Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-11
NEWS OF TIE DAI.
40 sho'p the rery age and body Of The Times

10 Sh0N the rtTy age ana Godg o. ne iames
4 dispatch from Portland, Maine, Septem-
Der g, says. the most serious incident OF
the late storm vas the prostration Of the tai
spire Of the new Catholic Cathedral on Gum
borlsnd street. The building was dedicated
with great pomp Yesterday. The spire, which
was two hundred and twenty SIX and ha!i
f,et high-by far the tallest in the clty-feIl
direc,ly across Cumberland street. The house
o, Cop ain f. D. Choate, No. 10y CumbtT
land street, was crushed 10 and badly damaged,
although DOT totally demolished.
The Claims arising out of the Oregon treaty,
amounting to 81. 30S, TO2 in gold for the Hud-
son Bay Company, and 81, les, 900 in god for
the Puge, Sound Company, have been under
consideration in Washington for some time be
fore the Commissioners appointed tor the pur-
pose, and they have decided in favor of the
former to the amount OF $3.50 and the
latter 100000.
Hon j. G. Blaine, Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives, in declining az invitation to
attend the Southern Commercial Convention
at Louisville, cffers his best wishes for its sue
cess, aud trusts that its deliberations will tend
to promote the material Interests OF the South
and West, aud increase throughout cur borders
love for our common Union.
We notice o list OF ships loading and dis
charging at Rio Jancro, which contains not q
sinele American vessel. This is true Of the
lists Of the S.h and % OF August. Out OF
upwards Of one hundred vessels OF all ti.s,
not Que carried the t. S. hlg. The whole re-
representatives. of this country were IN two crafts
which had Put into that port in distress.
The Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Maine
papers received to-day contain long ac-
counts of the great wind and rain storm which
passed over those States on Wednesday after
noon. Ii is estimated that the loss in Massa
chuset,s alone will amount to several millions
OF dollars.
All of the Shaker communities OF the coun
Try have uaited in an eff)rl to obtain a revooa-
tion OF the decision Of the revenue bureau to
collect income taxes from them S Individuals,
Instead Of communities or corporations.
a letter from Hayti says that an unsuccess.
fu attempt was recently made by the rebels
there to ass2s,inato Mr. g. II. Halllster, u.
s Minister, at his residence, near Port au
Prince.
LIS. II ~ NUS dSCOui pS.1iSu - hSt iAAN|'@i
tue three children of her deceased husband,
ADD Gen. Rufus ingalls,, lett Washington yes
terday TOR New York,
The American Protestant Association parad
cd gorgeousy in Phi adelphia yesterday. Four
thousand nowbers were in procession with
"reGai4s and tanners.
Officers of the Union and Central Pacific
Railroads yesterday started West from st.
Louis to settle the final junction Of the two
roads.
The President yesterday appointed James
VI. Clark to be Judge Of the L. s. District
Court OF Rhode Island.
The President yesterday issued a commission
to Geo. Sherman a. Secretary of War pro
TEN.
Up to Thursday evening the fund contri-
hutoa 10 New York for tie family o. the late
Secretary R4wius reached $33 600.
The paying tel er OF the Ninth National
Bank of sion i defar.ter to the amount
OF $3.50 600.
President Grant arrived in New York yeSter-
day morning