Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"75 sho,o the rery age and body ofthe Times.

s75 shov the uery age and body ofMe Times.
In the u. S. Circuit Court at Raleigh yester-
day, Judge Bond issued an order preventing
the officers of the North Carolina Railroad
Company from paying dividends on the bonds
Of the Company held by the State, he deciding
in favor of the bondholders' lien, and appoint:
ing receiver to take charge of all money paid
as dividends .,.... ..-.......
Letters from Panama state that the cxplora'
tons of Captain Selfridge on the Isthmus have
demonstrated the impossiblity of constructing
ship canal between the Atlantic and Pacific
by any of the routes surveyed except, perhaps
by that from Cupica Bay to the Atrato by way
of the Napipi river.
A camp meeting, commencing on the 9th,
and continuing until the 18th of August, will
be held by the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, in Haslup's Woods, Annapolis juno
ton, on the Washington Branch Of the Baltl'
more and Ohio Railroad.
The recent heavy rains and floods in Louis
lana have seriously damaged the cotton and
other crops. There is bitter political feeling
throughout the..State, and an official letter to
bloodshed (?l
\ Convention Of musical societies for the
purpose of forming National Union met yes
tcrday at Philadelphia. Business was com
menccd by the appointment OF Committees anu
important results to the musical profession arc
expected.
Advices from Buenos Ayres, received per
Brazilian mail steamer Merrimac at New \ DIRK,
Oh Sunday last, gave information OF the abate-
ment of the yellow fever plague in that city,
and Il list ct names of Americans who fell VIC
tins to ii. Fortunately the number is small.
II. \. Sampson, colorcd, was recently preach
ing in the open air at Pine Bluff, Ark, when
he was struck dead by lightning. While he
was being carried to his grave his coffin was
again struck by lightning and shlrered to
atOulS
From Niagara Falls comes intelligence of the
death of Peter B. Porter, who was the son OF
the celebrated Gen. Porter, who at one time
held the Office Of Secretary CT War under the
second Adams
1t was the late Commodore Josiah TatnalI
who, during the war betwecu China and Great
Britain in 1886. went to the rescue OF an iml-
perillcd English ship, with the famous declar;l-
ton that blood is thicker than water,
Two freight trains on the Erie Railroad col
lided near Alden Station,on Sunday. Several
cars were smashed lut the number Of lives lost
is not stated
\ meeting Of citizens Of Cincinnati, irre*rec-
tive Of party, yesterday passed 4 scrics Of reso-
utions sympathI&ing with the family OF the late
Mr. laandigham at his sudden DEATH
According to what purports TO be Il special
';dispatch' from Rome to the New lorl; World,
Il plot to a:sassinate the Pope has been discoy-
cred
G4n. Ck.nton, of Aabana vas before the
ku-kux Investigating Committee at Wash
imeton Yesterday and testified 10 the peaceful
condition of the State.
The first bale of Ramic ready for the market
has been prepared by Mr.. Adolf pho BoucharI.
citizen Of New Orleans, who is the inventor
Of Ramic machine.
The Atlanta (Ga.l Sun Of Thursday last all
nruuces that Mr. Alex II. Stephens has be-
come part owner inland will BE- political editor
Of that journal.
Business on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
has assumed its regular state.