Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-25
NEWS OF The DAI.
40 shoe the rery age and body Of the TIM

10 shoe the rery age and 60dy Of the Times.
On the 18th Of September about 81, S64, -;
10 coin will be taken from the Treasury De
partment to pay the semi annual instalmeut o
| interest on the 1910 bonds, which falls due OF
the first of September and first of March re-
Spectlvcly. The amount OF these bonds out
| standing is Sl94, j67, 300, and bear interest a
| the rate Of i've per cent per annum IN god
No further payments OF gold interest VIII Ia II
due alter this until the first OF November next
The State Department has official returns Of
the adoption of the Fifteenth CONSTITUTIONS
Amendment as follows: Complete ratification
| North Carolina, Vest Virginia, Massachu'
sets, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan,
necticut and Forida-l2. Defective ratifca.
tion-Missouri and Kansas Reflections
delaware and Kentucky.
The Chicago Tribune says: "There is but
little doubt that that terrible little parasite,
the trichina, has finally made its way to Chi
cago, and, unless extreme caution is observed,
will become as great terror here as it was to
the people OF Germany some three or four
years ago. The cases that have appeared so
Tar can pc traced to a single source.
Information has reached Washington of an
attack by Indians on mail-ridcr and his guard
in Arizona, while on the route with the mail
from Prescott, July Eth, which resulted in
the killing OF two soldiers, the severe wounding
of the rider and the loss of the mail. The
latter contained about SIS, 900 in money and
quite number OF registered letters.
The suspension of agents who prosecute
claims before the Pension Bureau for over
charging their clients, is matter of almost
daily occurrence. The law fixes the fee at so,
and whenever it comes to the knowledge OF
the Commissioner that an agent Is charging
more, his name is suspended from the roll.
The Philadelphians have at last succeeded
in adopting a plan to overcome the present
scarcity Of water. By the use OF steam fire en-
gines water is pumped from the Schuylkill into
the reservoirs, and this expedient will answer
until the river runs dry.
OF sixty deaths in Salt Lake City in a month";
forty.four were children, Heber Kimball is
reported to have buried forty.eight children
out of sixty three in his collection one bishop
had lost twenty children; another, twenty
eight; another, seventeen.
The rumOr regarding the purchase of Cuba,
is untrue. Negotiati ons have been opened
with that object in view, but have not advanced
further than mutual explanations. 1t is there
fore not improbable that the report is pre-
mature.
The great railway companies between New
ork and Chicago are now engaged in active
competition on time, and the result will be
that the time between those places will be
materially esSened from the present schedule.
a duel took place at New Orleans yesterday
between Mississipian and New Orleans
man, with Mississippi rifles forty PAGES At
the second fire the Mlssissppian, the challeng-
ing party was wounded, it is thought mortally.
Mr.. John Quincy Adams, Yesterday, was
nominated as the Democratic nominee for Gov
crnor Of Massachusetts,. The Convention sup
port free suffrage by "acquiescing in results
already arrived at in national politics.
The Gettysburg reunion" party proceeded
yesterday, in accordance with the published
to mark the positions of the troops
IN the first days battle. They had dreary
job OF it.
Commissioner Deano has decided that 'bit
tiers. a" sold Jevalvs; -V.lO ,S1 imposed upon the
products of rectihers All others aye subject
to the tax.
ME, Moses ". Field, one Of the speakers at
ne Phil'. .Aclphia Labor Convention, held that
ne trent prices of American labor are above
y t wages paid for labor in any other country
A collision between two coal trains occurred
on the Reading Railroad near Norristowu, yes,
terday, by which two men were killed. All
naSSpnpnr trains are DELAYED,
The Manayunk, Pennsylvania, paper mills
having stopped on account Of low water, the
price of paper in Philadelphia has advanced
2ta3 cents per pound.
Prince Arthur and his friends are enjoying
themselves superbly at Halifax. They atten
ded grand pic mic and brilliant concert yes,
terday.
The Gubernatorial campaign has opened in
Mississippi Leading colored orators ore aid
ing the white men OF the Conservative cause.
Gen. Grant has notified the Lclands, that
he will reach Saratoga on Saturday next