Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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A despatch from Chicago says:-f or se'eiai
DAYS past numerous complaints have been mace
to the Health Department OF horriple stenvn
which has pervaded tho quarter IN t r Vioiou'
of Washington and Wits streets. n'S T oiGI
ING q sanitary officer went to Bennett Meolca'
Collccc. and although the owners OF that insu'
tution nrotestod that no stencil came from
their building, the officer persisted IN making
an examination, and finally reached the roo''
where he found a collection OF human remaiiS'
in a condition of qualification, including bones;
flesh, ETC., Of grown persons and infants vi
course the nuisance was abated at onc'.
Judge Busted, of the u. S. District Court
il Alabama. has committed State Auditor ley
nolds 10 Jail for five days for contempt OF court,
in refusing to obey an loJunctlon restraining
him from collecting the two per Ct. TAX on 'nc
cross rcceipts of the Southern Express Com
nanv which was authorized by the State rev
enue law, but cpioined by order OF the District
Iourt. Auditor Reynolds was also lined > ,OOO
and required to refund the amount collected
from, the express company. Reynolds Is i
leading republican and an aspirant Tor uoV-
ernor. His friends have called an Indignation
meeting.
The extensive foundry and machine shop OF
Dinnis, Long e. Co., in Louisville, n.y., was
entirely consumed by fire on Saturday. Inc
fire originated in the pattern lulC from sparks
from the cupola. The loss on the building
| machincry, tools and stock Is S9O,OOU, anu Oh
patterns 500, 900. Insurance 1000. One
hundred and sixty hands arc thrown out OF
employment.
Com. Sbubrick, Of the Light House Board,
gives notice that Iight-vesScl, exhibiting
fixed white light, has been placed near the
southeastern extremity OF the shoaI making our
from Benoris Point, at the entrance OF the
Choptank river, on the cast side OF the mesa
rcakc Bay. 4 leg bell and log horn Will be
sounded alternately during thick or IogEy
weather
The L. s. Consul at St. Johns, provinces
Of Quebec, writes to Burlington paper. II
relation to the alleged Insult to the American
fac at that place, as follows 1.-The halyardS
| oniv were cut, in the evening, alter the nag
had been taken down and put into the Office o
! the Consulate. NO insult. Sufficient apology
has already been made. -
A vessel has arrived at New York from Tic
Janciro with the yellow fever on board, three
deaths having occurred during the passage
! One half of all the crews at Rio are said tt
have died OF the fever, and there was no aDatc
ment OF the plague. A French man ot'"al
| from Port auPriuce Is also Injected With tht
| icccr.
\ barn near Chicago, on Saturday, during tho
prevalence ola thunderstorm, barn in the
! rear Of the residence of Rudolph BeroII, on
North avenue, was struck by lightning, and
| three men instantly killed and one wounded
! They were st worI, outside when the STERN
commenced, and went inside to get out O. the
| rain.
| Spanish reports say that the Cuban exrcdl
ton Which recently sailed from New York on
the steamer Upton, was defeated and dispersed
| when attempting to land on the island, and all
the arms ammunition. &c, captured. Inc
prisoners captured were Immediately butch'
cred.
he Chinese embassy is, it is said, going
homo direct from Russia, via Siberia. Inc
80 nTnr,s OF tho embassy, and deprived ii OF
! ali present or future usefulness.
The subject of the reconstruction CT Tenncs
see will be brought before the Cougrcsslona
Committee on Reconstruction at its Dc1
| meeting.
Six or eight contested election cases arc yet
to be called up in the House of Representatives,
and twelve or fifteen are to be reported.
| Whi,tcmore is returned TO Congress by
maturity of $, 900 on 10 extremely light vote.