Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-19
NERH OF THE DAY.
"7,y atop the very age and body Of the Tens'.

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North Carolina, 10 in South Carolina, Is IN
Georgia, 10 in Arkansas, 9 In Tennessee, 10
West Virginia. 6 in Kentucky, 3 in Indiana, 8
in Ohio, and an average 10 MISSOURI, Illinois
and Michigan ADJ $1,000
The u. s. Consul at Sheffield writes here
that there will soon be several emlgrants from
that portion of England to this country with
view of settling in the West, principally IN
Minnesota. Among them there will be mem
Der of the English Parliament, who will be ae'
companied by several young men anxious to
experience life in this country.
Though there is much complaint Of apples
falling during the last two months, and OF re-
tarded growth caused by dry weather, fair
product is promised in the Eastern and Middle
States generally, and Virginia, North Carolina
South Carolina. Tennessee and Kentucky,
with from six to nine-tenths OF an average
crop in the Western States.
The shipment of notes and fractional cuTren
cy from the Treasury at Washington to. Assist
ant TreasureIs; national banks, &c, for the
week ending the 18th instant, amounted to
ST., 354, 42l, and the receipts of fractional cur
rency from the Printing Bureau Tor the same
period was $4l9i500. .."' ".'er.
The brig II. G. Berry arrived below New
York on Thursday night and attempted to es'
cape quarantine, but was stopped by the revo-
nue authorities. -Four cases OF yellow lever
had occurred on board at Havana, and the cap:
tain, Stephen Paine, had died OF cholera, and
his body was in the vessel -..H g =. ~
On Saturday afternoon, while some boys
were out hunting in the suburbs OF Jersey City,
Thomas Daran was shot through the head and
killed, it is claimed, by the accidental discharge
of gun in the handsot Henry Burns one OF
his COMPANIONS: :: -. III 49,
A serious defalcafi0n at the Baltimore Gus
tom House on the part of Deputy Collector
Bowerman; has been discovered and Bower
man wed. The loss to the Government it
is stated will be made good by his trlends:-I nc
affair is the subject of investigation. 8:
The weekly NY. Bank shows d.
crease in loans of 3,3Ss,03l specie decrease,
50, POI, l5S deposits decrease So, 312,5l4 !;
circulation decrease, $ 146,442, and egal'tender
increase of 1890, 1897. -. -, -.
Hiram Ketchum, celebrated New York
whig politician during the existence OF that
party, died last week. aged 75. He was an
eminent lawyer, and conducted The prosecu-
ton in the famous trial OF Bishop Onderdonk.
During tho fiscal year ending June 80, 1870,
there was received at the u. S.. Treasury De-
partment the sum of 1858, 1877 3d. to be placed
to account of the conscience fund. $ e.
Paymaster General Brice, U. 8. A., was run
over by an express wagon in Baltimore on
Saturday night, and had bis right leg broken
above the ankle. - ~ ,.1-- .-
A malignent type OF bilious fever is prevail
ing on Governors Island N. Y, and of the
y. S. troops stationed there nine have; died OF
the disease. 80. ,,..-.... 49,. -. -. -
The cholera is raging throughout Persia and
Southern Russia. There were hundred cases
in St. Petersburg last week and torty.three
deaths. = .,s,..as. .eE%n
Baron Henry de Perre, who figured quite
extensively in this country, was killed recently
at Metz while in command OF French regl
ment. ~. -. ,..- . ~ :x..e.
John KiEts,thc oldest resident of Baltimore,
died yesterday at the age OF l0S years and four
months. . ~.%-I . H. g. '--..' 81.
DR.. Michael Difenderfer. a well-known and
respected physician of Baltimore, died rather
suddenly yesterday, in the Slst year OF his age.
The rain of Saturday and yesterday extern
ded throughout nearly all the Atlantic sea-
board. .4.-..
PRINCE WILLIAM CoUNTY.-It is thought
there will be three sets Of county candidates:
the regular nominated ticket of the Conserva-
tive party, tho Independent CONSERVATIVE
ticket, and the Radical ticket; add for the Of
fee of Commonwealth Attorney, it is likely
there will be four candidates. Unless these di
versions are healed and the Conservatives
unite, the Radicals will carry the county. ..u.. /
A tournament was held at CentrevilIe on
Tuesday last, and was brilliant affair Mr..
James Sangster delivered the address to the
knights Mr.. Wrcnn crowned Miss Matte
Rixev, Queen; Mr.. Gheen crowned Miss Belle
Somers first maid Of honor Mr.. Padie crown
ed Miss Annie Campbell, second maid Of
honor; Mr. Palmer crowned Miss Alice Har-
lison third maid of honor. 4. .,......... ...
Several Aocks Of wild pigeons have passed
over and around Brentsville in the past few
days, and it is said are to be found in small
numbers 10 the neighboring forests, feeding
upon acorns, berries, &c. &c., ...
There has been so little rain Tor the past
four or five weeks, that the farmers are unable
to break the ground for the fall seeding, the
soil having become as hard and dry as the
highways. The corn has been cut and shock
ed and turns out to be heavy crop, as anticl'
pated ' "
The shipments of grain and produce general.
~ W AleAduufid, lTUW Iuo ISL W LuO otu VI
September, inclusive, amounted to 109,37
pounds. This shows heavy increase when
compared with similar number Of days of
August shipments. s........ .... ..n.
From a large section, extending ten
or twelve miles square, and includ.
ing Brentsve, Manassas, and Gainesville
Townships, We learn from the physicians who
arc generally posted in such matters, that fe-
vers and bilious diseases are prevailing to very
considerable extent.
O. S. Simpson has been appointed clerk of
Gainesville Township, in place of r. o. Gray.
son, who failed to qualify. -.... ..........
The Beptists have been holding meeting
near Trenns' ST. Goodwiu's store, in this county,
lasting until Thursday of last week. A meeting
Of the same kind was carried on for three weeks
near Gainesville short tine ago, when some
sixty persons were baptised. ........ d..
A protraoted meeting Of the NJ. 4. Church,
was held at Sudley during the past week. and
was we'll attended.