Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.
$50 sho,u the recy age and badly Of the Times


At the Illinois Valley Coal Mining company's
shaft, on Friday last miner stepped into the
cage to descend to his work, but by mistake
Of the engineer, the cage was raised instead OF
lowered The man experimenting danger from
contact with the pulley, jumped to the landing,
striking his head against poae and fell back
into the shaft and was killed. his body descend
ing distance of $50 feet.
Scion johnson is the name of an intelligent
colored man who has just gone to New York
after having been driven out of Baltimore by
his Radical colored neighbors During the
MARYLAND canvass last fall johnson who strange
ly as it may appear isa Democrat. advocated
on the stump and elsewhere the election Of
Judge Merrick to Congress.
A cruel feat was advertised to take place yes
terday near Baltimore horse to trot twenty
miles within two hours, carrying 1000 pounds
weight. the stakes to be $500 The Maryland
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to AMI
mails stopped the performance. and compelled
the owner Of the horse to give bond that it
should not take place.
Secretary Boutwell, has made a decision that
when foreign cargo comes within port of
the Z. s. it is subject to the revenue laws. no
matter whether such port is the destination or
not. and if vessel chooses to loiter in port.
she can only be INDUCED at her own expense.
and not at the expense of the Government
The loss of life by the wreck Of the French
transport LIE CeiiH. off Cape La Hague, report
ed by cable yesterday, was not SO teartuly
large as at first reported the number really lost
being r;nety-eight The cable reports to-day
the loss in Indian seas Of the British steamer
Gen. Outram, with fifty three lives.
The White Fawa, an american fishing YES
sci captured by the Canadian authorities for an
alleged olation Of the fishery laws, has been
released by the Vice Am'ralty at ST. John s
y. B. The seizure was prOnor2ced by the
Judge to have been illegal.
Mr.. Alexander H. Jones, a member of Con-
gress from North Carolina, who goes out with
the current session. is candidate for Post
master of the House for the incoming Congress
against Mr. King the present incumbent
The Pottsy'1le Miners Journal, in an edi-
tora article in its issue of yesterday: says that
such ARRANGEMENTS have been determined upon
as II enable the miners Of the Schuylklll re-
gion to resume work.
Arrangements arc now being made at the
War Department to remove the southern
Cheyenne Indians to reservation south of the
one now occupied by them. This Is in accor-
dance with Heir own wishes.
Robber; on the steamship VIM. Toler robbed
the agent of Wells. Fargo & Co.'S express on
board. on the last trip from the Lower Calitor-
MIA coast to San Francisco. and the steamer has
anchored off the city: waiting for the police.
The Baltimore Board of Trade, at its meet
ing yesterday. appointed committee of fifteen
members to solicit aid for the suffering people
of France, and invited the cooperation OF the
Friends, or QuakerS.
\ phrenooglst once told Horace Greeley
that he was intended by nature for an agricul-
| turist. since he had carrotty hair. reddish
cheeks. turn up nose. and 4 sage expression OF
c0untenance.
At Newburyport, Mass: Leonard Choate has
been sentenced to prison for life for committing
numerous inccndiary acts in that city and VI
cinity.
Heavy and continuous rains have swollen the
Savannah river to such an extent as to cause
serious apprehensions Of Il treshet III Augusta.
The next General Conference Of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church meets at Char
lotte, n. c. on the third Wednesday in June.
The indications are that ". B. Stokes
will be elected Sergean; Arms of the next
House Of Representatives.
The mining districts Of Pennsy lvauia demand
legislation which will prevent strikes.
WASHINGTON ITEMs.-The women of the