Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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full of strangers. Everything was up to galety.
The streets were crowded with people, many OF
them maskers. The annual procession OF the
mystic crew Of Comus, was very fine display,
representing the five senses. While the pro,
cession was passing up Camp street, acroWoeo
balcony fell, fortunately slowly enough to en-
able most of those in danger to escape AN
old lady and little boy were badly injured. =
A number of other persons were hurt, OUT nome
seriously.
1t is asserted that there is not another city
in the United States where the same amount
and variety of good food can be Obtained for so
little money, as 10 San Francisco In one res
taurant of that city over one thousand persons
take their meals daily, at an expense or ten
cents each, and with wine and dessert Tor TWEEN,
ty- five cents. Green turtle steak, bread and
butter and celery are mentioned as prominent
articles In the bill OF fare.
On and after February Is, 1869, ali smoking,
fiue-cut chewing tobacco and snutt,ln the hands
of dealers, not packed and stamped with tax
paid stamps as required by the new law must
be so packed and stamped at the expense OF
the owner or holders, before being sold or otter
ed for SALE though a tax may have been Prev,
ously paid on it. Heavy penalties are attached
to violation of the law, besides conhScaton OF
the tobacco.
The debt Of the city and county OF New York,
independent of the sinking fund and bonds and
mortgages applicable to its redemption, amount
ed to 500, 500, O94, on the 3lst of December
last. The accumulatons of the sinking fund
will prove sufficient to pay the whole, while the
value of the property of the corporation pledg-
ed for the payment of the debt is S90,75o,00O.
Miss Surratt designs residing permanently
hereafter in Baltimore, where she has many
friends, and where she will engage In the VEGA
ton OF teacher in the schools Of that city, hay
ing passed successful examination before the
school trustees there She is said to be highly
educated.
Gen. Dix has received letter from Gen.
Grant, in which the latter says he shall be very
happy to continue him in the position of Minis
ter to France if he desires to retain it, but
Gen. Dix intends to resign at the opening or
the new administration; as he desires to return
to the u s. early in the spring.
A memorial was presented in the House OF
Representatives yesterday, by Mr.. Phelps of
Maryland, signed by citizens of Maryland and
West Virginia. asking that portion OF the
public domain be appropriated to the exclusive
use of the African race in America.
rne results of the strikes in New York,
are, as usual, to the permanent Injury OF good
workmen and mechanics. Female compositors
are being introduced into the printing Offices,
and new sources of labor found in other ways,
by sending work out of the country, &c.
Criminals are executed by being shot, in
stead of hung, 10 Utah. The Deseret News
contains the sentence OF II. p Sweet, who
was found guilty of murder in the first degree.
He was doomed to be shot to death on the 10th
ultimo, 10 Provo City, by the sheriff Of Utah
county.
c. E. Creecy. supervisor Of internal revenue
for the State of Louisiana, has suspended w,
H. H. Mullen, acting collector for the Third
district of Louisiana, on the charge OF malleas-
ance in Office.
Mr.. Mcconnell, State Senator, in Illinois,
was murdered in his Office at Jacksonville,
yesterday. Marks of FIVE blows from slung-
shot were found upon his person. There is
no clue TO the perpetrator, or cause assigned
for the outrage.
% Saturday one Of the sufferers by the ter
rible Cars Rock accident on the Erie Railroad
last year, recovered $35, 900 damages. That is
the way to make railroad managers careful.
A letter from Pau mentions as rumor cred
itedi society there, that the Marquis of Butte
will shortly be admitted into the Roman Cath
Ole priesthood.
The immediate cause Of the frmness of U.
S. bonds, it is said, is the bill to prohibit the
further increase of the public debt, reported
to Congress by the Committee OF Ways and
Means on Saturday afternoon.
The Cretan Provisional Government has dis
patched an ambassador to this country, who is
no less a person than the President of the
Government His name is Constantine Vol
ondaki; he was at Paris on the 231 Of January.
Application has been made to the President
for permission to remove Booth remains, and
for possession OF the trunk and other effects in
the custody of the War Department.
The snow is fifteen to eighteen inches deep
at Burlington. VT Railroad trains were much
delayed by the storm last week.
The Wisconsin Senate voted last evening
to assent to the formation of a new State of Su-
periOr formed from northern Wisconsin and
Michigan.
A full crop of good ice has been secured at
New York.
Foreign News.
From Athens it is stated that the King has
at last brought his Ministry in accord with
himself in sustaining the protocol of the Paris
Conference Espartero has again declined to
assume seat In the Spanish Cortes. The
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has presented
an address in favor of tree trade to Hon. Rev
erdy johnson. The Sultan OF Turkey has ap-
pointed Hous,in Pasha as Minister of War.
The BANQUET" TO JUDGE UNDERWOOD.
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