Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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\ suit brought against the Initcd States
consul at Liverpool by Il seaman Of the priva-
tccr Alabama, for compensation for Iii. detcn-
ton at that city as wltncSS hy order Of the
consul. when the .Alabaula sailed. has been de-
cidcd adversely to the plaintiff. The court
was OF the opinion that the Geneva Tribunal
had settled all questions connected with the
:Alabama case. aud directed Il verdict to be en-
tered for defendant.
Some the Washington Radicals called
upon President Grant yesterday to tender him
their congratulations upon the result Of the
recent State elections and IN reply 10 them he
stated that, although he would be glad 10 re-
tire to private life. nc could not DC torgetful Of
the expressions OF the people in his favor.
The Spanish CorteS, yesterday, By vote Of
2o5 against Is, voted the reply TO the address
from the throne. Those who voted in the
negative were Republicans and AlphouSi,t>
There are now ten vacancies in the CUrtcS, and
elections for members TO bill them have been
ordered for the third proxmO
Prince Nicholas of Montenegro, has sent
telcgraphic message to the Sultan of Turkey,
promising to punish those of his subjects who
recently had a bloody encounter with party OF
turkish troops at LepoSa.
Bids were yesterday opened at Annapolis by
the Governor and State Treasurer for the
Maryland State loan, under an act of the last
Legislature, in view of the sterling debt Of the
State.
The great California trotting horse Occidcut
,-,. 90 ba,,oo H., E.,l]..,;,b MIL :, ,Lr,,
straight heats at Sacramento yesterday The
time was not fast, no mile being made in less
than 2:20i.
Bishop Pcrsico, OF the Catholic diocese Of
Savannah, has requested the Pope to relieve
him of his charge. He desires to go abroad
for the benefit of his health, and has been in
vited elsewhere.
\ railway between Icddo and Yokohama.
Japan, has been opened, and the Mikado in
person presided at the ceremonies.
Mr. Seward fortune amounted to about two
hundred thousand dollars, and will be devided
between his three sons and one adopted daugil-
| ter.
Willie, the youngest son Of Hon. Jefferson
Davis, died at Memphis yesterday morning Of
diptherla.
General Butler has been renominated for
Congress in the Sixth District of Massachusetts,
by the Radicals
WASHINGTON ITEMs.-The Board of Health
have determined to prevent, if possible, the
spread of the small pox, this winter
Fitty-one applicants were examined by the
civil service board Of the Treasury Department
yesterday, sixteen of them being ladies'
Geo. Henault, ayoung man, one Of the pro-
| prletors OF "a sample room on the corner Of d
and Eight streets had an alteration with
government clerk named G. w. Williams yes.
terday evening, and fired at him two pistol
shots without effect. Henault was held to bail
tor appearance.
The colored Odd Fellows celebrated yesterday
by procession, and exercises at the Olympic
base ball ground
There were a number of ''calers' on tie
President yesterday.
TIE CoLoRED CADET AT ANNAPOLIS
Letters from Annapolis in the Baltimore pa
pers. state that the expectation that there
would be no similar trouble at the Naval AGA
deny respecting Conycrs, the colorcd mid>hr.
man, which was experienced with Cadet Smith
the colored youth at West Point, has been dis
appointed Ga Friday night when tie mid
shipmea were in line, marching from The lower
part of the grounds to their new quarters, an
attack was made upon Conyers by some score of
midshipmen, who kicked and cutfcd him I'M
tremendously. \ cadet officer rushed in with
drawn sword among the crowd that had gather
ed about the unfortunate cadet, and stopped the
attack. Nlidshpman CoDyers could recognize
only one of his aSSailants. Two colored atten-
dants, who we're made a guard to him, were
beaten at the SaMe time.
4 Partial Retrtst1i0H.
r. tie editor Of the -l1<rani,Iu G0:,He.
Since writing the communication forwarded
BY Yesterdays mail, have been informed that
one of the five boys named was arrested, and