Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-14
NEW,S OF The DAY.
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engagement between the Cubans and Govern
ment troops at Puerto Padre, which appears
to have been the heaviest that hes yet taken
place One account says the number OF opan,
iards killed sixty and Insurgents IS e"e"c
hundred, among the latter zen. Ma[nloe.-
From the same source 1t Is Iepof'Su tnn'
nortv of 6iibusters, who landed at Port Bal
tioueri. were badly defeated, all hands being
either killed or taken prisoners, the leader
shot on the spot and the others marched OFT 10
Santiago Tor execution
A Government wagon train has been captur-
ed BY the Indians of Arizona alter skirmish
between them and the soldiers and tcamsters,
which lasted for ten hours The white men
lost three killed and three wounded. The In.
dams burned the train and its freight, valued
at $4,000. The SavageS appear to nave hau
decidedly the best OF the fight They arc very
numerous and active in their deprcdatlons IN
Arizona, and the settlers are calling earnestly
for protection.
At twelve o'clock last night desperate at
tempt was made to murder Mr.. Henderson
while asleep in bed at the hotel in Rockport,
in Pennsylvania. Mr. Henderson Is q proml-
nent coal operator, and this attack upon him
was probably the result OF some difficulty grow
ing out of the present strike OF the MINERS
Mr.. Henderson was very roughly handled and
sustained dangerous Injuries, but it Is hoped he
will recover.
The winning boat at the Military Academy
race at West Point on Saturday made the three
miles in twenty minutes and three seconds. -
President Grant and Generals Mcdowell and
Sherman were among the spectators. These
gentlemen all 90 to Boston on Wednesday to
| the Peace Jubilee.
The trial of Yerger, the man who lately
murdered Colonel Crane, of the q. S. Army,
has been commenced at Jackson, Mississippi
before a military commission. The defence
put in the plea that the commission had no
| jurisdiction over the case, but it was overruled
The steamship Florida was released b. the
| u. S. authorities on Friday, and has sailed
from Chester, Pa. Her mission is generally
supposed to be connected with the Cuban revo-
luton. The Quaker City has again been seized
at Ne \ ork on libel.
| The Washington correspondent oil the BAL
timorc Sun says 1.-The Navy Department dl-
reefs that persons employed in navy yards who
are creating political ieudS among employees
shall be discharged, but hereafter no dlSmlssalS
are to be made because OF the political opinions
of the employees.
Should the present military force on the
irontier be inadequate to promptly quell tn(
existing difficulties with the Indians, authority
will be conferred upon Gen. Schoiield to rast
volunteers for this purpose, and 50 secure peace
and tranquility to the border.
la official circles at Washington the opinion
is prevalent that the recognition of the bclIl
gcrency of Cuba BY Peru will be accepted hS
Spain as the declaration OF war, III which east
all the South American republics will make
common cause against the latter country.
1t is reported, on what is regarded a. rciabI,
authority, that the Schuykill, Pennsylvania
miners will resume work on Wednesday next
in accordance with an agreement effected a
Wiikesbarrc on Thursday, the terms OF wheel
have not been made public.
Judge Blatchford, Of New York, has render
cd decision sustaining the action OF Presi
dent Grant in revoking the pardons issued t.
the whiskcy thieves, Jacob and Moses Dupuy,
Of New York, BY ex-President johnson.
Mr.. James Starkwcathcr, OF Michigan
whose wife was killed by 4 train o! cars at tho
| Relay House in November last, has entered
| suit against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
| for fifty thousand dollars damages.
Troubles between the Utah squatters (Gen
tiles) and the Mormons are reported In Q
number Of instances the former have been
| forcibly driven from the lands on which they
had located by the Mormons.
| A Rio Janciro letter, dated May Sth, say:
that the emancipation OF slavery is being
strongly urged by number Of prominent cit
zens Of Brazil.
THE Detective SYSTEM. stupendou'
robbery of the Beneficial Savings Fund lnstitu
ton in Philadelphia was communicated to IL
by telegraph and mail. The plumber exceeded
a million OF dollars, and was comp oscd of bond.
| large amounts of them ncsotab le), cash to
the amount of $4,000. and diamonds valued
| at $4,000 Detectives were placed upon the
track and through their influence about two
| hundred and fifty thousand dollars of the stolen
| securities were returned few weeksago anony-
mousy las alleged), ard on Saturday it was
| announced that all the rest of the securities
| were returned in the same way, the thieves re-
| tanning only the $40, 900 in cash and the $40
900 in diamonds. 10 compensate them for their
Sunday work. 1t this be true as We suppose
it is, the money loss to the Beneficial Saving
Fund, or its depositors, is reduced to about
S35, OO0 viz, the $4,000 in cash withheld by
the thieves, and the s25 900 to be paid as re
ward. The thieves, however, make $50, 600
clear and those engaged in the negotiations for
the return Of the plumber have claim of $25,-
600 more. The Beneficial Saving Fund is now
enabled to announce that it will resume bust
ness. The Public Ledger, inits comments upon
the affair, pitches heavily into the detective
department OF Philadelphia, alleging that it
| has thieves in its employment, aud to whom it
| extends its protection, even while the thieves
are plying their vocation. The scoundrels who
thus prey on the public are protected by some
detectives on the ground that they are
useful" to the detectives. There is thus
privileged class OF thieves who punder With