Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"75 shoe the rery age and badly Of the Times.

$50 shoe the Tfry age ana guy W "te 1"'e'.
There is much interest taken IN suit Ill
Alabama. wherein is presented the extraordln-
,rv spectacle ola Z. S. Judge being the de-.
f.ndant. The suit grows out OF an order OF
Iudue Busteed. rendered last June, lmprISon-
inc the Auditor of the State for alleged con-
tempt in Il note conveying the order OF the
(,ourt restraining the collection OF tax from
an Express Company The Auditor sues Judge
Busted for libel, and lays damages at $3.50, glo.
Both parties are leading members OF the he
publican party.
The members Of the next House represent
Ing districts entitled to appointments at the
Naval Academy to fill vacancies caused by the
graduating class next June, will on Monday
next. be notified to nominate candidates ior the
Academy. in order that they may be examined
as to their qualifications to enter the naval
school. Over forty appointments will be made
by various members; but the appolntees will not
I've examined until June or July, and II found
qualified will enter the Academy in October
next.
Chief Justice Chase. who has been spending
the winter in New York, expected to leave that
city last evening for short visit to his friends
in Philadelphia. after which he will come to
Washington, and may possibly take his seat Tor
few days on the bench of the Supreme Court
His health, though by no means firmly esta6-
lished. has greatly improved during his stay IN
New York. and is likely to be further promoted
by bis expected European trip next June.
The number of vessels belonging to, or bound
to or from ports in the United States: reported
totally lost and missing during the past month.
| is 81. of which % were wrecked. | burned, 3
abandoned, sunk by collision, and are miss
| ing They are classed as follows steamers,
5 ships, banks. briggs. and II schooners, and
| their total estimated value: exclusive OF car
goes. is 81 OIL 900.
The English members of the Commission
were at the Capitol yesterday: with Minister
Thornton and Cen Schenck, our Minister To
| ENGLAND. They first visited the Senate, where
| they were received upon the floor: and We're in
troduced to number of Sc majors. They next
visited the House of Representatives, where
they occupied the front seat III the diplomatic
gallery.
The statue of RogerWilliams has arrived, and
will be tomorrow placed in the old Hall Of
Representatives. This and the statue Of Gen
eral Green are contributions from Rhode Is
land. the only State which has thus tar re-
sponded to the act Of Congress requesting the
several States to send statues of their most dis.
tinglished citizens.
Archbishop Spading has issued l circular to
the Roman Catholic clergy aud laity Of the
Diocese of Baltimore appealing for financial
aid for Pope Plus. The Archbishop suggest;
that the Roman Catholic ladies Of the Diocese
devote one-halt Of their sureriu"u> jtwery.
ornaments and expenses.
In the new law to protect life aud property on
vessels propelled by steam. clause has been
discovered which cXempts all owners Of such
vessels from liability Is colHMon carriers Tor the
baggage Of passengers, unless there Is / special
bill of ladng 1t is stated that TWAS not the
intention to pass this clause.
Within the past three days: two letter-car
riers in New York have been convicted Of steal
ing from the mails, another has pleaded guilty
of similar offence: and they are now all IN jail
a>-.,tiuS i."t.".S' bcSiucH 'hNES: ''"i 'i-o'
have been indicted.
Colonel Won Schmidt, the California engineer,
has undertaken to drill tunnel five miles long
through the Sierra Nevada, to bring the water
Of Lake Bigler to San Francisco. He will COM
mence next summer, and expects to finish his
work in four hundred and fifty days
The revival in New York city trade is noted
by the press of that city as an agreeable sign
of the tmes-the revival being most marked:
thus far, in real estate; the stock market ana
dry goods.
Mrs. Mvra Clarke Gaines has sued New
Orleans for $23U.m)D. the SALINE being for thirty
five wear rent Of il draining machine Oh pub
lie park. which has been adiudgcl hy the courts
to be her property.
Among the nominations sent to the Senate
Yesterday by the President Was that Of Gen
n. p. Chapman, to he Secretary of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Mr.. Mori. the first diplomatic resident
Minister Of Japan to the United States yester-
day presented his credentials to Secretary
Fish
John NJ. IMngston: (colored OF How.
ard University. Was yesterday appointed ole
of the members of the Board Of Health Of
the District Of Columbia.
In the Criminal Court of Baltimore City yes
terday William Prtchard. colored, WAS convict
cd of committing an outrage on Wary Hendel.
He was remanded for sentence
Four young women graduated as physicians
from the New England Medical College Oh
Wednesday, One OF them will 20 as mission
airy physician to Canstantlnopc-
Gen. Leggett, the newly appointed Com
missioner of Patents: entered on the duties Of
his office Yesterday.
Navigation on the Hunlson river above
Poughkeepsie was opened yesterday.
| VIRGINIA NEWS.