Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-03
NEWS OF TIE DA 7.
40 sho,o The very age and boap Of the James,

D;ohoI wbo was arrested 10 Baltimore few
3ars non CHARGED with the embezzement- OF
tbs nuhIic funds of the German town OF Kat
tnwitz, and committed TO await Instructions
from the Secretary Of State, undertakes TO
piye construction of the treaty ratified be-
tween the u. S. and Prussia in 1852 favorable
to himself, and sets up the plea that the mon-
ey belonging to the town Of kattewitz Is not
public money in the sense contemplated by the
treaty. 4 writ Of hsbeas corpus has been is
sued by Judge Scott TO the Warden OF the
City Jail, requiring the prisoner to be brought
before him to day.
4 house in Philadelphia, occupied by Patrick
end Mary Mccullough, was broken into at
0 clock yesterday morning, by four men in
masks, aud tho occupants were gagged, tied
down iu bed, aud Patrick was stabbed In varl-
GUS places The robbers secured 81 800 from
bureau in the room, and departed, leaving
the McCulloughs still bound. Several arrest:
were made, and William Lerott was positively
identified as one Of the burglars.
At Titusyille, Pa, yesterday, fire broke GU
in the Oil Works. One large iron tank, three
wood tanks, the agitators, still, treating house
and pump were entirely destroyed. The tanks
containing benziae and tar quickly lgnlted,
bursting with Loud report the contents, com
pleteiy covering the creek, foated downward,
and presented sight exciting but grand in TIT
extreme.
The Marine losses for November amount t
scventy-two vessels, valued, with their cargoes
at SO, 375 ,OOO OF these seveoty-two vessel!
six were steamers, four Slips, five barks, htteer
briggs and forty-two schooners. Ut these yes
sells four toundered, five were burned twelve
were Abandoned two sunk after collision, anc
seven arc missing and beloved to be lost.
Gov. Bowie has issued proclamation off
cially announcing the result OF the recent cleo
ton ia Maryland for members OF Congress.
Messrs. Samuel Hambleton, Stevenson Arch
er, Thomas Swami, John Richie and William
Nj. Merrick arc declared duly elected Represen
tatives 10 the Forty. second Congress-
The inmates of the Nevada State Prison
made desperate attempt to escape yesterday
and fyo of them got outside of the main door
and attacked the guard. The guard shot one
prisoner dead and MORALLY wounded two 9th.
ers. Another was shot through the chest, ano
fifth was captured after desperate struggle.
William Howard. we'll known in Baltimore
but more especially in the Eastern section
died at 40 early hour yesterday morning, al
his late residence. The deceased was giant
III slGU dul DSioS eH'o'
two hundred and eighty pounds.
Attorney General Alderman had conference
at New York yesterday with the U. S. Dis
trict Attorney and the u. S.!alarsha, relative
to the Cuban expeditions supposed to be fitting
out at that port but the result OF the confer
ence is not stated.
The annual Convention Of the friends of Sun
day Schools throughout Maryland and the Dis
trct of Columbia without denominational dis
tinction) assemblies in Baltimore on Tuesday
next, 9Th instant.
The cargo of the propeller James \. Gary
of the Baltimore and Washington line, now
ashore at New Inlet, is being landed on thu
beach.
The Spanish Government has accepted the
resignation of Captain General De Rodas: and
he will leave Cuba on the 2Oth inst,
\ few days ago one hundred and thirty-hvc
barrels of oysters, in the shell, were shipped
from Norfolk, Va, to San Francisco.