Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-12-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.
40 ,ho,o The rery age and body Of The Times

10 Philadelphia, last night, the public lamps
in Independence Square were lighted and ex-
tinguished by electricity. The invention Is
that of Il. f. Bean, of Boston. The expert
ment was perfect success. Thousands OF gas
lamps may be lighted in few seconds, merely
by an operator turning handle swiftly, and,
by reversing the movement, exungulSh them'
Tie heavy dry goods failures in New York,
aud the reports of others in Philadelphia,
cause considerable uneasiness in both Cities
In New York the Loder failure will reach
$3.50, 600 The indebtedness of the Falconer
house is said to be entirely on the other side OF
the Atlantic.
Baron Won Gerolt, the North German Min
ister at Washington, has seen Governor Geary
at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, relative to the
Dr.. SchOeppe case, and the Governor has
declared himself willing to revise the case from
q memorandum which is being prepared at the
office Of the North German Embassy.
The annual message Of the Governor OF Cal
itorna takes cheerful view of the condition OF
the State, and advises the encouragement OF
testimony, and says that the Legislature has
rover to prohibit the ipfiux OF Chinese.
Vim. b. Phillips, former Postmaster at Cam
bridge, Md, was yesterday convicted, In the
United States Circuit Court, of emtezzling
over three thousand four hundred dollars OF
the funds OF the Office. lie has not yet been
sentenced.
The message of President Grant te!egraphed
to Havana from New York, has caused intense
excitement. Sympathizers with the revolution
are disappointed, but the Spaniards are salts
fed, and look up0n the message as the har'
binger Of peace and prosperity.
The feat Of telegraphing TO Eng land the ca
tire message of the President was accomplished
by the British cable on Monday night. The
message appeared IN the London ournaa on
Tuesday morning simultaneously with IT. pub
hcatlOn 10 this ronntry.
Ice Tennessee Senate yesterday passed a bill
providing that nobody shall be indicted Tor an
act committed while serving as soldier during
the late war, and dism!s,ing oil pending prose
cutiOns of the kind.
Mrs Lincoln has returned to Frankfort Tor
the winter. 1t seems there is not word OF
truth in the story OF her intended marriage
with u German baron. She is living in retire
mant.
The Army and Navy Club OF London, 1t is
reported, has elected Gen. Sherman as 4 mem
ber-a distinction, it is believed never before
conferred on an officer OF the U. ;.
The President yesterday completed the nom
nations for the IT, s. District Judgeshins by
sending 10 to the Senate the name OF MIR. John
f. Dillon, of Iowa, for the Eighth District.
James s. Pierce, an old resident Of Suspen
sion Bridge, New York, committed suicide yes
terday by jumping into the rapids at Niagara
from the bridge.
Father Hyacinthe delivered an address last
night, 4. the New York Academy Of Music,
before ~ immense audience, for the benefit OF
the French Benevolent Society.
The statement recently made that the read
ING OF the Bible in the public schools OF Ale
gany county, Md, had been prohibited, is OIL
cially denied
There has been a largo increase OF business,
the past year, on the Chesapeake Il Delaware
Canal. Canals still hold their own az to freight
A number Of Baltimore boats are locked up
by the ice in the Tide Water Canal.
Numerousicebergs are reported floating about
in the South Atlantic