Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-16
NEWS OF THE DA Y,
"7e sAo,o the very age anil body Of the 1'"'"''


Rear-Admiral S. P. Lee has been directed
to hold himselfin readiness to command tnc
North Atlantic fleet, in place of Rear Admiral
G.. RI. Poor, who has been 10 command OF
the North Atlantic feet, headquarters at TIA
| vana, Cuban waters, during the past year
| Rear Admiral j. A. Winslow has been uG'
taohed from the navy.yard at Portsmouth, N.
a., from the 1st OF July next. and ordered 70
| hold himself in readiness to command tho
Pacific fleet, in place of Commodore Turner
who has been out three years.
The Revision Of the English Scriptures
ordered recently by the Convocatlon OF The
| Church of England, is to be conducted acoor-
ding to the following rules: The committee
has been divided into two sections, one Tor he
| revision of the Old Testament and the other Tor
the New TIES rment. The first work will be
the rev sion the five books Of Hoses and or
! the Synoptical Gospels, or Matthew, Marx and
| Luke.
John W. Garrett, the president OF the
| Baltimore and Ohio railroad, in the course OF
an address to his directors last week, mention.
ed that in order to secure traffic over his road
to Baltimore, it had agreed to carry ireightS
from the OHIO river to that city, IS" miles,
for twenty cents hundred weight 1t Is THIS
low rate, no claims, that is 50 rapidly building
up the commerce OF Baltimore.
The Howard Investigating Committee has
quit taking cvidcnc, relative TO the manage
ment of the Frccdmcn's Bureau. The case
| closed with 4 long statement ty General 10
ward. The committee will now so carefully
over he testimony, and then make Up lis re-
| port or reports, which are not likely 10 BE-
| presented until just before the close OF this
| session.
Il dispatch from New Orleanssta!cS that lhc
steamship Fileny. belonging to the United
States and West India Fresh Meat an! Fruit
| Company, arrived there last evening" with 4
cargo of fresh beet veal and mutton, slaughter
ed at Fulton, Rotkport county. Texas, a week
ago The cargo is in splendid order, and Is be-
ing sold 10 the markets.
| |. is said ~ those who arc il no;Itioa To
know that the testimony before the committee
| leaves 10 d1ub. IS 10 Bahc0c.;; y interference
! to prevent the release Of NJ. Hatch, !!OT the
prison where ho was confined tccaua it was
feared that il he va; released he wju:l no
ceed to the L. 5. and to oppose the rl'itcatlan
OF Inc San Domingo treaty.
\ glance over The scene OF the mining ir"nb
les in the Schuy!ki!l region, as taken iro"
Pottsvie, on Friday last, disclosed a most Cn
promising and determined state at affairs.
The strike has now continued nine weeks,
aud the prospect u resumption O; wnl:- |:
| apparently aS distant Is - any tim since l'i'
suspension.
Postmaster General Crcswc has acc2ptrd
the offers recently mad; ly the agents %! the
Cunard and lnnan line OF steamers 70 c%rTJ
the mails between the /. :. and Great br!
tain for the a,nJuuG ui sea postage on The
mai. ma;tor carried, as iui compensation 10:
the service.
| Washington dispatches auuuncs that Con
molvrc O.. s. GIiSSon, recently promoted to
the rank Of Rear Admiral, has been ordered
70 hold himself in readiness to take command
of the European fleet, in place OF Rear Ad'
mira Rldiord, who has been rctlr1! ANA or.
lered home.
| Tie proposition to repeal ,h;: du;y nn BIT
luminous coal has been rejected b. i minority
| Of the COuinitiec Vi Ways and Means OF the
| hns also agreed to report bill relieving Goa
| companies iroi: ii! taxation.
Ihamas d. Elliott, al cx.ln@nhcr OF Con.
greSS iroW Massachusetts, died at New Bed
ford Yesterday. 'aTcral important measures
bearing unan recon ,tru:li N were ,ira%a up
| By MIR. Elliott.
At Philadelphia yesterday, Charles O'Nicl,
William D. Kelley and L-oaara Myers, men,
hers ct the present House of Representatives.,
were renominatcA by tic Rsllcls.
Red Cloud aui party ara still in New York.
The Ialan Commission has asracd to furnish
him the }oIS,s he La:nauicl from the Gov.
ernrncnt. lie is to make public speech
The Office Of special commissioner Of tie rev
cnuc, which has been filled By Mr.. David \.
Wells, expires by limitation on the 3Oth Of this
month.
Minister Notify t=Ieeraphs the State DE.
partmcnt at Washington that converts TO
Christianity inJapan arc being prosecuted on
account OF their change of religion.
There has beca great fool 10 tbs EuSque-
hanna river, and mach loss Of !ogs, timber,
lumber a.: at Wi!llamspor;. The loss Of the
lumbcymcn ia that pIac, alone Is $500 900.
Mr. Wayne MeVeigh, recently appointed
T.. ). Minister to Turkey, sailed from New
York yesterday for ConstantnopIe
According to official a3vcos the gain :rop.
in Eastern Europe promises :. satisfactory
harvest.
1t is now said that Mr. Ca!eb Gushing had
nothing whatever TO TO with the Ircsd cnts
Message concerning Cuba.
HE CRorS IN LoUDoUN County - for the
last Two weeks We have had rain almost every
day seriously threatening the bright promises
INDUCED in ipr an abundant narvca On
Thursday nishL TRAINED iuriousIy the "oIdcst
inhabi!ant" having no recollection OF such ali
immens. fall OF water in the same space Of time
The water leli in torrents, aud We hear Of much
damage done not only to the crops. but to fen
ing uui small stock along the water courses
To add 90 the general destruction, however, on
Saturday afternoon, We were visited with Sc
we're storm Of wind and hail, which in some
portions OF tho county played sad havoc with
the wheat and corn. We understand that BIT
tween Waterford and Hamilton the damage
was unite serious and Lcayv nsscs sustained inv