Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-14
NEWS OF 'ERzE DAY.
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The House committee on foreign affairs, will
on Tuesday next, report bill approprlating
one hundred thousand dollars towards defray
! ing the expenses attending the exposition OF
| United States productions at the Vienna
! Worlds Fair This amount is regarded az IN
sufficient for the purpose. S24U.0OO having
been appropriated for the Paris International
| Exposition, therefore motion to amend may
be made 10 the Senate. There seems to be 10
doubt that two national Ships will be detailed to
carry American productions to Vienna.
Persons interested in the Alabama claims
find that the bill for the adjustment Of these
claims that has been introduced in the Soratc
by Mr. MortoD and III the House by General
Banks. was not prepared at the State Depart
mcnt, as was at first supposed, and this has
raised somewhat anxious inquiry amongst
them, or some Of them, whether the bill thuo
presented may not be designed for the bcpc.
fit Of particular class Of the claimants to the
disadvantage Of others.
Five pilots left SuithsviIle, on Abemarc
Sound. thirty miles from Wilmington, on
| Thursday morning for the purpose Of boarding
| three vessels that were coming in. After get
ting we'll out al sea their boat suddenly dlsap-
pcarcd The vessels came in without them.
\ United States revenue cutter went to look
after them, but up to yesterday evening they
had not been found and the search has been
abandoned.
The Select Committee on Naval Affairs have
reported substitute Tor the House bill to con-
struct six new sluops- ofwar The substitute
! provides Tor ten new vessels instead Of six, 10
be Of any class or size that the Secretary may
determine to carry SIX or more guns. and TO
be constructed 10 either the navy yards Or prl-
vatc shops, as the Secretary may determine
In the Committee of Thirty Of the French
National Assembly, yesterday, Barthc, Reput-
lican submitted proposition for the forma-
ton of separate Legislative body, TO be called
the Section of Control. 1t is to consist of two
hundred members, who shall be chosen by lot
from the present Assembly, and will be en-
powered 10 reject laws passed by it.
The Attorney General, by direction Of the
President, has telegraphed to Colouel NlcEncry
that visit to the President of one hundred
citizens FROM New Orleans 10 reference to the
conflict of authority in Louisiana would be un-
avaiIing as the Executive had fully made up
his decision and would not change il.
The National Commercial Convention was
again 10 session large portion Of the day, ut
ST. Louis yesterday. Much business of an in,
teresting an important character was consider
ed. The next annual session of the body will
take place lu September, Of 1873, at Pitts
burgh.
1t seems to be thought in Paris that the
Right will move to.day that the Assembly do
not dissolve until the territory Of France IL en-
trey freed from fore gu occupation, and VIII toll
low this up with a resolution declaring that TIE
members of the Left are responsible Tor the
present agitation.
A Brussels dispatch says that freshet III
the river Sambrc caused the sudden flooding OF
a coal mine near Charleroi. The accident &C.
CURED while the miacrs were at work, aid
many were drowned. The river Seine was
rising last night, and inundations were threat
ened. The Loire also rapidly rising
The cable brings rumor to the effect that
Bismarck is about to resign the Presidency of
the Prussiau Council of Minister'S and devote
himself entirely to his duties as Chancellor OF
the German Empire.
The House judiciary Committee yesterday
had under consideration the bill increasing
the salary of the President to $50, 900 per an
mum, aud will report iavorably on it to the
House.
Us. Walls, member of Congress from Flor
ida, yesterday received telegram to the effect
that Judge O. B. Hart, together with the en-
tire Radical State ticket OF that State have
been declared elected by the State Canvasscrs.
The South Branch bridge on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, which broke through on
Wednesday night with a train OF coal cars, has
been repaired.
The New York News announces the deaf h
of Folgcr P Lovegrove, formerly from Bait;
more, resulting from having been Knocked
down by street-car 10 New York
William j. Beverly, late Mayor of EIlicott
City, Md, died suddenly on Wedncs lay morn-
10y last.
Minister Schenck has been on a tour to
Southern Europe. He is expected in LONDON
in few days.
FARMERS CLUB. -Messrs. R. A. GRAY, y.
Pollock, NJ. B. Pollock, }. B. Gray and Ihos:
W. Franklin met at Eastwood, in Stafford
county, on the Both ultimo, for the purpose OF
organizing an Agricultural or Farmers Club; Mr..
A. Pollock was called to the chair, and Thos.
| w. rra0RHO SeCTeGdly. Couo'il Cllol anu
bylaws we're submitted, read and adopted; at:
ter which the following gentlemen were elected
officers of the Club: President, Il. a. Gray;
Vice. President, J. G. Pollock; Secretary,
Thomas W. Franklin; Treasurer A. Pollock.
Messrs. j. NJ. Luck and W. Strother were
elected members of the Club On motion Of
Mr. B. Gray, the Club determined to meet on
the first and third Fridays of November, De-
cember January and February, and only once
a month (Fridays) during the rest OF the year.
There will be meeting Of the Club at "Rum-
ford" on Friday, the Goth instant, at -
o'clock, NJ Fredericksburg STIR.
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