Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-05-09
NEWS OF The DAY.
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In the General Conference Of the METHODIST
Episcopal Church at Memphis, Tennessee on
Saturday, Bishop Wightman briefly called at
tcntiou to the waste OF time IN speech maSlns
Among much other business, memorial was
presented, and referred, from Virginia asking
ior the punishment Of members who make anu
sell whiskcy.
A counterfeiting scheme has been toliea 10
Charleston, by the discovery that w. W.
THOMPSON, Chief Clerk of the Treasury Dc,
partmept. in connection with i. d. Metcalf, OF
Auburn. New York, had prepared Tor Issue
counterfeit State funding bonds. thompson
has pleaded guilty. Nome OF the bonds have
gone into market
A former Inspector OF Spirts-one Colonel
Roberts-has been arrested 10 Cincinnati
charged with defrauding the revenue. Inc
spirits involved, amount to SO, OOOto IO,ooo gal
Ions, and the charges run back to two ana turce
years ago, when the tax was two dollars per
gallon.
The three divisions of the Democratic party,
in New York city, held united meeting at
Mozart Hall on Saturday evening, and means
were adopted to fix basis of agreement on
which to act in nominating candidates for the
appr oaching campaign.
The Grand Jury Of the Recorder Court IN
Chicago, have called tho attention OF the au'
thorities to the unsafe condition oil many. OF
the private and public buildings OF that city
and recommend the appointment OF a regular
inspector of all such.
IJ,ho orr;1o1 Of Son Eropr iScO
on Saturday, from the Sandwich Islands, with
the first direct mail from Australia. Great
floods had prevailed on the eastern coast and
heavy gales and numerous shlpwrecks were re-
ported.
In the Superior Court of Baltimore on Sa-
turday, John II. 3. Latrobe, Reverdy Johnson,
Charles J. NJ. Gwinn and ]. Randolph Tucker,
entered as counsel for the Baltimore end OHIO
Railroad, in the suit brought against It by the
State.
There was general suspension OF business
in Memphis, Tennessee, on Saturday, on &C
count of the commemoration in honor OF the
Confederate dead There were fully tea thou
sand people in attendance.
The Constitutional Convention Of Illinois will
not now submit the woman 5 suffrage question
to the pcoplo An address BY one Mrs. Whea-
ton, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Is said to have
| wrought the change.
\ tremendous conhagraton was reported on
Saturday, as ranging along the Wilkesbarrt
Mountains, near Wilkesbarre, Pa. The loss i:
immense, and nothing but 4 heavy rain Will
end the FIRE.
The Southern Baptist Convention in session
at Louisville, Oh Saturday, appointed com
mittcc and referred to it the question OF CO opc
ration between the Northern and Southern dl
visions Of the church.
A tremendous hail storm occurred IN phla
dcIphia yeserdayialternoou, stones seven inches
in circumference falling and causing the wreck
OF thousands vi windows. The loss Is said I"
be heavy.
The Senate OF Mississippi on Saturday con
Grmed the appointments by the Governor Of
the three new Judges of the Supreme Court.
Two OF the three seem to be sufficiently Radi
cal for any purpose
Yesterday afternoon a youn:, man named
Patrick Cullen was dangerously and perhaps
fatally shot, by VIM. j. Clark in 4 small alley
near Orleans street. in Baltimore.
a mceting in preparation for the assembling
oil the Evangelical Alliance was held last nigh
| in New York, anal addresses On The subject dc.
| livcrcd.
The Radical party in Mississippi is said to
be divided, but the division seems only to be q
| difference rs to the division OF the spolIs
Many doubts are now being raised as to the
possibility Of the adjournment OF Congress re.
fore the first Of August
There is considerable gold excitement in
New Mezico. aud the metal is said to be pure
and abundant.
A collision occurred yesterday afternoon on
the South Carolina Railroad, by which on
colored person was killed and several wounGc cd.
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