Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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valuable jewelry. The request was complied
with, and two hours later the Waterman heard
an explosion inside, and on going in saw and
fired at man creeping towards 1t. An nves-
tigation showed the box to have contained
torpedo ingeniously arranged to explode at
certain time The explosion blew the safe
open and impaired the walls of the vault 10
which the safe stood, but failed to open the
door of the vault.
The n Y. Times has the following: ''Dr.
Lanahan, in conversation yesterday, said that
he was satisfied that his arrest was the result
of combination between DR.. Carlton, DR..
Curry, and Mr.. Dupuy, who, he feels sure, ln-
duced Goodenough to swear out warrant.
DR.. Lanahan says be shall take no further steps
in regard to the Book Concern, though he has
been assured that no one.halt of the frauds
perpetrated in it have been disclosed; but he
believes the Church has now received sufficient
warning to take care of its own interests. The
present Book Committee, he thinks, is COM
posed of honest men, and he is contented to
know that the fight has not been entirely IN
vain.
In New York, yesterday, Carter j. Mag,
gori, an Italian painter, shot his wife, Caro-
line aged is, and her brotner Lewis Mary
graf, after an Intellectual attempt to effect
compromise with his wife, with whom he has
at present suit for divorce Marygraf pur-
sued the Italian to the steps OF police station
and then shot him in the back. The woman
received ball under the right breast. Mary
gratis wounds are slight All the parties are
at the hospital.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, the celebrated come
of4n NJ
the eyes for some time. and it was understood
during his recent engagement at Ford Opera
House, that some of his very best and most
amusing representations were rendered while
intense pain. ln consequence OF his
aff1iction Mr. Jefferson has been compelled to
give up his engagement in Philadelphia and
withdraw from the stage for medl-
cal treatment.
The suspicion that the steamship Fannie,
which sailed from Baltimore last Thursday
with clearance for Turks Island, is bound on
a Cuban flibustering expedition, is strength
encd by the information that she was seen on
Sunday off the New Jersey coast and receiving
a cargo from other vessels, probably OF arms
and ammunition The Fannie was followed to
sea by revenue cutter, but once ont OF the
Jurisdiction Of our Government there could be
no interference with her.
Thomas Williams died at his home, in Ale
ghaDy City, Pa, on Thursday last, in the six,
ty-sixth year OF his age. La 1888 he was elect
ed to Congress and served two terms. In 1864
he was elected to Congress in the twenty third
district, aud served two terms. He was one OF
the managers on the part of the House OF Rep
rescntativcs in the impeachment OF Andrew
johnson.
One of the crew Of the American schooner
Euoa, seized in Trinity bay, Canada, tor VIC
ating the fishing laws, makes affidavit that the
alleged violation was not done until the Cana
dian officers making the seizure had informed
the captain that the treaty would now permit
fishing inshore, thus entrapping the schooner
by duplicity.
GENEVA ARBrTRATioN.-lt is understood
that the British Government has submitted to
our Government the following proposition to
action of the Board of Arbltrators by
a mutual request on the part of both Govern.
nents for an adjournment, viz:
SIR: 1t appears to her Majesty's Govern
ment, from a review uf the correspondence be-
tween the two Governments, that an agreement
On the supplemental article might probably be
cussiou. If, therefore, the treaty is to be main.
tanned, an adjournment of the meeting OF the
arbitrator from the 18th instant has become
absolutely necessary. With this view, | have
the honor to propose that on the meeting OF
the arbitrators on that day joint application
shall be made for an adjournment tor eight
months. If the Government of the United
States concurs 10 making an application for ad-
iournment it is the intention OF her Maiesty'S
Government to deliver to the arbitrator on the
18th instant the summary of their argument
under the fifth article of the Treaty Of Wash
ington, accompanied by declaration, of which
have the honor to enclose you copy for the
of your Government.
GRANVILLE.
To which our Government returned, in sub
stance, the following reply:
1.-THE British Government desires to make
such an application as is set forth 10 the sketch
of draft, it must be done by its agent alone, but
we positively decline to be party to any inter-
ference with the terms Of the treaty without
new treaty stipulation.
From the above it will be seen that our Gov
will leave the question OF adjournment
to the arbirators themselves, whose decision
will depend entirely on the reasonableness OF
the request OF the British Government when
presented. = Wash ChDn.
CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday the
minority report Of the committee which inves-
tigated the New York Custom House was sub.
mitted. The committee to inquire into the
charges against Senator Clayton, Of Arkansas,
made report generating him. Several am
nesty bills were passed. among which was one
the name Of Governor Vance, OF
North Carolina. In the House of Representa-
tiyes Mr. Kelley advised the Republican, side
not to push the enforcement amendment
through. A bill was passed to abolish the
ranking privilege, but of course the Senate
had no time to touch it. The two important
bills which die with the session are the new
bin and the bill regulating the con-