Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The Morse statue was unveiled in the New
York Central Park on Saturday. The inaugu-
,4,l address was delivered by William Cullen
| Hoffman and Mayor Hall. In the evening
there was Il grand celebration at the Academy
Of Music, from whence Il message was sent by
wire all over the United States Prof. Morse
writing the signature with his own hand.
\ dispatch from ST. Paul, says: "A gentle
man arriving from Manitoba reports: MAY
9th the American consul, j. W. Taylor. wl$
assaulted by I Canadian soldier, who struck at
| Taylor with Z club. fortunately missing him
Taylor escaped to the consulate and Immediate
" pulled down the American flag, which was
| hying in honor Of the Queen birthday
The Commission to settle the claims OF
American citizens for property destroyed in
Cuba, commenced preliminary business at
Washington on Saturday. when the umpire
Baron Lederer, appeared and accepted the posi-,
ton Notice for the presentation OF claims Will
soon be issued
In the Baltimore City Council on Saturday,
ordinances were reported excmpting the bonds
ofthe Western Maryland Railroad Company
from taxation by Baltimore city, and extending
| the time for the payment Of the interest due by
the Pittsburg and Connellsvllle Railroad to
the city Of Baltimore, until July, 1872.
The President has finally decided to make
trip to the Pacific cost the middle of August.
in company with Senator Nye He will visit
Salt Lake City, Nevada, California, and pro-
badly 60 to Portland, Oregon, in revenue cut
| ter.
| General Sherman arrived at Loavenworth,
Kansas, on Saturday, from Fort Gibson. As
he passed through Ottawa, Kansas, the citi-
zens gave him reception. The General ma de
an agricultural speech.
The Gubernatorial contest in New Hamp-
shire has ended, as indicated several days back.
On Saturday the Democratic candidate Mr..
Weston, was elected by the Labor Retormers
| voting with the Democrats.
The murderer of the Chinaman in San Fran
cisco has yot off easily. The Jury returned a
verdict Of death from causes unknown The
Calif,ria press almost unanimously denounce
| their action.
Ex-Sccrctary Seward went hy Suez to Cairo
on the 9th of May and in his travels through
Egypt and the Holy Land is TO he the guest OF
| the nation.
4 tornado PASSED throughout Paxton, Ilnl-
den and West BoylSom MaS< yesterday. de-
! <trnyng every building III its track and tearing
up trees ny the roots
WAsIIlHGroN ITEMS. Charles Douglass,
Son Of Fred Douglass. having been appointed
Lv Gov. Cooke Commissioner Of Schools IN the
Seventh District, including the white schools,
Mr. Henry Hardy, in charge ct the third
school, has written tart letter Ia Gov. g..
and resigned his position.
Several of the horses in the stable on The
grounds OF the Presidents house. have lately
sickened and one or two died. The disease Is;
called the sore tail
The strike continued on Saturday in George
town, the strikers lounging about the coal wharf,
many of them expressing desire to 90 to
work at the old prices. Several white men
were employed and put TO work dlscharglng
cargocs from the coalboats, with the assistance
Of the men employed upon the boats. They
We're not intcrfcred with.
The wife of Professor Henry, Secretary to
tn. Smithsonian institution, met with Il sad
accident OF, Saturday night. After the family
had retired, she had occasion to pass from her
bed chamber to :: room across the passage, and
in reaching which she was compelled to pass
the upper landing Of flight of steps Which
lead from the front east door to the second
story of that portion of the building nscd as
the residence of the family The gas had hccn
turned off and CROPPING her way in the darkness
she unfortunately walked directly to the steps,
falling down the entire flight, some twenty in
number, breaking her collar-bonc, right arm
and wrist.
Yesterday morning, about hall:past eight
0 clock, man named John Frazier fell over
board and was drowned from a canalboat on
which he was employed The accident occur
red near the stop-lock, on the Alexandra
branch of the canal. 1t is supposed that he
was injured by the boat passing over him.
The Washington Chronicle gives III account
of ku kluX case at Tniontown near Gees
boro' where colorcd man was severely beaten
by three white men. They We're arrested
y woman, the wife of a lager beer manuElc-
turcr ran off with young artist. ana after
staying away for few days returned again.
The husband says he will get divorce
Mahlon Wilkinson, an old and esteemed cit-
zen OF Iowa, who is very well known to many.
died very suddenly in his room at the National
Hotel Saturday evening. .-a-
a STRANGE DIR In Hickman, Ky. they
have German blacksmith who performs ex-
! traordlnary cures without medicine. and with
out even touching his patients. He works regu-
larly at his trade, does not pretend to be doc
tor, and takes no money for his services. The
Courier of that place says there are living wit
neSscs to his inexplicablc powers with whom
the editor has coHversed personally, and who
are worthy of all credence Rheumatism, piles,
warts, old sores and repued cancer have dis
appeared at the command OF this remarkably
| E-,f hen
he accomplishes his cures, no one seems able to
offer any information
STONE QUARRY.-The stone quarry on the
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas railroad
some two miles from Manassas, have employed
L large force under the superntendcncc of Mr.
John Keys, who are engaged in cutting stone
! for the Alexandria aud Fredericksburg railroad
The force have already cut about c. 900 feet Of
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