Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-12-16
NEWS OF The DAY.
$40 sho,o he rery age and body oftte Times.

ter was in session at Columbus, Ohio, last
week. Delegates from the principal cities OF
the State met to discuss the problem CT the
social evil, which, with the Liberal divorce
system is getting to be paramount question
IN the West. The conventions, by vote oi
-! to ljl, voted to recommend the amending
OF the municipal code SO as to allow boards OF
of health to regulate" houses OF II! tame. -
The proposition to license was stricken out
\ letter to the New York World from
Rome mentions the probability OF the creation
of two American cardinals. The prelates to
be hnnored are Archbishops McCloskey, Of
New \ ork and Spaldinc OF Baltimore. The
same writer, under date OF the 9th nit, men
tons The arrival of large number OF American
Archbsbops in Rome, and states that those
| who took passage in steamer at MarSeIllrs Gu
c0untered Il violent storm.
Professor Perry, free trade lecturer in
recent discussion with Horace Greeley said,
amorg other things, that protected interests
arc always clamorOus for more protection. -
! We have had eleven different acts since 1861,
and are already threatened with another. -
| Mr. Greeley, on the other hand, "roj0cei in
the eleven tariffs that had been the result OF
the war, but for which they never would have
| been enacted. -
Mr.. j. e. M0u'ton, of New Hampshire,
who has been making tour through the
South, writes to the Manchester, n. H., Dem
ocrat that there are three millions OF cOored
people in the Southern States to-day twO-iiiths
Of whom are two-lold worse off than when they
were slaves Mr.. N. says he is speaking OF
what he knows, and testiiying to what be has
| seen.
The arrangements which lately went into
Ell Get for through travel between Washington
and Richmond, without change Of ears. have
been extended 80 as to embrace Baltimore city.
| Now on the night trains sleeping cars run all
the way--occr the Baltimore and Ollo, the
Orange and Alexandria, and the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroads
Postmaster General CreSwell writes letter
to the Chairucn OF the Postotfice Committees
in Congress, in which lie uses the fact that the
German Confederation has found it necessary
TO abolish the ranking privilege as an areu'
meut in favor OF similar reform IN this
country.
\ Boston Journal mentions ! rumored deiAl-
cation of $4,000 at the Howard National
Bank, discovered during an official cyamina.
ton by government commission. The per
son held accountable for the deficiency has
probably been engaged in pecuIation & long
time The loss will not affect the capital OF
the bank.
An effort is being made to secure the right
to carry on the seal trapping and traffic in
Alaska. Over q quarter OF miiion dollars
per aunum is offered By New York firm Tor
the exclusive privilege, and Boston firm Is
willing to give three hundred thousand dollars
per anuum for the same.
There will be no further discharges OF the
worhmen of any Importance at any OF the
Navy Yards during the present winter, as the
Navy Department has given orders for work
sufficient to keep the present force employed
for several months.
The commission OF revenue officers to whom
was referred the subject Of change in the re-
cent order OF Commissioner Dclano, prohibit
ing the use Of stand casks in retailing estab
lishments, have reported against any modica'
ton of the order.
The Methodist State Convention OF MasSa-
chusetts adopted resolutions yesterday request
ing that full investigation DC at once made
iuto the affairs OF the Methodist Book Concern
in New York.
Officers Of the Turkish Government are
making purchases OF arms aud ordnance in
Philadelphia with view, it is thought, to any
httle difficulty that might grow cat OF the
dougs OF the Khedivc OF Egypt.
At the annual meeting and banquet last night
of the Hebrew Benevolent Society Of Rati-
more nearly $1,000 were contributed by It's
members in aid OF the funds OF the Society ior
the coming year
The Camden aud Amboy Railroad Company
yesterday, says New York dispatch, formally
gave up It's control OF the State OF New Jersey.
The Kentucky Legislature have not yet sue
c,edcd 10 clecting u. S. Senator The first
Joint ballot takes place to day.
Ga the .lih instant the British brig Energy,
from Liverpool for Baltimore, with salt, was
abandoned at sea The crew was saved
General i. Sheridan was yesterday elected
President Of tue Society OF the Army OF the
Cumberland, nov in session at Indianapolis.
None oil the Spanish gunboats had left New
York up to last night They are expected
to leave TO day.
Another detachment Of Spanish troops ar.
Ilved at Havana yesterday.
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to The Congress Library during the past year
| SEIZURE or SUGARS AT New loRK.-Thc
Philadelphia Lcdgcr's New York correspondent
| writes under date of Wednesday evening:
| The sugar market thrown into panic
Wednesday afternoon by the announcement
| that, according to Instructions from Washing
| ton, General Palmer and Colonel Todd, Custom
| House Appraisers, have seized all sugars in the
various warehouses in this city and Brooklyn, in
| order to enable the Government to have it
| reappraiScd, it having been dcovercd that
| large quantities had been entered at an under
| valuation. The sugar thus placed under Uncle
Sans lock and key includes nearly all in mar.
ket and is roughly valued OF between five and
| six millions OF dollars. This action OF the Gov
erUment has put stop to all transactions in
the sugar market for the time being
FRIENDSHIP LODGE, |. o. OF q. T.-OCCo.
GUAM, Va, December 81 wish to give no.
tice through the columns Of the Alexandria
Gazette. that Rev. c. W. Liehtner will ad-
dress the members Of this Lodge. in public
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