Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-31
NEWS OF THE DAN.
"7o shor the very age and bo}y Of ne Times

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Edward 4. Everett, living in Chicago, was
taken before Il police tl,tice on Saturday,
charged by Miss Sh"rwcll with roi'i,ing h"r
Of s 700 OtJ) In bon,ls Of the SELMA and Gulf
railroad, valued at $2j,On0, which she had
been entrusted with to-!clivcr to Can hntdy,
of Alabama According 10 her >ta'cncnt she
was introduced TO Everett at the Grand Cen
trai Hotel, New York, by clerk OF that house
coming to Chicago in Everett ) car, and that he
secured possession Of her trunk long cnnugh t"
rob it. Everett was held for trial IN S15,'HNI,
bail.
The Pennsylvania weekly coal trade report
shows an active retail denlani, with prices firm
" maintained. At New York anl other East
crn ports retailers have advanced their prices
Is cents per ton The auction sale OF Scranton
coal at New \ ork has been post poned week
from the usual day Tie total production II
all kinds of coal for the week was l9S, 2}S tuuS,
and for the wear II Dl1.3O2 tons against
l. ,jS5 Gl4 tons to CORE :pnndlng time last year,
showing an increase OF j,13l SIS tons
1t is denied that there is any truth in the
report that the Philadelphia and Read. " rail
road has acquired controlling interest in the
Wilmington and Recalling road. The stock OF
the latter is nearly al! in the hands OF the Orlgl-
nal subscribers, and the greater part of it Is
held by persons desiring to maintain an lIdc
pendent line, and in favor OF completing the
extension from Reading 10 the Lchigh. There
have been no large transfers o! stock whatever.
Commencing with this month, the Allan line
of steamships between Baltimore, Halifax,
Queenstown and Liverpool will run vessel
weekly in each direction. In the five years
that have elapsed since the North German
LloydS established steam communication be-
tween Baltimore ard Bremen. trade aud travel
have increased FROM season to season, until
now. the Allan line feels warranted u taking
this additional step.
Accounts from Memphis are more favorable.
\ steady rain has softenc,t the icc,and the dan
coal boats comparatively unIni urcd, hai been
heard from. The river Was rising amt carrying
off the fl mting ice rapidly. Seven persons
were drowned at Randolph Tennessee, by the
rising of the water.
An injunction has been granted in Ncw la
ven, Conn, to arrest the holding Of Il wake
over dead man. One of his relatives obj sct
ed to that peculiar tribute Of respect ~ the
memory ofthe deceased and the Court, on ap-
plication, prohibited the proceeding
The stockholders OF the -E:na Fire lnsur-
apce Company yesterday unanimously voted 10
reduce the capital stock from three to two lniI-
lion dollars aud afterwards resolved I" increase
it to the original amount, and ;ls>"ss The stock
holders thirty-three and u third pr cent.
J. S. Adams, collector of the port OF Pansa-
cola, has disappeared myscriousy from lay
lor's Hotel, Jersey City, aud as he had a large
amount Of money with him, foul play Is said
to be feared Ii is not stated to whorl the
money belonged.
The electoral votes Of all the States except
five have been brought to Washington and de-
posted 18th tie Secretary Of State The Of
fetal count will be made by Congress Oh the
4th of February.
y telegram from Rome says that the Ger
man Charge last week informed Cardinal An
toucl that he had been instructed to take an
unlimited leave of absence. H. ha> SInrc
closed the legation. ami left Rome Tor bernn.
\ COMPROMISE has been effected III the Gaze
of the troubles in the New Orleans Tins The
entire establishment has been rcin2u!>h d t.
the heirs Of King, It's iormcr proprietor
\ letter from Arizona says the Ice family
Of circus performers. eight persons. we'll known
in the States were murdered by ApachcS white
on their way to Mexico through Arizona.
Bulletins issued at ST. Petersburg yesterday
morning announced the continued Improvement
of the Prince Imperial; he slept we'll aut his
fever had abated
The work OF searching Tor the bodies of the
girls who were burned to death last Tuesday
night by the fire in Centre street, New York,
was commenced yesterday.
Count Andrew Won BornstorIt, the newly
appointed Secretary Of the North-G crman lie
gation at Washington, arrived in Nvw York
yesterday.
The fire marshal of Brooklyn has reported
three Of the principal hotels OF that city us be-
ing Insecure as to fire escapes.
\ cable telegram announces the death Of
Dcau Ramsay, of Edinburgh, widely known as
an author and churchnan.