Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-30
NEWS OF The DAY.
$40 shoe Ike re,y age and body Of the 2tvies.

| vo,ions throuob occasional breaks in the clouds
we're almost perfect. Secretary Seward visited
the camp OF The expedition, and saw the phe,,
pomenon. The Indians were so much alarmed
| that they hid in their houses or took to the
bushes
Ga Saturday Michael Sullivan was brought
up in Baltimore on the charge Of stealing
horse and buggy, valued at 81 200, the pro-
perry Of DR.. 7. {. Maddox, and held to bail
| for the action of the grand jury. The horse
and buggy OF DR.. Maddox were driven oft
some weeks since whilst he was attending
patient by the accused, it is alleged, but subse-
Quently recovered.
Although the Government has not relaxed
its surveillance of the Spanish gunboats build
| ing in New York, still work upon them pro-
crosses rapidly, and one of them, named the
Ericsson can DC put 10 readiness for sea IN
few days Marshal Barlow has informed the
builders that no attempt must be made to send
these vessels to sea, - the neutrality laws will
be Iigidly enforced.
An association has been formed in New
York for the purpose of holding Worlds
! Exposition in New York in the year $50
| The Commissioners of the Park have been APP
piled to fer permission to erect the necessary
| building on the Green, promising at the
close OF the exposition, to donate the building
10 the city for 4 national museum.
| 4 correspondent writing from Sand Patch,
Pa, to the Pittsburg Catholic, gives an ac-
count OF gross outrage perpetrated at that
place. "Somc rufians broke into the Catholic
Church at this place on last Saturday alter.
noon, the DIST instant, and made complete
wreck of everything inside Of the church.
Casper Walt, citizen Of Fast St. Louis,
while crazad with liquor, attempted, on Satur'
day morning, to kill his step son with a Ratchet.
Failing in this he murdered his wife with the
same instrument, and then laying himself across
| the railroad track was instantly killed by apaSS-
ing train.
At Concord, ~ H., Mrs. Caroline Clark
has recovered, under decision OF referee,
damages in the sum of $4,000 and $294. 81
costs against Mrs Paul X. George. whose dog
bit Mrs. Clark 5 son, aged three years. The
boy was bitten in July, 1860.
The great railway bridges over the two
branches Of the Cape Fear river, in North
Carolina, have been finished and the railway
connection established over them. They were
built in Baltimore by BOlIman and shipped to
North Carolina 10 sections.
Archbishop Spalding, accompanied by a
number. of Bishops OF the Roman Catholic
Church, sails from Baltimore on the 20,h of
September in the steamer Baltimore for Rome,
TO attend the Ecumcuical Coudci OF the Ro-
man Catholic Church at Rome.
The seizure Of the tobacco factory OF the
Henderson Brothers, at KeOkuk, Iowa, has
been heretofore announced Ex-senator Hen
derSon, Of Missouri, is one OF the firm. The
establishment was seized for a violation Of the
Internal revenue laws.
The Duke OF Edinburgh, who was honorcd
with grand reception recently at Tahiti, is
charged with having been guilty OF discourteous
behavior towards the French authorities there,
and to the officers of the u. s. steamer kcar-
| sarge.
The Pine Ridge Coiiery, near Wilkcsbaue,
Pa, caught fire yesterday and an explosion Of
fire damp is feared At the time of the acct
dent thirty workmen were in the nine, but
! fortunately al! were rescued.
The General Synod of the German Lutheran
Church will convene at Fort Wayne, Ind, on
Thursday next September u. This synod is
composed OF twenty OF the States East, West,
North and South, and also part OF the Canadas'
The Supreme Court Of Nevada has decided
that the telegraph is branch OF commerce,
and therefore under the control OF law
| in the same manner as other kinds OF CONNER
| cial intercourse among the several States.
Senator Osborn, OF Florida, has sent to
/ Washington Il list OF names Of Democratic
employees 10 the Pensacola Navy ard, re-
commencing their removal solely on political
| grounds
The Treasurer at New York has been au-
thorzed to purchase bohds and sell gold dur
| ing September, to the same extent and in the
| same manner as IN August
Secretary Boutwell, and Commissioner De-
Iano are said to agree in opposing the repeal OF
the income tax law, and relieving the produc-
ing interests rs soon as possible.
Prof. Davidson, of the L. s. Coast Survey,
has discovered a mountain range of iron ore in
| Alaska.
At Hamilton, White Pine, Saturday, whri-
| wind destroyed two buildings, and seriously IN
jurcd several persons.
The political campaign in California is getting
exciting. The main issue is the fifteenth
amendment.
\ hundred and sixty California pioneers are
coming on an excursion to the east.
A Curious CAsE.-About two weeks ago
Mr. William o. George, very old and wealthy
citizen of Richmond, died in this city. He
cic no will There are quite a number of
blood relations claiming the estate, which is
valued at about 100000 A day or two since
lawyer arrived in the city, and claimed the
property for Il colore6 woman named Mrs.
Jackson, VINO lives in Philadelphia at present,
but was formerly resident of Richmond
She alleges that she was married to the de-
ceased about year ago in Philadelphia, and
that she has certificate CT the marriage, and
other papers and witnesses to prove that Mr..
George took this method Of legitimatzing the
children in order that they might inherit his
property. 1t is said that the parties lived to-
gether before the war, in this city, and that
they had children. The woman is a bright mu-
latto, and the children, O. whom there are
several, are very white, one OF them full
grown man. The relatives of the deceased
i AZ Io hah, zeal