Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-08
NEWS OF The DA !.
40 sho,O the rery age and body of the Times


are endeavoriag to show that joseph Smith
irtulged in plurality of wives while Ilving I'd
Illinois, and bring forward afhiavt' IN proof
rhe Smith faction dispose of this evidence 10y
denouncing it as false aud bring forward tue
record TO show that The founder OF the Lat'ei
Dav doctrine once excommunlcatcd memper
Of the church for Advocating poygamy.
Although the crime OF the attempte muir
der of Internal Revenue Detective Brooks IN
Philadelphia on Monday has not yet bees last
eued upon any particular murderer, enough
facts have been discovered to make 1t certain
that the cowardly act was committed at the In
stigation IF certain liquor dealers who have
been arrested. The driver of the carriage In
which the ASA ssins fed has been arrested.
Palmo, Neapo Titan by birth, and the first
man to introduce an Italian opera troupe Into
this country, recently died 10 New York. In
1885 be erected PAmo Opera House in New
York, and established IN it a troupe, amongst
whom was the father of Adelina Patti His ven
lures were generally failures, and OF late years
he has been living on contributions.
General Sickles it is said has caused great
excitement in Spain by notifying the Govern
ment that public opinion in the U. 8. will
shortly compel the recognition OF the Cuban
Insurgents. The papers urge the despatch OF
troops to the Island, whose loss, 1t is argued,
cannot be afforded at any cost.
Commissioner Delapo, administrator OF the
affairs OF the internal revenue bureau,it seems Is
about to change his tactics. For some cause
or other he has issued stringent order which
virtually puts paddock upon the mouth OF
every clerk and employee In his bureau.
A carpet Dagger by the name of Putnam,
who holds the office of Superintendent of Pub
lie Schools in Mobile, has sued the editor Of
the Register for $4,000 damages Tor publish
ing a Communication saying that he had been
once indicted for embezZemcnt
The Nashville Press and Times, Senter's or
gan, calls upon the press Of Tennessee to join,
without distinction Of party, in urging the ratl-
tica;ion of the Fifteenth Amendment. 1t says
that the Amendment can affect Northern States
only.
Ga Sunday many Of the fashionable
churches in New York reopened, the summer
season having expired. The attendance, how
ever, as one Of the papers of that city remarks,
was something like the first run of shad' -
very small.
OF the number OF immigrants landed at New
| FORK since the lst OF January, numbering 1885,
| 5l2,72 SOP were Germans. During the same
period last year $40 POI emigrants were landed,
| of whom - 10 were Germans.
1t is stated that since the completion Of the
Pacific railroad, California has been visited By
eighteen United States Senators, aud by mem
| bers Of Congress and State officials without
number-all wise men from the East.
| Among the names mentioned for Secretary
of War, TO succ ed the late Secretary Rawlins,
are Gen. George Ii, Thomas, Judge Holt,
Gen. q. NJ. Dodge, Chief Englneer UnloI
Pacific Railroad, and Gen. John y. Ligan.
Mrs. Catherine Washington died in De!h
towuship,N n. Y, Saturday mornng aged eighty
years. l. is stated she was relative OF Presl
dent Washington. She was born and married
! in Virginia.
Ole man was killed and two others seriously
| iojurel by the falling iu Of The walls OF new
u,diug on which they were at work, at tht
cJruer OF Charles aud Chase streets, III B.itl
nor", yesterday.
Chief Just c. Chase has written another let
ter, ia WHICH hu mics having any political as
,diatioI-, all desires thai bis name may OF
DIS .>sIcl4ted LII mcn > mad, wltn al poilttca
&c !Jd.
There was meeting OF New York g.n,lemcr
iltert stcd IN boating matters, on Thursday, t
make arrangements tor the reception ot The
ii .1Vasd crew, who are expected To arrive VI
the H. n list.
TIE pumps of Grc and wreckiug steamer
were $. { to work at Paramount, Pnliadel. hla
yesterdiy anu suc :ceded III dI>charging elst
thousand gnoas per minute into the reservoir
Sheridan Shook, New York tx Collector
OF Internal Revenue, has been arrested aud
bail,d, charged with fraud. Ooe Abraham,
another officer, Is held ON Il sinllar charge.
Jenny Lind has becoCc quite poor. Hel
husband has squaudcred most Of her tortuae
1t Is tn ought that she will open school foi
opera Singers III Paris.
Tue long contemplated monument at tht
grave of President Lincoln will b. commenced
by toe breaking OF ground to day Tor Its cree
ton.
General b. f. Butler has written an article
gu the Stowe and Byron controversy. lie re
Jets tho scandal upon a legal analysis.