Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-31
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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in that section. and five new banks under the
act have been authorized in the past few days;
The prospect. however, is, that at the date. OF
the limit ten or fifteen millions will remain un-
taken The Secretary has already decided to
refuse the application of eastern capitalists Tor
the amount undisposed of at that time.
4 terrific storm occurred yesterday on the
Upper Hudson. At Rondout the roadways
were flooded. trees blown down, and windows
smashed by hail At Esopus new ice house
was struck by lightning and completely destroy
ed The loss is heavy. At Hyde Park the
storm was severe. Haistones measuring y
inches in circumference were picked up. Birds
were killed and whole acres Of rye completely
destroyed and other grain and fruit seriously
damaged.
The New York Evening Post, commenting
upon the Stock market says 1.-The lndlca'
tons are that the leading cliqucs will run prices
up in June. and will use every effort to induce
the public to come in IT is noticeable that the
non dividend paying stocks which have been
most inflated, and whose merit is In their pros
pectve value, arc hard to start from the pre-
sent prices.
Yesterday was the first day Of the inaugural
meeting of the Maryland Trotting Association
at the Herring Run Park. The first race was
won BY Lady Shotwell in three straight heats
time p IS, ::36 and 2:37 The second was a
running race, and was won by u three year old
unnamed mare in 80 and l56. The last race
was in four heats, and was won by Flash in
2:35 2:37 and 2:37T
The mandatory of the Gobelns at Paris,
which, as the dispatches report, has been badly
damaged by the Communists, is the famous
place where ''Gobelin tapestry has been: since
l7ql. manufactured. The whole has been I'M
der the superintendent Of the Government.
and has since 1926 had a carpet factory connec-
ted with the establishment.
About month ago bottles were washed
ashore at Shediac and Newport, on the Nova
Scotia coast. containing papers protesting to be
written on by passengers IN the lost steamship
City OF Boston, stating that she was sinking at
sea- \ dispatch from Halifax says that these
papers were undoubtedly genuine, as the writ
ing has been identified.
The Maryland Court Of Appeals yesterday
decided in favor of the State in its suit to recoy-
er the fifth capitaton tax on the gross re-
ceipts from passenger travel over the Wash
ington Branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, thus reversing the decision OF Judge
Dobbin in the Superior Court The case is
now returned to the Superior Court.
The opinion is expressed in financial CIRCLES
at Washington, that Secretary Bout weu contem-
plates making coup d ctat in the money mar
ket next fall or before 1t is understood that
he intends to redeem all the Five-twenties Of
1862. Of which there is about S4S5, 900, 900 out
standing and thus create 4 market Tor the new
five per cents.
On Friday last Edward NJ. Mealey, aged sixty
years, died at his residence in Hagerstown, Md.
He had always taken leading part in local
affairs, political and industrial had been twice
Il member Of the Legislature, president OF the
county railroad, and director in the 3. Il y.
railroad.
George Walcott, who killed the soldier at
Frankfort, and for whose arrest Gov. Leslie
offered five hundred dollars reward, had him
self arrested by Il friend who drew the reward
and gave it to Walcott Walcott Immediately
gave the money to the widow Of the victim.
He was drunk when the killing occurred.
Mr. Nathan Sargent retires from the office Of
Commissioner of Customs to-day. He is now
we'll advanced in years, aud has filled the posi-
ton with much credit He was well known as
a journalist in the past.
Sir John Young. Governor General of Cana
da, has affixed his signature to the British trea-
IT,, and it is announced that he will make no
explanations until after the document has been
signed in England.
Four new iron steamers for the revenue ma
rine service are being built. Two are named
G rant and Collax, and two will he named Ham
ton and Gaatin, in honor OF the first and Sc
cond Secretaries Of the Treasury.
The ceremonies Of Decoration Day were more
generally observed throughout the country
yesterday than ever before
Vice President Colfax was 50 much better
yesterday that he was able to walk about his
room. To-day he will start for Indiana.
Horace Greeley left New Orleans, yesterday,
on his way home.
Three hundred Swedish emigrants have az
rived at Halifax y. s., bound for the Swedish
colony i'll Maine.
The long talked of homeopathic medical col
legc is at last established in New \ orl;,
HENRY WARD BEEcHER's SERMON in
BROOKLYN. last Sunday, attracted great crowd,
and is much talked Of 1t was on the present
situation in France In the course Of it he
said :-'Pcoplc have visited Paris and have
seen her products. but they have not gone into
the shops to feel the pulse Of labor. 4 man
may walk through city and come from it
knowing nothing oft. The working people
Of the manufacturing cities of France are sub
stantialy in sympathy with the Communists
of Paris The whole mountain stands upon
liquid fire.
These men are almost universally without
religious faith Now: care not so much what
creed man believes, but for a man to live
without any religious faith is simply shocking.
This lack takes men back to the condition of
animals You can never build the fair fabric
of national organization ifyou have no sound
religious faith This CommuniS1ic faith is re-
evolutionary. 1t does not mean progress it
means revolution 1t is organized and it is
organizing among men who are educated on
the malign side We ought not be ignorant of
its existence. nor of its danger Already where
labor has its highest remuneration and greatest
freedom the laborers are preparing to clasp
hands with their brethren all over the world