Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"To shos the very age and body of the Times

Dispatches from Geneva state, as if by au-
thority, that the sum of the damages awarded
the United States will exceed only by few
thousand pounds three millions Of pounds ster-
ling. The Board held q session yesterday at
which some matters of detail we're determined
upon. The last session will take place on
Saturday next, and will be public one. The
members and those connected with the Board
will leave Geneva 10 special train for Berne,
where they will be the guests, and partake OF
the inequalities OF the Swiss government
In recent fight between the United States
forces on the Yellowstone, under command of
Major Baker and band of Indians, the latter
report that the troops lost over forty killed and
wounded, while Of the indians but eleven were
killed.
DIR. Schocppe yesterday, by his attornies,
filed in the Orphans Court at Baltimore notice
that caveat would be entered against the
will of Miss Stinnecke, admitted to probate III
1869.
a special from Constantinoplc states that
Mohammed Pasha has been sentenced by the
Sultan to Punishment, and his estates conhs
Gated for appropria,iug public moneys to his
| own use,
Some Of the members Of the United States
Centennial Commission have gone to Cincinnati
to inquire into the workings Of the Exposition
there
la addition to the grand dinner at Bernc,
Switzerland, on Thursday, the Arbitrator will
be treated to trip to lnterlaken, the great
summer resort of the Cantonment OF Berne
Orders have been issued from Paris to stop
the work on the military dctences near Mount
Gents tunnel.
The aggregate of losses By the fire in Mem
phis, Tennessee, will reach $2GO,OUO, OF which
only $500 is covered by insurance.
The celebrated American yacht Sappho went
ashore at Sand Head, England, Sunday morn
ing, but tloated off with little damage.
Information is wanted concerning the where
abouts of Xcnos Lawry, jr., native OF Brewer,
Maine, iu whose case foul play Is suspected.
Tire are from fifteen to twenty thousand
CHEYENNE, Arrapahoe and Ogalai Sioux in
the Valley of the Yellowstone on the war path.
Sitting Bull one of tho Indian Chiefs who
was at Washington last year, threatens General
Stanley.
At competition examination to ill three
| vacancies of the second class in the Patent Otfce
yesterday thirty candidates appeared.
| \ practical temperance lecture was the fall
| ing of three drunken men from upper story
windows in New York on Sunday night.
Michael Callahan, peaceable citizen, was
killed without provocatiou in Chicago by a
| drunken man yesterday.
General Svauus Thaycr, who died on Satur-
day, was the oldest West Point graduate i'll the
country.
In New York the taxes for the current year
will be over thirty millions, or $3.50 on the
500.
Mr.. Northcote, son Of Sir Stafford Northcote,
is in Washington
The Laura Fair trial for the murder Of Crit
tenden is on again in San Francisco.
One hundred New York printers are on a
strike.
Marx, the great expouuder Of the Iuterna-
| iona is to reside hereafter in America,
\ boy stealing ride on a New lor street
car Sunday night fell off and was killed