Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-22
NEWS or THE DAY.
To sho,o the ye,y age and body of the Times. "

6 To sho,o the very age and body OF the Times.
The case Of Wm. Mann, a prominent and
wealthy tobacco manufacturer of Hannibal
Mo-, charged with fixing false and fraudulent
brands to manufactured tobacco, has termina-
ted in verdict for the Government A yer
dict was also rendered in the same court against
George Dansman, Jr., and CHRISTOPHER Agcl-
baugh, prominent tobacconists OF st. Louis,
who were indicted for the same offence, and
also for conspiracy to defraud the y. s. se&1s
The Wilmington IN. c. Journal pu5Hshesa
long list of names, with crimes or offences spe-
cited, of persons committed to Jail within four
months. It says:-"'It will be observed that
OF thcse,17 were whites, and So coored making
total number Of 10. There were Gonzales and
10 females. ln the enumeration Of offences 1T
will be seen that sc of the 70 were charged
with larceny" ~
The pending election Of a U. S. Senator in
Connecticut to succeed James Dixon will be:
the first election in that State under the new
law of Congress providing for uniformity IN the
elections in all the States. The Legislature
will meet at New Haven on the 5th OF May,
and the day provided by law for the Senatorial
election will be the 10th Of that month.
The Hartford Times says that in addition to-
the heavy failure of George Kellogg aud Leb-
beus Bissell, of the Florence Mills, the Rose
Silk Manufacturing company have also suspen-
ded, and that their liabilities are reported very
large. The Rock Mill is perfectly solvent
although somewhat affected by the other
failures.
The man Brown and his wife, who adopted a
little girl in Dayton, Ohio, went to live in
Canaan, New York, insured her life tor five
thousand dollars, and then locking up the
house, left her to be burned to death, have
been found guilty, and sentenced to be hung.
The fair held in Boston during the past week
in aid OF the suffering Cretans was closed on
Saturday evening with an address by Wendell
Phillips. The nett sum received IS about Sl5,-
900, which will be Immediately sent to the
Cretan refugees in Athens. ,.r,rs t.,.sr i =. II
The New York Sun of yesterday saysa::n"lt
is reported that compromise has been effected
between the Vanderbilt and Drew interests,
and that it was in consequence OF this that the
Erie railway bill yesterday passed the Legls-
lature.' @-.&
An important circular in explanation of what
constitutes the lawful money reserve whic h
National Banks are required to keep under the
currency act will be issued in few days from
the Treasury Department in Washington. " -
A bill was PASSED in the English House Of
Commons, yesterday, providing that executions
of criminals shall be conducted in private. An
amendment which was offered abolishing capt.
tai punishment was rejected. '..'. .t' r.
At the city election in Chicago, yesterday,
the Democratic candidates for Judge and Clerk
of the Recorders Court were elected by five
hundred majority. The Republicans elected a
majority in the City Council I'LL. ..-
Mr.. S. L. Jilson, of Hartford, Conn.,, labor
ing und=r consumption, and on his way home
from Florida, died in Richmond on Monday
last. He had been N arried only six weeks.
II. G. Roberts and Charles Scott, charged
with murder, escaped from the Jail In Cincin-
natl yesterday. A reward Of one thousand
dollars each is offered for their rccapturc.
The second steamer of the Bremen and Balti-
more line has arrived at Baltimore, with a
large number OF emlgrant passengers. @.
Forty thousand dollars worth of property
was destroyed by fire at St. Paul, Mimi, yes
terday. ~
Property to the value of twenty five thou
sand dollars was destroyed by fire in lndanap
oils yesterday.
| Gen. Grant has received reports of u number
of outragcs recently committed by the Indians
in Dakota Territory. ....a.a ...... 4-..1
The Government of the Mikado in Japan
promises to indemnify foreigners for all losses
incurred in the late disturbances. =t@a
The Continental Hotel, Phil adclphia, cm7
ploys three hundred servants. 1a-- Z
A Protestant church has been opened in the
Mexican capital. ,.-.a... 3D. ,&.<
Bishop Hawkes., of the Episcopal church,
died in st. Louis on the 18th inst.
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