Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-04
Tclcgraphic Summary.

The WOODEN mills of Dean and lAln"lle, III
Bridgeport, Connecticut, were hllrhe" ''-u"'
Loss $75, 900 insurance $35, 0Oo.
The coroncr's verdict in the Mckcnzle mHr-
der case in Milwaukee, Wis, was that nc e. uei
ceased came TO his death from blows li'hic'eo
by James Rowan.
The vote on the bond arbitramcnt in Minnesota
Yesterday was very light Returns rccc;ycd
show majority for the bill, but the Ir"Dahlll-
ties are that this plan Of settling the old rail-
road debt is defeated.
David Atwood and +. ID. lloton, have been
appointed centennial celebration commissioners
from Wisconsin.
james 1T. Prentirc's hat f;tctory,in Brook yn,
was burned last night 1t was insured for
$1,000
James Wilson, a prominent lawyer of Iren-
ton, \. j., has been appointed chief supervisor
of Federal elections i'll New Jersey.
No attempt was made Yesterday in New
York to arrest Jay Gord in execution of Jud &c
BatchtorlS order, but his voluntary surrender
is expected this morning. Gould yesterday
was not found at the Erie Opera House.
Milton Whithers, who was released from the
Springfield, ILL.,. jail the day before tho muir
der of Mr. Tynuale has been arrested ut Jack,
Sonvillc, ILL.,, on suspicion OF having had
something to do with the crime. An additional
reward of $1,000 has been offered by the CIT
liens for the arrest and conviction OF the muir
dcrcr. The total reward now offered IS S.,
800
The har-iron manufactures Of the Atlantic
States will meet in New \ ork on the 9th
instant to effect Il permanent gal"zatlon anu
establish q uni form scale of prices throughout
the United States for extra sizes OF '"on above
the bar price.
The officers of the Third Army corps hold
their annual reunion at the Aston House New
York on Friday
Oliver Hoyt, of New York, accept; the treas,
urership of the fund which the MethodlSts OF
the country arc raising for the erection OF Il
monumental Bishop Kingsley at Beirut, Syria.
Governor Pulmer's proclamation converting
the Legislature ut Wisconsin. III extra session,
on the 18th, has been issued.
William White shot his wife dead, Monday
night, in their house at UptonS station Ivy.
Ex-Governor John Wood, Of Quincy, Ill.,,
has Just donated his mansion, III that city winch
was built at y cost of over $4,000. together
with the furniture therein. and the whole block
of ground surrounding it to the city OF Quincy,
1Ur INC purpose hl Il lcIll'tt S'HIlI "'h wv
express understanding that it is TO be open to
all denominations The total value OF the prop
crty is half Il million dollars.
A fire at Sioux city, Iowa, yesterday destroy
cd BougeS block. corner 18th and Douglass
streets. Loss SIO,0Dn to &ju,on@. The lnsur-
ancc is unknown.
Rev, Dr. Bellows stated yesterday ut the
quarterly meeting of the Unitarian, C"nirrencc
Of New York that he had received Il number
of communications in reference to the new the
illogical Seminary to be cStabliS he'd by the tic
nomination ut Chicago. and he Thought
there would be no difficulty III raising tn"
$l0O, 600 necessary to carry out the plan
The Americans Womcns Suffrage Assncla,
ton will hold Il mass meeting in Stclnway ll;fll
New York on the 10th.
The steamship North American has a lived
at New York She sailed from Liverpool ON
the 9th Of April, and has on board ten cabin
and ninety eight stccra@c passengers
A fire at No. 81 Bcckiman street. New v DIRK:
this morning damaged the establishments OF
Willis and South printers and photographers
to the amount of $4,000; Fcrnnld and Sage,
dealers in hardware 5000, and ChaS. Spauld-
ing $1,000 The building w;s damaged to the
amount Of S25 900; assurances not asccrtaned
The New York World says all the Fentor
men in ill the departments OF the Custom
House will be removed before June LIST.