Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-01
NEWS OF The DAY.
40 sho,o the rery age and body Of the Times.

banquet Vi tue LOuuOu llVNIuS NiuD III fhon
day night, where they were entertained and
liberal shower of compliments raincd upon
them. Charles Dickens made a speech refer
ring to the past history OF Harvard, and aud-
ing the pluck and skill Of her representatives
inthe highest terms OF adulatlon. Tom Hughes
followed in similar strain. The Duke Of Vel
lington made good speech on the occasion.
A man named Rocker was picked up while
struggling for life in the Sound, by the pro-
peller Delaware, from New York to Norwich,
Connecticut, on Friday night. His story is
that he was thrown overheard from the steamer
Old Colony, on which he was passenger from
gcd AMI robbed.
Tonry, the young chemist who married Miss
Annie Surratt few months ago, and who was
dismissed from the Surgeon Generals Office
therefor, has accepted lucrative position in
Kansas. 1t is said that prior to his departure
Tonry was offered position by Judge-Advo-
cate General Holt, but refused to accept.
Benjamin Brown graduate of Harvard
College, Mass, offers to give $4,000 towards
deiraying the expenses Of the graduates OF Ok
ford, England, if they will consent to row the
Harvards in American waters, either on the
Hudson or Charles rivers, during the present
autumn.
Yesterdays reports from the coal mining dis
trcts Of Pennsylvania indicate that the troubles
are over at last, and that the wOrkmen will
very soon resume operations. The turbulent
spirits among them have been voted down, and
satisfactory arrangements have been arrived at.
Al Buffalo, on Monday morning, drove of
Texas cattle, Just landed from the ferry boat,
ran furiousIy through the streets, attacking
everything in their way. Several persons were
Injured, u woman being fatally gored. Five or
six of the cattle were shot BY citizens.
The ship laborcrs OF Quebec are on strike,
and behaved so disordcrly yesterday that the
military were called out The Mayor aud several
citizens were assaulted and roughly treated
These strikers will soon be resisted in more
ways than one.
According to Internal Revenue returns, the
quantity of whskey upon which tax was paid
during the last fiscal year was over sixty-ono
millions Of gallons, or about fifty four millions
of gallons more than during the same period of
the previous year,
Charles NJ. Russell, the alleged incendiary
of Aurora, c. W., who was arrested in Roches
tct, n. Y, Saturday, was discharged under
writ of haJeoS corpus, yesterday, Immediately
alter re. arrested, and soon after that made his
escape.
Mr. Edward Barrow, an old journalist in
England, and uncle to Charles Dickens, died in
London fortnight ago, at the age of seventy
one years. For nearly forty years he was a
member OF the literary staff OF the Morning
Herald.
Rosa Jackson (coorel,O who was arrested
at Hudson, n Y, last week, for arson in set
ting fire to the country residence Of John g..
Schumacher, located at ClaveracS, has been
fully committed 10 await the action Of the grand
jury.
Dispatches from Constantinoplo bring intel
ligencc that Blacque Bey, the Turkish minister
in Washington, has been elevated by the Sui
tan to the grade OF "Ullah, the highest grade
in the first rank OF civil service.
William j. Savlle, the Boston druggist 5
clerk who caused the death Of Mr.. Thomas
Norton, by making mistake in putting up q
prescription, giving laudanum instead Of rhu-
barb, has been arrested for mansaughter.
The revenue officers have seized the brewery
of Kichscaff & Co., Mclrose, Westminster
county, n. Y, with 100000 worth of lager in
it. and held the proprietors to answer the charge
of violation OF the Revenue laws.
Gov. Scntcr writes TO friend that he intends
calling the present Legislature of Tennessee
together before their term of office expires, il
order that they may adopt the Fifteenth
Amendment
The famous century plant Of Buffalo has beer
shipped to Chicago, to add one more to the
numerous sensations of the latter city. Ovel
10000 strangers visited it in Buffalo.
The fremcn and engineer of freight train,
from Louisville for Memphis were fatally in
jured yesterday by the running off Of the trair
near Brownsville, Tenn.
A runner is current AZ St. Joseph :, Mo-, t
the effect that the Erie Company have pur-
chased Il majority OF the stock Of the Hannlba
and ST. Joseph Railroad.
Adam Van Allen, cashier OF the First Ma
tona Bank of Albany, is facing the music
while an investigation Of charges against ID:
honesty is being conducted.
The recent failure OF boot and shoe firm il
St. Louis has nearly ruined thirteen houses II
Boston, the claims OF seven OF which amount
to 100000.
a detachment of the Kentucky State uard
thirty five strong, will proceed from Lebanon
to day to the mountains in search of RoguIa
tors.
The editor OF the Savannah Morning New:
yesterday logged the Deputy Postmaster (car
pet baggerl, who refused to deliver his mails
to him.
it IS probable that successor to Haggerty
the u. S. Consul at Glasgow, will he appon
ted to-day.
MIR. George Peabody is in Baltimore, tht
guest Of Mr.. John ". Garrett. His health il
still very bad.
Indian difficulties still prevail in New Mexico
Trains are frequently attacked, aud much stock
is being run off.
Another little diamond found at the Cape O
Good Hope is reported to be worth S4OO,
letter from Culpeper County.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
CULPEPER c, H., August 31.-The Baptis
Association met here to-day. The Introductory
sermon was preached by Rev. Mr.. Athey, o!
Fauouier county Some five hundred people