Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.
To Slo,c the re,y aqs and l.,,lV W'hie Times.

In the Legislature Of Pennsylvania. the com
mittee Of the judiciary has nIadca rrl@rt toshe
Senate relative to coal troubles L; includes
extracts Of speeches made 1T 4 Injecting oi thc
National Association for the promotion oot. 80
cial science in England in favor Of the arbltra-
ton system. and closes with this rccomcuda-
ton. And now in view OF the immense
interests in PENNSYLVANIA and elsewhere depend
ing upon The steady and harmonious working
of the anthracite coal trade the committee are
Of the opinion that the SYSTEM which pro
duced such valuable results in England should
be given an Immediate trial By it application
10 the entire anthracite coal region.
There We're Recently terrible floods in the
pcghborhood Of Lima, AMI the rising 0! the
Ruuas river threatened seriou: injury 10 the
CITY Much property was j destroyed: the rail-
road WAS damaged in several places: humber
Of lersons We're drowned. and LIMITATIONS de-
,troved There was much suffering among IN"
Door for want Of provisions. and tcars We're en-
1erranrd the inunIat0u would! ncrca~:. SeEe-
raj earthquakes We're experienced IN -Arr4ulpa
and Jacua preceded by an electric storm.
Rich gold DEPOSITS have been discovered III
Cordova, Chill
Enumeration via Bremen amounted u but
4G.ll7 heads during $50. against j:i;. %"2 dur,
luz the Year l>G9 Since spring is the most
favorable time for imnlgraton II l. I lam thai
the late war accounts for IL DECREASE. ] lie dcs
liuations ut the immigrants ui last yrar w=rc u
follow, New York. ;J. lis Baltimore. '.>"*:
New Orleans .G"> tfalrc>l0n ~ tluctrc
I'll: Philadelphia. II and Char lc>ton -.
Surrogate Ilutching- in New York Ia. 81
United ~ probate thu will Of Mr.. Charles Fox.
who left one hundred thousand lvIlar- worth %.
PROPERTY 10 the t. ). but decides the dc,'!-t: l..
the /. :. a. concerns rra! estate must tai!
through lack Of capacity "I' the /. ;. u hold
such real estate.
The rector and yestry oi' It. Clcu4ellI El%s-
copal Church, Philadelphia. are =, wiirI% AT
variance in consequence otthr former, doctrine,
and PRACTICES that an appra! has b--n made L.
the bishop Of the rliocr>,', who la. d't!d"I
against the High Church rector Oh a.! points.
John Cclf va. buried b. the Gazing ot ! we'll
IA. Was clraniug near Leaveuw2rth. kau>a=.
but Was taken out alive five day alter. took =
drink Of whi.key 4 T.. dinner. smoked F!p. AM
was arparcutly We'll. but in = few hour ~"
WAY ana died without struggle.
Yesterday the New York French relic: cotl,
mittce forwarded u the London distributing
committee. e2.u4D sterling making t2iai Of
tl5.nH exclusive Of GOO. sent direct to 'iT
Wa,hburnc United Statc- Minister 1t Paris.
ALEU- 7. Haygns. a t. :. officer osthc Rrv
cnur. is in Washington. AMI reports that hr
was assaulted recently. i'll NI.>our! u ~omo
disguised men. who beat him Wit IL >ttrruH strap.
and ordered him t. leave the State
In the Impeachment trial Of Liov. Butlrr "i
Nebraska. Mr.. Estabrool closed ior tn pros.
cutiou Yesterday The argument will probably
close to-day The cycitenent over tn: trial :
high.
The Venerable Mr.. Peter topper VA thrown
from his carriage in New York Yesterday but
fortunately was little injured.
Poe poem ofth- Raven has br.,i tranS-
lated into the Hawaiian language.