Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-31
NEWS OF THE DAY.
@7;o sho,o tie gerry age and body ofths Times

President Grant entree into u ica yesterday
was announced By salute of cannon and the
ringing of the bells OF the city. An organlza-
ton of veteran soldiers met hun at the depot
and escorted him to the residence OF Senator
Conklipe. This afternoon the President viii
r.ccire the citizens at the Opera House. Ex-
l1oycrnor SEYMOUR dined With the President
last night. Gen Grant was invited yesterday TO
extend his excursion to Chattanooga aud Look
Out Mountain, He has not as yet sgnlhcd
bis intention of visiting Tennessee.
Hunters Point, New York, was Yesterday
morning visited by disastrous fire. 1t had IT'S
origin on a canal boat lying near the depot OF
the Long Island Railroad, and the boat being
treiehted with coal oil the flames we're not slow
70 attack the surrounding shipping and houses
on the dock The destruction OF OIL witt IN
volvc loss of many thousands OF dollars. 4
large amount of meuey was also lost by the
destruction of ten Thousand barrels OF phosphate.
AS companion. calamity to the Kansas
Pacific Railroad disaster, az account of which
we published yesterday, steamboat on the
Mississippi river yesterday exploded her boilers
and scattered death in all directions. Fifteen
PERSONS we're either scal1ed 10 death or were
drowned. and of those saved many are terribly
injured.
An American in Mexico who had written
certain letters charging Mexican officials with
the murder of Americans wax incarcerated tor
months and has just heen released through
the nterccssou Of the L. S. Minister at the
Mexican Capital. The documents connected
with the outrage have been forwarded 10 Wash
ington. \
1t is claimed by an English paper that the
I. S. steamer Wachusett, while at Antwerp
recently, shipped one hundred Belgians, many
of whom were minors. The parents OF the
minors complained of the enlistment OF thell
sons, but the matter was afterwards satisfaction
| ly arranged. +
| The idea of granting free excursions to poo
children. has proven grand success IL PhlIadel
phia. Yesterday upwards of thirteen hundred
children were excursoned by their beueiactors
| and it is designed that the nryt excursion shat
be for colored children.
Henry DraytoD, at one time au opera soge1
of considerable reputation, died ID New lorl
Yesterday. About eighteen months since HI
was afflicted with paralysis while fulfilling al
engagement in Syracuse, New York. and nc1e
fully recovered from the attack.
1t is pow said that the famous race horS
LonsfelIow is not permanently injured. He i
taking his daily galops now and will be at tn
Long Brauch August meeting. but not TO run
His half brother, Llttjeton, will be IN the fou
mile race.
In the riot at Savannah several ladies an'
children, standing at their doors, were WOUNDED
by the discharge Of ,heguns 6rcdb by the c9lore'
people along the streets.
The First National Bank Of Council Bluffs
was robbed yesterday Of sc, 900 in some man
ner yet unknown The capital of the bank
$50. 200. )
Army and boil W, rios have made their ap
pearance in strong force 10 Alabama, and are
now doing great damage.
John T. Alexander, the Illinois cattle king
has paid his debts, amounting to 81. O21 .0OO.