Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-28
NEWS OF The DAY.
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The Delaware State Legislature has adopted
joint resolution declaring the authority Of the
State over the landing of ocean telegraph
cables on its shore, alleging that the Atlantic
coast of Delaware is peculiarly favorable for
the landing OF the French cable, and appoint
ing Mr.. Comegys a commissioner TO confer
with the company owning that enterprise.
memorial has been presented to the Legis-
lature by the Medical Society of Pa, asking
for the passage OF law which shall so de-
termine the relations of the insane as to pro-
tect the medical profession in giving certificates
of insanity, the insane from improper infuen-
ces. and the community generally from injus-
tice ard oppression.
The loss by the burn ing of the car shops Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at Al
toona, is estimated at $500, 900, and four hun
dred men are temporarily thrown out of en-
ployment. The building, with all the machine
ry, twenty-four new freight cars, two car loads
of bacon, lard and produce, and about $50, 900
worth of lumber was destroyed.
The sailors strike, in New York, is ended,
the shipping masters having acquiesced in
new scale of prices AS regards that of the
job printers, the employers have resolved to
give an advance of three cents per ZOO ems.
Small pickings. Many of the strikers have lost
good situations, and much work has been sent
to Canada.
Last night a recently discharged lunatic from
the st. John, n. B., Asylum, killed his sister
with an axe He afterwards committed sui
eide by ripping his bowels open and stabbing
himself in the breast His mother only es
capped by fleeing from the room, The young
lady was to have been married next week.
Col. A. W. Evans, OF the Third Cavalry, to
whom General Phil. Sheridan in his recent
dispatches to General Sherman says "the
greatest praise is due" for his successful opcr-
atoms against the Indians, is native Of Mary
land, Elkton being his home.
In the lower House of the Georgia Legisa
ture yesterday a resolution for the appoint
ment of a committee to 90 to Washington to
confer with Congress, with view to reseating
the eolored members Of the Legislature, was
referred to a committee.
In the Florida Legislature yesterday the
House adopted resolutions, declaring that the
evidence submitted by the investigating COM
mittee was insufficient to substantiate the
charges against Gov. Reed OF high crimes and
misdemeanors.
The Connecticut Democratic State Cohven
ton yesterday renominated Governor English
and all the other State officers for reelection.
Resolutions in favor of paying the United
States bonds in gold, and repudiating the
Tammang platform, were adopted.
An Indian delegation are in st. Louis on
lLeir way to Washington for the purpose OF
negotiating a treaty on behalf OF the Kiowas,
Comanches and other hostile tribes. They re-
quest that the military be withdrawn, aud that
the Indian Agents be removed.
The Cincinnati Commercial says Our
Washington correspondent I'D. Pr has re-
Gently seen Mr.. Edwin NJ Stanton, and
saws that gentleman would not accept Cabi
net office and regards his life as public man
ended.
Secretary Seward opposes the consolidation
of the South American missions, as proposed
by General Butler in the House Of Represen-
tatiyes He SAYS that the missions ought to
remain as at present.
The people of DeiI's Island, Somerset couu-
ty, Md, are said to DE much excited about
CAPTAIN Hunter Davidson, the Commander of
the "Oyster Navy, firing upon and arresting
oystermen in that vicinity.
A bill to amend the charter of the Philadel- |
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Company, was introduced in the Delaware
House of Delegates yesterday. A secret SEES.
sion was held upon the subject.
The vote in the caucus of the Radical Sena
tors on the proposition not to make any more
combinations, except in cases of absolute en-
Urgency, until after the Inauguration OF Gen.
Grant, was twenty-five to eight.
Ex-Governor Pckens, of South Carolina,
died at Edgefeld, in that State, yesterday.