Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The will of the late A. Champion, Of ROches-
ter, N. Y, whose wealth is supposed to be
several millions, bequeaths half his real and
personal property to the American Bible Socie-
| ~. not being under the control or direction OF
the Baptist denomination. The remainder,
with the exception Of 900 to Mrs Sarah
Edwards, he bequeaths to the Presbyterian
Society for foreign missions under the control
| of the General Assembly Of the Presbyterian
Church of the u. S. The will will be contested
Letters state that Gen. Butler will fail to be
nominated for Gov. of Massachusetts in the
Worcester convention, which meets on Wednes-
day. They add, however, that he will proba-
bly, be nominated for the same position by the
| labor convention, which meets on October 81,
and that he will accept and enter vigorously
into the canvass for the Office. In such an
event plurality will elect.
The st. Louis Times Of the 22d inst, gives
an account Of the fraudulent operations in that
city of firm of Donovan e. Co., composed Of
James B. Cummerford, alias Cummingtort,
Louis Heidelberger, John Hodgson, alias John
Mitchell, and Thos Fisher. Their st. Louis
swindles are represented to amount to some
forty thousand dollars
Ten more workmen of the U. S. Watch Cont
pany at Marion, New Jersey, were arrested yes
terday for stealing portions Of watches while in
process of manufacture. Twenty-one workmcn
in all have been arrested, and from confessions
by some it is estimated their thctts exceed IN
value 100000.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ordered
the supervising board of steamboat inspectors
to reassemble on October to finish their
| labors commenced in the summer under the
new act of Congress to secure the better pro
lection of life and property on board OF vessels
propelled in whole or in part by steam.
Major Whitley seized from a passenger on
the steamship Merrimac on Saturday at New
York $4,000 worth ofsmuggled diamonds from
Rio Janeiro belonging to B. L. Moore, u dealer
on Nassau street, who is under bail charged
with previous smuggling. They are about
three hundred in number.
An effort is making to purchase the Presby-
teriau Church at Annapolis, Nd, for the pub
lie school department. The Republican says ::
''Ihc building is an old landmark, it being
upon the site and containing some of the mate
rial of the old theatre, the first one ever built
in this country. ....s.
On account Of the prolonged absence Of the
Governor Of Georgia for nearly three months,
the State Treasurer gives notice that he will
pay no more warrants on the Treasury without
Il resident GovernortO approve them, except on
the civil establishment and special approprl-
ations when the law specifies the amount
VIM. l.. Saunders, Of North Carolina, refused
to testify before the subcommittee of the ku-
Kux Investigation Committee, on Saturday,
and will he reported to Congress as in contempt
The subcommittee are left to conduct the cx-
animation until then.
Mayor Hall has replied to certain parties in
New York who have been urging him to re-
sign, with emphasis, by posting up placard
in the City Hall, simply stating that lie was
elected Mayor for q term Of two years which
does not end until the 3lst December, 1871.
The Missouri Colored Convention effected
an organization in st. Louis on Saturday.
Among the questions to BIZ considered arc ma
tional holidays, education, and what they, the
colored people, ought to do in the coming Pres-
dental campaign
The recent order of the Navy Department.
retiring so many rear admirals who have been
on active duty, and placing them ON the
halfpay required by law, causes good deal OF
feeling and harsh comment in naval circles, and
is charged upon cliqueism in the department.
The safe of Rinaldi & Co., at Elzabcthton,
N. c., was robbed on the 10th inst. Of 81, POI,
of which 5000 was county funds Stimuli
taneously the carpet-bag sheriff of the county
bolted, along with disreputablc associate.
Accounts received at the revenue detective
division of the treasury on Saturday. give intelli
gence of the seizure last week. atBiloxi, Miss,
Of 50, 900 struggled cigars, and the capture of
the Smuggler.
The Board of Managers Of the Peabody in
stitute in Baltimore, have appointed Asger
Hamerik, of Copenhagen, director Of the Acad-
envy Of Music in place Of Prof. j. Southland,
resigned.
\ mass meeting of the builders Of New York
is to be held to consider frauds and abuses in
the building department of the city govern
mcnt.
An anonymous small thief RENTED two dol
lars to the U. S. treasury on Saturday, to be
placed to the account Of the conscience fund :
Imports at New York last week were IS, 509,-
299, nearly million more than for the CORES
ponding week last year.
The Intcrnationals Congress which lately
met in London is reported to have arranged for
movements in Germany, Italy and Spain.
Dr. Perry, the New York abortionist, who
killed Emily Post, was sentenced to two years
imprisonment on Saturday
The lowell Board of Health reports eighty
three new cases of smallpox and five deaths on
Saturday.
The Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows at Chicago
adjourned sino die on Saturday.
WASHINGTON ITEMS--'rhe board Of
health have appointed Il committee to
select new site for the Drovers' Rest,
the place 50 long used as Z rendezvous
for the cattle drovers being deemed unfit for
the purpose. The presen. Drovers' Rest is
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