Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"To sho,o the very age and body of The Times

The preliminary examination at Paris of the
case of Marshal Bazine, who is to be tried by
court-martia for surrendering the city and for
titications Of Metz during the war, has been re-
s,lmed. In riotous attack upon an Octroi
station at Besseges, Department OF Gard, a
number of gensd' armes we're wounded. They
finally fired upon their assallants, several OF
whom wer killed and wounded. Troops have
been dispatched to the point to prevent turth-
er trouble.
A young man attempted to defraud the Sec
ond National Bank of Cumberland out Of three
thousand dollars on Saturday. The sharper
first deposited check for nine thousand dol
lars on the Fulton National Bank, and soon
afterwards drew his own check for three thou
sand dollars and presented it for payment. lie
was told to leave the check and call again, but
has not yet appeared. He gave his name as
Rowland.
The present subject of agitation in Mexico is
controversy whether certain railroad shall
be built on broad or narrow gauge, and the
opposing parties are headed by MIR. Plumb,
United States Consul General at the Capital,
and Gen. Rosencranz. National politics are
divided in the question, and 1t IS said that
certain General has five hundred men in the
field in opposition to Gen. Rosencranz and the
narrow gauge.
The Paris Gauolois publishes report
that the Count Won Aruim has demanded
of President Theirs disavowal of General Du
croft order of the day, in which he speaks
bitterly of the Germans. The German Gov
eminent will next year re.establish the Coun-
ellis General in Alssce and Lorraine in the same
form in which they existed under French do
| minon.
A society to arrest horse thieves has been
organized in the West, which operates in lii
nois, Iowa and Missouri 1t has 6fty.six trib-
utary societies, and 1000 members. Only two
horses belonging to members have been stolen
during the year; and in both cases, the horses
were recovered, and the thieves arrested and
handed over to the law.
Thomas Donahue, who is supposed to have
shot Florence Scannell, two years ago, in New
| York, was shot dead last night by John Scan
nell in saloon, corner Of Twenty. eighth street
and Broadway. Scannel and Donabue were
both ward politicians, The murder took place
in saloon where pools were being sold on the
election. The murderer was arrested.
An accident similar to that at Richmond two
years ago occurred on Saturday at Durras,
Ireland. The county assizes were being held,
when the floor of the Court room gave way,
precipitating the crowd to the floor twelve feet
| below A number of persons were killed and
forty wounded.
MIR. Bancroft, U. S. Minister at Berlin, soon
after the decision in the San Juan boundary
case was announced, inquired at the proper
Department for the bill Of expenses incurred
by the German Government in the arbitration,
but was politely informed there was nothing to
pay.
The Horse disease in Baltimore is approach
ing crisis. Yesterday the streets were almost
deserted by vehicles; no cars we're running, and
all the Companies will continue the suspension
through to-day. The malady is abatlng ID the
Northern cities except in Philadelphia.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ordered
the Assistant Treasurer at New York to pur-
chase one million of bonds each "Wednesday
and to sell one million of gold each Thursday
during the month of November.
Five persons were killed by a collision on
the Huntingdon and Broad Top Railroad on
Friday. No further information than that
they were all train hands has been received at
Cumberland.
The Emperor of China was married on the
9th of October. As the Chinese press is des
titute of the inefable blessings of Jenkinism
we do not know even what the bride wore.
General Beauregard is the Democratic, Re-
form and Liberal Republican candidate for
Administrator of Public Improvements in New
| Orleans.
The people of Khiva in Turkestan. have re-
VOTED against Russian authority, and the Khan
has built fort to resist the advance OF the
Cars troops.
The Chinese Imperial Commissioner of Edu-
cation, Chan Lai Sun, and wife yesterday unit:
ed themselves with the South Congregational
Church, at Springfield, Massachusetts.
The horse disease has made its appearance in
several places in Devonshire, England, and is
especially severe in TVerton and its vicinity
| Woodruff AND CLAFLIN.-There was some
excitement in New York on Saturday over the
arrest of Mrs. Victoria Woodruff and Jennie
Clahin on chsrge of sending an obscene pub
LEGATION through the United States mails, the