Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-29
NEWS or THE DAY.
10 sio,o tic rrrg age and bodg Of tho Times

About o'clock yesterday AFTERNOON, a terri.
&c rain storm, with hail, some stones as large
as q man fist, passed over Wheeling, ". va.
The stormed lasted twenty minutes. Broken
panes of glass are numbered by thousands. The
losses of the two hotels alone amount to 81
600. The vineyards on the island and ada,
cent hits are much injured. and the fruit and
shade trees are torn up by the roots. The root
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad depot was
blown off Many accidents are reported, but
without loss OF life. The belt Of the storm did
not extend more than mile above the city
The loss is estimated at from 100000 to
$500, 900.
Suit is again brought by many petitioners in
the U. s. District Court in New Orleans re-
contrasting Mrs. Gaines right to certain proper
ties in that city, aud asking revocation OF the
decree which ordered probate of the pretended
will OF Daniel Clarke of July Is, 1913.
Commodore Richard Meade has caused the
arrest Of Charles A. Meigs and Benjamin f.
Corlies, in New York, on a charge OF illegal
arrest and imprisonment in an lnsage asylum
upon malicious charge OF insanity IN OCTOBER
last. The defendants were held to bail.
Three Japanese families have arrived IN
San Francisco 100 more families are on the
way to California, where they propose TO settle
and engage in the cultivation OF tea, &c. They
will bring a number OF Japanese bulbs and
plants with them
George Truman, colored, was hanged at
Frederick, Nd, yesterday for the murder Of
an unknown white man, near the Point OF
Rocks iu January last. The execution at
tracted thousands Of people to that city.
The case of the Lizzie Major is at last
settled, The Spanish authorities will make q
formal apology for the action OF their officers
and offer proper compensation to the Amerl-
cans captured and detained by them.
The candidates for the Offices of the Ameri-
can Tract Society whose names were on the
| Congregational ticket" have been elected, and
| thus the Society is placed under Congregation
| al CONTROL for the coming year at least.
The Custom House authorities in New York
have seized large amount OF lace and silk
goods on the charge OF being struggled Pend
ing investigation the names OF the parties are
withheld.
Dlslnterested poiitical gentlemen out of en-
| ployment are beginning to submit plans TO the
President Tor the disbursement of the two mil
| hons Of dollars appropriated by Congress Tor
the amehoratlon OF the Indians.
The Aberdeen ships Zaitur aud Margaret
we're totally lost with all on board, except The
mate of the Margaret, off Anticosa Island, s
| short tine ago.
| CAPTAIN General Dulce, 1t is said, asks the
| SPANISH Government, 10y cable to be relieved
ifum duty ia Cuba.
| The khode Island House Of Representative:
has postponed The consideration of the fifteenth
amendment until January, aud adjourned.
A kerosene disaster occurred in Hoboker
| Thursday night, fatally burning lady aud hel
| ~nn and seriously huinin. her husband.
The new issue OF paper money upon new pa
per aud from new plates will, it Is expected, he
realy for distribution on the lst OF July,
Gold closed in New York yesterday at 1894