Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-16
NEWS OF1HE DAY.
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The Supreme Court of the U. S. and the
Supreme Court Of Iowa have "colhded. The
supervisors of Lee county, Iowa, recently re-
fused to levy tax to pay certain county bonds
navment of which had been decreed by the
Supreme Court of the u. S. They based their
refusal upon decision of the Supreme Court
of Iowa, to the effect that these bonds were IN
valid, and issued without authority. An APP
pication for attachment against these super
visors, made to Judge Drummond, at Chicago,
has been granted by him.
Michael Liebach young German, was in-
stantly killed in ST. Louis, yesterday by the
bursting of grindstone driven by steam. The
grindstone had just been placed in working
order, and Liebach was standing in front OF
the stone, when, after dozen revolutions, the
stone split in the middle, one fragment drlv-
ing him against the door, and then tearing
away the side of the building, passed across
the street.
A dispatch from New York says:-'tIt is
reported that the Adams Express Company
has made compromise with other companies
and is to retire from the combination. The ba-
sis of the compromise is the issue Of three
millions Of stock by the Adams to the Amerl-
can, Merchants and Union, and the latter to
surrender former routes givenup by the Adams
when the combination was made.
a. H. Stewart young man, with young
and beautiful wife and one child, it is said, de-
posted two forged checks for over three thou
sand dollars on the Bank Of Montreal, Lower
Canada, with the banking house of q. n.
Warren, Louisville, upon which he drew nine
hundred dollars, and decamped. The forgery
was discovered, the iorger arrested, and with
difficulty saved from being "lynched
The preliminary examination Of the prison
ers captured on the Ogeechee commenced at
Savannah yesterday They elected to be tried
separately One of them, named Captain
Green, was arraigned The sheriff identified
him as one of the negroes who assaulted and
robbed him and his deputies.
John Marks was sentenced by Justice Kelly,
of New York, on Thursday, to pay fine of
twenty-five dollars and serve twenty days in
the city prison for cruelty to animals, in hav
ing started a fire under his balky horse and
burned him fearfuly in futile effort to make
him 90.
The Albany Angus says; = 'Sundry hocks Of
wild geese have been seen during the'past ten
days flying northward. This has generally
been considered sign of the breaking up of
winter; and, so far as we are informed, this
early migration is very unusual
There is said to be great discomfort in Next
co with the Jaurez administration of the Gov
eminent, and open rebellion is anticipated. -
The leader of the new revolution is not yet
known, but several names are mentioned In
this connection
Its denied from Washington that Secretary
McCulloch is negotiating any secret loans
Such reports, says the dispatch, are utterly
without foundation. There has been no in
crease in the gold bearing bonds, as has been
recently asserted.
Commodore Meade, whose name was I'M
happily prominent short time since in rela-
ton to some family troubles has suffered a
stroke of paralysis, and his family has been
sent for in haste, with the worst anticipa-
tons.
Seven theatres in Paris are to be swept away
to make room for the new Boulevard de Prince
Eugene, among them the old Theatre Lirique,
where so many good operas have been pro-
duced.
Senator Ramsey was yesterday renOmlnated
as u. S. Senator from Minnesota There is no
organized opposition being made to the re-
election of Senator Upton from Nebraska.
The New York Senatorial contest, says the
Tribune of yesterday, grows warmer as the
time for decision approaches. Saturday night
has been fixed for the caucus.
Maj Maston, U. S. A, one of the victims
of the steamer Glide disaster, died in New
Orleans yesterday. He had been on General
Rosseau's staff.
Edward Mcpherson, Clerk of the House of
is actively engaged upon the
Life and Times Of Thaddeus Stevens for early
publication.
Thomas Mckee, Judge Advocate on Gen.
McClellan's staff, and for many years member
of the Ohio Legislature, died at Lebanon, Ohio,
yesterday.
The Democratic members of the Legislature
of Maine in caucus have nominated as candi
date for u. S. Senator, A. ?. Gould, of Thorn
aston.
A letter from Gen. Fitzpatrick, comments
upon the proposition of Gen. Butler to abolish
the Chill mission, in a very bitter and vulgar
manner.
The President on Thursday sent to the SEN
ate the nomination Of John Savage, to be Con-
sui at Leeds.
Caleb Gushing is still at Bogota, where he
has frequent interviews with the rival candi-
dates for the Presidency.
Gen. Rousseau having died poor, citizens of
New Orleans propose giving testimonial to
his widow.
Gen. St. Clair Mulholland, formerly of the
Army of the Potomac, has been appointed
chief of police in Philadelphia.
One Of the Fox sisters has gone to rapping