Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-11
NEWS OF THE DAP.
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Gen. Mcdowell, in the absence ofinsructlons
from Washington. declines to order the eVacu'
alton of Governors Island and the destruction
of the barracks in consequence OF the yellow
fever, which is now prevailing at that post.
Seventy one yellow lever patients have thus Tar
been removed from the island to the quarantine
hospital and the military officers complain that
the medical treatment and provisions Tor com.
fort arc inadequate. Two fatal cases of yellow
fever have lately occurred at the Bellevue Hos
pital The husband of tho woman who died
of the disease on Friday is now in irons for
bringing her to the hospital in boat from
Governors Island, after the disease had made
its appearance.
The Philadelphia Ledger of yesterday says:
I'm our round among the anthracite coal men
tho past week We learned little OF any marked
change in the trade to report The supply OF
coal is rather on the increase, but not so much
in advance OF orders as to effect prices. The
market may be characterized as dull though
even one.
The Solicitor of the State Court 10 North
Carolina, in the case of the citizens arrested
during the Holden.Kirk outrages, has found
the evidence against them insufficient, and
therefore refuses to send bill of Indictment
before the Grand Jury.
The brig Ruby, which lett Delaware break
water last Tuesday fer St. John 8, n. B., with
coal, sprung leak in gale, and was abandon--
ed Saturday, the captain, Traton, his wife and
crew being taken off by the steamer Virgo, from
Savannah for New York.
The conference with the Chiefs OF the Indi.
an tribes, held at Fort Laramie, yesterday, is
regarded as favorable as the chiefs all express
ed themselves as DESTROYS for the preservation
of peace.
Mr.. Geyer. the young priest who took pho
nographic reports of the proceedings of the
Ecumenieal Council has been appointed to
the presidency of st. Mary's College, Gin
cinnsti
Late dispatches from China state that The
Catholic buildings in Ptkin have been destroy
ed by the people, and that the Government
refuses to provide against further outbreaks.
To day elections for Congress are held in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and Ne
braska. Besides congressman, each of these
States will elect various local officers.
The Senate of Georgia has invited President
Grant to attend the State Fair, and appointed
a committee of reception and escort.
The Democratic candidate for Mayor of Sa-
vannah was elected yesterday by on overwhelm-
ing majority.
Cardinal Mattel, President Of the College of
Cardinals, is dead 1t is said Cardinal Patriz-
ri will succeed him.
Deaths in New Orleans from yellow fever,
on Saturday H. on Sunday 10.
TIE EDWIN's DEFALCATIoN.-Th imme
date cause Of the seemingly voluntary comics
sion of Edwin's, the defaulting paying teller OF
the United States Treasury, was made appa-
rent this morning by the receipt of govern
ment bond of the value Of 81, 900 from the Da-
venport National Bank, of Davenport, Iowa,
which was sent to Gen. Spinner as being over
paid ,hatiustitution some weeks since by the
department. 1t appears that Edwin's first alb
straction was of package of $4,000 belonging
to this bank, When 10 the course of time the
amount had to be made good, he by mistake,
put in the original wrapper, which be had re-
tanned, sc, 900 instead of $4,000, and this new
amount was duly recorded and the package for
warded to the bank. The mistake, was imme-
diately discovered by that Institution, although
nothing was said about it at the time. the bank
officers taking it for granted that the Treasury
was cognizant of the error, and would in due
course of time officially notify them of it. The
fear that the long and seemingly unaccountable
delay on the part Of the government to do this
would evoke letter OF inquiry from the bank,
which would of course bring with it an investi.
cation and discovery, it thus appears, was tho
loss to the Treasurer by this remission Of the
81 900 falls little below $4,000.
THETAX ON DEEDS. -There has been good
deal OF misunderstanding in regard to the sec
tion CT the Tax laws in reference to recording
deeds, and instructions we're given by the First
Auditor which though they may have been
literally correct, imposed a tax beyond that
contemp plated by the trainers Of the law. The
law as it stood required that before deed or
contract should be recorded by the clerk that
the party applying should pay tax of one
dollar if the property did not exceed in value
one thousand dollars; "aud when the consid.
GRAFTON exceeded one thousand dollars. an ad
d'tional tax of ten cents on every hundred dol
lars, or fraction OF one hundred dollars of such
consideration" The terms such considera
ton" were construed to mean an additional tax
of ten per cent on the thousand dollars specif.
caly alluded to as we'll as that in excess, viz:
the whole consideration. The Finance Com
mittec of the House have amended the law,
and it will doubtless pass, that for every
additional one hundred dollars or fraction OF
one hundred there shall be an additional tax
Of ten cents. fredericksburg Herald.
GEN. ROBERT E. LEE. John Mitchell, the
Irish patriot, pays the following glowing but
Just tribute to the fame and character Of Gen.
Lee, 10 his paper, the Irish Citizen, which is
published in New York city. In referring to
tho dispatch toreshadowing the old hero's
probable death, the Citizen says: 'All men
who are capable of conprehending and apprc.
ciatpg true nobility of heart and splendor Of
.enown will read with pain this sad announce
ment. We can very we'll conceive that even
those soldiers who fought against the great
Vireiuian on many bloody field will feel
pang on hearing the news that the noble gray
head is bowed down,an the trumpet voice
that once rang so clear over The field Of battle
is silenced" The New York Herald aludes
to the report OF Gen. Lees illness as a "sor.
rowing announcement. The Radical papers
generally have M comments upon it, either
one way or another.-Lynch. Trg.