Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-19
NEWS OF THE DA I.
..1p sho1 the gerry age ant body Of the Times.
martial 81,

P,cwit,'s. Ky., was completely destroyed by
En-. storm Saturday night. John MCGOWAN
and his eldest daughter were killed, and Mrs.
MCGOWAN badly injured. Downcr' $ stable was
blown away, and large number OF fine horses
ard mules killed Dr. j. Wilson and wife,
living twelve miles west Of Prcwitt's Knob,
we're badly wounded The storm was general
along the Memphis and Louisville and Louis
v;!lo and Nashville Railroads, and considerable
damage to property Is reported.
The articles in the Mace Allen prize fight
were signed at the Clipper office, in N. Y.
yesterday, hy JIM Mace in person himself, and
by Frank Burns, nn behalf vi Tom Allen, The
articles Stipulate that tho fight shall be
Tor 81, 800 and the championship Of Amcrc1,
and shall take place,within fifty miles Of New
Orleans. The fight has been fixed to come
of on the 10Th Of May.
Don EmiIiauo Lopez went to one Of Secretary
Fish receptions, it seems, i'll company with
General Mcmahon. our late Minister to Para"
quay, and to this Garcia, the Argentine Minis
ter, or rather his lady, has entered protest.
[ is understood that Senior Garcia. through
his lady, has complained to Secretary Fish that
L1pgZ's presence was an insult to recognized
Minister OF tbs Argentine Cont ederatlOn.
The services at tho church in New York for
merry under the pastoral care Of Rev. MIR.
Cooke, Of clopamant notorlety, were attended
last Sunday by largo congregation, many CT
whom we're Strangers The pull pit was filed by
Rev, Mr. Brown, of Brooklyn, who preached q
sermon OF "Charity," evidently intended to
apply to the recent event.
Comptroller Hulburd reports that the loss of
the Merchants Exchange National Bank Of
New YORK; by tho dedication of its cashier,
Edward j. Oakley, is about $5O,00O and as
the bank reports surplus OF $500, 900,
there will be no suspension Oakley has left Tor
parts unknown. His bail bond Was $4,000.
+. 7. Wallace, lawyer aud real estate owner
and sprcuatcr, was arrested at Cleveland on
Monday night for forgery, but escaped from the
officers He was rearrasted at MesdVllle,
while on his way to New York. Over S24 900
of tie forged paper has come to light.
A large meeting Of Frenchmen at St. Louis,
IN Monday night, passed resolution deuounc
ing Prince Bonuparte Tor killing Victor Nolr,
and expressing the hope that tue whole Bona
parte family will soon disappear from pnblc
notice.
All that part Of Louisville lying on the levec
now Fourth street, is completely submerged,
and thu occupants are busily engaged in reno
wing their property to safe quarters
Mr.. L. Nj Morrill, was yesterday elected u. s:
Senator from Maine in place Of the late Mr.
Fcssenden. lie already occupies the position
by GubernatOrial appointment.
The overpus Of National Bank notes is in.
creasing at New York, and the banks are pres
ing them upon the Government dealers at five
per ct. on time.
The New York Board of Health reports one
hundred and sixty eases Of small pox 10 that
city, and measures are being taken to prevent
lis increase
Secretary Boutwell, will sell 81, 900, 900 gold
to day, and buy s., 900, 900 in bonds on Tues
day next.
Yesterday the cold was extreme in the North
West; at Oshkosh the thermometer lG degrees
below zero at st. Paul, IS below zero.
Both Houses of the North Carolina Leeisla.
ture have adopted q resolution suspending the
payment of interest on the special tax bonds.
CLOSING CoURT.-A deputy sheriff of this
county was instructed by the sheriff to close
court in the evening, and open it in the morn
ing. The deputy performed his duties 10 clos.
ing court but failed to open it. The sheriff be-
ing taken to task about 1t demonstrated with
his deputy, and was informed by him that he
shutit up 50 tight he could Mt open it.-CM.
pepper -Adrmce.
The Auditor OF Public Accounts paid
out yesterday about $4,000 as interest on
he State debt There remains nearly halt |
mon Of dollars in the Treasury.