Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"qo ,ho,o the very age and body Of the ?a"a"*.

By invitation Of the officers OF the Northern
Central Railway Company, Pennsylvania Cen
trail Railroad Company, and Philadelphia ana
Erie Railway Company, an excursion party lett
Baltimore by special train yesterday to 60 over
The Northern Central, Pennsylvania Central,
Allegheny Valley, Oil Creek and Allegheny
River, and Philadelphia and Erie Railways
Tho object of the excursion is to give Southern
railway men the opportunity OF viewing the
railways and scenery of these lines.
A dispatch from Havana says 1.-The po-
lice have arrested numbers Of foreign residents
who attended meeting of Masonic Lodge
three months ago. The law torblddlng the
meetings of secret societies was put IN force at
that time, and the meeting OF the Mason
ic Lodge was broken up and all were thrown
into Jail, but the foreign members were releaS-
ed by order OF the Captain General The rea-
sons for the rearrest OF the latter so long after
the event are unknown.
Rev. John Lanahan has been sued tor S2o,-
900 by S. J. Goodenough, who was Supern,
tendent of the Methodist Book Concern at New
York during the alleged frauds. Mr.. Goode-
nough claims that his character has been sac-
dercd. A judicial Investigation Will no douot
bring cut all the facts in the controversy be
tween DR.. Lanahau and the majority CT the
Book Committee.
Fruit shipments from California to tho AT
an,ic ports arc thought to be Improbable
when the freight to Chicago exceeds $GOO..a car
load, and as the Pacific railroads could not be
induced by the solicitation of the trult growers
to reduce their charges to this bass, Il Is SAID
that no large shipments will be sent on during
the present year.
Abbie Summers, an accomplished young lady,
residiag near Quincy, lluolSc was Stabbed
and instantly killed yesterday near Louisiana,
Mo-, where she was teaching, by man named
William Cole, of Hancock, Illinois, who had
offered himself in marriage AMI WIS Ee'uSei.
The murdere. is still al large
1t is refreshing to hear that Spaln's crop OF
wines, oranges. fig; AID grapes. especially the
Malaga, will be greater than ever before. Inc
Isabella, is a failure, and it IL a bai year Tor
the Bourbon.
A German, who was discharged from Pes
ser's lager beer brewery in Philadelphia, nlac-
ed key of powder in trout Of tic brewery and
set fire to the fuse, but the poil3e discovered 1t
in time to prevent an explosion.
The three young Oxford students who de-
stoyed valuable works Of art belonging 10 the
| university. as froc, have j,en cxp2lel Tor
thei- mischief.
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG K. H.
! The Legislature oil Virginia has continued the
charter of this road and given the compahy
three years time in which 10 build the same,
and has also extended the line to Washington
| city.
\ large proportion of the stock has chaased
| hands, and the road IS now virtually II the
hands of persons connected with the PcnnsyI.
yauia Central Railroad Company, who Wi:
| commence work a. once on the Inc aud com
ule.c Tie same in the shortest time possible,
which will bring Washington and Richmond
vi hin three and half hours OF each other By
! uu AIR line road. The completion OF the Ba!tl-
more and Potomac road will then make close
connections between Richmond and New ork,
| itchn.oaA and Chicago, and all points North
| and Northwest.
II meeting OF the Board OF Directors. hHid
on 90 OF several directors, who had sod their
| stock aud had 40 longer any interest III the
company, Were received. aud The vacancies fill
cd The officers or the company are now
George b. Roberts, PRESIDENT DrtctOrs-
| Thomas A. Scotr, Il. d. Barclay, ". ). Lin.
colo, john p. Green, Albert tewson. NJ.
Slaughter, aud Alexander Hay Albert Hew-
SOD. secretary and treasurer.
| Col. Scott aud Mr. Roberts are vice presi
dents Of the Pennsylvania road and their
names ia the board, and on the stock books,
show that the company now can business.
Hon. W. S. Lincoln has been several weeks
in Richmond procuring the needed legislation,
and we learn that ever obstacle is removed,