Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-07
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The board of visitors at the Naval Academy
, at Annapolis have concluded their examinations
of the cadets for the class Of 1871, to commence
next September, and have reported against
large number Of them, 4 majority ol those re-
iectcl being from the Southern States. Inc
TACT that the boys from the Southern states
have had but mcagrc chances for schooling dur
ING the past ten years has induced Secretary
Robson to direct that they be allowed to con
tnuc their studies until September next, and
] stand another examination.
Among the prominent visitors ut Washington
city last week was Ion. Andrew Stewart, OF
PENNSYLVANIA. lie is about eighty years Oil,
but shows much activity. lie was welcomed
! by many members of Congress, and regarded
{ as q curiosity, in view OF tho fact that nc was
Z elected to the House Of Representatives fifty
!. wears ago, and served succcSsicC terms. lie Is
% the only living Congressman OF halt . century
S. ago.
. Friend Janncy, superintendent Of Indian at.
fairs, writes to the commissioner that Tic
'awnee Indians have been deprived Of their
summer hunting by order Of Gen. Augur, as
the troops are out in the direction of their
hunting grounds in pursuit OF hostile Indians,
and the PawnecS might be mistaken Tor enc
lnics If the l'awnccs are likely to Suifer on
1t is reported from Havana that the iHsur-
gent leader Bcmbcta had again entered the
Puerto Principe Jurisdiction at thc head of SIX
hundred men, but had been routed alter
sharp fight. 1t is further stated that the
remaining men OF the second Upton expedition
had been captured, and the commander killed
alter desperate resistance.
1t is reported that newspaper is 10 be csiat-
lishcd in Washington to advocate Democratic
principles, the first number to be issued lst
September. y large amount 0i capital has
been contributed. 1t is to be edited, it is said,
byJ. f. Harvey, formerly minister to Portugal.
Heavy floods have prevailed in Australia.
Twenty persons have pcrshcd, ami immense
damage has been done to property. The t!ocds
exceed anything of the kind since the country
became dependency Q. England. West Matt
land has been flooded five times since March.
At the sixty.t9urth annual convection Of the
Grand Lodge y. +. "A. II, Of Delaware, held
in Wilmington, on the 9th ut, John Collins
nIcCuur, rvr Rector 81 81. Einnc'a ct'i'u:',
Middleton, DEL, was, by very large n'I'rity,
elected Grand Master OF that State.
A frenzcd German butcher, While rursuin"
some one with whom he had difficulty at
Union Hill, New Jersey, yesterday. suddenly
came upon Michael Reynolds OF New York,
and plunged knife in his bowels, killing him
instantly.
The greater portion Of Cold Hill, Nevada,
was destroyed by fire yesterday. The iiaTn"*
spread from Main street to the buildings "n thC
side OF the hill The telegraph poles Wcrc
burnt, and the line is down.
On Thursday an attempt wa nlai" hy arr
cultural aborers at Killarney, Ireland 'n sc'2"
and destroy a number OF mowing nach'ii:s, tt!t
the attempt was hatflad, arG the r"ttrA were
taken care OF.
The New Orleans pcayunc, in IN article "n
the growing cotton crop assert that there - a
large increase in acreage and labor, AZ! rs'l
mates the probable yield OF Isl" at ;,,nn,"~
bales.
The brothers Settle, tohacconist: ii Nc&
York. charged with forgery, were arrested On
the arrival in England Of the steamer Ottawa,
from Qubcc
A fire at Columbia, S. G., on Sunday last
destroyed several stores In that place.
The MORMoNs time dmlnS The
coming month Of August. De- Newman, on H.
vitaion of prominent Mormon "saln!s, vii
visit Salt Lake arid preach a sermon in the
Tabernacle against poygamy. the only condl
ton imposed being that one of Brgham's dis
ciplcs, and possibly Brigham himself, shall
then and there reply to the arguments addnc'
cd by DR.. Newman against the Mormon doc
tIincs. The occasion promises to be one CT IN
tcrcst, since it is expected that as many as Ten
thousand people will listen to the discussion
MIR. Edward w. Tullidcc, a RECONSTRUCTED
Mormon elder, is in Washington, direct iron:
Utah. lie has designed mission through
the Eastern States, for the purpose oi siyIog
eXpostlons, through the press and from the
platform, upon .his complicated Mormon qucs-
ton. Mr.. Tullilgc brought letters oi intro
ducion to Vice President Coiinx and many at
tho Senators and Representatives from tie
Federal officers and National party of Utah,
who commend him as one "abc to represent
matters in this Territory better than any other
man who has been in Washington. His pen
has done wonders for us, and has advocated
but one supreme law or power in this Terri
tory, namcly. the law and power OF the United
States" The Senators and Representatives,
to whom he is thus recommended, have ar
ranged for Mr. Iullidgc to open his misSioa to
the nation on Mormon affairs in Washington.
in DR.. Ncwman's church, on this evening at S
O'Clock, on which occasion DIR. }. T. Ncwman,
chaplain of the Senate, has kindly consented
to take the chair.
TIE Coal TRADE-ln rcicrruc. t. the
Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Trade, The Potts
VILE Miners Journal sayS:--"UnICHS SENT
thing extra ordinary and unforeseen happens.
the market will hc ahundantly :uppcL with
coal during the remainder of the season at low
prices. Notwithstanding the suspension il a
portion OF the anthracite regions, which has
lasted here lor three months the supply of coal
this year, to this date, from those regions is
9S4, 80 tons ahead Of the supply from the
same regions up to the same date last year
When the collierics ali resume VIC can ship at
least AIS, 900 tons week, and can throw iuto
the market 800 900 tons over and above The
shipments Of last year. Should that hc done it
would give an increase of ,7S4 900 ton this
year over last Even If the present cocrics
should stand idle Tor the rest Of this season,
which is not at all probable as 4 large portion
o! the men arc tired and dcsirous OF going 10
work, there will be an increase OF 4 million ci
tnns Of cnal thir rnnr Rnt ma ln not hrli..rn