Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-23
NEWS OF The DAI.
$40 shoe the rery age and body Of the Times.


Treasury for gold to pay the balances due
foreign countries Tor postage, instead OF having
to buy the necessary specie IN the market at a
premium, as heretofore.
Yesterday afternoon murder occurred at a
drinking saloon on the Frederick road near
Baltimore. A dranken remark was the origin
of the affray, and it ended in q man named
Louis Nlettee beating out the brains of John
Chambers with stone. Death ensued almost
Immediately, and the murderer was arrested
by the police.
One hundred and forty men met at Gregory 8
Point Hotel, Norwalk, Conn.,, ON Thursday,
to enjoy clam bake A clam bake is not a
rare event at this season, but the fact that
each OF the assembled weighed two hundred
pounds OF over, made this rare gathering
Six OF the men weighed over three hundred
pounds each,
The oldest prisoner in the Ohio Pententiary
is John Gull, who has been in the institution
about thirty three years He was convicted
OF murder in the second degree, in STARK
county, October H. 1896, and sentenced tC
the pententiary for life. The old mans mind
has been somewhat impaired for number OF
years.
Supervisor Conklin has developed immense
frauds pcrpetrated in Ohio on the revenue
over year since. Warrants have been issued
Tor the arrest of extensive whiskey dealers and
other persons implicated in that State, some
OF whom were until recently in the employ o.
the Government.
Commissioner Deiano has prepared an opin
ION regarding new phase of the bankers anC
brokers' question, in which he decides that
not only brokers who receive stock for sale Ion
the benefit OF other persons, but those who
advance money on stocks are amenable to tag
a. bankers
Things are going on blthely III st. Domingo
and likewise in Hayti. Cabral, with },00C
men, is besieeing Aqua, in the former and
Salnave, who has retreated from Jacmel, con-
tinues the siere of Aux Cages in the latter.
\ gold dollar in Aux Cages will now bring
! 900 in paper.
Com. Vanderbilt was married on Saturday
last, at London, Canada, to Miss Frank Craw'
ford, daughter OF Robert l.. Crawford, Of
Mobile. Augustus Sche, OF New York, and
Superintendent Tillinghast, OF the New Ork
Central Railroad were the only person:
present.
In an ARRAY IN New York on Saturday be
tween Captain Foss, OF the steamer Pacific
and some boys who were stealing lime from
the ship John Harrison, a wealthy Junk dealer
and pir named Della Adams were fatally
shot by Capt. tOsS.
Albion \. Towne, Assistant Superintendent
OF the Chicago, Burlington and Quuicy Rail-
road, has been appointed General Superinten
dent OF the Central Pacific at a salary Of
$4,000.
From every point Of the country. with the
exception OF the Northwest, there comes TIT
same complaint OF the long drought, the ex
,remc heat and the whitening and burning VI
Of all vegetation
II X. Brown, the sculptor who has thu
contract for making the Lincoln monument
has finished plaster cast, which has been &c
coptCd and sent to i foundry to be cast il
bronze.
10 morrow night General Grant is TO bt
present at an entertainment somewhere or
Narragansett Bay, given in his honor by thu
Grand Army OF the Republic.
Hereafter bowling alleys at summer resorts
according 70 decision Of the Internal Reve
nue. Commissioner, must pay tax. even wher
10 charge is made for their use.
The railroads leading westward from New
York have put their increased freight tariff il
force, and thus ended the competition thai
has lately been going on among them.
Dr. Lawrence NJ. Rcaud, one Of the lead
ing physicians of Kent county, Md, died las
week. He was an active and prominent mem
Der OF the Protestant Episcopal Church.
\ dispatch from st. Joseph, No., says tina
5000 Chinese are shortly to be sent there
whence they will be distributed 10 various
points.
The Secretary Of the State Of Tennessee
advises persons holding State bonds not to re
linquish them through any fear of Reputation
by that State.
The harvest is progressing iavOraby in Min
nesota. The surplus crop of wheat will reacl
20, 600, 600 bushels.
Hale 4 Co., bankers, Junction City, Kan
Sas, failed on Tuesday. LiabiIities $4,000 t
$50, 600 assets trifling.
The Rochester House block in Rochester
New York was burned yesterday Total los
about So, 900.
Fine lemons from the West Indies arc sellin.
at cheaper rates in New York than fine peache
from Delaware.
Seven fatal cases OF sunstroke are rcporte,
as occurring in and near Baltimore on Sa,urls,
and yesterday.
The factories at Fall River, Mass, are nov
running on half time. Business dull