Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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Amuag the Irish exiles lately released Com
BRUSH prisons was ONE named Charles Under
wood O'Connell 4 relative of Judge Under
Wuol who in 1868 weut rom this country to
Ireland, and Was arrested at Queenstown, slls-
pected OF tenlanlsln un account OF L letter dis
covered in his baggage. The original Of this
letter, it now turns out was written by another
person to gentleman in New York, giving a
description of James Stephens and his plan for
the liberation of lrcl;nd
"A dispatch from New York says Goal is
still selling in this civ by the Pennsylvania
Coal Company for $3.50 per ton, but the sup
ply is small Scranton coal is selling at jersey
City for $I5n and is not scarce yet Retailers
are asking SO to SIG. 1t is believed there
would be good sale for Cumberland coal, which
can Be laid down here at 81. The Morris Can
al is making arrangements to double its ann,l"'
supply.
A meeting OF coal operators was held in Phil
adelphia yesterday who adopted an address
to the lsablis setting forth that they have ell
deavo1ed to establish at the coal mines Il sys-
TEN Of wages on sliding basis, SO that when
the prsce Of coal would fall or advance the
wages Of miners would fall or advance, but that
the so-caIfed Workingmeu's Benevolent Asso-
citation objected to any fall below its own stand
ard,
4 tornado passed over jefferson City, Mis-
souri, last night: lasting about thirj minutes
Portions Of the peuitentiary were urroofed and
part OF its wall blown down. injuring the engine
house 50 that work is stopped The roofs of
Lincoln Institute and other buildings were par
TALLY removed and considerable other damage
was done. \ guard at the penitentiary was
fatally injured by falling timbers.
On Tuesday afternoon last the dwelling
house ofJaules D. Carpenter, Esq, wel-known
citizen, and former regista az of Wills for Charles
county, in Lower Nanjemoy, Md, was ell
tirely consumed by fire, originating, it is sup
posed from "a spark falling upon the roof
Most of the furniture and household effects in
Guiding large and valuable library, were de-
stroyed.
Mark Il. De Mortie of Richmond, who mar
ried the daughter ofGeorge II. Downing, the
colored caterer of Washington city, and who
with his wife was recently elected from a Chi
restaurant keeper for $1,000 damages, got a
verdict of one ct.
COL Whiteley, Chief of the Secret Service
DIVISION, has been tor several days engaged in
the arrest of notorious gang of scounterfeters..
who made their headquarters in Boston, but
dealt in counterfeit money in various parts Of
New England.
Heavy rain and wind prevailed in illinois,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Northern Iowa last
night doing much damage to railroads and
other property. Buildings, fences, &c, were
moved from their foundations
The steamer Perit, from Bermuda, reports
the arrival ola vessel there name not given, with
the crew of the steamer Quaker City, from
San Domingo for New York, which had ex
ploded her boilers.
Outley Photographic establishment and ,je-
pels auction house in St. Louis were, burned
last night. Jepels loss is $4,000; fully in
sured
An antl-klssing society has been formed by
the Galena (Ill. girls. No kissing before
marriage is their motto