Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-18
NEWS OF TIE DAY.
"7o ,how the pery age and body ofthe Times.

"7o sho,o the re1y age and body OF the Isnaes'
1t is stated that during the past few days
freights have been very active in New ork
for trans atlantic ports, and all the vessels there
adapted to that trade have been quickly taken
up. So great has been the demand that I'D
some cases vessels arriving have been cnarter
ed before they had time to reach the WharVes.
The activity has been principally shown In the
grain trade, though there have been large OIL
ferings of petroleum and tobacco. The engage
ments of grain to Great Britain in three days
reached 600, 900 bushels.
A very poor family passed through Wythe-
vile, Va, afew days since, and encamped in
an old field near the town. During the night,
ing in torrents, the mother gave birth to tour
item, says that the husband was too lazy to
even carry straw from a neighboring stock
yard to make the woman rude bed.
The Statistical Congress at Hague, Holland,
is engaged in discussing the question of the
reduction of standing armies. MIR. Ruggles
OF New York, made speech, giving as an illus
tration of the expediency OF the measure, the
safety with which the U. S. Government dis
persed its large armies after the war with the
South.
From present appearances it is probable that
the sum OF $3.50, 900 will be raised and forward
ed within month for the relief OF the suffer
ers by the fire at the Avondae mine in Penn
sylvania. 1t is specially noteworthy that most
| OF the collections are made In small sums, var
Iying from 81 to $40. -
SO much of the mystery surrounding the late
| attempt by emissaries of the Whiskey Ring to
murder revenue officer Brooks in Philadelphia,
has been dispelled as to implicate Joseph APP
pie, whose distillery had lately been seized by
Brooks and man named Hamilton. Both are
under arrest.
| Waddy Thompson, who was arrested 10 st.
Louis for alleged frauds upon the United States
Revenue, was taken from the Marshal in Ten
nessee, yesterday, and released under writ Of
| habeas corpus He was afterwards arrested
and bailed to answer the charges against him
at Memphis
Letters from the Plains have frequently
spoken of noted frontiersman, who was known
as wild Bill, and whose adventures (accord-
! ing to reports) were numerous and wonderful.
| He is now stated to have been killed during a
| fight at the late election in Colorado.
j. j. Kinds, Of Decatur, Ala, who was the
Radical candidate for Congress in the Sixth
Congressional District of that State, has serv-
ed notice upon A. 9. Sherrod, the Demo-
cratic member elect, that his seat will be con-
| tested. 49,
The u. s. commissioned at Macon, Georgia,
has, on motion Of the District Attorney, dis
charged the young Georgians who were recent
ly arrested for engaging in filbusterlng ex-
petition to Cuba.
A letter from Liverpool to the State Depart
ment at Washington states that a contagion
called murrain, or hoof and mouth disease, has
broken out among cattle ia several parts OF
England.
Prince Arthur, by invitation, visited the
Ursuliue Convent at Quebec, yesterday. He
has been invited to attend the Agricultural
Fair to be held at st. Louis on the 18th Of DC.
tobcr.
One hundred and fitty,two thousand nine
!, uuurvu anu MY Two uOiiars In 1actlonal cur
rency was received at the Treasury Depart
ment yesterday from the bank note printing
companies in New York.
A mechanic in New York fell fifty feet yes
terday afternoon, striking the bottom of an
empty bin beneath him, and got up and walked
off without any apparent Injury.
A collision occurred on the New York Cen
trail railroad yesterday, smashing number of
coaches, and seriously iujuriug several passen-
gers and employees.