Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7o &lou tie re,y age and Jody ofMs Times.


In the trial of Mrs Wharton, Yesterday
Miss Nellie Wharton testified that Mrs. hut
ton gave her the missing vest when she arrived
home She also stated that ut the tluie OF the
occurrences in the house she held $4,000 IN
bonds. Miss Nellie Mayer testified to con-
versaton with Gen. Ketchum in which. he
told her about his taking medicine, the various
persons in Mrs. Wharton's house ut the time,
and that lady's character.
The collapse in the Ocean Bank in New
York has dragged down with it the Central
Savings Bank This makes three institutions
which have been brought into trouble BY the
Ocean Banks failure; none of them OF very
much financial importance, but yet they were
the depositarics of the money OF small trades
men and mechanics, and they suffer severely
from what has happened.
DIR. McCosh, president Of Princeton College,
says that there are now three hundred and
eighty students on the roll. The college has
five fellows. each with a salary OF 5000 year,
pursuing higher studies in philosophy, science
or literature 10 Princeton, New York, E1ln-
burgh and Berlin. The sum of $4,000 has
been subscribed to build a new library.
a dispatch from Williamsport, Pa, says
.Indge Gamble, day, granted rule OF Court
upon Bishop O. Hara, of Scranton, requiring
him to appear in this city January Both next,
to show cause why the Bishop should not re-
woke his letter of November 9Th last, and re-
store Father Stack to his passionate rights as he
enjoyed them previous to that time.
\ terrible calamity has occurred at Floris,
Davis county, Indiana. \ few nights ago a
man and wife and three or four children were
burned to death in their shanty, the neighbors
not being aroused nor the fire discovered until
next morning, when the charred remains We're
found in the ashes.
Mr. James H. llackett the veteran actor,
died yesterday at his residence, Jamaica, Long
Island. He was a great Shaksperean actor,
the last OF the old school, and a contemporary
of the elder Booth and the elder WalIack His
specially was Falstatf, in which character he
was best known all over the United States
Brigham Young, trustee in trust OF the
Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day
Saints has brought case before the L. S.
Supreme Court from the Utah Territorial
Court, which went against him there on an ac-
count rendered against the Deserct lrrigating
Company
Mr.. A. Watson, of Washington city. the ln-
stigator Of the Government Storm and Signal
Bureau, has perfected plan: and is appealing
to Congress to make an appropriation to lay an
ocean telegraph cable and furnish Il Storm aud
Relief Ship for the benefit Of commerce.
The Grand Jury of St. James parish OF
Louisiana have indicted Governor Yarmouth
for releasing from custody the brothers Oliver,
who we're committed to Jail upon second in.
dctmeut Tor the alleged murders pcrpetrated
in the Donald<onville riot.
Gen. Butler addressed large meeting ln
Provincetown, Massachusetts, last night, on
the fishing interests as effected by the treaty
of Washington He is sill ''6gdetty' on the
fishery business.
Tie churches and other religious organza-
tons Of New York are engaged in move
ment to Danish liquors from the refreshment
tables on New Year Day.
The bark Deborah Penucl, which sailed from
Baltimore on the 18th of November, is report
ed to have been lost in the North Sea, while on
her way to Rotterdam.
The latest motive assigned for the return OF
General Sickes from Madrid is that he desires
to be elected to the United States Senate in
place of Mr. Roscoe Conkng.
The Pennsylvania State Medical Society has
adopted resolutions favorng compulsory vac
clnatlOn.