Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7o sho,o the very age and body Of the Times

the Southern Maryland Railroad. These hands
came from the ncighborhood OF Orange juno
ton, in Virginia, and crossed the Potomac at
AQUA Creek. Frequently, of late, squads of
laborcrs for this road have passed through our
town for the same destination.
The Port Tobacco Times says: MIR. John A..
Burch met with painful accident, near Cox's
station, in Charles county, on the 9th instant
Owing to ant unruly OK, he was caught 10 some
manner between tree and the cart which he
was driving at the time; the hub OF the wheel
pressing upon his thigh fractured the bone
We are glad to learn, however, that MIR. Burch
is 10 fair way to be about again soon..
The bruisers are still running about the coun-
try talking loud about fight. IesterdayO Bald
win was in Philadelphia hoping meeting
would be arranged. The law has put stop to
general prize fighting; popular opinion has
frowned upon it, and now the two most notorl-
Gus opponents of the brutal art are extlngulsh-
ipg it by their acts. This will probably be the
last match" arranged in this country.
Col. McIntosh's mission to the Kiowas and
Southern Sioux is not likely at last accounts to
be productive Of much good. Lone Wolf Chief
Of the Kiowas, wants the soldiers removed be-
fore his tribe make q change IN their way OF
living. At present the troops keep the saVages
within bounds; once remove them and the MO
was would be likely to give trouble.
Richard Connolly, late Comptroller of New
York city, and the only one Of the Tammany
Ring who has suffered imprisonment, has dis
appeared; he is wanted as witness against
Iiaggcrty and Baulch, the voucher thieves but
cannot be found His bail, amounting to hall
| =. rb will bo i,,rf.itn,
The Boston Jubilee is $4,000 out of peck,
ct, and it is proposed to make up the deficiency
by gift concert affair, with the difference that
ordinarily a ticket holder has one chance IN
twenty-five to win something, but in this he
will have one chance in one hundred thousand
to win e,sixth Of the building.
Some of the Geneva Arbitrators wanted to
adjourn for several days on account of a musl-
cal festival; Sir Roundcll Palmer, English coun-
sci, objected, and carried his point Bancroft
Davis, American counsel, gave banquet at
his hotel last night.
The casualties by lightning are either more
numerous this summer than ever before, or else
more faithfully reported; from all over the New
ENGLAND, Middle and the Western States come
reports of houses destroyed, property damaged
and lives lost in thunder storms.
The "knights of St. Crispiu' in Cincinnati
have struck because the manufacturers have
refused to employ strikers from other tacto-
res, and also because they persist III acting 10
lependently OF a rule OF the Crlspins about
taking apprentices
Miss Agnes Livingstone, daughter Of the ex-
plorcr, has written a letter expressing her
heartfelt gratitude to Mr.. Stanley tor his dis
covcry and succor OF her father.
Later accounts received in London from the
! diamond fields in south Africa are very favor
able. Large numbers of preclons stones con-
tinue to be found.
There were fourteen cases Of sunstroke in
New York on Thursday, four of which were
fatal, and three fatal cases 10 brooklyn yes
| terday.
Catacazy, late Russian Minister at Washing
ton, denies the story concerning his attempt to
peddc pamphlet about General Grant and
his family.
A call has been issued for a Convention Of
straight-out Democrats to meet at Springfield,
Illinois, to nominate delegates to the Louisville
| Convention.
A criminal suit for libel against Charles W.
Fell, editor of the English American in Lon
don, has been decided against him, but sentence
is postponed.
An American named Hopkins, in the dia,
mond fields of South Africa, found diamonds
in her Majesty's royal mail, and has gone to
prison for two years.
The Labor Retormers and Trades Unionlsts
are to fuse and support the Louisville nominees
| if the Convention endorses Labor Reform prln-
ciDies
The great British medical Journal the Lon
don Lancet, praises the hygienic arrangements
of the u S. feet in English waters.
The Grand Duke Alexis was at Cape Town,
Africa en- route for the East Indies when last
heard from.
The tax on bonds, stocks, promissory notes
and gold and silver bullion sales is repealed on
and after October lst next
Minister Washburnc has interviewed Presi-
dent Theirs concerning proposed Postal Con
yention between France aud this country.
The Executive Committee Of the National
Democratic Committee held a session yester-
day.
The United States steamer Iautic sails for
China in few days.
The steamer Panama sunk near Santauder,
Spain, is to be raised.
The Shenandoah has been exchanging ma
tional salutatons with French forts.
The German army Of occupation is building
winter quarters at Bclfort and Verdun, France.
The Treasury at WASHINGTON Yesterday held
s., 523, LIP greenbacks, and 81 997, 365 gold.
Mrs. Carl Schurz and family are making a
tour of German watering places
W., c. e. ST L. r. R.-Mr. Borst, the
President of the Washington, Cincinnati Il ST.
Louis railroad, has just returned from a tour
of observation along the line Of this road Mr..
Osborne, irst-class engineer, whose services
have been secured, accompanied Mr.. Borst,
with his barometer, and took all the elevations
from Harrisonburg to the Allegheny noun
tains. He is now engaged preparing his re-
port. Mr.. Osborne is highly pleased with the