Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-06
NEHS OF The DAY.
10 shoe The rery age and Ioay Of the Times.

Brown, who killed Dr. Maxwell at Bryan, in
that State, some weeks since has arrived IN
Washington. He proposes to secure on the
part of his client the same understanding as
that arrived at in the case OF lerger, VIZ:
suspension OF any Judgment that may be de-
creed bv the military commission until the
constitutionaity of the right of trial by such
commission in said State has been definitely
determined by the Supreme Court.
a distressing accident occurred at Danbury,
Connecticut, on Tuesday last The tresle
work on the Boston, Hartford and Erie rail-
road, gave way and came to the ground, bring.
ing with it four loaded cars and seven men,
one OF whom was instantly killed; another has
since died, third is said to be in dying con
dtlon, and the remaining four are more or less
Injured.
There is report from Edgeleld S. c., that
Charles and j. d. Cresswcll, were shot on
Thursday morning near EdgeGeld The for
mer was killed instantly, and the latter serious.
ly. il not fatally wounded. The affair is en-
tlrely OF private nature, and alleged to have
grown out OF family troubles.
Urgent calls are received at the Treasury tol
Il
Albany, and elsewhere, but there is very little
in the Treasury, there being only $4,000 in
fifty cents notes, $4,000 in te n and fifteen CT.
notes and no twenty five ct. notes. A small
lot in Pttsburg has been telegraphed TOR.
The Treasurer Of Illinois has just received
SO, $50 from the bankrupt estate OF Beddolph
Wright & Co., London banking firm, which
failed many years ago, owing the State OF IL
linois about 100000 which they had received
for bonds for the State. This is the third div
ideud received, the three aggregating about
100000.
At council held at Lawrence Kansas, on
Sunday last between Mr.. Sidney Clarke and
number OF Usage Indian chiefs, the latter de-
nounced the "Sturges" treaty as a swindle, and
demanded that it be rejected. They also COM
planned OF frauds perpetrated upon them by
government agents and settlers.
\ Lima correspondent Of the New York
Herald says the guano OF the Guanape Islands,
which the Peruvian government is now send
ing to market, is found to be so strongly i'm
pregnated with ammonia, as it proceeds down
wards, as to reader it nearly equal to the usual
run Of the Chiucha guaro.
The list of seizures reported on Tuesday at
the Internal Revenue Bureau included 800,
000 worth Of manufactured tobacco seized by
the revenue officers in the Second Alabama
district. There were also several large seizures
in Georgia aud louisiana Of whiskey and to-
bacco.
In giving an account Of the death of thS,
young man who was accidentally killed in Nash
vile the other day by the needle Of essf
whom he was trying to kiss, the Boston Post
says that tie moral of this certainly seems 20
be, thar atfauccd young ladies' should not re-
sent being kissed
Authority has been granted to three Assist
ant Assessors of Income of Philadelphia to
investigate the returns of business firms. rail!
roads aud insurance companies. The same in
ves;lgatlon has been going on IN Baltimore, 1t
Is said, Tor some Inc past.
An address TO the people OF Mississippi has
beer issued by number OF gentlemen OF the
old Wig and Democratic parties, advocating
the paliay Of supporting the National Union
Republican party in the coming elections and
citing the action ci' the citizens OF Virginia as
an example.
Three more arrests Of parties for fraudulent
ly cleaning and selling revenue stamps were
made yesterday iu New \ ork city. More than
five thousand dollars worth OF such stamps
have beer, traced TO the persons using them,
and many additional arrests are expected.
Promirrnt citizens and Europeans in Mexico
have beer arrested on suspicion CT being con-
nected with plot to assassiuatc Juarez and
minister's, aud pillagc the city. Minister Mel
son had been appealed to, but refused to inter
cede in behalf of the alleged conspuators.
Walker s. Tolmau, who was arrested in
Baltimore some days ago charged with having
passed counterfeit one hundred dollar note
on the Boston agent of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, was honora5y discharged yes
terday.
The New York t. S. Assistant Treasurer
has ordered that, in cas-. of failure to deliver
bonds sold to the Government with the time
specified the bonds shall be purchased in
open market for account OF the party 50 fail
Ing.
Since Secretary Boutwcll's order allowing
the exchange of securities deposited within the
Treasurer, between four and five millions of
ten forties have been substituted for fivc-twen-
tICS- Tau Il tnI'llOn were eAcHdllEeE ycstcT-
day.
A recent tornado in Minnesota, is said to
have liiteT in the air and carried off, ses';r-
al wom' and children. A great many raost
reno .kable things, according to the ncwsipa-
per :. have occurred recently in the West.
Secretary Rawlins has made his mark He
appeared among the visitors to the Scheu ten
fest in Washington last Monday afternoon, and
made himself famous By hitting the tull s-eye
five times out OF six.
The latest railroad sensation is pan by the
management OF the Erie Railway to iumiL ate
the whole line of that road at night, by electric
lights at the ferries. in the tunnels, on all
dangerous curves and on every engine.
A gentleman Just from South Carolina.
states that there will not be enough corn raised
over the whole route travelled, 10 feed rhe
people, and not bushel made for sale.
A special to the n. Y. World announces
the reelection OF J. NJ. Cavanau Oh, Democrat
ic delegate from Montana, by ,, 900 majority;
Democratic gain LOCO.
Late adviccs from Tennessee state that