Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-16
NEWS OF The DAP.
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Ia tho first week of September Rear Admiral
Thomas Turner, who has commanded the "a,
cifc feet for several years past, will be relieved
by Rear Admiral John A. Winslow, who is at
present the commandant of the Portsmouth
navy yard. Rear Admiral S. P. Lee, recently
ordered to the command OF the North Atlantic
squadron to relieve Rear Admiral Poor, will
ioin his fac. ship, at Hampton Roads, on the
18th OF September, aud sail Immediately.
A dangerous counterfeit fifty cent fractional
currency note of the old issue has been put IN
circulation, which closely resembles the genu-
inc. The paper used in the genuine is pink
tinted, but the counterfeit is slightly grecnlsn
in color, and the face is somewhat blurred;
The words" Fractional Currency and stamps
are darby shaded, which is not the case in the
genuine. There is also some difference in the
back of the notes.
A Berlin dispatch says that hundreds OF
German families have been expelled from
France, and Paris dispatch states that TWEEN
ty French citizens Of Worth have been shot by
the Prussians in retaliation for the crueItles
said to have been inflicted on wounded Ger
man prisoners.
The Paris newspapers explain that Nancy
was given I'D to the Prussians because it was
an open city, and the French troops retired to
Toul, which, being fortified place, gave them
better chance TO resist to Prussisn advance:
Pialzbourg, one OF tho frontier towns, still
holds out.
An association OF colored men yesterday pro:
ceeded from Baltimore to Gainesville to spend
the day in the woods in that vicinity. Va
their return to tho city detachment OF police.
men demanded the arms worn by the officers,
which were surrendered.
The Treasury Department at Washington
has awarded the contract for supplying seven
hundred tons of the best quality of white ash
coal and one hundred tons Lykcns Valley. to
bidder at Sc 76 for the former and Shso LOT
the latter.
Workmen, in digging sewer in Brook yn'
N. Y. have found an iron box containing thlr-
teen gold coins, very much worn, and more
discoveries are anticipated. Curiosity is much
excited, and the name Of Kidd is revived 10
this connection.
The Darien Canal treaty, as it passed the
Congress of Columbia, provides that In time
OF war neither the United States nor any other
power shall he allowed to pass their armed ves-
sells through the canal.
As result Of the combination between the
New York Erie and Central railroads, there Is
an advance in rates Tor passengers and freight
on the Eastern railroads with Western conncc
tions.
Oa the 1st of October the internal revenue
tax on the receipts from street railroads IS abol-
ished by law, and some companies who charge
six cents fare have given notice that they Will
reduce the fare to five cents.
The anticipated parade of Orangcmcn did
not come off in New York yesterday, the au-
thorities advising against any demonstr alton in
view of the threats of violence made by the
Rbbonmen.
The vessel in which Dr. Kane made his ia
nous voyage to the North Pole now lies at
Bowcn's wharf, Newport. She Is owned by
Capt. Hopkins, of that city, her name having
| been changed to the United States.
During Saturday and Sunday the police OF
Washington captured two hundred and SIX
| head OF geese, fourteen hogs. and five goats,
| all of which we're confscated for the benefit CT
| the work house.
Dr. Marcus Berry was baIed yesterday, 10
New York, in s., 500 for trial, for malpractice.
consisting in removing tho entire womb OF
Mrs Lena Faller, an operation from the effect
of which she died next day.
One of the effects Of the present war, says a
London dispatch, is the restoration OF reason
to the mind of the widow OF Maximillan, the
Empress Carlutta. She is said to manifest the
deepest interest in the war.
According to the annual report submitted
to the Supreme Lodge in March last, there
were in the United States 495 Lodges OF
Knights of Pythias, with membership
amounting to 5l,G73.
The Paris National Of yesterday says that
there has already been change OF Government
10 France, and that the Corps Legslatif IS
virtually Il Com mittee of Public Safety.
More th an two weeks have now clapsed since
Mr. Nathan was murdered in New York, aud
not the slightest clue TO the murderer has yet
been obtained.
The Philadelphia Sunday Times says there
is no Disgusting the fact that yellow fever is
prevailing at the LazlrettO, ten miles below
that city.
The Sunday papers story of thief and his
paramour, supposed to be implicated In the
Nathan murder, is pronounced to be iaIsc by
the police.
There was large fire at Quebec yesterday,
causing the destruction of much valuable pro
perty.
A warrant was yesterday issued at Washing
ton tor the arrest OF h. IL. Butler,o Tennessee,
charged with frauds on the Pension Bureau.
The Orleans Princes have as yet received
no reply to their tender of their services in the
French army.
Nitro-glycerine has been in use but five
years, yet over seventeen hundred persons
have been killed or MANNED by it,
An agency for Koopmanschap & Co., the
importers OF Chinese, has been established in
Boston.
Mazzini has been arrested at Palermo and
taken to Gaeta.
The Catholic Bishop of Quebec is 10 dying
condition.
Mr.. Seward left Chicago yesterday morning
for San Francisco and China.
Over nine thousand persons used the three
public bath houses of Philadelphia last week
Pere Hyacinthe has volunteered as private
in regiment for the deienc, of Paris.
The National Labor Congress met 10 Gin.