Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.
i" 10 a.om ihp ue,:y ngr and Lo'iv NJ The Times

War has been declared by Guatemala against
Honduras and San Salvador
Nineteen cases of srnall pax and i've deaths
were reported in Ncw York Yesterday
\ tlghoat in New York harLof rxpod-
ed its boiler yesterday. killing several pcrSnnS
The United States ana British Mixed Com-
mission will resume its sessions on the 3otli in
stant.
A locomotive nn the Boston and Albany
Railroad exploded yesterday killing and So
riouSly iniurlng several persons
Yesterday morning While wnrkmen ". re en-
"a ged in tearing down building in PhiIadel
phia, the whole three stories tumble in. bury
ing under the ruins two laholecS Two other
workmsn We're slightly injured.
tn the English House OF Commons la: light
Mr.. D>ra Ii gave notice that lie should inter
rogate the Government as to what course II
intended to take with regard to the meeting OIL
the Board Of Arjitral: ION at Geneva.
|. In PhiIadel phia on Wednesday IL ght u foot
pad was arrested, charged with knocking down
and attempting to rob a uran, and yesterday
the accused Wa Mt only tried before Cuurt,
/
years imprisonment.
The refusal of The Railing Railroad to e<-
:; tabl:si registration oliic. in New York cauS-
ed the Stock Exchange their yesterday to strike
! the stock of the Company from the list, and
will permit no dealing or quotations OF it Ill the
! B ard until the Company cu.npileS with the
! rules.
\ dispatch from Montreal, CInada, states
! that the United States authorities have abau-
doned the charge OF bond robbery against
| Couklin. Papers and securities amounting TO
| $50, UUO have been recovered, and the lawyers
representing the Market Savings Bank OF New
| York have returned to tina; city
The Charls,s in Spain are reported as being
very active aud it >eculS that they are III lea.
que with the Internatiouals. and only await a
favorable opportunity of rising III their strength
! and attempting the overthrow ol the Govern
| lncnt; in fact it is seriously supposed that the
/ lnternatIoIals in SualD are organizing move
mrnt which will declare its simultaneously IN
| thar and other countries.
Hnn VIM McD,uga in speech at Al
mnnte, Canada, on "Wednesday night, in refer
cncc to the Treaty of Washington said that in
case thc matter comes before the Canadian all
! thoriti1s, it NUT allow the Imperial ParIla-
mrut to make such bargains as they in their
wisdGuI may find necessary, aud Canadan5
| must aruue>ce like good subjects aud put up
with the consequences. He considered thit
the conccS>ion> made the United States in tie
| ti-hcry question Were ovcrrated. aud held that
j, wouli be AN advantage t. Canada to alloy
Americans equal right, cn the ST Lawrence
| river ami that in point ri international Law
they were entitled to it any way.
| The Canadian Parliament was opened yesttlt
! day by the Governor General who delivered
| the usual speech from the throne. The Gov
crnnr expressed thank fumes at the recovery OF
! the Prince of W alcS, aud recommends the 18th
inta Is day OF thanksgiving. 4 copy Of
the Treaty Of ashington, will be submitted TO
Parliament, VIII attention will be invited To
| the subject The revenue for the past and
| current year exceeds the estimates, and the
country is well prepared financially for the con
TEN plated public improvements. The Gov-
ernor concludes by coigratuatlns Parliament
| on the genera; prosperity Of the Dominion.