Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-20
NEVIS OF THE DAP.
We ,hop the rery age and body of the 7smss'


Lieut., Hays, Company E, Eighth U. 5. ln-
fantry stationed at Spartanburg, South Caro-
lima, states that his command of ten men while
assisting the revenue assessor, Selling Whlskey
stills and capturing prisoners, was attacked a
few days ago, and had three horses kliIeo'
several men wounded, and the command driven
into Spartauburg village, They took refuse
in the Jail, which was besieged, and they were
forced to surrender the prisoners and the cap
tured stills.
George Steel, German, in Cincinnati under.
took, by taking forty. one pints OF medlcateu
warm water in less than twenty-four hours, to
cure rheumatism. He began at O'clock yes
terday evening, and at II O'Clock had taken
twenty LINE pints, and was suffering excrucia::
fling main. Yesterday he died. A man named
Arcberborn, who prescribed for Steel, has been
arrested. He says it is O receipt procured
from q butcher in the old country.
The Southern people are watching with IN
terest the cotton case now pending before the
Supreme Court They argue that II cotton
can thus be taxed in contradistlnctlon to the pro
ducts of other States. the Cotton States are out
side the pale Of constitutional equality and IN
decision will have great bearing on the next
planting.
Postmaster General Creswell yeterday con
Guided arrangements with the Hamburg aut
American Steamship Company which will Sc
cure tri weekly mail service to Great Britain
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Tht
agreement with this Company includes ser
vice to Cherbourg, France, at rate of six cent
per ounce, which carries into effect penny
postage with that country.
The lower House of the Missouri Legislature
yesterday ratified the Fifteenth Amendment
The Senate had previously ratified it, and TIT
State has already been counted in tho attlrma
tive list. One branch of the Iowa Legislature
Yesterday ratified the Amendment. and th'
other will follow day, making the twenty
sixth State.
A German has discovered new kind o
printing ink, superior to any now in use. The
essential part OF the discovery is that by pecu
liar process, the ink can be entirely removed
from the surface of the paper at cost OF hit!
cts. for every hundred pounds Of printed pa
per and the material is then ready Tor ust
agaiu.
Upon the acquittal of Jacob Johson, colo
red man who was tried for an outrage on Mrs
Louisa Henderson, at Louisville yesterday
the victim fired at him in open court. TN
ball grazed his head and took off part OF hi
ear. The affair caused the greatest consterna
ton and excitement.
The British Prince Arthur will arrive II
New York tomorrow morning and proceel
directly to Washington. There he will remain
for u week and be subjected to a preseribet
round Of official festivities, and return Nortl
afterwards
The sub Committee on Appropriations pro
pose to reduce the appropriations for the In
dian Bureau from five to two millions, anc
havo also taken out entirely the estimates TOR
the Land Office, amounting to $3.50. 600 on INT
Ground that there was n surplus on hand.
Mr.. Samuel Shellabarger has resigned the
mission to Portugal on account of continued ii
health.
The remains of Mr. Charles Durkee. latt
Governor of Utah, were inferred al Keno
sha, Wisconsin. yesterday.
Fix Senator James S. Green died at St
Louis on Tuesday; also Pierre Chateau, an oil
aud prominent citizen