Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.
TO sho,o the ue,y age and body of the Time

ed steady market, without change of prices
either to the trade or by retail although the
auction sale 10 New York on Wednesday last
was at an average decline of seven ceuts per
ton. The total production of all kinds for the
week was 455 Q32 tous, and for the year -
$50, 100 tons, against 9.G23 397 tons to cores,
pondiug time last year, showing an increase OF
j, 35I, 1868 tons Vessels have been 10 album
daut supply. Price of coal by the cargo at
Port Richmond, for shipment east OF New
Brumwick, south of Cape Henry and TO points
along the line of the Delaware and Rarltau Ca
nal: Schuykil red ash 3 SOa$4, white ash
lump, steamboat broken, egg, aud stove 6Ih
So G5, chestnut = 7OaS2 50. Locust Mountain,
steamboat 6OaS3 rs, broken aud egg G5a
IS 50, stove 75as3 So, and chestnut = SOas3.
The Board of Arbitration at Geneva was in
session three hours yesterday and adjourned un-
til Friday next 1t is now believed that it will
close its labors early next week. The Swiss
Council of State has invited the members to
banquet on Saturday, at which the chief tede,
raj authorities will be present Mr.. Sam'l
Bowles editor of the Springfield Republican,
now Soinurung at Geneva, will give a dinner
to the Arbitrators on Wednesday evening.
Two hundred invitations have been sent out.
The Mayor of Baltimore has sent to the City
Council message in reference to the water
supply of the city which contains review of
the water question, and suggests that the
Council call upon the Governor to convene an
extra session of the Legislature, to enable the
city to issue the bonds necessary to meet the
expense of introducing the water OF the Gun
powder.
General Dix has been interviewed by q re-
porter iu New York, to whom he stated that
he received the letter notifying him of his
nomination for Governor but a few days ago,
and would reply to it shortly. In regard to
his acceptance of the nomination, he said he
had yet to decide that point, but 1t was posi-
BILE that he would accept Not ouly possible but
highly probable.
The claims submitted to the Commission APP
pointed to inquire into the losses occasioucd to
citizens of Texas by depredations from Mexico
amount 10 the aggregate to eight millions OF
dollars Gen. Cortina, commanding the McXl-
can frontier, has issued a proclamation denying
all completely in these outrages.
Attorney General Williams has decided that
the laws of the United States giving to private
citizens permission to enter on the public lands,
which contain mines of gold, silver aud other
valuable minerals, also apply to the diamond
lands.
Father Hyaciuthe comtemplates taking to
himself wife He has addressed a letter tc
the Paris Temps appraisng the public OF his
approaching marriage, and defending the same
on scriptural grounds.
4 telegram from Munich announces that a
crises has occurred in the Bavaran Ministry,
and the members have rendered their reagna-
tions to the King.
The Secretary of the Treasury has called tol
the redemption Of the three per cent. loan Ger.
tifcates, on which the interest will cease Octo-
Der 81, 1872.
1t is expected that the Rev. Mr. Spurgeor
will visit the United States this fall.
ATTACK UPON a JOURNALIST This morn
ing about | clock, Judge Dent brother OF
Mrs President Glaut visited the Capital office,
on lth street, and on inqulring for Mr.. Reed,
one of the editors, was directed to his room,
up stairs Calling Mr.. Reed attention to an
article in yesterday Capital, he asked who the
author was. Mr.. Reed replied that he was
responsible for it; whercupon Judge ID. pro
uouuced it false, and called upon Mr.. Reed tc
defend himself. Then raising walking stick,
he struck Mr.. Reed several times over the
head, breaking the cane Mr.. Reed by this
time was on his feet, and, Selling the judge, u
scuff1e ensued for the possession of the cane, OF
the remnant of it in the hands Of the latter.
At this juncure some of the staff Of the paper
who were down stairs, hearing the noise OF
the scutfe. came up aud separated the combat
auts. Officer Ruderick being near at hand
was called in and took the assallant into custody
and filed information in the police court charg
ing Mr. Dent with assault and battery on Henry
Reed. The hearing was postponed until to-
morrow Mr.. Dent entering into personal re-
cognzauce 10 the sum OF 5000 tor his appear
auce TO answer.
Mr. Reed received two scalp wounds and a
cut near the left eye, which Is somewhat bruIs
ed, the wound being probably made by the
spliDtered end of tie cane after it was broken.
The above is history of the case, as stated
before the Police Court to. day. MIR. Reed and
his friends assert that the assault was made
without any explanation except the question
asked by Judge Dent, as to the responsibility
of the paper for what it bad printed. After
Mr.. Reed had answered Judge Dents interrog-
tory 10 the affirmative, he asserts that the
Judge seized his Mr.. Reeds hickory cane ly-
ing on the table, and without word Of expla.
nation began to bela6Or him with 1t over the
head Mr. Reed further says that Judge ID.
did not call upon him to defend himself but
assaulted him as he was sitting with his feet
cramped under the table, and that for mo-
ment or two he was unable to offer any resis-
lance to the blows showered upon him.
Washington Star Of yesterday.
The assault was provoked by the publication
in the Capital of an article from the New York
Sun ,hopt VIM 7 E,rrapd p.vino RI Ind oa
Dent the sum of $4,000 for the appointment
to Consulship at Caao.
THE GAUNTLET TAKEN Up.-Col. Browne,
who has turned cavalier and speaker for Grant,
and thrown down the gauntlet with sort Of
whoever doth these boots displace,
Must meet Bombastes face to face"
has met foeman worthy his mettle 10 Old
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