Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-01
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
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A remarkable case of habeas corpus IS before
the Supreme Court in New York, In which
Joseph n. Patterson, a we'll known pianist and
musical COMPOSER sues to obtain possession OF
his eldest child, aged two years, and now held
| by the mother, Adelaide Patterson, nee Man
gam, The father claims that his children were
Stolen away from him and so confined to the
| housc that one died The mother, it appears.
/ lis we'll enough disposed towards her husband
but is entirely under the Influence OF mischief
making friends.
A fire on Saturday, in Buffalo, N. \. de-
stroyed the four-story building on Michigan
street and the three-story building on West
| Market street, belonging to the pork and pro-
vision establishment of Jacob Dold. Loss,
5000; partially insured. One policy, tor
So, 00u,is said to have expired at noon that day
| One hundred and fifty hogs IN the upper story
of one of the buildings were roasted alive.
Captain General Ealmaseda' resignation has
been accepted by the Spanish Government,
and Gen. Cebalos is to act in his place until
his successor is appointed. The Captaln-Gen'
| eral of Porto Rico has been recalled aud an AZ
vanced Liberal named in his place. important
measures for the relief Of the Bank in Havana
are to be introduced by the Home Govern
ment.
Oac of the most remarkable instances, OF
college building enterprise is that OF the SYRIA
ems IN ~ University Last August SYRIA
Gus laid the corner stone Of the Hall OF Ian
g,lages and means to go on erecting unlver-
sity rs fast as the money flows in. Up to this
time the subscriptions are 5000 900, aud there
is no doubt now that million can be obtained
Vim. II. Wiegcl, the witness in the recent
suit of rilleu vs. Gen. Butler, and who was IN
dictcd for perjury in portion of his testimony
appcarcd in Court, in New York, on Saturday
| He said he was unable to procure bail In that
city. District Attorney Davis consented that
the bail given by Col. Wiegel should stand un-
til the 10th of July.
Instructions have been given the Assistant
Treasurer at New York to purchase one million
of bonds on each Wednesday and dispose OF
like amount of gold on each Thursday during
Temporary loan the Acting Secretary has called
in one million aud a-half dollars.
Newsboys who travel through railway cars
and sell tobacco, candy, &C., are decided by
internal the revenue bureau to be pedlers and
| must qualify as such, and even then they will
not be allowed to sell anything but full and I'M
broken packages Of either cigars, tobacco or
snuff.
The report that Gen. Mckenzie, Lieutenant
Smith and eight men we're surprised and killed
by Indians between Fort Belknap and Jacks
boro, Texas, is not believed, as the War De-
partmcnt has no information of such DISASTER
although Geographic communication is still
open with General Augur.
The New York Daily Bulletin says that the
trade in fireworks and crackers this year has
been enormous and the total amount of these
materials sold is likely to exceed by neatly
one third the production and sale OF any iorm
| er year.
The yacht Henrietta, formerly the property
of Mr. Bcnnett,..jr, of the New York Herald,
and which, two years ago, participated in the
transatlantic race for 10000, is now engaged
in the fruit trade between the Bay Islands and
New Orleans.
n Mullandorc, dramatic reporter, was shot
through the body, on the street,in San Francis.
co, on Saturday night, by Fl. r. McLauslin IN
an affray about family matters. 1t is supposed
that Mullandore is dying. McLauslin was ar
| rested.
Mrs Mary Chase Barney, daughter of the
late Judge Samuel Chase, of Maryland, one Of
the signers of the Declaration of American In
| dependence, died yesterday, in Washington, IN
| her SSth year She was the widow OF i son OF
Commodore Barney.
What is called "a mechanical triumph" has
been achieved by young man, student In
the college at Racine, Wisconsin, in the shape
of an improvement on the method in use for
turning all power wheels.
Horace Greeley has been made Doctor of
Laws by Amherst, and General Grant ditto by
Harvard 1t is a comfort to know that in any
| event we shall have an ILL.,. ID. for our next
| President.
The thermometer at New York, GU Friday
and Saturday, stood 1902 in the shade. There
were several cases OF sun.stroke. Yesterday
was the hottest day Of the year in Boston.
The New Orleans Picayune urges the Balti-
more Convention to select as its candidate for
the Presidency William G. Bryant. Why all
| this?
1t is Leanler J. Mccormick of Chicago,
brother Of Cyrus H., who is having the tele-
scope made for Washington and Ice Uni
vcrsity.
| Several shipments of new wheat were made
last week FROM the various wharVcs along the
! lower Rappahannock to Baltimore.
VIRGINIA NEWS
The Board of Trustees Of Washington and
Lee University adjourned late last Friday. }.