Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.
TO sI,o0 the ve,y age and body of the Time"

A committee of mechanics and workmen
from New York had an interview with the
President yesterday, when they urged his in
Aueuce in having the benefits Of the eight hour
law extended to all Government. employees, and
especially on the erection of the New York post
office building The President gave the coumit-
tee very favorable reply.
The Providence Journal states that James
O'Neil, who has served more than eight years
in the Rhode Island State Prison for a crime
which it is now proved that he was entirely in
nocent of, was liberated on Friday. The poor
fellow passed the outer door of the prison for
the first time since his sentence, like one in a
dream.
The toothpick factory in Canton, Me-, fur
pishes more work than all other business in the
town. Over one hundred cords Of poplar have
been hauled for its use this season and convert
ed into toothpicks Each of the machines used
will, it is said, make five thousand toothpicks
minute.
The list Of charges against the Rev. Dr. Hus-
ton, prepared by Rev Drs Rodgers and Gar
diner, were mailed to him yesterday, though
there was some difficulty in deciding as to his
present whereabouts 4 reasonable time will be
given him to appear and answer before the
Church Committee.
VIM. Joos, member of the Swiss Congress,
arrived in Washington, yesterday, en- route to
Nashville, whittier he goes to confer with
the authorities Of tennessee, relative to estab
lishiug Swiss coloues on the Cumberland
plateau.
It's said that a town in Scotland with thirty
thousand inhabitants, contains not less than
thirty-tour different sects or creedS, one of
| which, the "Glassites, have feast and carous.
al between sermons. La London the Shakers
are all on the rampage.
Here is new phase Of theatrical delight.
Every evening the New York Grand Opera
House is perfumed by an ingeniously coutrivcd
| fountain placed in the vcstibule, which throws
stream of cologne to the height Of three or
four feet and then breaks into beautiful spray.
The Mormon prisoners were taken before
Judge Hawlcy, in Chambers yesterday, in Salt
Lake City who, after an elaborate OPT nion, gave
his decision denying the motion for release, and
remanding the accused to the custody OF the
United States Marshal.
The eruption of Mount Fesuvus reached the
highest phase Of its terrible grandeur yesterday.
The rain of ashes was followed by immense
showers of sand, and later in the day lightning
darts played around the summit of the volcano,
while the thunders Of its quakings filed the air.
The recent news that Rev. Aired r. Curtis,
formerly rector of Mount Calvary Church,
Baltimore has gone over to the Roman Catho-
lie faith has become the subject OF comment
among the Episcopal Church circles OF Baltl-
more;
Levy, the famous cornet player of the Ninth
regiment in New York, whom Fisk paid sl0,-
900 year for services, goes soon to Russia,
where he has been engaged by Prince Galtzln
at e., 900 per year.
Legislative Juggling has probably killed the
liquor law in Ohio. Now that the law has been
passed, it is discovered that there is flaw in it,
and the question whether it will hold good or
not will he subjected to legal test.
The question of the abolshment of the duty
on coffee, which has been before Congress
some months, and which has caused an almost
stagnation 10 the coffee market of the country,
it is thought is approaching solution.
Two thousand cartmcn in Liverpool have
struck work, and all business on the docks aud
in the warehouses is interrupted in consequence.
Upwards of thousand laborers are thrown out
of employment by the action of the cartmen.
A Berlin correspondent of the Berlin Adver-
tiser s:-"People in France try hard to
make believe that there are misunderstanding
between the Russian and United States Gov
ernments" We know better here
Gen. Sickles has gone to Madrid for the
summer, to arrange some pending diplomatic
business, and to bring back bis mother and
daughter, who have remained there during his
recent visit to this country.
The first volume Of the work by Senator Hen
ry Wilson, on the Rise and Fall of the Slave
Power in America" is having a sale beyond
expectation for work so large.
Further advices have been received at Hall
fax from Newfoundland confirming previous
reports that the catch of seals was much below
the average.
Two young men of Knoxville have had gas
bills presented them by young ladies whom
they visited and kept up until the ''wee sma'
hours !"
At a wedding in Poughkeepsie, not long ago,
the parents of the bridegroom charged the
invited guests ninety cents per head for supper!