Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-01
NEWSOF THE DAY.
/. 70 snew the recy age and body eftAe Times

On Saturday morning, IN New 1orh,' the
crv of murder from l25 Elm street. occupied
by Miss Manning, attracted the attention Of
the police. who on entering. the place found
Miss NJ. bound hand and foot, and her face
covered with blood. When released she stated
that about 80 she let in one'of the inmates.
and then went to bed and fell asleep. Soon
after She was awakened by some person taking
hold of her, and saw four men in the room with
their faces covered with handkerchiefs After
thev had bound and gagged her they proceed
! ed to rob her place. Diamond earrings were
wrenched from her ears, and three finger rings,
lockct and necklace, all valued at 81 ATS, and
also about $3.50 in money, which she had tied
in q handkerchief and placed under her pillow,
were taken.
On Friday night kerosene lampin the house
of a colored family named Jones, on the Bright
we'll farm, near Bladensburg, Md, exploded
and set fire to bed in which were two
children. One of the little ones was burned to
death, and the other SO severely injured that
it's life; is despaired Of The father Of the child
rem ran in, aud throwing the bed out OF the
window it fell Oh his wife, and her clothes TAX
ing fire, she, too, was badly burned. The in
iured child can hardly survive, as one ear Is
burned off, and the bones are laid bare on one
side OF the face.
Between two and three hundred Indians ap-
peared on the Kansas Pacific Railroad Oh Sat
urdav. between Eagle Trail and Montory, and
somewhat DISTRACTED the track. 1t is suppos-
cd they were a portion of the band that re-
Gently entered Montory under 4 white flag to
trade with the people The Indians that have
been ON the Kansas Pacific Railroad are Chcy-
cunc,, Sioux and Arrapahoes, and are on their
way to the Arkansas river, hunting.
On Thursday evening there was committed
in 4 street car in New York, most brutal and
unprovoked assault upon Il gentleman, which
has since resulted in murder. MIR: Avery ID.
Putnam. Il gentleman Of responsibility anu re-
tlncment, was the victim and died on Satur-
dav lie was first grossly llsuted by r0Wdy
and upon getting ont Of the cars was followed
knocked down and killed. Foster, the assassn,
has been arrested. ....
Rear Admiral Henry Wake, U. 5. N, has
been placed upon the retired list, at his own
request, and Commodore Benz. f. Sands, SUI
pcrrintcndent of the Naval Observatory has
been promoted to the grade Of Rear Admiral
to fill the vacancy Commodore James Alden,
Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, will also be
promoted to the grade OF Rear Admiral III the
course Of q month or two.
Sharon Tyndale, late Secretary OF State OF
Illinois, was murdered on the public streets in
SpripgGeld on Saturday while on the way from
his residence to the railroad depot to take the
cars for St. Louis He was shot probably by a
robber. There is no clue yet to the murderer,
but Il large reward will be offered. There Is
great excitement at Springfield.
The annual decoration of the graves Of Con-
fcdcrate dead, was observed with appropriate
services on Wednesday last, in the cities of
Atlanta, Columbus and Macon, Georgia,
and of Mobile and Montgomery, Alabama.
On the same day the cornerstone OF monu-
ment was laid in Charlestown, West Virginia.
The crevasse in the Mississippi levec at Bon
net Care is not yet repaired and the river
continues to pour through it and over miles OF
surrounding country in tremendous hood.
Descriptions Of the locality of the disaster speak
of a widespread scene of ruin and desolation.
The employees of Mckay iron and locomo-
tive works in Jersey City, are on strike to re-
cover back wages, maly having received moth
ing since January, and threaten if not paid by
Thursday, to attack the property OF the con-
Germ.
The act of Congress repeating the internal
revenue special taxes on nearly all kinds OF busl-
ness, except whiskcy and tobacco, goes into ei-
feet to-day, the first Of May. 1t reduces the
Government income over a hundred million
dollars annually.
The City Comptroller of New York reports
that under the new tax levy the amount will
fall short about 81, 0O0, 900, and considerable
deduction must be made in the city and county
expenditures for the ensuing year.
The miners at Tamaqua, Pa, on Saturday
rejected the operators offer for u resumption
of work on a compromise basis.
During May Secretary Boutwell, will sell
eight millions of dollars of gold and purchase
ten millions of bonds.
THE FUNDING OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.:-Ihc
following communication from General Asa
Rogers concerning the funding of State stock
will be found interesting to those who mold
the State stock and to whom the State Is In
debted:
SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE,
RICHMOND, Va, April 2S, 1871.
So many inquiries are addressed to this Office
in respect to the terms Of the Act to provide
for the funding and payment of the public
debt, approved March Goth, it is deemed pro-
| per 10 PUBLISH uollIe :1ol Vic l'iioiAAo'i va
parties concerned;
Persons wishing to fund their stock and in
tcrcst will apply in person here, or place their
stock, with instructions and proper orders as
to the kind of stock they elect to take, &c, i'll
the hands of some one outside of tins office, as
official duties alone will render it impractlcable
to give attention to those matters,
Except where stock is to be funded IN the
same name, and for the same kind Of stock, a
power of attorney will be required authorizing
the attorney to act in the premises.
Where interest only on old registered stock
stands to the credit of a party lst July, 1871,
the order of the owner will he sufficient, specl
fying in whose name it shall be funded
The new certificates of January |, 1866,
and January |, 1861, issued for arrears Of in
terest to those periods. will be funded, with all
the interest thereon to lst July, 1871.
The funding will commence on the 9Th of
July next, at which time register of appli-
ennis will be lnnt and they will h. snrund In