Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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Chicago expects to be the centre Of the tea
trade. 1t is said that five cts. and half per
pound is the lowest ocean freight rate from
Yokohama TO New York, including insurance
and all other charges; while the Central and
Union Pacific Railroad Companies will carry
from Yokohama TO Chicago, insurance included
for four cents and half The difference IN
time is between forty days by rail to chicago
and about one hundred and twenty days 10
New York by the Suez route.
There are two thousand Chinese laborers
employed on sugar plantations in Louisiana
obtained chiefly from California and number
Of agents have been sent recently to California
China, and the West Indies, to secure a large
supply of them The majority Of the planters
who have tried them prefer them to colored
people.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has
granted permission to certain parties in Baltl-
more to hold lift lottery without paying a
tax to the Government on the assurance that
the same is to be charitable affair lie states
| however that he does not endorse this gilt
! lottery scheme nor the responsibility OF the
persons concerned III it.
The Circuit Court Of Russell county, Alaba
ma decided last week that the State law requir-
ing a license from attorneys is unconstitutional
on the ground that the profession being fran
chisc as decided by the | nitcd States Supreme
! Court in the Garland tcst-oath case which Is
granted through the State judiciary, It's cXer-
| else cannot be subjected to legislative rcstllc-
ton, which might become prohlbltOry.
The deadlock III the Pennsylvania Lcgsla-
! / l.. oo,o,,,,,,l,tol tba ,.rnt n
Senate agreeing 10 appoint committee to con-
slider the registry BILL and the republican
House agreeing to a committee OF conference
on the disputed sections Of the appropriation
! bill.
At Il recent Grand wedding in New York.
}lr. Brown was applied to for the Use Of Trace
Church, but the fathcr-in-law Of the bride
wisely determined that 4 present to the bride
of the prince charged $500 would prove
| more useful ami 50 4 less -cclcbratcI sanctuary
was chosen.
On the person Of an alleged pickpockct,
| named Jane, REILLY. alias Orland alcntlnc:
arrested in New York yesterday. We're found 1
contract and Il number Of letters showing that
he had engaged with man in Connecticut to
send from New York to Connecticut five young
girls each week to be placed in vile houses.
The builders oil the irontanE brig Novelty.
at Boston for carrying mol:lS,c> III bulk. are
81 we'll satisfied with the success OF their cnter-
prise that they are determined to construct
another vessel Of about the saline tonnage and
on the ::ilmc plan.
The new Southern Inland Transportation
Company the object Of whose organization Is
IL fam N
il Oh the south rs far north Is they may sue
coed in Operating. met in Philadelphia yc,tcr-
day.
1T is proposed to form club in San Francis
CO to purchase the magnificent palace car re-
cent ly built in that city from California and
Mexican woods, and present it to the President
Of the United States for his especial usr.
Miss Burdctt-Couts has offered 10 make
over the Columbia Market, on which she has
expended Sl,250,000, to the corporation Of
London. under certain conditions rendering it
specially seviceable to the poor.
The delegation from the Republican Conven-
ton which assembled in Baltimore on Tuesday,
visited President Grant yesterday. who assured
them Of his good wishes for any effort to in,
crease the strength Of the Republican party in
Maryland
One Of probably the oldest cx-mcnbers Of
Congress, j. }. Chapel. died Yesterday
at Montgomery Alabama. He WAS born in
Isl, and represented the Columbia IS. O.
District from 1912 to 1915.
ten. Schcnck: our Minister to Great Bri
tain, sailed from New York Yesterday accom-.
panied by Earl de Grey and Sir Stafford North
cote, Of the High Commission.
Some Chinese miners were late y robbed in
California by gang Of highwaymcn. who can
not be punished, as the Chinese are not allow
ed to give testimony.
The nomination Of Mr.. James r. Partridge.
Of Baltimore; to be Minister to Brazil was yes
tcrday confirmed by the Senate
Yesterday was the anniversary Of Queen
Victoria birth She is fifty-two years old