Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-01
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There is much excitement IN the eastern
part of Duchess county, New YORK. over tEe
sudden and alarming illness of cattle About
fifty head on three different farms are now
affected Their tongues are swollen, water
runs from their mouths, their hoois rot, and
there is loss OF appetite Mr.. Peck, purchas
ed two oxen of Mr.. Worletton. They were
taken from the drove and placed on Peck $
farm, and it is said the disease was coulmunI
Gated by these oxen. Thirty cue OF The STA"
lot haro gone 10 Paterson, N. j.
At Evansville, Indiana, yesterday. dep'r;..
do named Pelham assaulted colored man ana
shot him in the back, it is supposed tata y-
Pelham then snapped the pistol vt Mr.. Grav
ms, the proprietor of the store where the shoot.
ing occurred. Cravins took the revolver and
shot Pelham through the breast. Another
rough named Outem, who drew knife, re.
ceived bullet from Cravins' pistol through
the shoulder. Outem escaped, and Pelham lies
apparently dying.
Within two hundred miles Of our coast yes
sells have encountered severe storms of wind
and rain, and some of them have suffered Sc
rious damages to sails and rigging. For the
last fortnight tho weather westward OF the
Grand Banks has been very heavy, and the
gale OF the 22d instant is represented to have
been exceedingly boisterous, doing considerably
injury to shipping near the coast.
The mayor OF Louisville has vetoed an Or
diDauce against staring at pretty women IN the
streets, on the ground that it is rather the man
who does not admire female beauty on whom
the vengeance of the law should fall, and that
if such an ordinance should be enforced. the
city government would have to be indicted un-
der its provisions
At meeting of the National Association of
Base Ball Players at New York yesterday o
resolution condemning the practice OF hiring
players as reprehensible and Injurious to the
best interests Of the game was rejected. ln
other words, the National Association approves
of ''hired players and all the evils attendant
upon their employment-gambllOg etc.
At Montgomery. Alabama, yesterday, Capt.
Drum, commanding the post, had the troops at
the Capitol removed by order taom General
Terry, commanding the department, Smith
and Bingham have Sheriff's posse of blacks
guarding the Executive and Treasury rooms.
Nothing was done in the Legislature.
William Gowan, one of the oldest and most
worthy citizens of Knoxville, Illinois, hung
himself in the Court House Of that city last
night. The cause of his suicide is supposed
to be grief caused by the arrest of his son, who
is Postmaster at Knoxville, for embezzlement.
1t is thought that the President will recon-
mend in the coming message to Congress the
conversion of the Internal Revenue Bureau in
to Department. This is assigned as one rea-
son for the delay in filling the vacant Commits
sionership of Internal Revenue.
A trial suit OF Reddle, Il Co., of Pittsburg.
against Gen. Pillow and others, for coal seized
at the outbreak OF the war, to tho amount OF
1925, 900, was commenced yesterday In the IT,.
S. Circuit Court at Memphis.
The police force of Baltimore are still cngaa-
ed In completing tho census of the city dl.
rcctcd to be taken by the City Council. The
figures will be made public on Saturday or
Monday.
Justice Nelson of the Supreme Court of the
U. s., was in New York yesterday, on his way
to Washington. He has entirely recovered from
his recent illness.
In taking the second census Of New York all
the old Marshals have been reappointed aud
sufficient number vi Assistant Marshals tn
give one to each election district
The North German Lloyds steamer Union,
from New York for Bremen, stranded near Pc.
terhead, 90 the coast of Scotland on Sunday last1
The passengers were all saved.
Dispatches this morning announce the dis.
charge Of large number of workmen at several
of the Navy Yards.
A private residence is at present in course OF
erection on Berkeley street, Boston, that will
cost $500, 900
The Presidents Message will be telcgraphed
to the press from Washington on Monday
next.
Gen. Beauregard, yesterday, sailed from Now
York for France.
The Getman ship Vorsetzer, for Hamburg,
has been captured by the French.
An iron vessel is now being built at Will.
mington (DeI., for the Bay Line Of Steamers.
The Government yesterday sold $1,000, 900
gold at New York at no. 2all0.9l.
WASHINGTON ITEMs.-The directors Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal returned yester-
day in the company's boat washington,
having finished their inspection of the whole