Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.



There was great excitement in Trenton, New
Jersey, yetcrday, over the robbery Of the Tren'
ton Bank The aggregate loss is stated a,
$4,000, and among the principal losers Ii
Rev. Father Smith, whose loss is set down at
$1,000. The burglars had rented a house
near the bank, and had been planning the rob
berry for more than two weeks.
A large crowd of persons assembled yester-
day about the Market Savings Bank in New
York and gave vent TO their feelings by shout
ing ''swindlers, ROBBERS and other pet
names at the officers of the bank. 1t is sur.
missed that the statement relative to the con-
dition of the bank will show unparalleled kna-
very.
In Knoxville, Tenn, yesterday in the case
Of Mrs. C. NJ. Putnam of Washington. D. G.,
VS.. William B. Davis, of Tennessee, an In
dian agent under johnson s administration, tor
breach of marriage contract, the jury, after
an absence of thirty minutes, returned YER
dict in favor of the plaintiff for $4,000.
The Japan Times says that in the interior oil
japan, even where few Europeans have been,
there are shops exclusively for the sale Of Eu-
ropean goods Soaps, perfumes, clocks, color
ed engravings and beer are in general demand,
and some shops deal solely in tables and chairs
of the European fashion.
In the Custom House investigation in New
York COL Leet, the head of the General
Order business, testified that it was worth
only five to eight thousand dollars year, In
stead of hundred thousand, as has been
stated.
Mr.. George w. Childs proprietor Of the
Philadelphia Ledger, and Mrs Ghilds will be
guests of the President and Mrs. Grant this
week.
THE "CoMING MAN of Wall street is one
Henry Smith, formerly of the firm of Smith,
Gould & Martin, but who withdrew sometime
ago and has since been operating In his own
name. He is described as young man, ''ener-
getic and farseeing, and bold, fearless specu-
lator, who, having once calculated the chances,
persistently pushes forward till success is at
tanned. He spends his whole time in Wallstreet,
dealing almost exclusively in railroad shares
sometimes carrying millions of dollars worth.
1t is predicted of him that his immense railroad
interests will yet necesstate his becoming man.
ager of some one Of the great railroad corpora
tons. Vanderbilt, Gould, and other Princes
recognize in him "a foeman worthy OF their
steel, and pr0pneSy tnat ne VIII become Dlc-
tator'' of the street. Smith, it seems has al
ready large following of operators in Wall
street, as has every new man possessing ,au-
dacity, or originality and-suceess 1t does
not indicate wholesome state Of public senti-
ment when the dictatorship of Wall street is
looked to by so large number of our people
as the highest position the country can afford;
but the fact is so, though not one dollar is earn.
ed or added to the wealth of the country by
these operators in stocks, who expend their
energy and sagacity in Wall street gambling
Washington Star
THE PLEA OF INSANITY is taken by the
courts of England for no more than it is worth.
In a moment Of extreme passion the Rev. Mr..
Watson, man of unquestionable ability, but
of singular temperament, killed his wife. He
was engaged in writing book at the time, and