Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-09-30
NEWS OFIHE DAY.
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A bequest of 500, ZOO has been made by the
late Horatio Ward,a native Of New York and a
London banker, for the benefit of such institu-
tions in the ''loyap' States for those made Or
phans by the late war as were established prior
to his death, in April last, or within year
subsequent to that date The interest is to be
used for the present in the support and main:
tenance of the orphans, and the principal Will
be devoted to agiVing them an outfit in lite as
they become of age. Besides this bequest,
Mr.. Ward has left 100000 for the National
Soldiers and Sailors Home at Washington.
Gen. Frank P. Blair arrived at Pittsburg
yesterday, and last night made speech OF
over an hours duration from the balcony OF the
ST. Charles Hotel Such turn out to hear
the General was never before seen in that city.
The blazing line of torches was miles IN length,
and Democrats never fully relied their strength
until last night. There were between 10000
and is, 900 people in the procession, and pub
lie and private buildings along the route were
most beautifully decorated and Illuminated.
BY the steamer Alaska, at New York from
Aspiuwall, additional details of the terrible
scenes during the late earthquakes are recciv-
cd. In Ecuador alone, it is nov stated, the
list Of killed amounts to forty thousand, In
Peru the dead are yet hidden under the RUNS
of houses 10 many instances, and stencil H.
tests the air which 1t is thought Will produce
pestilence 4 band Of robbers are roaming
through the ruins robbing every one who has
anything lett.
A later dispatch in regard to the death OF
Gen. Hindman states that he was assasSinated
on Sunday night, at his residence 10 Helena,
Arkansas, while sitting in the midst Of bis
family, smoking His left hand, which held
the pipe, was carried away by the charge OF
buckshot two of which entered his neck, IN
fictiDg a wound from which he died eight
hours afterwards. 1t is believed he was assas-
sinated by a political enemy.
In New York, yesterday,a gentleman named
D'Artois was in the third interior room On the
second floor Of No 40 Wall street, having at
his side on tabls bag containing 81 800 in
specie. A young man entered the room,
reached around D Artois, Selling the bag, ran
through the outer Offices, crowded with clerks,
down the stairs and disappeared IN the crowd
ed street with his plumber.
Mrs. Mary Warburton, who died IN Hart,
ford, Connecticut, on Friday last, lett an estate
valued ct about $780, 900. Of this she be-
oueaths over Sl29, 600 to charitable purposes.
Among the beoueasts are the following: Amer
lean Board Of Foreign Missions, American
Bible Society, Boston Tract Society and New
York Tract Society, $4,000.
Col. Wood, Chief Of the Secret Service at
the Treasury Department, with his assistants,
on Saturday last, arrested in Brooklyn n. =,
three men on & charge CT being engaged III
counterfeiting. The officers succeeded in cap
turing five dollar plate on the Utica City
Bank, N. Y, besides two other plates untlnlsh-
ed.
On Monday there arrived at New York, in
the steamship Alaska, from Aspinwall, num-
Der Of the officers and crew of the late United
States steamer Wateree, and one OF the two
survivors of the steamship Fredonia: viz: DR..
Dubois. His cosurvivor, Paymaster Williams,
is at present in charge OF stores st Calao.
The effort to depose Bishop Duggan, Of the
Catholic Church. led to mass meeting on
Monday night at Chicago DR.. Mcmillan has
notified the Bishop Of his intention to appeal
to the Pope to have him removed from the
Bishopric and has started to Rome for that
purpose.
The Prussian troops are learning to execute
a new mansuvre. 4 battalion throws itself
on the ground and two other battalions march
over them at quick march to the front. The
movement was lately executed for the benefit
of the Crown Prince of Prussia, who was H.
specting the troops at Stettln.
The Requisite of Colombia, formerly New
Grenada, has paid into the u. S. Treasury
$25S, 900 as indemnity to citizens of this coun-
try for spoliations, etc, during the Panama
riots some years ago. A balance OF SIS: OOO Is
still due.
In Philadelphia On Monday night the largest
and most enthusiastic Democratic meeting ever
held in that city was addressed by Mr.: John
r. Hoffman, Mr.. James Brooks, and Mr.. Merrick,
esq.,, OF Washington. The enthusiasm was
great.
Returns from all the cities and towns Of
Maine, and nearly all Of them official, exhibit
the following result: Chamberlain, 1857 !;
Pillsbury, 55s455; aggregate vote, Isl, 0S2.-
Chamberlains (RadicaD majority, 2O,l72.
Col. t. Merritt, of Jersey City, was robbed
on Monday morning, in Pittsburg, while on his
way to the railroad depot, Of a draft and cur,
reney amounting to $4,000. Payment OF the
draft has been stopped.
+. Il. Dana, jr., is expected to receive
an unanimous nomination in the Fifth Con-
gressional district in Massachusetts, in opposi-
ton to Gen. Butler.
The Radicals held meeting at Lancaster,
Pa, Yesterday. Some disturbances which &C.
Cured while the meeting was being held are
charged upon the opposition.
Gen. Sheridan is expected to make such a
movement against the Indians on the frontier
within the next ten weeks az vii! put an end