Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-18

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Yesterday morning adisastfouss collision oc-
CURED on the Erie Railroad at Weehawken. A
train from the Cattle yards at Fort Lee headed
by engine No. 1885, met train bound for the
oil docks, headed by engine No; $50, on single
track south of Weehawken: The cnglnes,wlth
four oil cars and three cattle cars, were COM
pletely wrecked, entailing loss OF so, Vo.-,
One of the engineers was terribly scalded, ana
a fireman, leaping from one of the trains sus-
tanned severe injuries:
Rev. George Brady, ofSaginaw, Michigan,
died suddenly on Saturday evening from heart
disease. He had been appointed by the Metho-
dists to be State agent Of the Chippewa Indians,
and was on his way to Washington to have the
appointment confirmed
Gen. Spinner; Treasurer of the u. s., will
go to Europe in the course of two weeks in
connection with obtaining subscriptions for the
National loan Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, Richardson, will also visit Europe on
the same errand.
The proceedings of the Black McKalg case
~at Frederick, Nd, yesterday, gave rise to sever
al passages of words between counsel on either
side. All evidence relating to the alleged Sc
duction of the prisoners sister was ruled out
by the Court
The Treasury Department received, yestcr-
day, an application for an agency at St. Peters
burg for the negotiation of the new loan, and
the accompaniment of a Sl0,00O,OOO subscrlp-
ton.
The first through freight train FROM Batl-
more to Pittsburg left Baltimore last evening,
consisting of twelve cars The train will arrive
at Pittsburg tomorrow morning at an early
hour.
The Nebraska State Lunatic Asylum, at
Lincoln, has been burned. 1t is supposed that
two inmates, one of whom was chained, perish
ed in the flames. Loss, Sl5O,OOO; insured
100000. :. 1..l.. t.t.
Two respected citizens of Missouri who pur-
sued, caught and hanged horse thief, were
met on their way home with the stock by some
accomplices Of the thieves, and were themsel-
YES hung
Commissioner Pleasanton has issued clrcu-
lar prescribing new form of liquor book to be
used by all dstiers and recti6ers after the first
of May. .... ... ...:...,..... .
+ At New York, yesterday, the new Naval
Officer, Mr. Latin, and the Appraiser, Mr.
Darling, took possession of their respective
Offices
Three hundred insurgents who invaded the
Jurisdiction of Remedies, in Cuba, have had an
engagement with the Government troops and
were defeated with loss Of thirty killed.
The London Times is not altogether sangulne
of an Immediate settlement Of the Alabama
claims. Even if treaty is made it thinks the
U. S. Senate may not ratify it. ...-.. ....
Advices from Virginia, the Carolinas, Ten
nessee, Louisiana, and elsewhere South, agree
in saying that the prospect for large crops of
fruits and cereals is first class. ........ .
A gentleman in Boston has subscribed $780,
600 for the endowment of Liberia College, at
Monrovia, in West Africa.
The house of Matthias Karle, at Germantown,
Wis, was burned on Friday. Karle and wife
persisted in the flames.
George Applewhite, one Of the most notori-
Gus of the Robson county IN. c. outlaws,
was killed by party Of citizens yesterday.
The Emperor and Empress of Brazil will
leave in May on visit to Europe
England purposes to build large feet of
iron-clad gun boats for coast defence,