Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-19
NEWS OF THE DAP.
''7o shoo the very age and body Of the 7smes."

At Detroit, last Saturday the boiler Of j. N.
McDonaId's grist Mill exploded. Two men at
tending the mill at the time were buried beneath
the debris. The engineer, wa, was also dead
when found. The miller was seriously ipjur-
ed. His recovery is doubtful. Several dwell
iugs near were injured, one entirely ruined
About eleven o'clock 10 the evening a flame
suddenly burst from a quantity of grain stored
10 the upper stories, which was completely
destroyed.
The residence Of MIR. G.. Fred. Maddox, at
the Race Track, near LeonarGtoWn, Md, was
destroyed by fire last week with the kitchen
furniture, &c. Mr.. Maddox had a very narrow
escape, being extremely sick at the time. but
was removed a few moments before the fire
had cut off egress from his room. His library
and papers. private and professional, were des
troyed, and nearly all his household and kitch'
en- furniture.
The general trade of New York city during
the past week was dull in merchandise. The
collections generally are slow and money seems
to be scarce with merchants throughout the
interior. This arises chiefly from the depres
sion and low prices in grain and cotton at the
West and South. The city retailers are
quite busy with the holiday trade, although
luis Is uOt 81 idISe dS III SCaIo past
Admiral Gibson, was sent a lew months ago
to relieve Admiral Radford from the command
of the European squadron. And now he is COM
ing home to be retired on his no| rank and to be
provided with easy and profitable shore duty.
Under this extraordinary system, there will BIO
more admirals than captains 10 a few years, and
the cost to taxpayers of Idle officers will DO i'm
menseIy increased.
Some confusion and feeling was produced on
Broad street, New York, on Friday, last, by
an attempt of q clique OF spectators to- flock
up" money on the strcet-or, 10 other words,
to make money scarce, in order to subserve
their " specializing purposes. Borrowers
had to pay one-eighth per cent. per day for
accommodation, and stock spectators were
feeling very uneasy.
Mos. prominent among the number OF Brit
ish subjects who contributed the ten thousand
pounds sterling, 10 be distributed among the
widows and orphans of those lost in the u. s.
ship Oneida, are the names of the Earl OF
Shaftesbury, Earl Of Clarendon, Earl OF Ritch
field, members of the firms of N. NJ. Rothschild
& Sons, Barring Brothers, and Rathbone, Broth.
ers & Go.
Mr.. James B. Blake, Mayor OF Worcester,
Mass, died yesterday morning, aged A years.
l1ls ucdlu was luC ICSult u l luJulitS ISCciVeu 1T
the explosion at the gas works there on Friday
night. The deceased had just been elected to
the sixth term of Office as May or. McAulife,
foreman OF the gas works, injured by the ex,
plosion, cannot recover.
Prof. Huntington, Of the Washington Oh,
servatory, who IS located on Mount Washing
ton, New Hampshire, for purposes Of scientific
experiment and discovery, announced on Thurs
H. 1orI H. e&oko u tha - nppogor orI
barometer there IHr the previous day, adding
House was eight inches deep"
Queen Victoria, in her speech to Pa7ii aneut
will recommend a royal commission to exam
inc the fishery question aud to settle upon terms
tia twill satisfy the q. S. lospeaking Of
the late tliunphs Of the peace party in the
Cabinet, the London papers say that the Gov.
eminent has signed highlands abdication as a
great Power.
Franklin Kettle and wife, two of the oldest
and most respectable residents CT StephentowD,
near Troy, New York, were murdered on Thurs
day night by their SOD, who is blind. The
father aod SOD had some dispute about a Will,
which eliminated ia the murder. 1he Iuur.
derer was arrested, anu is now 10 Jail.
4 vigilance band three hundred strong, fully
armed and organized, attacked the Jail at Los
Angeles California. ca Saturday, and took
theretrom Michael Lecheuis, the murderer of
Jacob Bell aud others, aud hung him by the
neck until dead, he having confessed his guilt,
but expressing no contrition Tor his crime.
Secretary Fish received q note from the Hay
tien Minister on Saturday, in response to his
the portions OF the Presidents message with
regard to aonexirg St. Domingo, contained 10
a previous letter. The second note dlscFalnled
intending any criticisms.
1t has been ascertai1ed that the clergy and
people of San Francisco have been badly swiud
led by an npostor claiming 10 be- a bishop from
Persia. lie was dressed in gorgeous raiment
and preached in several churches, Alter rails.
iug a considerable sum Of money to build
churches in Asia, he dccamped.
Attorney General Alderman has decided, in
regard to the payment OF interest On the bonds
of the Pacific Railroad Companies by the US,
that wherever such payment has been made
the Government may Immediately call on the
company for reimbursement.
A Democratic Representative from the West
Witty PROPOSES that a select committee be
raised to inquire iato the best mode OF rcstor-
ing General CRAFTS faith 10 human nature
which was somewhat impaired ty the frank
revelations of Admiral Porter's first letter.
Meetings continue to be heldin various parts
OF the country by tho Catholics, which enter
protests and pass resolutions denounoing the
occupation Of Rome BY tbs Italians, and
Hedging themselves to the support OF the
Pope and his sovereignty.
The entire stock OF the Philadelphia Ameli
can Steamship Company has been subscribed
for, and double the amount required was offer
ed. Offers have also been made Tor bonds to
be issued as security by the Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company.
lack McLauchliD, Que of the notorious cut.
laws of Robson county, n. g., Tor whose cap
ture large rewards have been offered by the
Governor OF the State and tbs county of Robe
son, was killed yesterday near Argyle, by Henry
Biggs.
The B. & o. Railroad Company deny the
statement recently made in a Geographic des
patch from New York, that they had refused
to be represented 10 the Railroad Convention to