Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.
$40 sl,oao the re,v age and jo'N ofh'e Times

Emil Andrea killed his vile in New York,
Yesterday, while in fit of Jealousy. He was
thoroughly convinced that she had been un-
faithful to him, u.an named Turner FROM
Chicago having been living with her during
the absence Of Andrea. He handed separl-
ton PAPER to her for her signature, both their
little children being present. but she fled from
him. He pursued and cnnght her. pnt pistol
to her ear aud shot her dead. lie stood still
until the police arrested him.
The Piuchback Republican, Convention,
which recently assembled in New Orleans and
adjourned to rea<scmble at Baton Rouge on
June 10th, having passed resolutions declaring
for Governor Yarmouth, he writes a letter de-
cinng the nomination Of the Baton Rouge
Convention. This action is taken because of
the proposed fusion the two wings OF the Re-
publican party in support OF General Grant,
which the Governor opposes. lie still declares
allegiance to the Cincinnati nominees
The storm which passed over the greater
portion of New York State on Wednesday at:
ternoon, left in its wake sad evidences of its
awful fury. Men, women and children we're
killed and wounded dwellings, mills and barns
that have withstood the gales OF the past thirty
and more years were swept away as though
they had been constructed Of paper, aud great
damage was done to the crops and fruit trees.
1t is stated that a discovery has been made
of the substitution of the word August tor July
in the paragraph Of the Internal Revenue phi
relating to distilled spirits. The effect OF this
change is to prolung the present system OF In
| terual Revenue assessments AMI collections, as
applicd to distilled spirits, one month longer
| than Congress Intended.
\ series of boat races took place yesterday
on the Schuykill river, clubs from New York
Princeton, Philadelphia and Savannah partlcl
rating. An immense concourse assembled TO
witness the start, and every point commanding
a view of the course was occupied. The num-
Der of persons in the Park Was estimated at a
hundred thousand.
The funeral of the late Jamcs Gordon Ben
nett took place yesterday, and was participated
in by all the prominent officials in New ork.
The streets through which the procession
passed were crowded with spectators. and
throughout the city flags were placed .at hall
mast.
In consequence of the results Of the lnresti-
CATION into the affairs of the Erie Railroad
suit against Gould for the enormous sum OF SIX
millions of dollars has been served on him hy
the attorneys Of the road. This suit is The pre-.
cursor of about forty similar suits to he h'sScd
on the result Of the same investigation.
The B. & O. Railroad Company has decided
to build another iron working mill in Cumbcr-
land for the manufacture of merchant bar iron
of all descriptions, and also for the manufacture
of nuts, screws, bolts, Sc. for use On her lllc
Of railway.
The race for the gold cup, valued at five hun
drcd sovereigns, at Ascot, England, yesterday,
was won by Henry, Favorus second aud Han
nah third. y large number of spectators were
in attendance, including the Prince and Prlu-
cess of Wales.
The "Bigclow block" in Chicago, has been
condemned by the United States as a site for
the new Custom House in that city. What
the extent of that job will be can only be est:
mated from the fact that this site alone viii
cost s. 100000.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York World is authority for the statement that,
owing to the condition of the treaty, the Sec
rotary of the Treasury has decided that he Will
negotiate no more loans in Europe tor the
present.
The usual Cabinet crisis in Spain is again an
nounced. The Ministers disapprovcd of GER
tain measures passed by the Cortes and which
were sanctioned by Amadeus The result Is
that the Ministers have tculcrcd their reslgna-
TONS
Assistant Surgeon Harvey f. Brown, United
States army, has been detailed by the War De-
partment to visit each port or town liable to be
visited by the yellow fever, and report on the
subject to the surgeon general.
The authorities of California have engaged
professional arboriculturist at salary OF
$l5O, 900 per year to attend to the setting out
of forest trees in different parts of the State
They never did wiser thing
The food which occurred near Prague on
the 26th ult., was attended with fearful results
entire villages having been swept away and up
wards of seven hundred persons drowned.
Treasurer Spinner this morning received q
contribution of 500 TO the conscience fund
from conscience stricken New Yorker who
had failed to pay custom house duties
The American Railway Master Mechanics
Association, now in session in New York. have
selected Baltimore for their next annual meet
ing
4 dispatch from Bremen announces that the
Austrian Polar expedition has sailed from that
port for the Arctic Ocean.
Great Importance is attached by the revolu
tionists in Mexico to their triumphant success
at Monterey.
The falling of stack of chmuies at West
Conshohocken Furnace, Pa, yesterday, it is
reported killed aud wounded fifteen persons.
Sidney Perham was yesterday renomnated
for Governor of Maine by the Republican State
Convention.
The Worlds Fair was opened in Copehagen
yesterday by the King of Denmark, in person.
TIE A1LANTnUs TREE-At the meeting of
the Richmond City Council, which took place
yesterday afternoon, most exciting debate oc-
Cured upon the subject of removing from the
streets the aianthus tress-or as they are more
commonly called here, the Paradise trees.