Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.
sho,o the very age and body Of the Times

So, 400 10 gold to Francis Impey, a British sub
iect who claims to have suffered great losses
and indignties during the late civil war. lie
was arrested without cause in Missouri by
United States soldiers, and after being COMPEL
ed to perform divers meDial services in camp
was imprisoned at St. Joseph for thirty days.
Another Englishman named James Marchcr
received sG43. on account Of the destruction OF
a CROP. James Stott, British subject, arrest
ed as deserter from the First Rhode Island
Cavalry was awarded S775.
The steamship Arizona, from Panama for
San Francisco, was, yesterday, thirteen days
overdue. She has large number of passeu,o
gers, both in the cabin and stcerage, many OF
whom left New York on the steamer Henry
Chaunccy, intending to take the steamer Arl-
IONA. The officers OF the Pacific Mall Steam
ship Company, however, feel no anxiety Tor
her safely, saying that they believe the delay Is
due to u mishap to her machinery She ~
valued at $6OOuOO and. in accordance with
the inyariable custom Of the company, Is unln-
sured.
\ Steamboat captain named Edward Dix
shot Mr.. Rober; W. Estliu at the Southern
Hotel, ST. Louis, last evening. The quarrel
had its origin ia a game OF d0mln0S played
some DAYS since. Dix walked up to EstllD,
who was talkiog to sume friends, and dellbe.
ratey fired his pistol. Eatlin fell and received
another bullet while he was lying Oh the floor.
Dix then surrendered himself to the police, and
Esliu was carried to his room. His wounds
are not serious.
The jewelry establishment OF Wilson u Sons,
corner of Fifth and Cherry streets, Phadcl-
pha was robbed on Saturday night OF solid
silver plate of the value of $1,000 The bur
glars took wagon with them which they left
in front of the store. then effected an entrance
through one Of the rear doors opened Il safe.
took out such pieces oil plate as suited their
fancy, deposited number OF costly articles OF
solid silver in their wagons, and drove lelsurcy
away.
The Cincinnati express train on the Baltl-
more and Ohio Railroad, as it Was coming cast
on Friday night, was thrown from the track
near CkrkSburg. W. Va, by coilldlng with Il
coupic ot' COWS The locomotive rau through 4
small house thar was standing near the track.
shivcriur it into fragments, but, Slngu!4rly
enough the owner and his wife and baby, who
were in bed asleep, escaped without serious
injury.
\ most mysterious shooting affair occurred on
North Cray street, Baltimore, on Saturday night.
Mr.. Daniel Bouldin was going ts his home
from the Beair Market, and when near Eden
street received bullet through his thigh. fired
by az Unseen hand Eli Crawlcy Il colored
man. was arrested near the place soon after
the shooting.
A special from Berlin Of the. 10th says that
the Government has issued ministerial de-
cree, signed BY the Minister of Commerce,
commanding German railway companies to dis
continue the practice of transporting emigrants
unless full rates are paid for persons and
baggage. The object of the order Is to dis
courage emigration
\ dispatch from Montgomery states that
three members elect of the Alabama Legisla-
ture we're arrested near Selma by Deputy
United States Marshal. 1t is intimated that
these arrests have been made with view to
keeping the parties out of the way till the Leg.
islature is organized. thereby securing the cleo
ton Of Radical officers
The Methodist General Committee, in session
10 New York, on Saturday, made its annual
appropriations for domestic MISSIONS aggrcgat-
Ing $500. 900. including s. 900 for Philadelphia
$4,000 for South Carolina, Sl4 200 for Texas,
$l5, 900 for Virginia, So. 500 for Washington
city, and $1,000 for Wilmington.
The Italian Minister of Finance, having ad
dressed an official communication to the Pope,
guaranteeing the payment to His Holiness Of
the annuity voted him by Parliament, Cardinal
Antonclli has sent reply to the Minister, no.
tifyiDg him that the Pope declines to receive
the annuity.
Judge Shipman, presiding in the United
States Circuit Court in New York, has dismiss
ed the suit against Paymastcr Cahoon aud his
sureties, on the ground that he was lunatlc
at the time he gave bis official bond, and can
not be held responsible for any subsequent de-
fault.
General Newton, Z. S. ~, gives it as his
opinion that gunpowder is not we'll adapted to
the blowing up of buildings when great fires
are to be arrested. 1t sends burning fragments
flying through the air, and helps to spread the
coudagration.
To order to protect such American inventors
as may desire to exhibit the products Of their
skill at the Vienna Exposition, the Government
is about propose treaty between the United
States, by which the rights Of patcutecs in
both countries will be secured
4 special dispatch from Raleigh of the 10th
says that the charge against Mrs Smith and
Mrs Mann-thc wife and daughter of Rev. DR..
J. Brinton Smith-of poisoning him to death,
has been dismissed by Judge Watts. there not
being the slightest evidence against them.
An attempt was made on Friday night to
throw passenger train from the track of the
Harlem Railroad by placing three heavy pieces
of timber across the rails. Fortunately they
were pushed off by the locomotive, and a
dreadful disaster aversed.
The Newly ork police are trying to suppress the
pretty waiter-girr' saloons. \ raid was made
on Saturday night on one Of the Broadway es-
adjustments, and the proprietors and his
female employees put under arrest.
\ youth named James Whalcn. aged six
teen, was fatally stabbed by another boy in
Brooklyn liquor saloon on Saturday night.
The murderer made his escape.
Harvard College suffered great detrimcnt by
,bo lo,o Gro T,r lo-ca, ca ororo tb,t Dr,..