Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.
NO M0,o the uery age and body Of the Times.

| Details OF The recent storm in the northern
part of Minnesota show that the destruction
was greater than the first lEepQGtss . mede J5t,
| 900 feet Of logs, the iron apron to the dam at
| st. AnthOny's Falls was carried away, with
| five derricks, and other dams and trout brooks
near that city, involving a loss of $1,000. =
Hay stacks on tho Minnesota were foated off ;
land slide on the st. Paul and Sioux City
Rail,o load; and new Catholic Church at Belle
Plains was blown down.
The foundry of Andrew Anderson, in Nash
vile, Tenn, was set on fire last night in the
pattern room. All the patterns, the largest
and newest stock of machinery, mill and other
patterns in the South, were destroyed. They
cost originally $4,000, but cannot be replaced
for double that amount. Part of the building
was destroyed, but the lower story, containing
machinery was saved.
General Steedman. late Collector of Internal
Revenue ut New Orleans, together with his
sureties, has been sued by the Government for
over 5000, 900, which amount the U. 8. claims
as due from taxes received by him. Perry
Fuller, Mr.. Johnson's Customs Collector at
New Orleans, yesterday gave bail in 500, 600 to
answer the charges of fraud alleged against
him.
Quite struggle is going on quietly for the
nine US. circuit judgeships created by the act
of Congress last spring. These positions arc
regarded as very desirable by lawyers who de-
sire to retire from the laborious practice at the
bar, and this class in general are seeking the
nominations.
1t is stated that the family of the Rev. Dr.
Hallock, whose terrible death by being burned
alive on the cars ut Mast Hope, Pennsylvania,
all will remember, has received liberal sum
from the Erie Railroad Company in consdera-
| ton of the loss OF life and property sustained
| by the distressing accident.
But one vessel is upon the stocks at New
York, and reports from the New England ship
yards do not make much more favorable ex-
hbit Every year since the close OF the war
| this branch of industry has been growing less
Arrangements have been made by the Trea
sury Department, by which, alter the LIST Of
October, 100000 day can be furnished of
one. two and ten dollar notes, to be increased
soon to half million day.
The Radicals of Minnesota have nominated
Swede for Secretary Of State. The candi-
uate, IlAUS NldttSUu, Wao pun tolWaiQ ny 'hC
Scandinavian convention, which met few
weeks ago, as their representative man.
Governor Senter' organ, the Nashville Press
and Times, is out in double loaded leader pre-
dieting that the new Legislature will repeal
tennessee ratification OF the Fifteenth Amend
ment.
The first bale of new cotton received in Bos-
ton from Memphis was sold at auction on Sat
urday, at the Merchants Exchange News
room. 1t brought &c cents per pound.
The Now York Board OF Aldermen have re-
solved to call on the Congressman from that
city to urge the recognition OF Cuban lndepen-
dence upon Congress at the coming session.
The San Antonio (Texas) Herald appeals to
the cotton manufacturers of the world to offer
reward Of 100000 for the discovery OF some
means of destroying the cotton worm.
Two women were found dead, and man in
an iusensible condition in Philadelphia, Satur
day night the effects of sleeping in a close
room with coal fire in the crate.
George Peabody is now in Baltimore, the
guest of John w. Garrett. His health is
much improved since his last visit to Balti-
more.
The sloop-of war Dale, with the fourth class
| OF midshipmen of the U. s. Naval Academy,
| arrived at Annapolis on Saturday.