Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-24
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
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Noted thieves entered the Southern Express
car on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad at two
clock Sunday morning last, ovcrcame the
messenger and threw out the safe, containing
a large amount of money. The safe vas sub
seuuently found, bursted open. The thieves
were tracked, and two were captured yes
terday and portion OF the money found on
them.
Mayor Hall, of New York city, has appoint
ed Professors Ogden, Dorcmus, William Gra-
ham, Theobald, Frohman and Dr. Cornelius
NJ. OLcary board for the examination and
licensing of all druggists and persons now or
hereafter to be employed as clerks by any drug
gists in New ! ork city.
Isaac G. Lansing, farmer living near Wa
terford Saratoga county, New York, was arrest
ed yesterday, charged with plotting to destroy
his wife's life Abram Dcval swears that he
paid him sos to kill her, Lansing going away
from home while he committed the Decd
which was to have been done at night.
Reports from the Indian Conference at Ock-
mulgee are encouraging as to the prospect OF
collecting various tribes which have heretofore
given much trouble, under Territorial Govern
ment The principal difficulty appears to be
to assure the Indian Chiefs that they will have
homes secure from molestation
Before the Methodist Book Committee yes
terday Judge Reynolds summed up in defence
of DIR. Lanahan, claiming that he had the right
as Assistant Agent to examine the books OF the
Book Concern, and that when they were retus-
ed him he was justified in appealing to the
Courts.
The regatta committee OF the New York
Yacht Club have decided that the following
yachts were winners of the grand regatta,
Thursday For schooners, the Tidal Wave,
and for tirst-class sloops, the Addie-both tax
ing the regatta subscription and the challenge
cups.
The Republican party in New York State is
in prccarious condition, and is daily becom-
ing worse, if the expressions of its members can
be relied upon. The Republican them
selves say it is very ''shaky.' and that unless
something is immediately done to cement It. 1t
will fall in pieces very soon.
While New Workers speculate in stocks, the
Western people speculate in grain. In the
Toledo grain market ON Tuesday, the grade
Of red wheat called amber was quoted dull
and declining at 81 a.. On "Wednesday the
same was quoted dull and excited at III cts,
higher, s. 81.
MIR. and Mrs. Jesse r. Grants golden we'd
ding is to be celebrated at son-in-law Corbin's
residence in Elizabeth, j. IT, The President
and family, the members Of the cabinet, and
many eminent Jersey radical politicians will be
present Among the features will be fireworks.
At a meeting of the National Executive Com.
mittee of the Union League of America, held
yesterday in New York, resolution was passed
plcdgng the League to aid the loyal Governors
South in their efforts TO maintain law and
order!
At Stone Lake, Van Buren, county, Indiana,
yesterday, Adde Dwight was shot and instant
y killed by Chauncey Barnes for refusing to
marry him. Barnes subsequently shot himself
and is not expected to survive.
1t is denied, on 1.-THE highest authority" in
Chicago, the report that several Bishops of the
Episcopal Church had demonstrated with
Bishop Whitehousc against the deposition of
Mr.. Cheney.
Thomas Winchett has been arrested at New
Orleans for the murder of James f. Lyons, Il
telegraph operator. Wnchett attacked Lyons
in bed, beating him with watchlnan's club so
severely that he died.
The trial of making miners Of Cinnamon is
being tested in Nebraska, where large num-
Der are engaged in that pursuit, and have al
ready penetrated seven hundred feet on their
nearest way home.
The ticket forger, who supplied so many
counterfeit tickets on the Erie Road, has been
sentenced at the New York General Sessions
to the State Prison for FIVE years.
In the L. S. Circuit Court at Philadelphia
yesterday. Judge Strong delivered an opinion
sustaining the consttutionality of the income
tax.