Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.
10 shoe the rny age and body ofthe Times.

\ counterfeiters' den near Kansas City was
broken up last Saturday, and two men we're
arrested, and Harry Cole and Josiah d. Niger,
the latter the leader CT the gang were captur-
ed, but escaped while the officers were exam
lining the house The officers captured one
one thousand dollar bunk note, plain, and two
ten dollar bank notes, four fifty CT plates: two
sets of cngravers' tools, ten transfer rolls and
bed pieces, two transfer and five printing
presses, S.. 500 in counterfeit bills, and guam
tity of fibre paper the same as used by the
Government.
Judge Busted, at Montgomery, Alabama,
sitting in Court of Bankruptcy, has granted
an order declaring the Alabama and Chatta-
nooga Railroad Company bankrupt. He ap-
pointed Col. Gindrat the receiver, heretofore
appointed by the State authorities us custodian
al interim, and appointed November 9TH as
the day for the election of an assignee The
State now runs the road two hundred miles,
and, it is said, will have the whole road
in a day or two in active operation.
The steamboat Wade Hampton, from Ficks-
burg, for New Orleans, sprung aleak and sunk
opposite Donaldsonvillc yesterday. No lives
were loss She has cargo Of IL bales OF cot
ton, 60 hogsheads of sugar, 100 barrels OF mo-
lasses, and >, 500 sacks of cotton seed. Most OF
the cargo will be saved in 4 damaged condition.
The boat may be raised The boat is valued
at 500, 900 insured in Western and North
ern Offices for 100000.
The news Of the disaster to the whaling fleet
caused an advance in whale oil in Boston, from
sixty cts. to one dollar per gallon, with no dis
position of holders to SELL The Boston insur-
ance offices had little, if any, risks on the
property lost. The New Bedford offices lose
$1,000, 900, which they can pay and have a
surplus left
r. G. Bernheim alias Williams, alias Wat
son, alias Cassidy, was arrested in New York
yesterday, charged with raising draft on
Howe l. Marcy from $50 to $4,000, and OBJ
tanning the money on it. He is also wanted in
Washington, D. G., and by Clark g. Co.,
bankers Of Philadelphia, tor alleged torgcrles.
In Philadelphia, on Saturday. Gre destroy
cd Watson & Clark phosphate works. Loss,
$780, 900; insurance, Sl30,0O0; divided auong
thirty-six companies. The National, OF Bati-
more, loses $4,000, being the only sufferer
South
Alta Radical meeting at Montgomery, Ala.
last night, an anvil being used as 1 cannon, ey'
plodcd, killing two men, mOrtalIy woundlng
two or three others, and badly hurting several
others This unfortunate accident ended the
meeting.
The paper mills at Brookvi!I., Indiana, Were
burned Yesterday Loss $775:o00: insurance
So, 900 In London, Canada, yesterlaya fur.
niture factory was destroyed by lire. loss
S9U,UUD; Insurance $6n,UOu.
In Philadelphia, Yesterday, VIM f. O.kina
murdered his vile. They have lately lived I'LL,
happily, and she has repeatedly left him. owing to
his DRUNKENNESS. He made 10 attempt to escape,
and was taken into custody
John Nevins, = clerk in the Registers office,
in New York, was arrested yesterday, charged
with an attempt to steal number Of deeds
aud vouchers, and WIS Committed in default of
$4,000.
During a fight in New York, yesterday, be-
tween Mary Kinney and Margaret Ryan at
their house. Kinney struck Ryan on the head
with 4 eacup, tractllring her skull. Ryan was
sent to the hospital in dying condition.
1t is feared that Rev. j. 4. Goodrich, of
Connecticut, was among those who pelished in
the Chicago conhagration. \ fruitless search
has been made for him.
Home, tho spiritualist, has been married to
the youngest daughter Of His Excellcncy the
late Basil de Gloumcline, counsellor Of State
Of the Emperor Of Russia.
Joshua VanSant took the oath of office, aud
assumed the duties Of Mayor of Baltimore,
yesterday.