Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The New Orleans Times ys:-"A recent
edition of the Boston Post announces that the
wife of Geo. w. Carter recently obtained d.
vorce FROM her husband in one OF the virginia
courts Such, we have been assured, Is not
the case, that lady never having appeared IN
any court. Any disagreemenrs which may
have occurred have been arranged by a mem
Der of their Immediate family, and although
matters Of this character are not within the
province Of a journal, We make the statement
to correct q wrong impression.
The completion of arrangements tor the or
canzation of company to build the Canadian
Pacific railway, was announced in the Govern
ment organ at Toronto. yesterday. Weary
four million dollars worth OF stock will be al
Iottcd to Ontario, three millions to Quebec,
and seven hundred aud seventy thousand TO
each of the other provinces Care Will De
taken that the road shall be kept under the
control Of Canadians
la the Senate yesterday Mr.. Sherman, from
the Finance Committee, reported the House
bill ameudatory of the Internal Revenue bill.
The bill provides that The office OF Assessor
and Assistant Assessor shall cease to exist at
such time as the Commissioner OF lnternaI
Revenue shall designate prior to July l., 1872
and also authorizes the appointment vi TWEEN
ty five additional agents.
The Secretary of the Navy has written
general order, to be promulgated in few
DAYS. calling the attention Of cadets at the
Naval Academy to the fact that the colored
cadet Conyers is entitled to the same treatment
that the white cadets receive; that If the dlspo-
sition to be gentemanly is not more fully car
ricd out he will be obliged to impose reStrlc-
tons which may be unpleasant to them.
A ''rumor'' was current vest erday and was
telcrraphed throughout the country by several
of the newspaper correspondents that Ice
President Coltax had formally accepted the
chief editorship Of the New York Tribune, at
salary of $4,000 per annum, and that nc
would resign the Vice Presidency on the LIST OF
January, and enter Immediately upon his du-
ties.
The Massachusetts, Legislature has taken
Mr.. Sumncr in hand. Yesterday Mr.. loyt
introduced resolution reciting the proposal
made by Mr.. Sumner in the United States Sen.
ate to have the namcs OF the battlc-helds OF
the late war obIiteratcd from the regmental
hags OF the army, aud declaring that Massa
chusetts diSapproves OF the same;
\ freight train on the Baltimore and Ono
Railroad broke through the bridge at South
| Branch, seventeen miles from Cumberland,
Yesterday, and the locomotive and twenty
| loaded cars were precpitated into the river
| Rutherford, tho fireman, was killed. Inc en-
cineer, conductor and brakemen were injured,
but not seriously.
Ia the last few days as many as five hundred
Italians have arrived in New York, and 1t is
said the emigration is very large now on the
way, induced by the representations OF circulars
distributed through Italy that America Is a
land OF milk and honey, where large pay Is
obtained by little labor
The commissioners appointed 10 New ork
to decide in regard to the successful application
Of steam in canal navigation are to award the
| 500, 900 prize sometime within the present
month, should they conclude that their re-
uuirements have been complied With. There
arc seven or eight contestants for this award.
Three inches Of snow fell at Augusta, Geor'
gia on Tuesday night, being the heaviest tor
many years. The sight presented in the city
and country around is said to have been both
novel and interesting one III that section.
There was also fall Of snow at Fortress Mon
roe yesterday.
The National Commercial Convention assem-
bled at St. Louis yesterday, and was called to
order by the PRESIDENT R. NJ. Bishop. Mayor
Brown delivered brief address of welcome
Fifteen States were represented, and delegates
from others will be present to-day.
The trial of ex-CoIlector of Internal Reve-
nue, D. l.. Stanton, on charge ofembezzllng
the funds of the Government coming into his
hands whilst Collector for the Fifth District OF
/ Maryland was commenced IN the U. >. DIS
trict Court, at Baltimore, yesterday.
Samuel H. Huntington, who has been chief
clerk of the Court Of Claims since its orgauiza.
ton in 1885, has resigned his position, to take
effect on the LIST of January next, and Archl-
bald Hopkins, of New York, has been appoint.
ed chief clerk in his place.
Ten thousand hogsheads of Cadz salt, valued
at 500, 600, went under with the caving in Of
Parson l. Co.'S wharf, at East Gloucester,
Mass, Tuesday.
Prince Bismarck has 80 far recovered his
health that he is expected to return to Berlin
between the 18th aud Goth Of this month
Solicitor General Phillips arrived at Wash.
ington yesterday, and at once entered upon his
official duties.
Viscountess Beaconsfeld, the wife Of Mr..
Disraeli, is seriously i'll in London.
Alabama.
| MONTGOMERY. Dec. ll,-About 0 clock TO-