Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7o sho,0 the very age and body ofthe Times

The Committee appointed 10y the Dai'luiore
Convention to notify Mr. Greeley of his nomlna-
tion visited Chapaqua 90 Saturday, and enjoy
ed the day in pic bic fashion.
Secretary Boutwell, has resolved that at pres
emf he will not attempt to place any more, OF
the new loan on the European market, but
await more favorable circumstances.
Twenty-Five strikers in New York on oatur-
dav heat to death one man who refused to join
the strike, and beat another man 10 such
manner that his life is despalred or
Strauss and his wife sailed from New York
for Bremen on Saturday Their departure
was witnessed by hundreds of Germans, who
wished the voyagers a safe return to the Faith
erland.
In Philadelphia on Saturday drunken po-
liceman attempted to take improper liberties
with a colored woman, when colt,red man
shot him in the abdomen. The policeman is
wounded
Another feet of six steamers tor foreign
ports LETT New York Saturday, nearly all OF
them as full of passengers as they could carry
The European travel is running later into the
season this year than usual.
A disastrous fire occurred at Alpena, Mlchl-
gam Friday night. About twenty-five build
ings were destroyed including four hotels
Four men persisted in the fire and two men
were injured beyond recovery.
A heavy rain storm washed away an embank
ncnt on the Mobile and New Orleans Railroad
on Saturday morning near East Pascagoula.
The engine of fright train went ill., wrecklng
twenty cars and killing two men.
Mr.. Lars Tollefson, Norwegian, died on
Tuesday last at Chicago, after an illness
of three days The deceased was remar bic
for his stature He was seven feet nine inches
bin height, and weighed 3I5 pounds.
The latest unofficial accounts from the Bos-
ton Jubilee report deficiency Of $3.50 900.
This must be made up out of the sale OF the
jubilee lumber, and out of the pockets OF the
guarantors- chiefly from the latter source.
On Friday lasta man living on the river bank at
Memphis felt agrievcd at the conduct of num-
Der of boys who We're bathing near his house,
and sciziug shot gun deliberately killed one
of the boys. The murderer made his escape
A number of Germans, residents Of the
United States, arrived at Hanover, Germany
a few days since, their object being to partici-
pate in the Federal Schcutzenfest. The recep.
ton of the visitors was of the most gratifying
character.
A person high in authority at the Vatican
states that the Pope on the lst of November
bestowed Cardinal hats upon Henry Edward
Manning, Archbishop of London, the Arch
bishop Of Paris, and Archbishop Spaldlng
since deceased
The interview of Jay Cooke & Go. with Sc
cretary Boutwell, in relation to the new loan had
no definite result further than this, that the
Secretary will not at present attempt to put
any more oft on the European market, but
await more favorable circumstances.
During the past week one thousand and fifty
nine deaths occurred in New York city, being
FIVE hundred less than the week previous. ln
Philadelphia the deaths amounted to eight
hundred aud ftty 6-e, es i,'ere"su or Que hun
drcd and thirty-ninc over the previous week.
Gen. A. E. Burnside, Chairman of the COM
mittee appointed at a meeting of the soldiers
and sailors who were present at the Philadel-
phia Convention, and tortynlne other officers OF
high rank, have addressed to their CONRAD es
in all parts Of the Union, call asking them to
meet in Convention at Pittsburg on September
18th, the anniversary of the battle OF Antletam
A dispatch from Nashville; Tenn, says =
"Much of the wheat crop just harvested has
been injured by the continued untimely rains
Some injury has alse been done to the growing
cotton crop in Middle and West Tennessee and
North Alabama, the rain causing shedding OF
the bos The planters entertain serious ap-
prehensions Of the effects of the heavy rains
to-day.
The report of the grand jury to the Criminal
Court at Memphis charging VIM. Mclean,
State aud county tax collector, with being de-
tauIter OF over 100000, and Plcckley, the
financial agent, with gross incompetency, is the
all absorbing topic there just now. Warrants
wore issued for NIcLean's arrest, but the shcr-
if was unable to find him. His friends, how
ever, assert that he will surrender himself:
Mr. Watson, the new Charge d 'Afaires for
England, at Yokohama, is trying to iuaugurate
new system of receiving dignataries in the
latter place. He refuses to meet the Mikado
unless he stands In his presence, instead of
squatting. This the japanese Minister refuses
to accede to, and in consequence Mr.. Watson
is awaiting Instructions from his Government,
while on the other hand the Japanese Minister
will not be received in London until the squat
ting question is settled. .,-s...
The calmity which befell the town Of St
Mchaels, Talboat county, Nd, in March,
1870, when the Comet Office and five other
dwellings and storehouses were destroyed, has
been repeated. The st. Michaels Comet Of
Saturday says: "Where six buildings stood
on Wednesday evening there remained but
ashes aud charred logs on Thursday morning.
In the course ofa few hours in the night, six
families and business men are thrown ont upon
the streets to view the utter demoishion of
their houses and contents. ~. -.
VERY SAD.-A middle aged stranger of fine
physical development sat 10 a split bottom chair
on the shady side of our county Jail as We pass
ed to dinner last Monday. His skin was
bronzed by wind and sun and his hands hard
ened by toll: He rested his flushed face on
one arm and with the other he tepderly encir-
cled sobbing infant less than year old which
sat on his knee. At sound of football the child
turned on US disappointed glance and then
burst into food of tears This renewed exhi-