Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-22
VIEWS OF THE DAY.
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Attic annual meeting yesterday of the stock;
holders of the Baltimore and Onlo hallroao
Company, Messrs. Johns Hopkins, Samuel W.
Smith, Francis Burns, John Spear Nicholas,
John Gregg, G. Oliver O'DonneD, James
Harvey, Albert Schumacher, galloway, Ches'
too, VIM. w. Taylor, Samuel klrty and Allen
4. Chapman were unanimously chosen Dlrec-
tors. --..ra,-..-.s-- .-s.-..-.
The Wheeling Intelligencer of Saturday az
nounces that Mr.. Garrett has purchased tor
the Baltimore and Ohio Company the Hemp
field Railroad. and that the road Will DO ex'
tended from Washington, Pa, to some point
on the Pittsburg and Cumberland Road, there
by materially reducing the distance between
Wheeling and Cumberland.
At Evansville. Ind, yesterday, steamboat
caught fire, and drifting against another boat
both we're destroyed. A wharf boat was also
burned. One person, lady PASSENGER: lost
her lie. There was al immense destruction
of property-scvcral hundred thousand dollars
in boats, freight, &c.
John Armstrong and Charles Jocly, while
drunk. murdered whole family OF tive per
sons, near Potosi Washington county, Mis-
souri,, on Saturday. The rufians, alter saugn'
terug the family, set fire to the house ID when
the dead bodies were, and burned 1t to the
ground
A dispatch from Chicago says that the body
Of the woman washed ashore on the coast OF
Scotland, and supposed to be one OF the LOST or
the steamer Cambria, is no doubt that OF Mrs.
HAYDEN, Of that city, who with her family,
were passengers.
Some Of the Cuban politicians in Washing
ton sre proposing IAN island empire, by the
& Ind Islo
Cuba at the head. The movers o; this pro
oramms. of course. oppose annexation to the
United States.
A destructive FIRE occurred at Titusyile Pa.'
Yesterday in a coal oil refinery, during which
large quantity Of oil was destroyed. AT Evans
vile, Ind, several steamboats, were burned,
and one or two lives lost.
At meeting of the Stockholders OF the
Baltimore Gas Light Company yesterday the
franchises aud property of the Company we're,
it is said disposed Of to capitalists from New
York for $3,000,OOO.
Tho steamship Magdaa, with cargo of tea,
from Shanghai August l6, arrived OF New
York yesterday, via the Suez canal, being the
first tea ship for New York 10 make the pas
sage.
The San Francisco Bulletin states that one
of the largest wheat growers IN Alameda county,
California, has this year shipped his crop d.
rect to Liverpool, without the Intervention OF
middemen and commission merchants.
A clergyman was tried in Plymouth, New
HAMPSHIRE, last week, on the charge OF burn
ing his dwelling house to deiraud the insuF-
ance Offices. The jury could Dot agree.
There is report that the Emperor of Bra
iii is thinking Of visiting this Couatry. We
expect he will think loag time before ne
comes.
An effort will be made this giutcr to revive
the Office OF Assistant Secretary OF the Navy;
shich was created as war measure, anu
Abolished 5000 alter the war.
VIM. H. Seward and party have arrived at
Pekin, according to telegram received yes
terday at Washington. From China they will
20 to Ceylon.
Rear Admiral Gibson. Of the European
SQUADRON, will, it is rumored, be retired 10
January next, and detached from his present
con- merd.
Vice Admiral Rowan, who returned to the
u. s. on Saturday from the command OF the
Asiatic feet, it is thought, will be assigned to
duty in Washington.
Joe Jefferson gives his one hundredth per
Torrance of Rip Van Wrinkle, at Booth S
Theatre, New York, this evening.
In the Nevada Legislature there is Rad
cal majority of three on joint ballot.
There is said to be an over production OF
vhiskey-besides an over drinking OF it.