Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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CHOIR Line from New York, struck at ten O clock
the night previous on Unishtrahen Island, and
became a total wreck. Four other boats con-
tanning passengers left the steamer, but have
not vet teen heard Of. The sailor reports that
his own boat was upset, and all in it but him
self drowned. The agents of the Anchor Line,
at Glasgow, have received iull confirmation of
the loss of the steamship.
The National Democratic Congressional
Committee in circular just issued tender their
congratulations to the Democratic and Conser-
vative voters in the States of Pennsylvania, In.
diana and Ohio for their recent successes over
the Republicans, and they now appeal to the
Democratic and Conservative voters Of the
States 10 which elections are about to be held
to make further and most determined efforts In
behalf OF their party.
A dispatch from New Orleans says Gap.
tain Henry of the steamer Mississippi, reports
past from daylight to dark eleven wrecks. IN
the Florida coast saw schooners Jefferson Bor-
den and Ida Fowler ashore. Florida beach tor
fifty miles is strcwn with general merchandise
aud debris of wrecks. A lite jacket marked
"Mariposa' was picked up.
The Catholic hierarchy OF Great Britain has
issued u protest against the action OF the lta'
liam Government in occupying the Papal ter
ritory. They call upon all good Catholics to
form prayer unions and to protest against this
treatment Of the Pope, and to prepare docu'
ments on the subject which may be made the
basis OF an appeal to Parliament.
Senator Camerou's talk with the President
fully confirms what has been said, that mat
ters are not going smoothly in the Cabinet
since the retirement OF Secretary Cox. 1t is
but due to Secretary Boutwell,, however, to say
that he afirms there iS no illfeeDg between
himself and the President, and that everything
is going on barmonlUusy.
All the saw mills on the Stanbury side of the
Mississippi near Minneapolis were burned last
night. The fire, which commenced at six
o'cock, originated from the explosion of fluid
lamp. The mills were capable of saving
$4,000 feet oflumber per day. Loss Sl5O,OOO ;
no insurance. Three hundred man are thrown
out of employment.
Advces from Fort Garry Sth inst. state tha t
the smallpox is committing fearful ravages in
the West, and that the Indians arc dying in
thousands. The plains are coveed with painted
corpses, aud the stencil is dreadful. The Gov
eminent proposes to send a medical man there.
All was quiet at Fort Garry.
The Governors Of Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Mich
gan have united in calling Cow entlon at To-
dianapolis on the oath of November, for the
purpose of considering all questions pertaining
to immigration, and the reforms necessary at
the ports of debarkation and points inl and.
Reports from several sources excite the
pravest apprehcnsions that tho steamship
Mariposa, which lett New Orleans Tor New
York or the 5th, has been swamped at sea and
is lost The crew of the ship Mariposa con-
sisted Of thirty-siy men, all told, and cargo
valued at 100000.
There are numerous reports 10 circulation
relative 10 Cabinent affairs. Those that seem
best entitled to belief say tlat Commissioner
Dclano has accepted the position of Secretary
oil the Interior, and will be succeeded in the
Internal Revenue Bureau by General Is. t.
Cowan, of Ohio.
There are 1umors again in Wall street Of
anothr clique combination to break the stock
market by making gold artcfcialiy scarce, if
not by locking Up ertenbacks. The story has
renewed slightly the feverist feeling in the
money market. Cod is Irregular under this
influence.
The "Pall Mail Gazntte' speaks of MIR.
Morton, the new United States Minister 10
Eogland, as thoroughly incompetent per-
son, who is ipsn ucttd first to bully, aud next
to threaten war
Twelve Z. S. Senators have engaged to write
twelve different articles Tor the New ork Led
ger. Senator Cameron is one OF the twelve.
Brick Pomeroys New York paper, the
Democrat, has proved failure. SO says the
Louisville Courier Journal.
The NEW JURY LAw.-The following arc
the principal notifications of the old jury law
effected by the bill upon this subject which
was passed by the General Assembly on the
10th instant, and now awaits the signature of
the Governor to become law:
l. No jury is 10 be empanelIcd to try any
civil cause or mlsdemeanor, unless one OF the
parties shall demand jury. but the court pro-
the Old law jurics were cmpaneed in all cases.
unless waived expressly by all the parties to
the case
.. The jurors under the new law are to re-
celVe no compensation for their services. Under
the old law they received per diem of one
dollar.
8. The list from which the juries are to be
drawn is to be selected by board consisting Of
the judge of the County Court and the clerk of
said Court and the Attorney for the Common
wealth of each county. Under the old law
this list was COUPLED by justices of the County
Court
A SINGULAR FAcr.-The tendency of cities
to extend towards the West is fact that is
known to be universal. 1t any one looks at a
map of any city or town from London down to
q Western village not five years old, be will
find the same general law 10 prevail.
There seems 10 be no reason Why population
should always prefer to advance in one direc-
ton rather than another, independently of any
feature of the locality 10 which a city may be
placed ; yet we we're never 10 a town, nor did
we ever hear of one, in which the older part
was not in the East. and the newer in the
West.
Many reasons have been offered for the curl.
Gus fact we have announced, but none of them
arc worthy Of repeating. That there must be
some cause for what is so universal, is true
enough but it has thus fer eluded all investi-
gators. We should be much obliged to the
numerous contributors to the Journal if some