Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-14
NEWS OF TIE DAP.
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The Parkersburg bridge over the Ohio at
Parkersburg, W. Va, connecting the Marietta
and Cincinnati Railroad with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, consists of thirty six spans,
and is T. 100 feet, or little over four ftths Of
a mile, long. Nine of the spans, or 952 feet Of
the length, are on the Ohio shore. The six
channels stretch over space of l,54l feet.
| On the West Virginia shore there are twenty
one spans, covering space of 1920 feet
A dispatch from Dayton, Ohio states that
| private advices have been received from Wash.
ington to the effect that the English mission
has been offered to Gen. Robert @. Schenck.
| 1t is not yet known whether tho offer has been
| or will be accepted. As stated on Saturday,
| Gen. Schenck is at present suffering very Sc.
vereiy from a malignant oarbuncle in the face.
Direct Washington adVices confirm MIR.
Schenck's appointment.
a dispatch from Nashville, Tenn, says
Lewis Travis, colored, fugitive from justice,
was arrested yesterday. He is charged with the
| murder of Major Laurent, of Spalding county,
Georgia, Dr.. Batlor, wife and child, and
three other persons. A large reward was Of
tered for his arrest, He resisted and shot sew
eral times at Policeman Sixties, infioting, Q
slight wound. Sixties shot him through the
neck. He will be taken to Georgia.
Archbishop Spalding yesterday delivered a
sermon at the Cathedral in Baltimore as to
| the situation at Rome, in the course of which
he denounced Victor Emmanuel, Garibaldi
and Mazzini, characterized the Italian army as
robbers, and predicted that the Pope will
triumph. The Archbishop said that the whole
world has been insulted by the men vino broke
up the Ecumenical Council.
The Los Angeles Telegram says that at San
Bernardino China woman, who committed a
petty robbery among her people, was seized by
Cinnamon, tied to stake, fire built under
her and she was burned to death. The perpe-
traitors of the outrage have been arrested. All
Chinese have been ordered to leave San Der.
nardno.
The difficulty between tho owners of the
Creole and Banner mines, in Phoebe City,
Nevada, eliminated On the 9Th Instant 10 a
battle. w. &. Smell was killed and ten others
wounded. Several men were prcclptutcd
down the shaft OF the Creole mine seventy feet,
but escaped with slight bruises. The parties
retaining possession of the mines were arrested
by the sheriff.
There seems 10 be general feeling in New
York that peace is not far distant between
Prussia and France. Financicrs hold that
should war close at once there would be a vast
chasm in both French and German stocks, and
every American staple to be filled forthwith,
which would for some time produce favora-
Die state OF exchanges
There was a"bu!l' 'movcmnnt on Saturday at
New York in gold by certain German Bankers
who bought at ll2 because they thought the
rate cheap. Being at the head Of a movement
to enhance coin, they have locked up num-
Der of millions of coupons received from
Europe TO achieve their purpose.
The loss Of the steamer Faruna has created
in the Southern States painful excitement,
only surpassed by that caused by the recent
dreadful disaster 10 the Capitol at Richmond.
In Texas, particularly, the calamity com cs
homo with force. Most Of the victims by the
accident were residents of that State.
The liabilities and resources of the l,6l4
National Banks of the U. S. amount each to
one billion, five hundred and Ten millions, two
hundred and ninety. nine thousand three hun.
Gred dollars.
It is rumored that the old Gas Company of
Baltimore is about to sell out its property to q
company OF capitalists from New York, who
are not connected with the Peoples Gas Com
pany.
The Rhinc is now German river. The
surrender of Neuf Breisach yields the last OF
the German fortresses upon that river, and
there are now only three French strongholds
left in Alsaca and Lorraine.
70 day the Masonic Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of the State of Maryland, meets in
Baltimore. The Grand Lodge of Masons of
Maryland assemblies on Monday next.
Forty indictments have been found in the
U. s. District Court at Memphis against per-
sons holding Office in violation OF the -Four.
tecnth Amendment.
In the u. S. Circuit Court for the Maryland
circuit on Saturday the foal proceedings tor
the withdrawal OF the Kimberly-Butler suit
were taken.
Gen. Joseph II. Lewis, who has Just been
elected to Congress by tho Democrats Of the
Third Kentucky District, is dangerously i'll,
and it is doubtful il he ever takes his seat.
B. Gratz Brown, the anti administration
candidate for Governor ia Missouri, gets 81, 900
to 40, 900 majority. This is political earth
quake.
The druggist Helmbold has brought suit
against the New York Herald for one hundred
thousand dollars damage for rldiculing and
abusing him in its columns.
Fernando Wood is preparing articles Of i'm
peachment to preuent against judge Woodtord,
late candidate for Governor Of New YorE, at
the next session of Congress.
The Baltimoreans contend that the real
population of Baltimore is about of 100000
against the 100000 reported by the United
States census takers.
Accounts now published state that M. Para
dol, the late French Minister to this country,
made two unsuccessful attempts to commit