Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-23
NEWS OF TIE DAY.
show the rery age and bo,w ofhe Times

Reading Railroad Company have been buying
| large bodies of valuable coal lands in the
Schuylkll and Mahonoy coal regions. They
embrace an aggregate Of about ~, 600 acres or
the most valuable and productive coal land in
the State Of PennSylvana including nearly all
the large bodies formerly held by individuals
and coal companies in the first and second coal
fields. The stock Of this new coal company
will be held by the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company.
The Western Maryland Extension Company
will organize in few days, and there are
strong evidences that the road will be put I'M
der contract at no distant day by the New
York capitalists, Aspinwall, Hatch, Winslow
and others. who, under the name Of the Con-
solidated Coal Company, own such an immense
extent of valuable coal property near Cumbc
land On the opening of the books they
promptly subscribed to 81, 100000 Of the stock.
Gen. Butler yesterday read before commit
tee Of the Massachusetts Legislature a letter
written by himself to Senator Amcs on the
subject of the Treaty Of Washington. He OPP
poses the arrangements regarding the fisher
les contendng that they are altogether in favor
Of the Canadians Gen. B. also condemns
other portions of the treaty.
The letters lately received by Lord Granville
from the British consul at Zanzibar, locates
DR.. Livingstone, at town called Manahoso,
amidst the hypothetical sources Of the Nile, on
the 18th of October last, letter from the Doc
tor bearing that date having been received by
the Consul At that time DIR. Livingstone WAS
we'll
The city Of Wheeling voted on the Goth
instant on proposition to subscribe $50, 900
toward building a short link Of road which
should connect that city with the Pittsburg
Wheeling and Kentucky railroad. Only about
1000 votes were cast, Of which the proposed
subscription failed to secure the necessary two
third.
Mr. cambridge, Assistant Engineer b. l. o.
Railroad, went up yesterday to make a survey
Station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
to Romncy, Va. \ meeting Is to be held at
Romney, on the 9th inst, for the purpose OF
organizing Company.
Cap Griffin, Of the American schooner Lii
las, is still lying in the prison at Sagua Ia
Grande where he was placed more than a
month ago by the Spanish officials no trial
having yet taken place or any opportunity
given him TO defend himself from the accu
Sations against him.
The Presbyterian General Assembly makes
very favorable showing in the erection and
sustenancc Of churches during the past year:
stating that eight hundred thousand dollars
were spent in maintaining churches where the
local support was not sufficient.
4 fire at Bradford, Canada, yesterday totally
destroyed the business portion Of the town.
The ncighboring towns are sending in supplies
Sixty families are left homeless. The less can
not be less than Sj00:00Q. and some estimate
it at 81 ,UQU,UDQ.
The Pennsylvania Legislature i; again at a
deadlock In the Senate there is democratic
luajorty Of one, led by Messr< Wallace, Davis.
Buckalcw. and other men OF conceded ability.
while the republicans have Il majority in the
House
Officer Clark, Of the Baltimore police force,
was murdered last night by a ruifian who, i'll
the discharge Of his duty, he was attempting to
arrest. He WAS shot dead, and kusSey: the
murderer, escaped. but his early capture is ex-
pected.
The Grand Lodge Of Good Tcmplars Of
North America will assemble in Baltimore TO-
day for its annual meeting. Delegates will be
present. from nearly all parts Of the |. s. and
British America
Ex-senator Hiram r. Revels has been cleo
cd President Of the Alcorn University, at Jack
son, Mississippi He WAS nominated by
Governor Acorn, and the election was an
unanimous one.
DR.. James B. Cutter. indicted ut Newark, \.
J. in three counts on the charge Of abortion
yesterday withdrew his plea of not guilty. and
pleaded guilty. lie was rccommittcd to jail
for sentence on Saturday.
Archbishop Ferch received yesterday a for
nal demonstration Of welcome upon his return
to New Orleans from Rome. There was
procession Of military and civic societies in
which IN Immense concoursc took part.
The damage by the fire at the Naral Acadc-
my at Annapolis was not as great as was first
reported. The loss was about four or five
thousand dollars
Bishop Clark. is seriously ill., at Cincinnati.
PIEDMONT AGRICULTURAL ASsOCIATGoN-|
We call the especial attention of our farmers
and mechanics to the Piedmont Agricultural
Associations for which Judge Shackelforl has
ust granted charter Of incorporation
We deem this an enterprise of transcendent
Importance TO the citizens of this section Ex-
10Y. Smith, President Of the Associations has
1een addressing the people Of the different
counties. explaining the working and objects Of
md benefits to flow from this organization, until
hey are fully aroused to its importance where
Ter he has been heard and are determined that
success shall be had.
The law requires that each share shall be Of
he value of S25, but there will be no necessity
o pay in more than ten per cent on the amount |
subscribed to begin with. and never more than !
hat amount in any one year. and probably |
tter the first instameut nothing will lie re-