Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.
10 shoe The rery age and body Of the Times.

James Fisk, IT., the great railroad specula-
tOr proposes to lay third rail over the Ro.
chester and Syracuse railroad from Albany to
Saratoga, to connect with the Susquehanpa
route, and thus give broad guage connection
with the West. Ii the company refuses to ex,
tend aid, Fisk proposes to build new railroad
on his individual responsibility. lie also IN
| tends building monster steamer, to run be-
tween Albany and New York which, when
completed, will be the largest vessel of the
kind in the world. 1r "<uD.
The list of seizures reported at the Internal
Revenue board yesterday, includes the names
Of one hundred and twenty firms, and as usual
| most OF them were engaged in the whiskey or
tobacco business. Among the list was the name
OF Huptel Co., propretors OF an extensive
brewery in New York city. Special attention
is being paidjust now to brewers.
Information has bean received by the Light
House Board from Government officials all
along the Atlantic coast, giving accounts of
great damage done by the recent storms, es.
| pecially to the shipping. The storm was more
| severe than has taken place for number of
years. Su tar as heard from, none of the light
houses were in any way injured.
Two miles east Of Steubenville, Ohio, on
Friday, freight train on the Pan Handle route
colided with construction train. John Mont
gomery, engineer OF the freight train; l.. Sim
mons, Of Pttsburg, and John Mcfarland,
foreman of the construction train, were killed.
| f. B. Howard. engineer Of the construction
train, had leg broken. 100 .A-.lfE
Theinquest in the case Of the Ayondale mine
calamity began on Saturday. The testimony
thus far adduced would seem to strengthen the
general suspicion that this disaster was the
result of design, The feeling OF bitterness
among the miners continues, but the extrava-
giant expressions in which the first outbursts of
feeling we're couched are not now heard.
Boston was recently threatened with the
prospects Of water famine 10 consequence Of
the damage done to the city water works. The
supply of water in Roxbury was entirely stop
ped for one day, but the cause OF the Interrupt
| ton was dscovcreato be the gathering of dirt
| and gravel on the filters OF the reservoir.
| On Wednesday last the will of the late Hen
ry Keep, the railroad millionaire, was admit
ted to probate in New York. The family and
immediate relatives arc the only legatees. MIR.
Keep, it is estimated was worth 100000
ut the time of his death. -
A FIRE in Atlanta. Ga, on Sunday morning,
destroyed six one story brick stores on Marriet-
| ia street. and the large building known as the
| Narcross corner. Loss estimated at, 800, 900
Insurance $jS,000.
! If the result of the late experiments in cane
fibre is what it promises to be, there is evil
IDENTIFY new source Of wealth in the Southern
States which will aid very materially in their
development. III -"A 90
The President and Secretary Of the Cuban
Junta in New York have addressed a letter to
General Buttcrtcld, treasurer OF the Rawiins
fund, iuclosing letter OF confidence to Mrs
Rawlins and $780, 900 in Cuban bonds!
Now that the construction OF the Baltimore
and Potomac Railway is temporarily suspended
Mr.. Garrett, of course, says the Washington
Chronicle, has substantially abandoned efficient
work upon the Metropolitan road.
Il. w. keyser, for many years past Chlel
Clerk OF the Light House Board, has resigned
his position, and A. b. johnson, formerly
Chief Of the internal Revenue Bureau, has
been appointed as his successor.
The --latest sensation is the story that the
| remains arc cOncoctlnS u p!Ol 10 aDuuct lrlncc
Arthur. Two separate meetings Of the broth
erhood were held in New York on Saturday,
Brigham Young has lost his family Bible,
the only thing that had the names and num-
Der of his children, and now he can't tell how
much of a father he is,
Mr.. Nelson Kncass, formerly Of Cincinnati,
and well known, throughout the country as the
author of the popular ballad ''Ben Bolt" died
at Chicothe, Ohio on Friday last.
All the Democratic candidates Tor city offices
in Philadelphia withdrew yesterday, and new
names have been put forth in their place
President Grant, yesterday, left New York
for Washington, Pa Whist in Pennsylvania
he will be the guest Of Senator Cameron.
A Northern court has decided that a wink at
an auctioneer is not binding bid A man must
speak out--as people ought to vote-vva vocc.
The depot of the St Paul and Sioux railroad,
at Ottawa, MINI, was struck by lightning Gu
Sunday, and burned, together with its contents.