Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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uuests known through speeches by their lead
inc chiefs, the substance of which appears to
he that the Government should give each chief
s., 900 for the privilege Of running the railroad
through their country, or else take up the
rails in case they 90 to farming they want all
the farming implements, stock and money, and
supplies enough TO last two hundred years, and
he free from the intrusion of white men for
similar period. At first the chiefs did not want
to talk unless their Great Father was pres
emit and seemed inclined to stand on their dig
uity, but fually consented to talk to the Secre-
tary.
The mystery shrouding the circumstances of
the death of the two unknown men whose
bodies, in the last stages of decay, were found
in thicket near Jackson bridge on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, short distance from
Baltimore, on Tuesday, seems to be apparently
impcuetrabe The only additional particulars
revealed are that the skulls of the unknown
men bear marks supposed to have been made
by pistol shots, and this together with the
further fact that both OF the weapons found
near the remains were empty, seems to conhrth
the belief that they died by violence at the
hands of some unknown criminal or criminals.
The transactions on Wall street, says the New
York Times, indicted an attempt on the part
of the gold clique to bring about another Black
Friday. The clique succeeded in causing very
considerable fluctuations in stockS-trom one
half to two and three -fourths per ceut.-and IN
compelling borrowers of gold to pay one and
one fourth per cent for It's use over night.
| This is at the moderate rate of 1861 per, cent.
per annum, which is Il striking commentary on
the value Of uSury laws.
San Francisco is in ferment concerning rail
road subsidies The majority of the voters OF
the city pettioncd for grant of ten millions
dollars to the Atlantic and Pacific Road but
the City Council refused to entertain the propo.
sition; in lieu thereof they have passed to print
an order to submit 10 vote proposition to
grant subsidies Of two and half millions to the
| Central Pacific. ten millions to the San Francis
co and Colorado Road, and other amounts to
the Northern Pacific and Santa Cruz Railroads.
Late adviccs announce the prevalence OF
smallpox. to an alarming extent, IN the repuD'
lies of Peru and Chill, the deaths being two
hundred weekly, out of a population at Santa
90 of $50, 900 At Val paras0 the deaths were
three hundred weekly. in Il population OF 100,
600. 1t is also reported that the disease Is
very severe at 1quiquc, Peru, and Is steadily
making its way towards CalIao.
4 correspondence has been published II
Berlin, between the Emperor William, Prince
Bismarck and the Bishop of Ermeland. the
tone of the communications on both sides being
sharp and uncompromising The subject wa:
accommodation, the Bishop taking decided
ground against the interference OF secular au
thority in matters OF religion.
Mr.. Tom Hughes, NJ p, in 40 attempt to ad
dress his constituents at Frome, on Tuesday
night, was so continually interrupted by the
temperance men, who are bitterly opposed to
hiul, and the disorder became so great, that The
meeting dissolved, and the police cleared tho
hail.
Carlist deSpcradoes continue their outrage:
in Spain Lately they have so frequently fired
into the trains on the Saragossa aud Barcelona
railway that their running has been suspended
1t is stated 10 Madrid that meeting OF prom
inent Carlists is soon to take place at Bayonne,
France, to complete preparations for new
rising in Spain.
Mr. Louis + johnson has been nominated
for Congressman at Large in South Caroline
by the boilers from the Moses Radical Conven
ton. Mr.. johnson is a son of Hon. Reverdy
Johnson and was formerly United Marshal Of
the State.
The Jury in the cases Of Ornell and Seymour
the murdered patients Of the New York Luna
tic Asylum, has returned verdict that Sey
mour died of injuries Inflicted by Farrell, the
keeper and that Ornell's death has hastenec
by ill-treatment
The Democratic and Conservative Conven-
ton of the Third Congressional district o.
MARYLAND, yesterday nominated for Congress:
W. j. o Brien, young and active member o.
the Baltimore bar.
Politics in New York will be further compll
Gated by the United WorkiDgmen's Politica
Association, body proposing to take measures
for securing friends of the workingmen for 10
cal and State Offices
Between January /, 1866, and June 80, 1871
the value of goods imported into New York
damaged on the voyage was S., 247 ,254, from
which we're deducted for tariff equalization
sl,l39,3ll, little over twenty per cent.
The Central National Bank of Chicago, with
capital of 100000, was yesterday authorized
by the Comptroller Of the Currency to com
mence business.
Forester it is said, has been identified by g
lady as the man she saw prowling about the
premises in Twenty-third street, New York
the night of Mr.. Benjamin Nathan's murder
The local authorities in the rural districts Of
England being unable to protect the. farmer:
against incendiarism, Vigilance Committees are
| being formed.
The Democratic and Conservative Conven
ton of the Fourth Congressional district Of
Maryland renominated Hon. Thomas Swami
for reelection by reclamation.
The Erie and gold corners continued in New
York city yesterday, but with diminished Sc
verify. In Wall street tie suspension of Farm.
ham, Gilbert s Co. was announced.
A dispatch from Teheran, Persia reports the
cholera raging with fearful violence at Box
hara It was estimated that thousand were
dying daily ofthe scourge.
Eight hundred and eighty Communists, con-
demned to transportation, embarked at Brest,
yesterday, for New Caledonia.