, blank book manufactures;
| loss $780, 900, insurance unknown. Appleton
publishing house was on fire several times, but
was saved by great exertlons.
A steam railroad is now building from the
base to the summit Of Mount Washington.
The length of the track is a little over two
miles and three quarters; the ascent is from
!, 300 to 100 feet in mile, or, in some places
one foot in three.
b. The crops of fruits, such as apples, pears,
peaches, &c., may be set down generally as
failures probably not more than one third an
average owing to the late trosts and cold
rails of the spring.
Gen. RosecraDs expects to receive his COM
mission and instructions as Minister to Mexl-
co today, and after transacting some business
| affairs in the Southern States will depart tor
Mexico. .a .9oE5.5. 4- -a-r
1.-THE American House of Representatives,
says the London Saturday Review, stands
lower in morality and craftsmanship than any
similar assembly in civilized countries. >
The cattle plague broke out in herd OF
Western cattle at Taunton, Mass, on Sunday,
and, after being examined by the Board OF
Health, they were killed. .rfg
John Rathbone Scho6eld, the eldest son Of
Gen. J. M. Scho6eld, Secretary of War, died
at West Point yesterday He was in the
eleventh year of his age. r-.s-.
It is stated by Wisconsin paper that Sen
ator Doolittle will be the Democratic candidate
for Congress in the First district of that State.
The ship Emerald Isle, with eight hundred
and seventy one Mormons, arrived at New
York on Wednesday. aE
The bark Torrent was wrecked on the 18th
ult. in the Pacific. Vesse. and cargo total loss.
Crew saved. a.a.r ...