Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-18
NEWS OF TIE DAY.
$50 sho,o the rery age and body Of the Ttusss

"IO sh0tC TIE terp age ana OOuy " "se 1t"seS'
The L. s. States Treasurer has received in
Washington, from the postmaster at Sham.
burg, Pennsylvania, singular kind Of counter
felt. Half Of it is good $40 greenback, OF
new series %, letter @, The other halt is
counterfeit. 1t has worn appearances and is
evidently erumbled and besmeared purposcy.
By Joining portion of good note and a
norton of counterfeit in this manner the
sum OF five dollars is cleared on every one got
| rid Of.
There is now in custody at the statlon-house
in New York, younk man Of stylish appear
| ance, named Manfred c. Battey, a clerk in the
Treasury Department at Washington, who
stands charged with the crime OF forgery, in
| having uttered the name OF h. +. Spinner on
check for S90S t. which was cashed by the
banking firm of Smith, Randolph, Il Co., OF
Philade lphia.
US. Senator Abbott, of North Carolina,
| and Major Enpelhardt editor of the Whining
ton journal, came very near going to war in
consequence Of some newspaper personalities
| between them. After each had been kept un-
der the surveillance Of the authorities, their
fighting humor appears TO have cooled ott, and
| a mutual retraction and apOoglZng has taken
4 phase.
Another disgusting aud brutal ring light
took place near ST. Louis yesterday between
two individuals in the shape Of men-Aen
and Gallagher. There was the usual mailing
| of face and body, and the affair was ended by
| Allen proving the better beast OF the two. Not
being the favoritc he had to labor under the
| Disadvantage of being dubbed by Gallagher
| friends. ..
A smart system of lefrauding the Govern,
| ment (whisLcy and tobacco) has lately been in
progress at Mobile. Nearly 5 100000, were
| involved in the allegations against certain par
| ties and Secretary Boutwell, has sent a Spe-
9al Treasury Agent to Investigate the affair. -
| He il vigorously at work, and has thus tar
| procured indictments against seven OF the par
| ties involving nearly 100000.
In the hearing Of the Fenian bonds case,
before Judge McCunn at New \ ork yesterday,
| it was urged by O Mahoney's counsel that the
organization is now in more, hourishing CON
dition than ever, and that it ii willing ard able
| 10 pay the principal and interest on the bonds
six months after the recognition Of the Irish
Republic. No decision OF the case was reached.
The rtualistic war has broken out IN Massa-
chusetts. The Rev. Mr.. Fisse, OF Christ
| Church, Plymouth, being of high church pro-
| civties. has excited the Indignation OF Bishop
! Eastburn, of Massachusetts,, who most emphat'
| icay is not of the Same proclivitles, and been
ordered not to preach in any Episcopal Church.
What seems to be 4 we'll founded rumor has
| it that sentence Of the naval court martial
suspenis Surgeon Green for two years. The
| matter is in the hands of Secretary Robson,
who will probably revoke the sentence and re-
primaud Green as u sufficient punishment ioI
| the offence.
The National Labor Congress, now IN session
at Philadelphia, on Monday afternoon admit
ted as members, with all the privileges, nint
| delegates representing colored societies, foul
of whom were from Baltimore. There was ne
| discussion and no objection.
| Twenty eight L.Ia vi silver ia al, have been
| recovered from the wreck of the steamship
| Germania in TrcpasSy Bay. Portions Of hel
cargo, consisting O! clocks, sewing machines
tobacco, etc, are floating up almost wholly
ruiped.
Rev. Mr.. Richardson. Of Washington, Ohio
is said to be the oldest;living American clergy
man. Although one hundred and six year.
old, he walks five miles every Sunday anC
breaches sermon.
One OF the most fashionable young ladies' a
| Nahant wears q hat which cost only ten cents
and which she trimmed herself.
| Mr. Judah p Benjamin, formerly OF Louisi
| anna, hos been appointed Queens Counsel ii
| England.