Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-28
NEWS OF THE DAY
ITO sho0 the vcgy age and body Of The Times


The monthly sale of Scranton coal took place
in New York city yesterday. Owing to the
prevalence of the horse disease at the mines,
no lump coal was on hand The prices obtain
ed were: Steamboat, 5000 tons, 1915 to
So. S24 CRATE, Is 900 tons, at $500 to So. 924;
egg, 10000 tons, at $40 to 4.l29; stove,
80, 900 tons, 81 to $4.90; chestnut, 10000
tons, S3.723 to $3.50.
The second of the new iron steamships tor
the Pacific Mail Company was launched at
Wilmington on Tuesday. Besides the two now
in the water four others are being built there
and at Chester for the same Company, two OF
which will be Of the largest class-tour thous..
and tons burthen The requisite compound
engines cannot yet be put up in this country.
The Circui, Court for Baltimore County, at
Towsontown, yesterday refused to grant writ
Of habeas corpus for the release Of John N.
Fitzsimnons, who is accused OF Woundlng Val
ter Bosley. The Court promised to grant the
writ when the physician would certify that
Bosley is not in danger Of death from bis IN
juries.
The second ballot for United States Senator
10 the Legislature of North Carolina yesterday
resulted, IS votes for Vance, 20 for Merrmon
and y for Poole They will vote again to-day.
Dispatches from Raleigh say that it is difficult
to tell how the matter will end
Senator Sumner met Senator Wilson in the
Tribune office, New York, yesterday, and the
two had friendly chat Mr.. Sumner enter
tanned the Vice President elect with some ac-
count of his foreign travels and impressions re-
ceived abroad.
Committees of conference of various State
temperance organizations met at Syracuse,
New York, yesterday, and decided to press the
local prohibition and civil damages law before
the Legislature, and ask for repeal of all IL
cense laws.
The Washington Star says that the report
that President Grant is to spend next Summer
in Europe is untrue and that it Was originally
started as practical Joke.
The fourth triennial Synod of the German
Reformed Church in the United States assem-
bled in Cincinnati last night.
Paymaster George L. Meade, of the United
States Navy died in California on Tuesday.
The Wall street corner in Northwestern
stock is ended. -.....
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was hung for numbering his wife.
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE NJ. +. CHURCH
SoUTH.-In fhe Conference on Tuesday the
report of the Committee on the Publishing in
terests of the Church was submitted and adopt
ed. The report states that there never has
been so great and urgent demand as exists at
present for sound religious literature
In the case of Rev. Joshua j.. Garrett
whose character was arrested, on the complaint
of Rev. Paul Whitehead, the committee APP
pointed for its investigation reported that they
find the Rev. Joshua L.. Garrett guilty on his
own confession Of conduct unbecoming Chris
tian and Minister but for as much as he ex-
presses his deep regret and sincere sorrow for
his conduct, the committee think tuther pro-
ceedings 10 this case unnecessary.
Memorial services being the order of the
day. Rev. Mr.. Molly read the memoir of the
Rev. VIM. A Jordan; Rev. P A. Peterson the
memoir of Rev. Alex. Stuart; Rev. Mr.. Wat
son the memoir of the Rev. B. H. johnson,
and Rev Mr. Judkins the memoir of the Rev.
Charles II. Hall.
A number of the preachers and lay delegates
paid feeling tributes to the memory of their
departed brothers.
The Farmers Convention at Petersburg is
being fully attended, and promises good re-