Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.
ITO sho,o the re7y age and boly of the Times

Considerable excitement prevails at Middle
town, Orange county, New York, at the death
of young lady, Miss Butler, from smallpox
She contracted the disease while attending
patient afflicted with it, and was forced to re.
move to ruined building in the outskirts of
the town. where. she had no medical attend
ance. She was left to die, and her body was
mutilated by animals which had free lngress
to the building The authorities. paid a nau
to attend the girl, but it is not known whether
he did so or not.
The New Jersey Liberal Republican State
Convention met yesterday, and was meagerly
attended. Hon. James NJ. Scoville, Gen.
Kilpatrick and others were present. Mr..
Henry w. Gale, OF Railway, presided: Reso-
utions were adopted endorsing the Cincinnati
platform and candidates, and asking the CO.
| oneration of other parties A State executive
committee was appointed. Several counties
we're not represented Speeches we're made by
General Fitzpatrick, MeSsrs. Freeze, Blrnum
and Others
The Pope has addressed letter to Cardinal
Antonei, denouncing the law compelling the
closing of converts as violation OF internation-
al law. and that only regard for the highest
interests of the Church prevents him from
leaving Rome The Pope expresses the belief
that conflict between the Holy See aud the
Italian Government is inevitable, reconciliation
impossible, and calls upon he Cardinal to pro-
| test against the usurpatious of Victor Emanuel
to foreign Powers.
At the Boston Jubilee, yesterday, it being
French Day, the Garde Republicans Band tx
ecuted the s.Marsellaise on French horns.
The excitement produced by the rendition OF
Hal! Columbia" and the "MarsealSe Is de-
scribed as exceeding anything yet encountered,
''the audience almost going crazy, being excited
) to the highest pitch. Tomorrow there Will
be colored chorus of two hundred and fifty
voices, the singers being from different PORTIONS
of the United States
The Secretary Of the Navy will in few days
issue an order for the distribution Of the l6O,-
900 prize money voted at the last session of
Congress to the crew Of the u. ,. steamer
Kearsarge, who, under Captain Wlnsow, sunk
the Alabama during the late war. The secre-
,ary to-day ordered the distribution of S2O,On0
prize money to the crew of the ship Oakahye
for the capture OF the Laurens. in lS4S.
In the British House of Commons, last
night, Mr. Disraeli stated that he would post
pone for the present his inquiry into the rela-
tons between Great Britain and the uuited
States 10 reference to the Alabama claims, and
Mr.. Gladstone stated that the verdict OF the
Geneva Tribunal would have no effect upon
the question of the Canadian ioau or San Juan
boundary. ...
1t was stated few days since that the lu-
dams in the Upper Missouri district had gone
upon the war path, aud that the settlers were
leaving their homes aud crops in consequence.
Advices received at Washington yesterday
state that the rumors are without foundation,
and that the Chief Of the tribe reported as be,
ing most hostile is now with General Howard
en- route for Washington.
10 Cincinnati, yesterday, in the u. 5. Court
in the case Of the Government against Fowler,
Hill & Williams gave verdict for the plain:
tiff for $500, 900, being the amount OF tax and
penalty sued for as iraudulently withheld FROM
the Government by the defendants when dis
tilling spirits. The case against David Gibson,
one of the defendants, was dismissed.
1t has been claimed that by recent decisions
of the Supreme Court, Confederate claimant
for the value of property taken or copfscated by
the United States, who has received pardon or
amnesty may be reimbursed tor his goods or
effects so taken, but the Comptroller has decided
that this class of claims caunot be paid unless
under certain conditions,
Asparagus is said to be a valuable medicinal
agent in cases Of rheumatism and govt. Slight
cases Of rheumatism are cured in a few days by
feeding on this delicious escuent, and more
chronic cases are much relieved, especially if
the patient carefully avoids all acids, whether
in food or beverage.
An official dispatch from Port-au Prince re-
ports that on the 18th instant the German men
of.war Vepeta and Gazelle took forcihle posses
sion of two Haytieu corvettes, and held them
until the Haytiens paid the indemnity demand
ed by the German merchants. There was no
blood shed.
The labor strike in New York has about
reached its fullest extent, and by Monday next
it is supposed that majority of the strikers
will resume work under the old terms. In
Brooklyn the men are losing confidence IN
themselves and would gladly go to work if pro-
lection from violence was assured them.
A regatta came off on the Thames yesterday,
and in the second heat, Smith, of the Atlanta
Boat Club of New York, defeated Chillings,
ally applauded by the spectators Tor his victory.
To- day, Smith will contest the decisive heat in
the race with the famous Goldie.
The n Y. Standard says :-"Itis estimated
that there are 10000 workmen out Of work to-
day in consequence of strikes. Average their
daily wages and We have $4,000 day or
Sl,260,O00 week drawn FROM the currency
circulation.
The commander Of the German feet bonn
barded Port,au Prince, and captured the Hay
tien fleet, a few days ago. before the Govern
ment of Hayti would pay claim of the Ger
mans. Finally, the claim was paid, aud the
matter ended.
The reason why Marshal Boot, Of Arkansas,
was suspended By the President was, that in one
year, he expended nearly two hundred and for
ty thousand dollars for court, expenses more
than all the expenses attending the. L. S.
Courts in New York
The employers in New York are combining
| IN resist the course If the Trade TTnions do