Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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Florence MITCHELL of Littefeld, Minnesota
school teacher, Of highly respectable parent
age, and who heretofore has borne a good re-
putation, was arrested few days since for in
| fanticide. The evidence against her is very
strong as the dead child WAS found in her
trunk. After hearing of the case before JUS
tice Young, the young lady was discharged, for
what cause not stated. Immediately after she
fed the country.
\ letter is received at the Treasury Depart
ment from Cen Spinner, L.. S. Treasurer, I'M
der date of Vienna, Austria, July LIST, which
states that he has just received an invitation to
dine with the American minister where he
would meet Baron Rothschild and other prom
inent Austrian Bankers for the purpose OF
talking over the loan matter! .,
The suit of Sir Charles Mcrlaunt against
Lady Mordannt is to be renewed in the London
courts 1t will be remembered that when Sir
| Charles previously sued for divorce the Court
adiudged Lady Mordaunt to be insane and
committed her to an asylum for life She has
now been released, her physicians giving it as
their opinion that her insanity Is purely 1elgned
Messrs. Thomas \. Scott, Of the Pcnnsy-
vania Central, and II. S. NIcComb have bought
into the Louisiana Levcc Company: and pur-
pose to commence active operations Immediate
| IL. 1t is understood the transaction was con-
summatcd through the influence "l Senator
! West, Of Louisiana.
The horse disease in New York has become
very serious, and the car companies are natu-
rally the greatest sufferers by it-ncxt to the
horses. It appears very probable that the cpl
dcmic has partly originated in the inferior
quality of corn supplied by dealers for the
horses.
General Shalcr, who was in command Of all
the militia regiments in New York city, OH the
day of the recent riot, has issued an order
thanking the troops for their behavior, and en-
dorsing their action on that day.
Daniel Lewis, died at lronton, Ohio, recently
of dclirium trcmcns, and his widow sued one
Evans, from whom the deceased used to buy
his whiskcy, for damages. The jury awarded
her IS, 0On.
The Commission appointed by the President
in accordance with law Of Congress. to revise
the statutes of the United States has finished
the classification known as 'crimes.
Rev DR.. Joseph +. Berg, Professor i'll the
theological seminary in New Brunswick. \. j..
and yoluminous author and writer for the
periodical press, died last evening.
On Sunday next, it is reported from Cincn-
natl. the change in the gauge Of the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad will be completed through
out the whole line.
The Orange Lodges in New York and also
the Hibernian anti Orange Societies. have large
ly increased their membership since the late
riot.
Some -, 800 bags of coffee sold at Baltimore
Yesterday, valued at about $50, 0O gold.
FROM PARIs-RApID RECOVERY or THE
CApITAL-ISFLUX or EIsTORS-Paris. July
l., 1S7l.-Ofa all the strange. fantastic, hicrogly-
phical places en- the face Of the globe. the modern
Babylon, commonly called the capital Of France,
and the chief centre Of civilization, is asSurcdy
and in diSputably the Strangest andmOSt wonder
| full Even Frenchmen themselves accustomed
as they are to sudden changes, constant variety.
and continual excitement, arc the first to give
vent to their astonshment and admiration at
the speedy, rapid manner nwhich Paris, ragged,
tattcred and torn scarcely i fortnight ago, has,
by Il magic mctamorphosls, worthy OF Aladdin 5
lamp, become once more the centre OF
fashion, fine arts, gaety. music and pleasure
Wonderful, unheard of, it indeed is and two
weeks ofpeace and repoSe have worked miracles:
for not only Paris Is again blazing IN all ITS
former glory, but the bloody traces of the terrible
conflicts that ragged within its walls have ali
disappeared in certain quarters of the city
under the axe and shovel of thousands Of work
men and with tie exception Of the most I'M
portant ruins, and the scene OF destruction
outside the Notifications, it is becoming daily
q rare occurrence 10 witness any vcstlge ut the
cruel Commune now powerless and scattered
to the winds.
Business is rapidly improving, countless
strangers arrive in swarms ut all the railway
stations by night and day: tourists Sightseers,
and Provincials as we'll as Pari>ians, returning
to their homes, and soldiers paying tribute t"
the queen OF cities after their ong Incarceration
in the prisons Of Germany.
Excursions and pleasure trips have been
inaugurated in London by enterprislng managers
who, at fixed pricc-exceedingly reasonable,
by the way ten pounds sterllng), agree to
forward sight seers, via Dover to sunny France,
lodge and feed them for Il week or ten days at i
trst-clss hotel and show them the superb ruins
of the Hotel de Vile, the TulllerleS and the
ashy souvenirs of the PrlSSIan investment;
| Food is plenty of the very best quality. and
is obtainabic. at the very same prices ~ before
the siege, excepting in the arristocratic cafes
and restaurants on the grand boulevards, where
everything is three or four SOUS dcarer. Cabs,
though not numerous, still arc to be had ut
the old prices (if your physognomy rlea:s's
| the ,Jchu you may happen to hail, and 1t a
good pour borc'. is promised; but all such
unconvenences will disappear i'll few days. for
there are enormous quantities Of horses, in
Paris-.not thin bony: wrctcheds peclmcns but
fat, plump, beautiful ones. ''liorSes are
plentiful but cabbics are scarce. Everything
promises an exceedingly brilliant fall.
TIE Rich Men OF New YoRK.-l'rom the
returns made to the county clerk $ office in
New York it is estimated that there are ut least
| FIVE hundred citizens of New York who are