Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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According to dispatches from Geneva, the
Tribunal has, settled the main question before
it, that of indemnity, and has also determined,
approximately, the amount OF the award
This. it is believed, will be between three and
four millions Of pounds sterling. Any reports
it is added, which place the amount either
above or below these extremes cannot be relied
on. Other claims are yet unsettled among
them the question Of the payment OF interest,
which has not yet been approached, but Will DC
considered at the session Of Thursday next.
The Executive Committee of the People S
Committee One Hundred in San Francisco,
have rejected the proposed compromise with
the Central Pacific Railroad Company in the
matter of the Goat Island project, upon the
basis offered, and recommend the construction
of new road between San Francisco aud the
Mississippi Valley in competition with the
Central.
4 freight train crushed through bridge ou
the Junction Railroad IN the suburbs OF Phlla-
delphia Yesterday, and coal train on the Read
ing Railroad came into collision with the wreck.
Several cars laden with coal oil took hre,o and
$3.50 900 damages tells the remainder OF the
story. Fortunately, no lives were lost
The killing of five people by being run over
BY railroad train near Philadelphia, noticed in
Yesterdays Gazette, is most distressing: a
Coroner's jury, sharply arraigns the railroad
company as being guilty Of Negligence which
led to the disaster.
The latest accounts OF the preliminary cleo
tons for the Spanish Cortes increase the kadl-
cal majority. So far the result stands go
Radicals IS Republicans, aud 26 Conservatives
Of various shades. The returns are not yet
complete.
The property of the Staten Island Company
was sold at auction yesterday, aud knocked
down to George Law tor s3S9O0O. Inc Ia
nous steamer West6eld, whose explosion
made all the trouble, was sold separately, and
brought SAC 900.
The French authorities are interning all Car
lists found in the Southern Departments, and
suspected of completely in the plot for an In
surrection against the government OF klng
Amadeus
Policeman Aiken was arrested in New York
Yesterday morning, while in the act of commit
ting burglary on his beat He confessed to
seventeen burglaries within few months.
Another officer was arrested as an aceompllce.
1t was reported in New York yesterday that
leading Democrats have agreed to propose
| Charles O. Conor as a candidate tor Governor
| of the, State at the approaching Democratic
| Convention at Syracuse.
The second trial of Dr. Paul Schoeppe, tor
the murder of Miss Steinnecke, will be COM
| n,onood Of Carlisle to-day
FROM FALLS CHURCH.-A correspondent OF
the Washington Chronicle, writing from Falls
Church, furnishes the following items:
The season thus far has been severe one on
the farmers in this section, and it will be diff
cult for many to pay their taxes and secure sui.
fcient to carry them through the approaching
wiuter without running 10 debt The apple
and peach crop is short, but the grape and pear
promises an abundant yield. The wheat, oat
and early potato crops were poor. Corn aud
late potatoes look we'll, but need rain. Not
withstauding these discouragements many I'M
provements are going on. New buildings are
going up; roads are being opened; new site
for depot has been adopted; three large and
beautifully located farms, through which the
Washington and Ohio railroad runs, are being
laid out into lots of from one to five acres tO
suits purchasers:
The Second Baptist Church edi6ce which
occupies conspicuous position, is rapidly be-
ing enclosed, and it is hoped the congregation
will be able to worship in it ty the time the
cold weather sets in. .<-f...
The order of Good Templars had grand
rally last Thursday evening, on which occasion
Job. Hawxhurst, Grand Worthy Chief Tenn
plar, delivered very interesting address.
Some weeks since little girl, whose father
was killed during the war, was shot by the ac-
cidenta discharge ola gun Some of the shot
entered one eye, and sbeis snow totally blind. \
few days ago some of the ladies and gentlemen
of the place presented this little girl with
beautiful melodeon.
On Sunday evening the Union Sunday School
entertained the citizens OF the place by singing
several beautiful selections from Pure Gold,
and all were alike instructed, as we'll as enter
tanned, by Rev Mr.. Jones, Of Washington,
DR.. Morgan, Mr. Greenough, and MIR. Sher.
wood, who delivered addresses admirably
adapted to the occasion. A large and apprecl-
alive audience was present.
The Board of Trade of Chicago yesterday
morning expelled John B. Lyon 4 Go. and
Hugh Maher, for their connection with the re-
! cent events in the wheat market.