Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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10 sho,o the rey age and Lo,iy If the Times
The King and Queen Of Denmark. and
Prince and Princess Of Wales. took their de-
parturc from Rome yesterday.
A jury of French painters has decided that
in consequence of Gusave COur5et having
affiliated with Communists, he can uo more
compete with honorable artists.
f. W. Funk, the Democratic caudilate for
Mayor of Hagerstown, Nd, has been elected
The Democrats also elect four members of the
Council, and the Radicals one
An expedition is reported TO have sailed
from Honolulu for the Arctic REGIONS 10 secure
everything valuable whlcl can b.. funlld oi the
American whaling feet wrecked there last
year.
The Permanent Committee Of the French
Assembly is dissatisfied with VI. Theirs for
making Paris his head quarters. as they thlnk
it is an understood preparation for the removal
Of the Government to that city.
Gov Reed, Of FIorada has issued pro-
clamation. claiming that the action of the
Senate Of that State in adiournug without Civ
ing him trial operated as his discharge and
ac1uittal from the charges preferred against
him.
\ Charleston, West Virginia, special says
THE Democratic system of voting was defeat
ed in the convention at Charleston to day.
They submit the proposition to the voters OF
the State, Shall negroes hold office :? The
convention will adjourn to-day.
A Brownsville, Tennessee, special says Il
fnghtfu tornado swept over that town yester,
day, blowing down many dwellings. and iniur-
ing number of persons. \ cabin containing
dozen colored people WAS turned over several
times, without hurting ANYBODY
The elections 10 Porto Rico for deputies to
the Cortes resulted in victory TOR the Con
servative party. who succeeded in eIrctlng
eleven Of the thirteen members The news of
the Ministerial Success in Spain aud the colo
MES vas received with great IT, 'I:lng by the
Spauisrds in Havana.
President Theirs recently observed Inconvcr-
sation "that it is quite possible that the
French may decide upon return TO monarchy,
and it is possible that they may wish to retain
the Republic but for the present there Is only
the latter. and that merely provisional, which
sional monarchy would be an utter imposSi
bility.
The committee appointed by the recent Az
ricultural Convention in Washington lave
adopted resolutions pctitiouing Congress to
establish Signal Service Stations at each ol the
Agricultural Colleges throughout the country
which have been organized under the act OF
Congress- 1t is believed that by this means
the system of the weather reports may be
made much more useful to farmers than it Is at
present.
Port-au-Prince dispatches states that dis.
agreement has broken ont between the local
authorities OF st. Marie and the United States
Consul at that port. A llaytien General,
while being led to prison. took refuge in the
house of the Consul. The Consul protected
the General for while, and was arrested by
the authorities, but subsequently released =
Thirty men from Monte Christi landed in a
schooner at Cape Haytieu and seized the
arsenal, holding it one night aud day. They
were fually driven out and several were Killed.
Those who escaped took to the woods.
DISTREsSES FOR COLLECTION OF TAXES
MAY BE MADE-The General Assembly pass
ed bill amending the thirty-sixth chapter of
the code in relation to the collection Of taxes,
to read as follows
"Auy goods or chattes in the county or cor
porations belonging to the person or estate
assessed with taxes may be distraned there
for by the treasurer or collector.
The goods and chattels of the tenant or 9th
er person in possession, claiming under the
party or estate assessed with taxes on laud,
may be distrained if found on the premises.
Bat when taxes are assessed wholly to one per-
son, on a tract or lot, part of which has become
the freehold of another, BY title recorded be-
fore the commencement of the year for which
such taxes are assessed, the property belong
ing to the owner of that part, shall not be dis
trained for more than due proportion of the
said taxes.
where the taxes are assessed on tract OF
land lying partly 10 one county and partly in
another, the treasurer or collector OF the coun
ty 10 which the taxes are so assessed may dis |
train on that part Of the land lying in other
county, In the same manner as if such part was
in his Own county.
IND1cTMEST.-Tbe grand jury of the United |
States Circuit Court, at lis last session, iD
Richmond found true bill Of Indictment
against Fish 4 Goldstein, late clothing mer-
chants in that city and atOrange court house, for
violating the forty fourth section of the bank
rupt law of the United States The indictment
charges them with secreting and cunceane |
goods to the amount of $4,000, 10 violation
of that act, and with disposing of property
recklessly and at great sacrifice, which they
had obtained on credit and had not paid for. :
This offence is made misdemeauor by this |
section and is punishable by imprisonment for
term not exceeding three years. This is the |
first indictment found 10 the district under that |
act.