Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-01
NEWS or The DAY.
$40 sho,o the ve,y age and body file Times.

There is considerable excitement at Homo
lulu in regard to the smallpox and the board
of health has adopted stringent quarantine re-
guations Several schooners had been wreck
Ell on different islands by a severe storm, which
also caused some loss Of life at Hiloa. Fire.
quent shocks of earthquake have been ielt on
the island of Hawaii, and the volcano OF
Mauna Loa was enveopad in dense smoke.
An accident occurred near Glendale, on the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, yesterday
morning. As the express train was passing
over trestle it gave way, precipitating the
engine, express and baggage cars into tho
creek, killing John Thomas, the engineer
Tue firemcn express messenger, and baggage
master were severely injured.
The Columbus and Xenia Railroad has been
leased to the Little Miami Railroad, and this
lease has been confirmed by the stockholders Of
the former. 1t is understood, however, that
this step is preliminary to lease OF the entire
road from Cincinnati to Columbus--to the
Pan Handle Company, which is owned by the
Pennsylvania Central.
Governor Hawley, OF Kansas, received yes
terday dispatch from the sheriff Of Saline
county, Colorado, on the Saline river, that he
had a fight with Pawnee Indians on Mulberry
creek, in which seven Indians were killed
The Indians were trying to run Oft stock, and
had robbed some houses in Saline. No white
persons were killed.
The failure of the Merchants National
Bank Of Little Rock, Arkansas, is bad one,
with indications that its management was char
u
worse. 1t is said that depositors will lose
heavily, and that considerable amount OF
Government funds are swallowed up In 1t.
Camden and Amboy paid into the treasury
of New Jersey last year the sum of $40 $685.
81, and the other railroads paid altogether
about $3.50, 900 more This was the price paid
by the travellers OF the country for the privi-
lege OF passing through the State OF New
Jersey.
Oae prominent citizen of Lansing, Iowa.
was murdered by another on Monday last, -
The murdered man was named Frederick May,
and the murderer Charles Dlay--his cousin. -
The two had been engaged in a dispute about
a load of wheat offered for sale by a farmer
Rev. A. NJ Randolph rector of Emanuel
p. +. Church, will deliver free lecture on
''Thc Moral Influence of Public Libraries, at
the hall Of the Young Mems Christian Asso
citation, in Baltimore, this evening
According to the Washington dispatches the
Judges Of the Supreme Court nave proposed
to the Judiciary Committee Of the Senate q
plan Tor the reorganization OF that Court.
A bill has been passed in the lower House
of the Illinois Legislature, by vote of seven
ty eight to nine, separating the city Of Chicago
from Illinois and ceding it to Indiana.
The Ilaytien war vessel Salnavc recently
seized two French vessels running the block
ade but they were atterward surrendered to
the French admiral.
The Kansas City Journal Of Commerce says
that the banking house of j. r. Hubbard &
Co., at Poole, Kansas, was robbed on Friday
Of $4,000.
Died yesterday in Wilmington, Del, Chas. j.
Dupont, prominent citizen, and an elder bro
Their of the late Admiral Dupont.
Sentence of death has been pronounced on
TwitchelI, found guilty OF the murder of Mrs.
Hill, of Philadelphia.