Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-04-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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4 letter from Savannah, Georgia, says that
an extensive trade has been carried on in that
city tor many years, but since the war this traf
ic has largely Increased, and Savannah now
ranks so high that she stands second 10 New
Orleans only in the extent Of her operations,
outstripping even Mobile
A dispatch from Scranton, Pa, states that
30 900? Winners in the anthracite coal region are
about 10 strike" for which every poor and
laborlDg man in the country will have to pay.
ln the Increased price of coal-as the general
tendency OF all these things, is really to iniurc
the laborine man.
Gen. Sherman, by direction of the Secretary
Of War, Yesterday, issued an order directing
that the recruiting service for the army be re-
sumcd The repmental recruiting will be con-
Quoted under the direction OF the several regl
mental commanders, acc )rdlng to the rcguIa-
tons of 1863.
The New York Times states the tees OF the
Sheriff OF New York to amount at present to
more than S30O,O0O per annum, and says that
a bill now pending before the Legislature, il
passed, will increase the emoluments of the
Office to one million yearly.
Since President Grants Inauguration one
hundred and nineteen Assessors and one hun
Gred and twenty-five Collectors Of Internal
Revenue have been appointed by Commission.
er DelanO a change has bceu made in all
these officers in Maryland.
Mr. Charles a. Dana, OF the New y Ork Sum-
was arrested on Tuesday on the charge of utter
ing and publishing libel, upon the suit Of
Oh arb
Tribune, damages being laid at s 100, 900.
On the 18th OF May the Order Of Red Men
propose to celebrate st. Tammany's Day in
Philadelphia By a grand procession, the laying
OF the corner stone OF the new hall, and other
lntcreStin% exercises.
Senator Wilson was publicly received 10y
the workmcn of the Springfield (Mass.) Arm
DRY. yesterday, and made a speech deiendipg
his recent letter on the Eight hour law.
At Savannah, yesterday, in case before the
u. S. District Court, counsel demanded that
the Jury subscribe 30 the Iron clad OATH Of
1862, whercupon every Juror lett the box.
George II. Stuart, of Philadelphia, was yes
terday elected President OF the National Sun
day School Convention, now in session at New
S. b. Chittcnden has been appointed a mem
Der of the naval academy examining board, in
place of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who declined
| the appointment
Surveyors are engaged in surveying the
route for the Railroad to be built between
Parkton, Baltimore county, to Manchester,
Carroll county, Md.
Bergh, President of the society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, stopped s.
600 pigeon shooting match in New York, yes
terday
Duckworth, the man who, it is alleged, shot
Jaw johnson last week near Cumberland, Nd,
has been indicted for murder in the first de.
gree.
The accounts generally from The South are
| now favorable to the crops. Cotton is general
| y represented as doing well.
The agent sent by President Grant to cx.
| anime the condition of affairs in Cuba Is said
to DO an army officer.
The Allied forces in Paraguay are reported
as preparing for a final attack upon Lopez s
| forces, to take place this week.
| WASHINGTON IrEMs.--A man named Latclle
attempted to force an entrance into President
Grants room at the Executive Mansion yester-
day, despite the remonstrance of Gen. Dent,
when he was knocked down ard given in charge
| of the police He is supposed to be insane.
The President has ordered that hereafter he
will receive general visitors on Mondays and
| Thursdays, in tho morning, between the hours
| of 10 AMI - clock. On ether days he will
receive only on cards and in special cases.
| Twenty-Five females ut the Government
Printing Office were discharged on Tuesday.
The dismissal OF clerks in the Treasury De.
partment continues from day to day. Ii Is
| stated that five hundred removals will be made.
| We presume their places will be filled with
active voting Republicans.
| The President, Secretary Boric and others
were to take trip down the Potomac to dav.
| 4 letter has been received bv Messrs XII
| bourn Il Latta from Mr. j. Sifford, of Fred
erick City, Md, stating that committee OF
| citizens OF that place will visit WASHINGTON on
| Tuesday next, May 18th, for the purpose OF
consulting with the citizens upon the subject
OF a railroad from Washington, via Frederick,
to Lake Erie.
Tuesday afternoon Mr.. T. }. Gait, wood and
coal dealer, was attacked with para.ysis in his
right side, and is now confued at his residence.
Mr.. Walter S. Cox, prominent member Of
the Washington bar, who was injured on Mon
day by being thrown from his buggy, is still
suffering from his injuries.
Speaker Blaine has purchased house in
Browns new block, On Fifteenth street, in
which Senators Swami and Buckingham and
Representative Fernando Wood have recently
bought dwellings.
A number of hands employed in the Gov
eminent Printing Office are to be discharged,
owing 10 the reduction of work.
A Liverpool Snowman has on exhibition a
gallery OF wax works, representing distinguish
cd Americans. An American gentleman in
| abiding to his visit to tho show, writes: 81
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