Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7y sko,o the very age and body Of the Tunes.

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Mr.. John G. Hewes, owner OF house on
West Pratt street, Baltimore, yesterday ap'
piled in the Baltimore City Court for an
Injunction to restrain the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company from the use Of it's tracks
in front OF his premises, and on the sidewalks
adjacent thereto, and asking that the Company
be compelled to remove the track and restore
the sidewalk to its former condition. Mr..
Hewes charges that the running daily OF the
engines and cars of tho Company over the
sidewalks is a public nuisance, reducing the
value of his property several thousand dollars.
Ex-senator P. G. Van Wrinkle, President Of
the Parkersburg Railroad Company. publishes
a card in reference to the recent over-issue OF
stock of that corporation, in which he emphat-
ically charges that what purports to be his
signature to tho over. issued certificates is a
forgery, and that certificates signed in blank
by him have been improperly used, so tar as
appears. The mystery attending MIR. Craw'
ford's departure from Baltimore after he'con-
fessed to one of tho Directors of the Company
his guilt, is still unexplained by those interes-
ted.
Marshal Mcmahon has issued an address to
his corps, 10 which he says that at the battle of
Woerth, the French were $1,000 opposed to
l4O, 900 Prussians. The Paris Press gives an
account of the movements of the Prusslans
from the battle of Forbach, from whish it ap
pears that the first battle near Metz was be.
tween the corps of Generals L'Admirault and
DeCaen and the whole army of Prince Fred
erck Charles, and that this was the beginning
of the present fighting.
The Charlestown Spirit of Jefferson says {:
g. w. Clipp and -Ashby were arrested on
Saturday last for an assault, with intent to kill
John Il. Clipp, at the residence of tho latter,
on the East side of the Shenandoah, nearly
opposite Myers ford. They had an exami
nation on that day before Justice Myers, which
resulted 10 their commitment to Jail. Bail was
refused. Mr.. C.'s condition is quite favorable
to his recovery.
Rear Admiral Gibson, the new commander
Of the European squadron, has been directed
by the Secretary OF the Navy to send an Amer
lean man of war up the German rivers, espe-
cially the EIbe and Weser. to encourage and
protect American interests in those waters,
but to observe strictly the rules of their block
ade.
a dispatch from Charleston says that James
l.. Orr, Ex-Governor OF South Carolina, has
published letter announcing his adhesion TO
the Republican party in South Carolina. He
urges that for many years 10 come that party
must control the State, and that opposition to
it will only augment and perpetuate existing
evils.
Attorney General Akerman has decided that
by the appropriation bills OF the last session OF
Congress the Internal Revenue officers, who
we're appointed in the South and have not
been paid heretofore on account OF their ina
bility to take the iron clad oath, may bt
compensated.
The Labor Congress at Cincinnati having
cussions, the consequence was rather stormy
meeting on yesterday, upon proposition to
admit Ohm NJ. Langston, the colored lawyer
Of Washington, as delegate, which was final.
" carried by vote of 40 to %.
A serious "RepubIican" outbreak took place
at Lyons on Monday, which bad to be quellec
by force. A municipal official was killed anc
six policemen wounded.
A London dispatch says: "Cries of Ttcc
la Repu6ltgue' are now heard continually in tht
French carital, and much faolios ID moniIoo.et
against the Empress, Regent
Paris was in terrible state of excitemeD
yesterday. immense throngs gathered 10 dit
terent parts Of the city awaiting intelligence
from the 'front.'
Mr.. CIapp, the superintendent cfthe govern
ment printing Office, in Washington, has pu
to work as a compositor a lady named Miss
Green, of Alliance, Ohio.
Judge Bond, of Baltimore, the new judge
presided at the late term of the United State:
Court at Parkersburg, West Virginia.