Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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Senator Cragin, of New Hampshire. has
been added to the list of Senatorial unfortu-
Mates On the arrival in Washington, of the
through train from New York yesterday morn
ing, it was discovered that one of the sleeping
cars had been stripped of valuables. Nine gold
watches, number of articles of jewelry and
about two thousand dollars were missing. Sen
ator Cragin, who was on the train, lost gold
watch and seventy dollars
The retrcnchment committee now engaged
overhauling the New York custom house and
general order business are expected to return
to Washington next week, when the chairman
will address letter to the President asking
him if he desires to notice the evidence which
has been taken, which includes letters from
him to Leet and others 1t is understood that
the President will write a letter explaining his
relations with Leet.
The Kentu ky Court of Appeal has just
decided that the mutually of an engagement
NAV be proved against young lady ''by show
ing that she demeaned herself as if she concur
red in or approved Of the young mans prom
Uses or offer. 1t is not necessary that there
should be en- express promise on either side. !
After long debate yesterday the Senate OF
Kansas adopted the House resolution to inves,
tigate the charges of corruption in the Senate
rial election last winter. An exciting time Is
expected, and it is supposed that a large num-.
Der of witnesses from all parts oil the State will
be summoned to the capital.
A delegation of native chiefs from the Navl'
gator Islands are in Washington asking that
the government may take possession OF the IS:
lands. They contain 5000 square miles aud
are represented as of value for coaling stations
| and others purposes.
| Information received at the Treasury De-
partment shows that the condition of the
Chicago banks, as to reserve, is ten per cent.
better than that of the banks Of any other city
in the country, except Albany.
| Mrs Davis, widow Of the late John Davis,
| who had been Governor Of Massachusetts, and
| u. S. Senator, and sister Of George Ban
croft. Minister to Germany, died yesterday at
the'age ofsO.
Accounts from Mexico are still unfavorable
for the Juarcz Government The President of
the Supreme Court of Tamaulipas, leading
and influential man, has publicly pronounced
against the Government.
This (25th day of january is the birthday
of Burns. In all American cities where there
arc Burns clubs or other Scottish organiza.
tions there will be appropriate celebrations Of
the occasion.
Smallpox is prevailing in Illinois and other
Western states. 1t has also broken out in sew
erai places in Canada
The Kentucky House of Representatives
Yesterday concurred in the Senate bill admitting
colored persons as witnesses in the State courts.
Dispatches from New Orleans report that
both factions remain entirely quiet making no
demonstrations Of any kind, awaiting the arrl-
val Of the Committee of Congress.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS. The Southern Claims
| Commissioners were In session yesterday, and
examined toto number of cases of claims for
property taken by the Government for army
purposes, the most of them being cases of
small amounts, and arising in this State. The
claimants were D. F. Dulany, Mary 4. Peyton
Anna NJ. johnson, and e. II. frice, the latter
being claim of Sll 900.
The following claims, each over $4,000. in
amount, have been filed with the Commission
since it was established Elizabeth A. Gould,
$2S,S75, BAIL Hall, s42,45O, Henry G. and
Lorenzo Thomas, $52,S99, Gilbert Vanden-
burg, S23,03l, Alexandria county Hugh i.
Gallaher, So, 5S7, Augusta county heirs of
| Margaret G, Lee, $4S,343 Fauuuier county
| Albert NJ. Aiken, $54,lS6, Horace l.. Kent.
$29, 377, Henrico county James G. Hodges.
| $3S 900, John Kelly, S24, 1865, Norfolk county;
Henry Fitzhugh, ST., 955, Spottsylyania coun.
| ty Joseph B. Ficklen, S2l, 739, Peter D. G.