Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-04
NEWS OF TIE DAY.
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A new professorship has been established in
Dickinson College, Pennsylvania supported BY
a gift of $25, 900 from Thomas Beaver, esq, OF
Danville The incumbent OF the chair IS to
have charge Of the Department OF Biblical Lit
eraturc. Rev. DR.. Dashicll, the new Presi
dent, has assumed his position, and the munltl-
cent centenary collection makes the endow
ment of the College now about quarter OF a
million
The President has appointed Col. Jesse NJ.
Bayles postmaster at Louisville, KY, vice Dr.
Speed, who has been in Office eight years.
This appointment it Is stated Is IN accordance
with a declaration OF President Grant some
time ago, that certain persons who have held
Office eight years must give place to others,
who have suffered by the war. provided they
are equally competent f)r the position.
A dispatch received from the agent Of the
Kansas Pacific railroad at Denver states that
200, 900 pounds Of Colorado silver ore have been
shipped to the end OF that road by wagons, des'
tined to London, England. 1t is believed that
when the road is completed to Denver an i'm:
mense amount Of rich ores Of Colorado will tlnd
their way east tor smelling.
A large number and a variety of massive
buildings, to be used as mercantile establish
ments, are in course of construction along
Broadway, New York, and what is a noticeable
feature, the fronts in nearly every case are
wholly of iron, VIZ ought in ingenious ana at
tractiye forms. They are to be painted white.
A reporter of the New York Sun has been
startled by a new feature in the exhibition of
millinery in that city. He tells US that WED
nesday was Madame Demorest's annual open
ing day. To the surprise OF novlces IN these
scenes, it is found that, instead OF dresses, the
only exhibition is of paper patterns
The Rome (Ga Courier Of Wednesday says;
"Mr. Samuel Andrews and his iamily-wife
and five children, all except his youngest
dauphter-and John Beasiy with his wife and
three children, OF this county, have joined the
Mormons, and will leave for Salt Lake about
the 18th of September.
Twenty four boxes and eleven bales OF dry
goods, in transit for Ottawa, we're seized in St.
Louis yesterday by the sheriff under az attach
ment by the First National Bank, Washington,
against Perry Fuller, to satisfy claim over
$4,000 The goods we're purchased In New
York.
Paris, London, Washington, and New York
are all meditating great fairs for the exhibition
of the industry Of all nations sometime within
three or four years TO come, but st. fesersourg
comes first on the list, and will oren general
industrial exhibition on May 18th, next year
The Pastime base ball club, of Baltimore,
Yesterday afternoon defeated the Union club,
of Lansinsburg, n Y, better known all over
the country as the Haymakers. The game was
close aud hard fought from beginning to end,
and closed with difference OF but one run.
A German paper of New Orleans in abiding
to the numerous gambling hells in that city,
says: "It an energetic remedy against this evil
is not found soon, our children OF the next gen
Grafton will become miserable nation OF gam
blers.'
President Grant, Mrs Grant. and a. I.
Stewart were holding public reception in the
parors of the Union Hotel at Saratoga, yes
terday. \ very large crowd Of citizens from
different sections OF the country were present
The Boston Journal says that drunkenness
is lust as common in the streets of that city az
ever, and that intoxicating liquors flow just as
freely a. when here was no law to restrain their
sale.
We notice in our exchanges tie arrival Of the
brig Novelty at Boston, from her second voy,,
age to Matluzas Cuba, with $1,000 gallons OF
molasses in her tanks, delivered in coed order.
During the past few days the health of Hon.
Alex II. Stephens has not been so good. Tie
is very feeble, and suffers considerably. lie
cannot move at all without crutchcs.
At Philadelphia yesterday game OF Ease
ball was played between clubs Of white and col
orcd men. The latter were defeated.
The Boston Journal estimates the eoplai
employed 10 the hide and leather business in
Massachusetts at $50, 10000
Secretary Rawlns was considered more com.
Portable last night, although his condition is
still very dangerous.
The tricycle. veocipede in Great Britain has
surpassed the favorite bicycle, at least for
onp race