Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-04
NEWS OF The DAY.
~, .hoo the very age and body OF tie 1'.mr, u

Ou iIElQdy CVcUlup lloiaeo NlColcy W.
ivered lecture 10 Wheeling, West Virginia,
on the Woman Qaestionr. The Register
says: "Horace's position is. in our view, SEN
sibe and sound. He holds that woman has
nerfect right TO vote, If she will agree to as
sumo all the responsibilities that follow the as
of the franchise, but that all the in
stincts of a woman's nature are against such an
assumption. The woman question. as he I'M
derstands il, is more extended sphere of Ia.
Dor for woman, and a consequent increase
in compensation for her work.
The powder works of Latin & Road Powder
Company, about three miles from PottsVille,
Pa, exploded at noon on Saturday, destroying
scvcral buildings belonging to the works and
instantly killing two men who wero engaged
at work in the packing house. Tho bodies OF
the men were picked up in small pieces about
the seize of hand or foot in every direction
from the scene OF disaster. The amount OF
powder exploded was between six hundred and
seven hundred kegs. The shock was terrific
and was experienced at distance OF sixteen
miles.
AT New Haven, Conn, OF the 81 inst, MIR.
Jesse l.. Savage, was assaulted by three men
end stabbed several times in the abdoman, neck
and arms, and robbed of 81 500 and gold watch
and chain. He had arrived from New York
in the steamer, and was on his way home.
He drew his money from New Y ork bank on
Saturday morning. and counted 1t at the
Frankfort Hotel before taking the boat tor
home. Its supposed that he was followed by
New York thieves, who saw him when he
counted his money.
From the Goth day of October to the 18th
day of January is the time fixed by law Tor the
shooting and trapping of cartridges 10 Mary
land. The following is the provision OF the law
on the subject mo person shall Trap, shoot
or in any manner catch or.kill any partrdges
between the fifteenth day OF January and the
twentieth of October; nor any woodcock D.
tween the first day OF February aud the tenth
day of June; nor any pbeasants between the
first day of February and the twelfth day OF
August IN each year.
The imports of foreign dry goods at the port
of New Y ork for the month OF September were
two millions in excess Of the corresponding to.
tai for last year, but the dimlnution OF the
stock in bond shows that they havo all been
wanted, and there is no gut IN the market.
The largest gain has been in Woolens, but each
department shows an increase, and the gain IN
the total thrown upon the market is nearly
three and half million dollars.
About year since tho widow aud six chill
drep of James Dougherty, killed by train OF
cars on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at
Sykes7ie, obtained verdict of 81 900 DANA
ges against theCompsny in the Superior Court
of Baltimore city. A new trial was obtained
on the motion of the Company, which was con-
cluded yesterday by the jury awarding 10000
damages, $4,000 more than the first verdict
The Company filed a motion for another trial.
A dispatch says that Jules Favre asked Bis.
marck to be permitted to send weekly cou'
rier from Paris to accommodate the diplomatic
CORDS also that he might be informed when
the bombardmcnt would be commenced. Bis
marck replied that the former request would be
granted but the latter he refused to comply
with, saying that it would be uumii:ary to
answer such question.
Tho plumber of vessels belonging to or bound
to or from ports in the United States reported
totally lost and missing during the past month
is 81, Of which 20 were wrecked, 5 abandoned,
burned foundered and is missing. They
are classcd as follows: 2 steamers, 2 ships,
barks, 10 brgs and schooncrs. and their to-
tai value, exclusive OF clrgocs, is SGG7, 600
Immigration to this country from Germany
has not been materially checked by the Euro
pcan war. The arrivals at New York for the
week ending last Saturday we:c twice as grca
as for any week during the last two months
and the total arrivals for August last were only
l, $50 less than for the corresponding week OF
last year.
In Philadelphia, oa Saturday, Register
refused to register colorcd man unless he
obtained white men as vouchers. The matter
was brought to the attention OF Judge Ludlow
of the Court of Common Pleas, who decided
that colorcd man could be received as com
petent witness as to the qualifications OF ar
elcctor.
Chief Justice Mexican has decided that The
Legislature of Utah cannot elect prosecuting
officer for the Territorial Court over which he
presidcs This decision elects the Mormon
Attorney General from Office, and places o.!
criminal cases in the Territory in the hands o.
the u. S. officers.
In addition to the opportunities that will be
afforded for establishing cotton and woolcr
manufacturers in the Kanawha Valley, it i:
claimed that the region named can furish tht
United States with cheap iron and coal for 6
thousand years to come.
The public debt statement. covering the
operations of September, was issued on Satu-
day, October l, and shows that during tic pas
month So, 007, 49S has been paid off, making q
total reduction since October lst 1869. Of sl2l,
Sl,4l9.
Judge McKennon, of tho United States Cir
cult for Pennsylvania, has declared his inten
tion of himself selecting inspectors Of election
for the precincts of Philadelphia, if the two pc
litical parties do not at once agree to nominate
them.
The census OF Massachusetts has been com
pleted. and shows total population of 1,44,e
055. gain since 1860 of 2lG.9S9. Boston ha!
250,70 90 increase since 1860 Of p, G6l. This
increase is in large measure duo to the on
neyaton of various outlying villages.
Attorney General Jones. referring to the 70
cent seizures by the Virginia authorities, o.
vessels and citizens Of Maryland, engaged il
oystering under licenses, holds that Maryland i:
bound to afford protection and indemnify to it,
citizens acting in virtue OF its license.
All communication between Brooklyn and
Governors Island, New York, has been cut of
on account of the yellow fever. There were