Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-04-23
NEWS OF The DAP.
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The receipts from internal revenue and Gus
toms are considerably in advance OF last year
estimates. ThS estimates of Com. Wells for
the revenue was $500 900, while the re-
cepts to date are Sic, 900, 900, with ten weeks
remaining of the fiscal year, for which the re-
cepts cannot be less than $4,000, 900, which
will make the aggregate at least Sl0,OOO,0OO,
or Sl2, 600, 600 In excess OF Mr.. Wells estimate
Messrs. Young. Ramsdell and Shaw, New
York Tribune correspondents were, yesterday
before the Hale correspondence investigation
committee of the Senate, and positively re-
fused to tell where they got the documents IN
question for publication. They regard all news
communications as confidential, and state that
to divulge the sources of information would In
iurc their business.
The Cumberland Civilian says that for the
week ending April 10th there were shipped
over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from
Cumberland 1920 tons Of coal, against 49, $50
tons for the same week last year. This is the
heaviest shipment of coal that has ever been
made over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in
one week since the opening of the road
Cain Norris, the coored man arrested about
a month since at Chambersburg Pa. charged
with violating three white girls, was convicted
yesterday, and sentenced to solitary confne-
ment in the eastern penitentiary for thirty-hve
years. The trial lasted three hours, and the
jury rendered the verdict without leaving the
box.
While many persons were on the bridge at
CRANKY, Canada, yesterday, watching the pro-
gress of the food, one end Of the bridge gave
way, precipitating eleven persons into the
water. Owing to the high water and rapid
current no assistance could be rendered, aud
the victims were quickly carried out of sight.
A pressure was brought to defeat the Friends
Indian nominations. Yesterday prominent
Western Senator visited the Executive man
sion to protest against these appointments, aud
it is stated that he was only pacifed by an as
surance that an agency he mentioned should
not be disturbed.
Internal Revenue Supervisor Creecy, OF the
Louisiana District, seized 10000 barrels OF
whiskey at New Orleans yesterday, about all
there was at wholesale in the city, and will not
release it until the owners give proof that they
have paid the tax upon it.
The New York Herald Port au Primes cor
respondence states that great dissatisfaction
exists in the Haytien capital at the idea Of 4
colored representative of the United States be-
ing sent there. They think they should have
white man.
The residence of General Sherman, on Gar
rison avenue, near Franklin street, in st. Louis,
recently occupied by the Generals family, is
offered for sale. The house was presented to
the General by some leading citizens Of that
city.
In the Senate last evening John S. Garlic,
of West Virginia, was confirmed as Minister to
Stockholm, without division. William A.
Pile was rejected as Minister TO Brazil, by a
vote of % to 81.
Sealed proposals for the purchase Of gold
will be received at the Treasury Department in
Washington until Thursday. Payment can be
made in U. S. notes or three per cent. certii-
Gates.
Oficialreports from Havana deny the report
ed surrender Of the revolutionary chiefs, Will
auiel, Casanova and Junco. At last accounts
they we're still fighting the Spanish forces.
COL Parker, commissioner of Indian affairs,
intends to thoroughly overhaul his bureau and
dismiss large number OF clerks who have been
in the department for great many years
OeUISC jules, tuC Ouuut oouauuCei nus
sued the New York Third Avenue Railroad
Company for $4,000 damages, Tor ejectment
from car for refusal to pay his fare.
The Senate yesterday laid on the table the
nomination OF Henry S. Sanford as Minister to
Spain and rejected the nomination of. +.
Jones as Minister to Belgium.
The report going the rounds of the newspa-
pers that Bishop Odenheimer. Of New Jersey,
has refused to confirm ladies wearing false hair
is publicly denied by authority.
Oae hundred and thirty clerks will lie re
moved from the Interior Department on the
lst proximo, large number of them in the
Pension Bureau.
The Senate, in executive session yesterday,
postponed the further consideration Of the San
Juan treaty until December next.
Capt. Henry A. Wise, formerly Chief Of the
Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy Department,
died at Naples on the lst lust.
Extensive preparations are making in Phia-
dephia for the Odd Fellows celebration in that
city next Monday.
Strawberries are abundant in Mobile at one
dollar per quart
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