Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.
$40 sho,o tic gerry age and body oftte Times

Rev A. s. I.akn, who at the close OF the
war had been sent to Alabama by Bishop Clark
to organize the Methodist Episcopal Church
in that State, was yesterday examined before
the Ku-Klux Committee. He gave accounts
of several ministers either killed Or required
to leave their circuits and said affairs III Ala
bama arc as bad rs ever. This testimony OF
Rev. \. S. Lakin, is denounced by Governor
Lindsay, who represents the State rs tho
roughly peaceful.
Reports reach us from Long Island that the
cabbage worm has again made It's unwecomc
appearance, and is rapidly laying waste whole
fields of cabbage and other vegetables Last
year the Long Island farmers were heavy losers
W the lavagcs of the same insect Slmulta-
neously with this calamity, news come to the
effect that that dreaded enemy, the potato-bug,
has also made its appearance in the same To-
caliy
An alteration occurred at Jefferson City on
Sunday evening between Mrs Berry and her
brother, Hofns, which ended in ilofus shoot
Ing his sister and then blowing his own brains
out Mrs. Berry died on Monday nj ght. The
case is involved in some mystery. anu accounts
are good deal confused. Mis- Berry, carried
on drug store and owned conSiueraplc Plo
pcrty Her brother resided with her.
\ large and very imposing demonstration. by
the Order of Odd Fellows, took place in Bos-
ton on Tuesday. on the occasion of the laying
Of the cornerstone of new hall for their Use.
Including Lodges and Encampmcnts OF Mas
sachuscttS and adjoining States, between 1000
and 5000 pc rsons were in the line Of the pro-
cesson with tty-iour bands Of music.
The Bostonians have refused To let Col.
James Fisk, Ir. hold public religious services
with his regiment Of New York militia in That
city on Sunday next unless he does 50 III the
streets. The t'ol has therefore applied to
the Mayor of Charle>lown for permission to
exhibit his ,levolionS in the Bunker I'LL M0nu-
ment grounds.
The Bronze Shakespeare for Central Park.
New York, WAS completed At the foundry OF
Robert Wood 4 Son Philadelphia on Monday
last. The statue is Of heroic size. nr about
eight feet in height The dress is the slashed
douhlet. the hose and the mantle Of the Eliza
bethan period.
The Annapolis Nld Gazette has suspended
publication, on account OF lnadclllale support.
\ despatch says that Princess Mati!lc has
0SktQ perllSSlnH w lcllliu ~ aiiH l''ih''i'S
to abstain from political inlrlgne$. All the
Bourbonist$ OrleanlstS and Nan"chnlsI< are
trying to get back to Paris.
Judge Richardson. Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury sailed from New York for Eu-
rope Yesterday with number Of clerks and 4
large amount Of bonds. His GRAND is to place
the new Government loan successfully among
the bankers. and to make arrangements for its
negotiation.
Dispatches from California say the crops are
generally good throughout the State. and that
the vintage will be the largest even known in
the State The Cotton Growers Association
also report complete success i'll the San .ioa-
1uin Valley.
At McGregor iowa on Wednesday, il
fire broke out in Trimmings planning mill.
The mill was totally destroyed, with three
million feet Of lumber. LoSsabont$ 100000.
No insurance
The homeopathic physicians removed from
position by Dr. Van Acrnam when Commits
sioner Of Pensions, arc being restored to duty
by the present Commissioner.