Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-27
NEWS OF The DAY.
"7o sho,o the uery age and body ofhe Times.


that even trees appear to be dying, tredericS
City is on half rations Of water. Frostburg IS
similarly afflicted, and the chesapeake and
Ohio Canal is drying up. 1t there Is not a
heavy SUNNY of rain operations upon 1t vii!
have TO be suspended.
The origin of the fire on Fel'S Point in
Baltimore on Wednesday has been attributed
to the friction OF machinery in the oakum fac.
tory. 1t was one of those accidents that should
in the future be guarded against in similar
workshops. The amount OF loss is roughly
estimated at Sl2j, 900, and the insurance at
$j9,62G, nearly all in Baltimore companies,
New York and Cincinnati are each excited
over cases Of murders, by policemen, which
have taken place in those cities within the
past two days The evidence goes to show
that in both Instances the policemen arrested
men for very petty offences and on the way to
the station houses dubbed them so bIdIy that
death resulted SION atterwlrd
4 disastrous fire broke out on Wednes lay
morning in the kin sheds OD Lowells Point,
la Rockland, Ne The sheds connected with
ten kins, together with large quantity of kiln
wood, lime and lime cast, were totally destroy
ed The wharves were also damaged. The
loss will not he less than $40, 900. The prop
erty is Insured to the amount of $4,000
The marble statue representing Plenty was
yesterday pat on the monument in the Sol
diers' Cemetery at Gettysburg. The statues
of War and History have already been placed
in position. The pedestal to be occupied by
the statue Of Peace" is still vacant. Per-
sons were engaged yesterday in mark ng out the
pricipal points Of the battle field
An American, who was recently arrested in
Cuba by the Spanish authorities, has been re-
leased and is on his way hone. An attempt to
rob the Havana Savings Bank yesterday was
frustrated, and the robbers were arrested The
Spaniards are enistlng more volunteers, black
and white, in Cuba, to put down the rebel
HON
The coal miners in the Scranton region are
reported to have rel ected another offer OF COM
promise from the operators, and the prospect
for the resumption OF labor, which looked
bright few days since, has again been spoiled.
The miners say that if they do not go to work
they have fund Of $4,000 for their relief.
A game Of base ball at Cincinnati yesterday
between the "EIaymakers," of Lansingburg,
N y, and the Red Stockings, - OF Cincin-
natl, was ended on the fifth inning by the re-
fusal OF the former Club to submit TO dcci-
sion made by tho umpire. Cincinnati last
night was greatly excited over the affair.
DR.. Pumer, New York physician, pre-
scribcd tour powders for Mrs Rosna klett on
Wednesday to compose her to sleep. The first
one was sufficient, as after taken it the patient
never woke again, and the physician has been
called upon by the Coroner to explain the rca'
son why.
Mrs. Net uirc, whose throat was cut at Hart
ford by her husband last Sunday, died on We'd
nesday. She was % years old, and leaves
four young children The murderer Is still at
large. The selectmen offer 5000 reward for
his arrest.
The Utes and Apaches, it is feared, are WIS.,
iting other tribes, now friendly, to urge con-
solidated resistance to the Governments de-
sign of placing them upon reservations In the
San Juan country. The settlers in New Next
co are very much unsettled about 1t.
Commissioner Deano received notice Of an
unusually large number OF revenue seizures
throughout the country yesterday. The great
est number of the seizures were made IN Vlr-
pinia and North Carolina, and consisted OF to-
bacco and whiskey.
A new cluster Of rocks has been discovered
in the Pacific on the direct route from San
Francisco to Hong Kong. in latitude 81. so
North longitude l39. % East, bearing N. N.
w, half w. from Smiths Island, distant for
ty two miles.
Emerson Ethcridge prophesled, in his speech
at the Darcyvillc barbecue, in Tennessee, few
days ago, that in less than two years repudi-
ton would be the doctrine announced from
every forum by candidates Tor Office.
The present legislative body of France con-
sisrs of about o9) member OF these $50 are
decorated with the Legion OF Honor only forty
members are without this order Some OF
these are too young Tor 1t.
The demand for fractional currency at the
Treasury is so great that no less than the issue
of 5000 900 q day for one year vii satisfy 1t.
From the latest compilation made it appears
that there are -, l3l postotflces In operation
in the United States.
Romans 4 Co. private bankers 10 Cincn-
natl, suspended yesterday. liabilities about
1926, 900, assets unknown-probably small.
The examination of officers for the Revenue
Marine will commence on the first OF October.
FLOTsAM AND JETsAM.-Mr. Owens, of the
Miliwood neighborhood, while fishing few
days ago, in the river near Berry Ferry, was
fortunate enough to fish up a silver casket, in
which ne found, on unlocking it, gold watch
and chain, and several finger rings, some of
which are supposed 10 have diamond sets; on
the following day ne found, at the same place,
a silver fork.
In April, 1862, while Benker's Division
were being transported from the Fast to the
West bank of the Shenandoah,a large number
of them were put on raft, constructed OF MIR.
John Lindsey's barn, which had been tom
down for the purpose or, as some state, on
ferry boat that had been partially burned, by
order of Gen Jackson. The river was flush,
and the raft or boat giving away, about the
middle Of the stream, some seventy-hvc or
eighty of the marauders were precipltated into
tho swollen waters and drowned. Among them
was 0uartermaster. named Wilson, and with
keen instinct the people in the neighbour
hood have ascribel the ownership OF the lost
and found property to him. CHTke County
Courier.
Music PUBLISHING Thousands OF dollars
are annually paid to the north by Virginia
alone for musical works, notwithstanding