Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The London Times reports that Bismarck IN
tends to force the Upper House of the PrusSlan
Parliament into passing the Country Reform
Bill. The pew Peers, whom it is expected to
be elected in sufficient numbers to overbalance
the present majority against the bill, are to be
taken from among the landed gentry and ele-
waited to the Peerage, and when there will be de-
pended upon to do the especial work which Is
the consideration for their new honors.
Gould says his arrest was only piece OF
work for Wall street effect He says he was
engaged at the time in heavy operations in
Northwestern; the Erie officials had him ar
rested ostensibly with view Of instltutlng pro-
ceedngs to recover large amount OF money
from him, but if he had not been able to pro-
cure bail his schemes would have been smashed.
he would have been ruined man and could
not pay anybody anything
| The last Sunday meeting at Hyde Park,
London, was failure. The men recently dis
missed from the police force were expected to
be present, but did cot appear. The meeting
| consisted of only about three hundred persons.
| 4 remoDstrance, addressed TO the Home Sc.
cretary, was adopted An ''irruption Of ruff.
| fans brought the proceedings to stop, and
compelled the breaking up of the assemblage.
! A meeting of claimants against the Govern
ment in the matter Of French spoliation was
he'd 10 Baltimore last night. After discus
sion, the preparation, presentation and adop-
ton of memorial to Congress, asking for a
settlement Of the Claims and the appointment
of committee to present the same to Con-
gress the meeting adjourned.
In the North Carolina Legislature, yester
day, resolutions we're passed to second read
| ing for committee to examine the vote tor
State officers at the August election, and anoth'
er on constitutional reform. The Conserva.
tives, in caucus yesterday evening, nominated
TX Governor Vance for United States Senator.
A dispatch from Rome says the FIVE persons
who were prominently connected with the
movement to hold radical meeting in that
city on Sunday have been arrested, and will be
tried on the charge Of high treason. No dis
turbance followed this action of the Govern
ment, and the city remand quiet.
At the Methodist Preachers meeting in
New York city, yesterday, the proposed prayer
test of Professor Tynda was discussed, and a
decision arrived at that the test was lmpious
and athelstical.
1t was expected on the street in New York
yesterday that Jay Gould would be rearrested
at the suit of the Erie directors, but no further
movement against him seems to have trans
PRED.
A Madrid telegram says that band ofinsur-
gents, two hundred strong, has appeared with
in mile of Murcia, and another band of a
| hundred had destroyed the telegraph, railway
station, and bridge at Annares.
At New Castle, New jersey, on Saturday the
Sheriff emptied the Jail of his subjects, trlced
them up in the yard, and administered from
twenty to sixty lashcs upon the backs Of each
seven in all.
The suits against w. F. Weld & Co., Of
Boston and New York, for recovery Of unpaid
duties, have been compromised by their paying
the Government half million Of dollars.
The Executive Committee of the Maryland
Jockey Club have determined Cd opening the
racing campaign by spring meeting OF Jour
days in May next
The State officers Of Alabama we're installed
yesterday The Governor has not yet taken any
recognition of either of the Legislatures, while
both continue to sit.
The Election Board of Louisiana 6ud by the
count of the votes that Grant carries the State,
Kellogg is elected Governor, and Radicals have
secured majority in the Legislature.
A oase filed with Orsim DO mbs, destined for
Rome, has been seized by the police at
railway station in Leghorn.
Eliza Cook, the English poctess, is very i'll
in Louisiana, and her recovery is regarded as
impossible.
Pork KILLING TnE-THE Moon. .-Wheth-
er the moon has any effect on pork killed at a
certain phase, is a mystery that science has
drawn to ''the moon theory" by the following
letter from Caroline county, which we find 10
the Richmond Enquirer. There are good
many folks like the writer of the letter, who
while they don't believe in the thing, never
theless religiously observe it. Says the writer.
Hog killing will not commence generally in
these counties until about the 18th of Deem
Der, because the knowing ones says the moon
will not be 10 good humor for that purpose
until about that time. They say if you kill on the
moons waste all the gravy will waste away,
and when you cook ham there will be left
nothing but skin and bone, save batter like
lean. | am by this moon idea as Old Eng
lands Dr. johnson was by witches. When in
terrogated as to his views, be said:
81 do not believe in witches,
Yet | can't believe in the non. existence of
the d-n little bitches"
I don't believe the moon has anything to do
with hog-killing-being busily engaged about
other more important matters but notwith-
standing my hogs are ready for the knife, and
the old supply nearly exhausted and corn
scarce, yet will not kill on wasting moon,
for fear her ladyship may be offended"
The Ox.-Though disposed in ordinary
times to jeer at the OK and poke fun at his
awkward figure and slow pace, we are very
happy to have him to fall back on now that
the epizooticalisln has attacked the horses
Fredericksburg Ne,os.