Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"To sho,o the rery age and bov offhr tn

The Senate OF Iowa mas passed tue House
liauor bill, which is said to be measure even
more stringent than the Ohio law.
Adiutant General Robert Williams. who has
been spending few days at his home in Wash
ington. has returned to his post at Fort Leavcn
worth, kausas.
The report that Governor Whyte would call
special session of the Maryland Legislature
to settle the cases of the State against the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company is author-
ta,ively contradicted.
Father Gavazzi. the Italian priest is To sail
for the United States per steamship Russia,
accompanied by Rev. Mr. Thompson, of
| Pennsylvania. B It'll gentlemen come az dele
gates from the Free Italian Church.
The London Echo says that Sir Traverse
Twiss, whose wife mysterinusy disappeared
during the exam iuation Of Mr.. Charters. upon
the charge of publishing articles detamatory to
her character, has become Insane
The funeral of Professor Morse took place
yesterday from the Madison Square Presby-
terrain Church, New York, an immense crowd
being in attendance The remains of the illus
trious inventor were conveyed to their last
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tokens Of universal regret.
There were seventeen cases OF smallpox in
New York, and six deaths yesterday, A pris
oner before Judge Fame Court, at Williams.
burg, was discovered to be full suiallpo
subject The Judge and all the officers forth
with left the courtroom and the prisoner walk
ed off.
Perhaps the Pope will refuse to receive it:
but nevertheless the italian Government has
ordered that he and his SUCCESSORS be paid in
perpetuity from the public treasury, three mil
| lions two hundred and twenty-five thousand
| francs yearly, amounting to about $500 mu IN
gold.
| \ fire broke out yesterday morning in the
brick building of Thos. Dowling's dwelling,
Georg ,town, which damaged the building to
the extent Of $1,000. A short time subsc-
quently fire broke out across the street in the
shoe store OF Fl. Ottingcr, which damaged the
building to the extent OF 5000.
The Republican candidate for Governor was
reelected in Rhode Island by a majority of
l,l7G, and the Democratic candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor, by 40. Scattering votes
not yet returned, may throw the election of
| the latter into the Legislature The remain
der of the Republican State ticket has about
| >, 100 majority.
Great disorder and numerous bloody con
| hlcts occurred between the ministerial and oI-
position partisanS during the late elections in
Spain. which 10 some cases resulted fatally.
Returns of elections for members of the
Cortcs as far as received, show l43 Govern
mcnt and o. Coalitonists elected Senior Sa-
gasta is among those returned.
The Freedmeus Affairs Committee in the
House Of Representatives have addressed note
to the Secretary Of War, requesting a list of the
items necessary III closing up the affairs Of the
Freedmens Bureau. prior to its adjustment,
which General Howard, Chief of that Bureau.
reports will require an appropriation of one
hundred thousand dollars.
Mr.. John G. Whitaker. died in Bellevue
Hospital, New York, on Wednesday. having
been run over by street car 10 1862 Mr..
Whitaker was a passed midshipman in the
United States Navy, but subsequently, resi- On
ed and became journalist and was editor Of
newspaper published in Petersburg, Virginia,
at the breaking out Of the war
One of the prisoners tried and sentenced in
the Court of Special Sessions at New York,
was yesterday released under the decision that
all the sessions of the Court have been illegal
when there was but one Judge on the bench.
About six hundred conrlcts to whom the dccl-
sion would apply are now in confinement, and
efforts will be made to release them, which will
be resisted by the District Attorney.
On Friday night last the toll gate-house on
the Washington and Marlborough Turnpike
was broken into, Mr.. Parnalee the toll gath
erer, brutally beaten and the house robbed Of
over ninety dollars in money, the property OF
himself and the Turnpike Company. W hen
the entrance to the house was affected Mr.. 7.
was asleep, but arouSing, saw four colorel men
in the room, by one of whom he was imne-
diately struck over the head and knocked IN
sensible
The death is announced of Admiral Sir
James Scott, X. G. B., in his Slst year. Sir
James entered the British navy in 1903. and
served in the French, American and Chinese
wars was wounded at the reduction of Mar.
tiniouc served at WaIcheren, at the capture
of Washington, and at the battles of Bladens-
burg, Baltimore &C. He was recommended
twenty times and gazetted nine times; received
the navy and army war medals. and the Chi
nese medals also the thanks OF both houses Of
Parliament.
The Utah Legislature yesterday went into
an election for United States Senators. 10
the House William FL Hooper and Thomas
Fitch were chosen on the first ballot. In the
Senate Hooper was elected on the fifth ballot.
There were nine ballots for the second Senator,
but 20 choice was made, though Fitch wantedony
one more vote to elect him. An adjournment
then took place till to-day. The other
candidates are Elder Cannon, General Barnum
General Morrow, L. z. Akers, and H. Snow.
Mr.. Hooper is the present Territorial delegate
iu the House.
A GHOST SToRY.-A letter from Macklen
burg county, Va, in the Richmond Wing,
says:
Il wish to give you now a true story |
conversed on yesterday with a man who has
been cured of the terrible disease of epilepsy
by spiritual manifestation. He will be forty
seven years old on the 18th of June next, and
has had epileptic spasms constantly since his
seventh yoar Toward the later part of last
A he ko1yo with ~, y,