Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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Gen. Humphreys, chief Of the engineer III
real. of the War Department, has received i
letter from Clarence King, geologist in charge
of the geological expedition of the 10th parall-
81, dated Camp in Eastern untah Mountains,
October Sd. in which he states that extensive
fires have ragged throughout the Rocky Noun
tains since August 10Th filling the air with
such volumes of smoke is To altogether stop
Typographical work. .s.--
George o. Evans Pennsylvania treasury agent,
and alleged ~ be detaulter to the amount of
$500, 900, on the 10th inst. waived hearing
before Alderman kepner, Of Harrisburg, Gn Il
charge Ut embeZzlement, and Was held to bail
ia the sum OF 5000. The bail was fixed at
$2j, 900 by agreement of counsel it being held
that be was already held, under the capias. III
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Dwight Burlingame, who shot and killed
two men named Adams, in Little Valley, n.
Y. while they, with Others were serenading
his brother in CalathumpIan fashion, has been
tried and sentenced to six months imprison-
,ueut. the least penalty that could have been
inflicted under the law. ..-
General Sherman has just returned from the
St. Louis fair, and reports that Of three Of the
Presidents colts entered for competition two
took prizes A one.year old colt attached by L
halter to the side Of fast horse, trolted mile
in 3l5
The Merchants and Mechanics Fire Insur
ance Company of Baltimore has determined to
wind up in consequence Of lusSesS by the Chi
cago fire. Their liabilities are stated 10 be
$50, 900. and their assets $24n,OOO. The
stock Is consequently worth nothing. .-..
The Dominion Canada) Government draft
ing men from the different militia districts
and sending them, thoroughly equipped TO re-
intorcc the companies now in Manitoba. to be
ready for the Feuians! .-
Wilson, the convict, who made himself noto-
rious by killing the warden Of the Connecticut
Penitentiary, and then made nearly success
tul effort to starve himself to death, was hang
ed at Hartford yesterday
The authorities in Cincinnati are taking pre-
cautious against au influx of thieves from Chi
cago, who have beeen driven from the latter
city.
The coroner inquest in the case of the kill
ing of Cato, in the Philadelphia riot, on Tues
day found James Kelley to be the slayer, but
whether in self-dofence or not is not clear
There lisa heavy freshet in the Penobscot
river, in Maine, and large quantity of logs and
timber ready for market. carried of.
....... COMMUNICATED.
Permit me to correct statement which ap-
peared IN the Gazette of the 1lth inst In an
article copied from the Ioudoun Enterprise,
the writer stated that he noticed at Guifford;
particularly, number of neat, new houses,
owned by Office holders in Washington" |
have spent much Of my time about Guilford
and believe that there is but one Washington
Office holder living 10 the neighborhood, and
his residence is within two and three miles from
the station and entirely out of sight of the rail-
road. There are, however, some new and a
few neat houses at. and 4 short distance from
Guilford, but the neat ones are all built by Nir-
ginians who have neither the slightest prospect,
nor desire, of becoming Office holders in Wash
ington. NIRGINIAN