Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-19
NEWS OF TIE Day.
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The passenger steamer r. G.. Colburn, of
Wards National Lake Superior Line, founder
ed in Saginaw Bay on Sunday. Seven of the
crew and three passengers are known to BIO
saved. Two boats, with the officers and the
remainder Of the crew. are missing The
| $1,000 bushels OF wheat and 5000 barrels OF
-four. The vessel was valued at $50, 900, in
sllrcd for 1000.
The guests Of Baltimore from Pittsburg,
Wheeling and Cumberland, yesterday, after
spending part Of the morning in visiting the
places Of business and other points OF interest
| in the centre of the city, were conveyed to the
Mount Clare works Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company and to the European piers
at Locust Point, and subsequently went on an
excursion to Annapolis
At Trenton, yesterday, Chancellor Zabriskie
gave decision disSolving the injunction against
the lease of the United Railroads and Canals
of New Jersey to the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad Company. This permits the negotia-
tons to be consummated, by which the Penn.
sylvanla Company gets possession OF nearly all
the railroads and canals in the State Of New
Jersey.
The House Of Clerical and Lay Deputies Of
the Episcopal Convention, yesterday adopted a
canon designed to permit, under certain cir
cumStanccS, OF the use Of an abbreviated ser
vice for morning and evening prayer. The
privilege does not admit Of any departure from
or conflict with the doctrines Of the church.
The trial OF Col. I. J. Wilson. late Deputy
Collector of Customs in Baltimore, charged
with the cmbezzlement Of certain public funds,
was concluded last evening with verdict OF
guilty on the three counts OF the Indictment.
The sums named amount to $3.50 IN the
aggregate.
In Prussia, Prince Frederick William and
Princess Victoria, recognizing the cordial SYM
patty shown in America for German soldiers
during the late war, unite in q contribution Of
FIVE hundred thalers for the relief Of the vic
tins of the Chicago calamity.
In view of the result Of the recent elections
in Pennsylvania and Ohio, the Pittsburg Post
comes out tomorrow for Thomas \. Scott for
President as the man to carry pennsylvania
against Grant by an overwhelming majority!
Intelligence has been received from Chicago
to the effect that all the papers of the [. S.
| Attorney were destroyed, and that the prose
cution Of parties indebted to the y. S. will be
seriously interfcred with.
The report of British cruiser after 4 fugi
tive fishing vessel off Gloucester, Mass, has
now every appearance of q false report, but
| the citizens of the town have arranged to
| merge their excitement IN 5000 banquet TO
the fugitive when she comes.
Ameda county, California, raised thirteen
thousand pounds of figs last year. There is no
reason why all our Southern States should not
raise figs easily and abundantly.
Gen. Reynolds now at Groesbeck, Texas,
has discovered that there was no necessity for
declaration Of martial law by the Governor
| IN Limestone county
The second race fer the America cup was
sailed yesterday twenty miles to seward from
Sandy Hook and return. The Livonia was
again defeated by the Columbia.
The recent gale off the Florida coast has sup
Piled that adventurous and lawlcss class, known
as wreckcrs, with an unusual run Of business.
Health Officer Carnochan, of New York,
has reported that the rags brought to that
port include large quantities from infected ports.
The failure of the Atlantic Fire Insurance
Company, of Brooklyn, is announced.
One death from yellow fever in Charleston,
yesterday.
The MARKET FOR HoGs.-Thc St. Louis
Republican carefully reviews the prospects of
the coming hog crop in the light of the Chica-
on rotaStroDhc 1t SAYS that the stocks of