Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7o sAo,o the very age and body ofthe Times.


ter shop in Pennington: about sixty-fve miles
from Wheeling, on the B. and 0. Railroad, de-
stroying fifteen dwellings, the station house,
pump house, warehouse, and merchandise
worth $50, 900, the ticket and express offices
and their contents The fire was caused by some
drunken men playing cards IN the carpenter
shop, and dropping candle among the sha-
wings The town is half destroyed.
A meeting of operators of the collieries in
the Schuylkill region was held at Philadelphia
on Saturday and an address to the miners
adopted, appealing to them to resume work
without regard to the Union, and offering to
compromise on basis of wages for the remain
der of the year Other points of difference
they agree to submit for arbitration to Judge
| Elwe as umpire,
According to the Blair Register tree plant
ing in Nebraska is prosecuted at a lively rate.
One day 10000 young trees passed through
that town to farmers farther West 4 compa-
nv of Swedes had contracted for 10000 cotton
woods to set out on their farms This tree plant
Ing is now q regular routine Of agricultural
settlement.
At Newark, n J. yesterday, a fire destroy
cd the malt house of Ballentinc' Brewery, at
the foot of Rector street. Loss 100000; usu::
red. The foreman Of the malt-house named
Mccormick persisted in the flames. The fire Is
supposed to have been caused by spontaneous
combustion.
Three members of the Brothers of St. john
a religious Order attached to the Church of
ENGLAND have arrived in Baltimore, and yes.
terday held service in several OF the Episcopal
churches. During the next eight days they,
will ofliciltc at St. LukcS st. Paul and
Mount Calvary Churches
The experiment Of colorcd police is about to
be tried in Cincinnati by Mayor Davis, recently
elected on the Republican ticket; 1t will be
done at the request Of the coorcd people, and
the officers first appointed will be assigned to
duty in the station houses.
Recently a number Of Coolie laborers employ
cd on plantations in Louisiana struck on ac-
count of n-fulhlment Of the contracts made
with them, and up to last week had perslstently
refused TO again go to work.
Under date Of Jefferson, Ohio, April II, Mr..
Wade wrote letter to the Geneva (Ohlo)
Times, in which he says he is not Il candidate
for Governor, and that he could not accept the
office if it was rendered him.
Chief State Engineer in Louisiana reports
that the. Bonnet Carrie crevas>c Is now COO lret
wide and ITO Is feet deep twill he almost
impossihlc to close it until the river ilIssrvrl;ll
feet :. 1t has fallen 10 inches.
One who knows defines champagne as fol-
lows: ''Champagme is sparkling wine made of
crab cider and marble dust with L dash OF sui
phurr acid t" make ii boll.
Letters from Rome describe the great actv-
ty displayed in hurrying forward the prepara-
tons Tor the transfer Of the capital of Italy to
that city.
Four fishing Schooncrs belonging TO GouccS
ter were probably lost. with all hands, in the
severe gale Of tho ID on the Banks.
The Catholic Bishop Of Havana is now in
New York, N:llnaseda having refused to al
low him to land on his arrival from Spain
The imporatiu,s ut New York since the be
ginning Of the year are largely in excess OF
those Of the corresponding period last year.
The Postmaster Gcnrf:,l has leased cot
tagc at Newport for the ensuing season, and
will take possession III july.
NJ Treilhlrd the French Minister at WASH
ington, has entirely recovered from his recent
illness, (which WAS reported to be insanlty.)
Senators Wilson and Stewart are going to
Europe this summer.
SOUTHERN loyal CLAIMANTS FROM FlR-
GlNlA.-The Southern Claims Commission
does not lack for business We publish Il
further list Of persons who have filed claims
for damages during the war -
Vim. Y. Runlscy, George W. Roberts, VIM.
,G., ( nal
y. Wheeler, A. D. Warwick, Thomas II.
Duke, and Thomas Garland, Charlottesville ;
WIN. Densnorc, Henson Young, VIM. Hough
and Benjamin r. Franklin, Waterford John
McGavack, Whcatland David Shutticbarger,
Francis Jewell, and Aaron Cantrcll, Christians
burg Hiram Adams, Pughtown VIM ID.
Smith, Elizabeth \. Gould, Emanuel Francis,
and John T. Armstrong, Alexaudrla John
j. Robinson, Madison county; Geo. II. South
I'LL, Nottoway G. f.. Jacob 5. Alice, Rich
mond a.; Samuel T. Fisher, and Patterson Al
Ian, Goochland county; David NJ. Nlutcrs-
laugh, and John b. MuterSl,augh, Langley
prcncinct; John II. Cleveland David and Geo.
Auld, Henry McWillilms George Harris, and
Samuel Tarryson. Fairfax county Charles
Slower and John Washington Fletcher,
'rhGroughfare Cap George Trimmer. John
Il. IIornbaker, Elias Good and James Rob
lhSOn, -nlnaSS;lS JOIn n. uarrSOn, NarrlSOn-
vile Samuel Birch Robert S. Lacy, NJ. \.
Hays, Anna VI: Hays. Mary A. Hays, .Alonzo
e. Hays, and William r. Birch, Alexandria
county W. f. Crawford, Amherst county
Virginia Scott. Bush Hill !; Samuel G. Hull
Frederick county Samuel Morelard, Dufeld's
Depot Henry NJ. Bruden, Norfolk Ann
Ez Hodges, Portsmouth Mrs Caroline
Heater. Cedar Grove David Fultz Staunton
city: Margaret Harkadcr, Wythcsvic; James
F.. Murray, William Henry Taylor and
Reuben Ives, Falls Church.
\ FAITHFUL HUSBAND AND FATHER
About year since the wife and three children
OF Elijah Munsell, of the western part of Mon
son, Maine, died Of small pox and were buried
III Il pasture near his house. Mr. Munsel him
self had the disease but recovered, and has
since lived alone in the home where his family