Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-05-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital
have adopted the following plan, recommended
by the medical staff, to provide for teaching
female students in medicine The clinical term
shall be for six months, from October to March
inclusive. The medical teaching shall be given
once week in the female wards; surgical
teaching shall be entirely at the option of the
surgeons on duty, and. II given by any member
of the staff, the lectures are to be confined to
the female wards.
The latest reports about the Fenians say
that soon after leaving St. Adams, and when
entering Canada, they were surprised by
sharp voey from Canadian troops whose
position had been concealed. The fire was
returned, but the Fcnians got the worst OF the
affair, and returned to Vermont, when the U:
s. Marshal for that district arrested General
O'Nei their leader, and he was commlttcdto
jail for violating the Presidents proclamation.
Last night 10 Oswego, New York, man,
supposed to be named Liviogson,was attacked
on Utica street bridge, stabbed and thrown into
the river. From papers found in the pocket
book of the murdered man it appears be had
seduced young woman in New ork, and was
the victim Of her avcngcr. y dirk knlte used
in the ARRAY was found on the bridge. The
cries of the murdered man were heard By SaV-
eral parties.
San Diego has fire company. The ma.
sheen" consists of large hogshead filled with
water aud mounted upon wheelbarrow. Each
member of the company wears tin clipper In
his belt, and on an alarm of fire being given, the
hogshead is rapidly wheeled to the scene OF
CONFEDERATION the members then surround the
whee!tarrow, and ,detaching their dlppcrS pro-
coed promptly to extingulsh the flames.
The organization and consolidation Of the
Boards of Missions was again considered IN the
General Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, yesterday, at Memphis, the
question being pro rata distribution OF the funds
collected Tie parent Board was located IN
Nashville. The report of the Committee on
the Veto Power o! the Bishops |as discussed
and adopted.
The subject OF lay preaching mainly occupied
tue attention Of the Presbyterian General As
sembly at Louisville on Tuesday Nominations
were made TO fill the Chair Of Pastoral Theology
in the Columbia Theological Seminary OF South
Carolina, and the election postponed until yes
tcrday. A large and enthusiastic homo mis-
siorary meeting was held at night.
Commodore Upshur has been found guilty
by a naval court martial OF conduct unbccoming
an officer in paying 81, 300 for procuring a
caletship at the Naval School. The sentence
of the Court is that he be publicly reprmandcd
by the Secretary OF the Navy, and Secretary
RoUeson has approved the sentence and al.
mnistcrcd the reprimand.
A murder was Committed at Brazil, near
Terrc lIautc, Ind, yesterday evening. Two
men, namcd Hawk and Miller, got into dis
pute near the depot, 10 regard to the settlement
Of u claim Ct Scvcn.tVe cts. when Miller stabbed
Hawk in the neck with large butcher knll",
seYctinx the Iueuar vein and causing instant
death. The murdered man leaves wife and
six children.
The Senate on Monday last, by the decisive
vote Of 90 to II, adopted an amendment to the
lecisativc executive, and judicial appropria
ton bill Which places female employees IN tha
different ID apartments of the Government on
terms OF equality with the rna'o c''rkS'S" lar '4
compensation ~ concerned
The special fund created by tho purchase Of
bonds by the Treasury, now amounts to $780,.
5SG, POO, and tho sinking fund to $50, So, 900,
showing total OF Sll4 ,42y 100, or absolutely
amount during the present Adm niStrati0n.
Ia the House OF Representatives Mr.. Hale has
introduced bill for the reduction Ct interna
taxation ard the continuation OF the income tax
ut the rate of five per cent, Oh incomes OYER
$1,000.
Cen John \. Logan has Issued general
ORDER returning thanks to the members Of the
Grand Army OF The Republic for his re election
as Nommandnr-in Chiet, and Announcing his
Staff officers Tor the ensuing year.
Rev. Dr.. J. Y. I4cfc7re, pa>toe Of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, is a
candidate for III: ProicSSo1shir oi Pastoral
Th2o!o.y ia the i'hnoog Seminary ci
South Garoiua.
The subjects Of rc:oa~truat;nn Vi boundaries
and The ratio rt representation pied the
attention oi hc Presbyterian General Assem-
by, at Philadelphia, yesterday.
One vessel that arrived at New York yes
terday from Bremen had twenty deaths GA the
passage, and GA another seven persons died
from smallpox
Quebec dispatches state that the loss By tho
great fire in that city on Tuesday night toots
up half million dollars