Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The President of the United States, with his
private secretary, again made his appearance
at the Capital yesterday. A number persons
were in attendance, seeking interviews and the
members of the Cabinet who happened to be
III the city called to pay their respects and con-
suit with regard to matters pertaining to
their several departments. The business OF an
important character, which has greatly accu-
INFLATED will be brought before the Cabinet
to-day. -
= Reconnaissance just completed by compe-
tent engineers have demonstrated that the
Missouri river is navigable above the falls for
a good class Of steamers two hundred and
seventy five miles beyond Fort Benton, the
present head Of navigation A line of steam
ers is to be Immediately placed on the Upper
Missouri to run 10 connection with the finished
portion of the Northern Pacific Railroad, max
ing direct eastern outlet tor the entire trade
OF Montana.
The latest cotton statistical report shows
that the expectation Of cotton from the United
States to Great Britain amounted to 6,395, Oi5
hundred weight in 1870, and to 9, 223, $40 hun
dred weight in 1871, being an Increase IN the
latter year of . S2S 1865, hundred weight. This
advance has nearly placed the United States
in the position occupied in 1860, when this
country sent 1868 3l9 hundred weight of cot
ton to Great Britain
Some days ago two desperadoes named Nc
Clelland and Wright got into q quarrel at Hays
CITY, Kansas, in which Wright was killed and
McClelland badly wounded. McClelland was
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Donovan, noted horse thief. On the second
night after the murder band of citizens visited
the jail and killed both McClelland and Dono.
van.
A special dispatch from Memphis, Tenn,
says G. w. Martin, of Ripley county, Tenn.
who few days ago murdered his wife and
threw the body in pond, was taken out OF
Jail on Sunday night by twenty armed men,
who conducted him to a place few rods from
the JAIL where twelve charges of buckshot,
from as many shot guns, were emptled into his
body
The committees of the Democratic, Reform
and Liberal parties of Louisiana held a confer
cnce in New Orleans yesterday and succeeded
10 agreeing upon State ticket. 1t has yet to
be submitted to the decision of the Democratic
State Central Committee.
The new trial of DR.. Paul Schoeppe for the
murder of Miss Steinnecke, three years since,
commenced at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, yester-
day morning A jury was empanneled after
much difficulty, and the evidence will be pro-
ceeded with to-day.
The weather 10 St. Louis yesterday, after
the storm of the previous night, was much
cooler, Forty-eight fatal cases of sunstroke,
and twice that number of prostratlons by the
heat, occurred ID that city within the past
week.
1t is more difficult to enlist men for the
Marine Corps than any other branch of the
service on land or sea, and the recruiting officers
are not meeting with success IN getting the
number needed for the Navy.
London evening papers had rumor yester.
day that an agent of the Cuban Republic is in
London endeavoriug to boz low $20,000000 to
be offered Spain for a release of the mortgage
she holds on this valuable piece of property.
The bill. posters of the United States are to
form themselves into National Association,
perhaps with view of securing presumption
rights to all the dead walls in the country
1t is stated in Berlin newspapers of yester-
day morning, that the French Government
will commence the payment Of another install
ment of the war indemnity next week.
The Radicals of Massachusetts held Con-
veuton yesterday and nominated VIM. B.
Washburn for Governor. Gen. Butler receiv-
ed complimentary vote.
Horace Resley, Alfred Spates and Elijah
Fuller are going as delegates from Allegany
county, Maryland, to the Louisville Conven-
ton.
Accounts from West Virginia confirm the
ratification of the new Constitution by the
popular vote, and the reelection of Governor
Jacob.
Secretary Fish has information that sum in
gross will be awarded to the United States by
the Geneva Tribunal Of Arbitration.
In Tennessee, Arkansas and Northern Missis-
sippi the drought is most iujuriously affecting
the cotton,