Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The roof of the "drill she'd in Montreal fell
in on Tuesday as already stated in the Gazette
during the practice of the Prince of
Wales's Band. The crash was trc-
mendous, as the building covered Two
acres of ground. The band was PLAYING IN
an ante-room and escaped harm. The loss is
estimated at $4,000. The escape from an
immense loss of life was wonderful, as from one
to two regiments drill nightly in the building
Senator Wilson says an infamous slave trade
is being carried on between the South Sea Is
lands by citizens of the u S.: that terrible
scenes have been enacted there; that a regular
business is made of stealing natives and carry
ing them off to other islands, where they are
sold as slaves; that the English are worse than
our people in this practice, but he intends to
put stop to these outrages by our citizens II
possible.
In Selma, Alabama, yesterday, the heaviest
snow experienced in ten years, fell, and in Sa-
vannah. Georgia. the first snow in thirteen
years occurred. In New Orleans the weather
was the coolest Of the season, and in many
other Southern cities the cold was intense. In
Utah it was very severe.
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Legislature who have just visited the tomb OF
President Harrison, express themselves in favor
of an appropriation for the erection OF sulta-
bic monument. and there appears to be no
doubt that they will recommend favorable leg
islative action.
The following is true copy of an indorse-
ment on citation now in the General Land
Office in contested land case from Sacramento,
California "Leou Bredouchee, dead Cited to
appear before his Maker on lands unsurVeyed
by mortalS; served by leaving copy on his
grave.
The appeal of the Eastern merchants tor
reduction of the duty on rice, was met before
the ways and means committee yesterday, by
the Georgia and South Carolina interest IN op-
position. The duty on unccancd rice Is now
50 high that it is all cleaned in Europe before
importation here.
At Newport. R. l., yesterday, T. Lynch and
Florence Sullivan quarrelled in the street after
playing cards, when Lynch knocked Sullivan
down and cut his throat so that ne died III M
teen minutes The murdered man leaves
family. Lynch was arrested.
The Board of Directors of the Anglo-Amerl,
can Telegraph Company have issued a card
stating that the Insulation OF the Atlantic cable
is beginning to fail, but not to such an extent
as to interfere as yet with the transmission OF
| messages.
In the town of Thayer, Iowa, place Of one
thousand inhabitants, the small pox is raging
to fearful extent, no less than sixty deaths
having occurred from the disease. No trains
are allowed to stop at the place.
The Collector of Taxes in Chicago has been
indicted for altering tax bills and collecting
larger sums of money than called for by the
assessors, the collector OF course appropriate
ing to his own use the surplus.
Baker, the principal witness against the
party charged with the murder Of DR.. Robin
son, at Salt Lake, was arrested yesterday for
perjury in said case, and held to bail in $4,000.
The funeral of Gen. Hallcck took place yes
terday in New York, his remains being deposit
ed in Greenwood