Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7o shoo the very age and bofly of the Times

Judging from letter OF Gen. y. y. How
ard to Gen. Crook, commanding the Depart
ment of Arizona the mission of the former to
the hostile Apache Indians, has not been. as
productive Of good results as was anticipated.
When Gen. Howard reached Arizona he re-
ouested Gen. Crook to !, suspend operations
against the hostile Apaches until he could con-
suit with the principal chiefs and see If some
arrangements could not be cousummated. On
the 9th ut.. he addressed II letter to General
Crook withdrawing his previous request, sta
ting that all his efforts looking to the pacifca-
ton of the hostile portion Of the Apaches had
failed. and saying that he saw no other Way to
stop their murder and robbery than to prose
cute a campaign against them. Gen. Crook
doubtless, adopted the suggestions OF Zen.
Howard. 49,. 1.s.,
The English Baroness Burdett- Coutts, who
has made her name famous by special acts of
charity in behalf of her own race, has extended
her sphere of benevoence She now.proposes
to ameiiorate the condition of the feline spe-
cies. and has given the sum OF ten pounds to
be bestowed on prizes to ''workmcn cats. !"
1t is also announced that other noble ladies
will give silver medals to encourage the kind
treatment Of this domestic animal.
George T. Clark, attached to Noyes' circus,
in making balloon ascension yesterday at
Memphis, struck against Johnson Block. The
rope supporting the trapeze on which he was
seated, parted precpitating him to the ground,
distance of fifty feet He was cut and bruised
in horrible manner. There are little hopes
Of his recovery.
One good effect of the exposures made with
regard to the Methodist Book Concern, was
shown yesterday in the election by the General
| Conference Of Rev. DR.. Nelson and MIR. j. NJ
Phillips as agents, in place of the Carlton man
agement under which this great interest OF the
Methodist Church has fallen into so much OF
trouble
The persistent efforts of Great Britain to d.
rect emigration to her own colonies have proved
50 far from successful that many who have
been induced to 60 to the colonies In the first
instance seem anxious to leave and settle III
this country. A letter indicates that this IS the
case even in so remote a colony as New Lea-
land
Banks in Augusta, Macon and Savannah,
have been defrauded of some $500 by an or
gauzed band of swindlers who are travelling
the South with forged letters Of credit One
Of them was arrested at Macon. and the dis
covery blocks the whole conspiracy.
The Methodist General Conference has unan-
imously agreed that the colorcd members of
the Church are entitled to be represented
among the Bishops by one of their own race,
and we may expect to see some provision soon
made for colored Bishop.
A cable telegram brought the news yester-
day, of the death, in London, Of Mr. Frank
Key Howard. for many years the rlncipal ed
itor of the Baltimore Gazettee and its prede-
cessor, the Daily Exchange He had been in
Europe, for some time, in pursuit Of health.
The Pennsylvania Democrats have selected
their very ablest men as delegates to the Balti-
more Convention. Judge Woodward, Judge
Black and ex Governor Bigler, are among the
number.
New York dispatches report that James
Gordon Bennett as in sinking condition and
beyond the hope Of recovery.