Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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A:few days since anl sraelite@was arrested in
Cinlannati enlarged With permitting billiard
plating i655 his saloon On tie Sabbath. He
claimed that his Sabbath occurred on Saturday,
and therefore he was not compelled to abstain
from business upon the following day. The
case was heard before prosecuting Attorney
Campbell on Friday last, and resulted IN the
dismissal of the accused the prosecuting At
torney deciding that an lsracte who closes ms
place of business on Saturday has the right OF
doing what he peases on Sunday
1t having been reported that Bishop Conroy
had directed Father O'Sullivau to resume the
storate of ST. Mary's Church III Hudson'
New York, the Vigilance Committee, organ,
lied some time ago by the persons designated
as the rebels" held a meeting Saturday! even
ing and unanimously resolved to resist his al
mission to the church at all hazards.
Prof. G. II. +. Peters, of Litchtield Obser-
yaory, Hamilton College, announces the dis
coycry of another asteroil. 1t WAS first noticed
about clock Saturday morning. Two hours
observation revealed decided motion, making
its planetary nature certain 1t is OF the eleventh
magnitude, and will probably be one hundred
and sixteen Of the aSterold group.
The hurricane Of the 2Ist ult, occasioned
immense damage in the island Of Antigua.
Every estate was damaged In the island OF
Tortola five churches were blown down or shat
tered by the hurricane. In the Island OF st:
Kits eight hundred houses were destroyed and
forty estates nearly ruined. La the island OF
Saba the growing crops were destroyed.
The Pima indians outside Of the Gala River
Reservation, Arizona, have assumed I defiant
attitude, threatening to destroy by fire the
traders store upon the reservation, unless they
receive silver in payment for their wheat. This
is novel plan to bring about Il resumption OF
specie payment.
On Saturday political meeting composed
of whites and colorcd persons, was held in
Claiborne parish, Louisiana, having for its OBJ
iect the formation OF 4 political party which
in state expenditures, and the protection OF all
classes and colors.
A building situated above the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad near Grafton, ". Va, took
fire on Saturday, fell on the track and burned
there, warping the rails and consuming the
ties Trains were delayed six hours while The
track was being rclald
\ portable engine situated outside the main
building of the Cincinnati Works exploded
yesterday, instantly killing the engineer.
There were l2l pounds ofstcam on at the time,
and the engineer had been admonished not to
put on more than ~. ....-
The Charleston Courier denies the epidemic
nature of the yellow fever in existence in that
city, and says that great deal Of unnecessary
alarm and apprehension has been created
without any foundation thereof. No deaths
yesterday
Several cases of poisoning have occurred at
Hartford Conn, within the last week from
eating tOadstoos for mushrooms. Two in one
family died early in the week. Another case
is reported where several persons were poison
ed, one of whom died yesterday. ~
The King of Siam has resolved to set Tree
all the slaves in his realms. The perpetual
abolition of slavery will take place in that coun
try on the 3lst ofJanuary, 1872. y tax Is to
he paid by way Of remunerating owners.
A dispute occurred yesterday between John
McCauley, baggage master on the New York
aud Harlem Railroad, and Thomas Murphy,
in which Murphy shot McCauley in the breast
killing him instantly.
In addition to the emigration scheme where
by it is proposed to send to this country anum-
Der of banished COMMUNISTS from France, the
subject of immigration from Paris is being at
tcntvcly discussed in that metropolis.
The Internal Revenue Office has been inform
ed that the recci pts from manufacturers Of
cigars in New York for the last six months are
largely in excess Of those Of the corresponding
six months of last Year
\ man was arrested in Baltimore, on Satur-
day, for throwing watermelon rnds into the
harbor, and another for pitching them Oh the
streets
Syrlps of certain class are exempt from the
stamp tax, but Syrups when converted
from general to particular use by the addition
of navorng materials are subject to the tax.
Turrnen insnute that the reported great
time (2::lT recently trottcd by Goldsmith
Maid ut milwaukee, was not honestly made.
The junction. railroad shops at Cambridge
City, Indiana, burned yesterday Loss &c.
900 no Insurance. Supposed inccndlary.
| " ASHlNGTON lTEMS.--On Trlu;ly evening
| the police arrested three colored men who had
been going the rounds plundering the shops of
the tradespeople. They were provided with
various hats and caps which they used to dis
guise themselves with One OF them, on ar
living at the station, tore up Il letter. and after
| he had been locked up one Of the officers
gathered up the pieces and fitted them togcth
err and discovered that it was from coniede
rate in Lynchburg, Virginia. named Scott, de-
failing in thieves slang his operations in that
town. IS.
Since the passage Of the act Of Congress au-
| thorizing the justices Of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia to grant absolute d.
| vorccs for causes other than marital intidelity,
the number of applications for such divorces
has steadily increased month by month.
| Three prisoners in Jail broke out on Satur
! day-one was captured, the other two escaped.