Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-02
NEVIS OFIHE DAY.
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The New York Sun says that at a recent
| trial of q revenue case in that city skiliul ex
perts swore that some specimens of brandy
which were submitted to them were not only
| genuine, but were worth SD per gallon II
! gold, when it was afterwards proved that they
were manufac tured in Brooklyn, and were no
| brandy at ali!
| Il. A. Pollard declines to prosecute the
Wises one Of whom shot him some time since
| in Baltimore The States Attorney for Baltl
| more county has received letter from MIR.
Pollard in which he refuses to appear there
against them. The reason for his action is that
| the Wises condemn and denounee the manner
in which his brother was killed by Grant
Mr.. Asbury, the owner Of the English
yacht Phantom, objects TO the tonnage CT the
America yacht Dauntless, in relation to the
proposed yacht race across the Atlantic, but
will make the trip IN any event, aud give the
| Sappho and other English yachts chance to
| accept.
Within the past week about twenty boys,
mostly under Is years of age, have been be-
fore the courts of Worcester, Mass, charged
with petty larceny The developments thus
tar indicate that these little fellows have work
ed in gangs, and reduced their thieving to a
system.
The office Of the Providence Press, at Prov
iderce, r. l., was destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. The printers were obliged to escape
by the rope in the holStway. The loss on the
entire building is estimated at from 49, 900 to
$30,000
The Pennsylvania Central Railroad Compa-
ny propose to extend the Cumberland Valley
Railroad from Hagerstown to WilliamspOrt,
on the Chesapeake aud Ohio Canal, and the
route has been agreed on.
The Broadhead murder trial, at StroudSburg
Pennsylvania, closed Thursday night. The
prisoners maintained bold front during the
trial The jury rendered verdict of murder
In the first degree.
On Thursday morning Charles NJ. Rodgers,
known for fifteen years as superintendent Of
the ST. Nicholas Hotel, New York, was fatally
stabbed by one OF two unknown men,
The Philadelphia and Baltimore Central
Railroad expect to be ready to run regular
trains through from Philadelphia to Port De-
post, via Oxford, by the first of next week.
AT Philadelphia yesterday the jury in the
case Of Twitchell, for the murder Of Mrs. Hill,
his mother-in law, rendered verdict of gull
ty of murder in the first degree.
The marine losses for the past month show
an aggregate of ffty-four vessels. OF this num-
Der three were steamers, two were banks, ten
were brigs, and twenty eight schooners.
There is cotton firm in Memphis that is
almost exclusively engaged in buying cotton
for Manchester spinnerS, which cotton is ship
ped directly to them by way of Liverpool.
New Hampshire and Connecticut will not be
represented in the lower House of Congress at
the March session. They hold their elections
later in the spring.
Mrs. +. D. E. n. Southworth, the authoress,
gave a masquerade party at her residence in
Georgetown last night.
A. Oakley Hall was yesterday inaugurated
Mayor Of New York, and Daniel NJ. Fox May
or of Philadelphia.
Thirteen persons charged with murder are
confined in the New Y ork Tombs
A drifting northeast snow-storm prevailed
Yesterday in Boston.
Gov Hoffman was inaugurated at Albany
~. L., Yesterday.
KEEP OUT OF New YoRK-Again we ad-
wise persons seeking employment to keep out
OF New York. This city is oyerrun with men
and women who are Idle, who spend days and
nights in a vain attempt to find labor. ThouS-
ands OF men in the winter, on account OF the
season, can not follow their usual outdoor vo-
cations, and are out of employment. Armies
of people come here from other cities and villa
ges seeking something to do. When man
aprlies for situation, the first question asked
is: "Are you acquainted with the city-have
YOU worked here?" If the applicant says no,
he is told that ''Well, we have no use for out
siders-have too many men of our own out of
work--sorry we can't do something for you
good day. New York is great city. Its
ways are 10 measure peculiar, and it is the
most lonesome place in the world for person
out OF employment. Hundreds of people come
here. hunt for work, find it not, fall into bad
hands, are robbed or kicked out, and to seek
relief try poison or watery grave, to bring up
in the Morgue or Dead House, as unknown
Neu York Democrat