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


Philadelphia from New York have been held
/ in $50 600 each to answer. The habeas corpus
! in the case of Mclaughlin, the driver OF the
carriage in which the Brooks assasslns escaped
was quashed on the ground that the prisoner
/ had not applied for the writ, and did not de-
! sire its issue. All three of the prisoners were
remanded in default of bail, and conveyed to
! pfisoD under guard of policemen. These pre-
| cautions were necessary by exhibitions at the
hearings in this case, and threats made to shoot
detective officers if they search particular
houses, and man having publicly declared
that be would give 200 il Neil Mclaughlin
was out of Philadelphia.
Two Polish Indies we're recently whipped saw
agey at the Warsaw police Office. Letters
written by the Langiewiez were found in their
possession, and the Governor General of Poland
ordered them to be logged warning to the
other correspondents of the famous leader OF
the instruction Of 1868. Our very dear
friend and ally" the Emperor of Russia, ought
to put stop to such proceedings
Yesterday morning a fire broke out in LOG
West Harlem, New York burning distillery
Of Jacob Zekols, caused by the bursting Of
whiskey meter. The building and contents
were DESTROYED. Loss, $500 900; fully insured:
! Christian Knoll, an employee, being cut on
| from escape by the door, jumped from the third
| story window, and received serious Injury.
Yesterday delegation from Frederick, Md,
Invited President Grant to attend the State
Agricultural Fair soon TO commence there.
Frederick dispatch says that the President gave
the committee a positive promise that be would
be there on Thursday. y Washington dispatch
says that the President promised to attend, II
his official duties would permit him.
Gen. Sheridan was called upon for speech
at the Wisconsin State Fair, and said: Ladies
and gentlemen, know you do not expect me
! to make a speech and so will only make my
bow" He bowed, but was again called for, and
came forward bowling and said Ladies and
gentlemen, l will repeat my little speech, and
give way to others
| a party of forty-two ladies and gentlemen of
Wilmington, Del, lett for San Francisco, Col,
cars, Just flashed The party are furnished
excursion tickets, including meals, for trip for
S400 each. The cars in which they travel cost
SIS 900 each aud are built tor the Central
Pacific road.
Advices from South America have been re-
ceved here, which contain the information that
Presidcut Lopez, of the Paraguayan Republic,
| had arrived safely in the interior OF Bolivia,
to which country he retreated from the noun
taus, attended By a few of his personal adhe-
rents. His future movements are undecided.
Wee President Colfax addressed a meeting
at Salt Lake City, on Wednesday, in which he
gave his views at length on the subject OF
poysamy. He quoted rho book OF Mormon,
AID proved that the whole thing is unwise and
| illegal, and ought to be abolished.
The Paris correspondent of the London Her
aid says that the mystery of the recent horrible
murder of a woman and her five children, near
Paris has been partly solved. The victims
lave tccn identified, but the murdereIs have
not get been arrested.
Among the details OF the late storm in Maine
it is mentioned that Phillips village was entire
IL submerged the water reaching the second
! story of the houses, and that q cemetery was
washed out, scattering skeletons and bones
aong the road.
A large and spirited meeting was he'd at Salt
Lake City, yesterday, to take into consideration
| he subect Of the admission o! Utah into the
| Union as Z State. Resolutions favoring the
measure were adopted.
Senator Sprague is gu: again with PROPOSE
iion for the management Of the national
finances. He proposes a National Council Of
Finance" to take charge Of the public debt and
| revenues.
Dr.. James Porter, whose name was freely
used 10 connection with the frauds at the Meth,
odist Book Concern, has published denial OF
| all the charges brought against him.
! Postmaster General Crsssweil has opened
negotiations With tae British Postof1ice Depart
mcnt for further reduction OF postage between
the United States and Great Britain.
The President has ordered a pardon in the
case of Col Alexander, Of Erie, Pa, who was
sentenced to one years imprisonment for vlo-
| la,ion OF iGtcrna, revenue laws.
During a circus performance at Philadelphia
Yesterday afternoon, Madame DE Berg, a well
! known equestrienne, was thrown from her horse
and he'd an arm broken.
| The liabilities Of the First National Bank Of
Nevada, recently failed, are estimated at 5000
| coo. The creditors are chiefly residents OF the
State Ct Nevada.
Maine correspondents seem confident that
Lot NJ Morrill, will be appointed TO ill out the
uaezpired term of the late Senator Fesseuden
The Queen of Prussia offers five hundred
dollars TO every woman in the kingdom that has
given birth TO twelve children.
WASHINGTON IrEMs.-The regular Cabinet