Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-10-23
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Some time during September the People
| Bank of Kentucky, at Louisville, missed 81
| 600. No clue was had to the theft until yes
tcrday, when a man named McQder appeared
| at the counter with some OF the missing notes,
which he desired to exchange Suspicion be-
| ing aroused Meader and two coniederates were
arrested. Upon examining their persons,
$4,000 of the missing notes were recovered.
Information has been received from vii
miugton, \. c., that on Tuesday night one Of
the seamen OF the Cuba sprang from the fourth
story window OF tho Seamen's Home, where
| the crew of that vessel are stopping, and, after
lingering two hours, died. his skull having
been broken by the tall. Around his death
| bed stood many of his comrades, including
| Capt. Higgins.
The New York Tribune Of Friday says -
40 Judge from the numerous pieces OF paste
board recording the names OF sundry citizens,
among those OF several pulpit-oraters, strewu
on the table in Father llyacintho's room, the
request OF that gentleman to be lett alone IS I'M
needed. The carte, however, ls al! that Is al
mitted.
The Il. s. steamers Algonquin and Shamokin
have been sold to Thomas Clyde for $j5 900
$50, 900 for the Algonquin ana So, 0OO Tor the
Shamokin. The price for the Algonquin Is
the same a. that paid by the Hayden govern.
rncnt and afterwards refunded by our govern
mcnt because the flayticns, alter inspection,
refused TO receive her.
Among the passengers by the steamer Berlin,
from Bremen, arrived yesterday, was General
Mcmahon, late u. S. Consul at Paraguay,
who is on the way to his home in New York.
Nr. Worthington, Of Allegany county, Md,
| late l.. S. Minister 10 the Argentine Republlc,
| was also one OF the passengers by the Berlin.
The celebrated Mrs Gaines has been in
Washington for some time, looking after the
| final settlement OF her case. After thirty years
of constant litigation, this indOmitable woman
has had decree in her favor Aided by per
feet toilette, and irSt-rate artistic, she still
displays all the brilliant freshness of youth.
Negotiations are going on for the purchase
of the National Inteligcncer 10y Senator
Sprague. He will make it the medium for
| vcntatiug his views on financial affairs, with
| which he entertained the Senate so frequently
| last winter. He will also use it to advance his
| political prospects,
The failure of Justices Nelson and Grier the
two Oldest members of the Supreme Court, to
! avail themselves OF the act OF Congress permit
ing them to retire upon their salaries, will, 1t Is
| thought, result in the repeal OF the act at the
next session Of Congress.
Five Spanish gunboats lett Mystic, Ct, for
New York, under convoy of a United States
war vessel, on Wednesday last Five more
will be taken to New York. These vessels are
still under the surveillance OF the government
authorities
Thomas Ewing, ST., who is nearly eighty
years of age, was struck with disease Of the
heart while in the u. S. Supreme Court yes
terday. He was taken to his residence, and at
last accounts was in an improving condition.
At late political meeting in Texas, John
ii. Reagan, who was Postmaster General Of
the late Southern ConfedeIacy, said he was
decidedly and unequvocally opposed to run
ming straight.out Democratic State ticket.
The railroads Of the country mast be running
themselves The conductors are holding
Convention in Columbus, the locomotive en-
gineerS another in Baltimore, and the clerks
third in Philadelphia.
President Grant and Gen. Sherman will pro-
baby be present at the reunion of the Army
of the Tennessee, which takes place at Louis
ville Ky, on the 18th and 18th of November.
Professor Lane has introduced the Continen
tai pronunciation Of Latin and Greek at Har-
ward, and it is to be used hereafter III the IN
struction of all the classes.
Several cities aud towns in Massachusetts,,
Maine and Connecticut were yesterday visited
by an earthquake. No serious damage is re-
ported.
Vermont has ratified the Fifteenth Amend
ment. The vote was unanimous in the Senate.
10 the House there were twelve votes against it.
Louis Napoleon, it is said, has been super
intending 4 cheap edition of his Life Of
Caesar tor general distribution