Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.
10 sho,o the rc,y age and Loly Of tie Times

BlSh0p Simpson mas recently Tehuclcu au &C
clesiastical decision which is not 50 compliment
tary to the United States Senate as it might
! be. 1t seems the appointment of Dr. New
man to the Chaplaincy OF the Senate, after his
pastoral period in Washington had expired,
raised question Of church government which
| Bishop Simpson promptly decided BY saying
that, under the general law of the Church. he
had the power to appoint chapla!nS to reiornl;,
tory institutions, and he considered the United
States Senate to fall within the scope OF the
rule.
The contest still gpes on as to which is the
terminus and initial point of the Union Pacific
Railroad, Omaha or Council Bluffs. -Four
| Iowa Railroads will move their offices to day
from the former to the latter place, ito be
more convenient to the legal terminus. In
structons have been given to their agents to
have the word Omaha stricken from their
tickets, and Council Bluffs inserted instead
From Omaha it is said that there is no desire
shown there, but that the questions at issue
may be left with the courts
A dispatch from Hong Kong says there is
terrible suffering in the fooled district near
Tien-Tsiu Many persons were dying daily
Details of the revolt Of the native troops IN
Cavite, ManiIla show that the conspiracy was
general for rising throughout the island, ADD
had not an accident precipitated matters before
the time arranged. few Europeans would have
| escaped. The prisons are full of suspected
persons, including many crcoles. Every lnSnr-
gent taken was bayoueted or shot
The number Of deaths in Philadelphia for
the week ending at noon on Saturday, WAS
four hundred and twenty-Seven, decrease of
seventeen from small pox ninety-tour, a de-
crease OF twcuty-six. The mortality returns
of New York for the week show an increase
on the previous week To the smallpox the
increase seems to be chiefly due. The disease
has its strongholds 10 the tenement house dis
tricts, and in filthy places.
The Legislature of Kentucky has prepared
and has under consideration a bill to prevent
and punish "Ku klux' outrages in that State.
1t prescribes severe penalties for sending
threatening letters, posting threatening notices,
appearing in disguise for purposes of intlmda-
ton, or for combining for the purpose Ut alarm
ing, intimidating or disturbing any person or
persons.
The Spanish Ambassador, at Paris: had an
interview on Saturday with Lord Lyons, Eng
lish Ambassador to France, in reference to the
French commercial policy, and stated that if
the French collected duties in contlavcntlon OF
the treaties, which do not expire until 1877.
Spain would be forced to make reprlsals.
The United States and Spanish Commission,
organized in June last, has not yet decided any
claims. Difficulties on the part Of Spain in
obtaining proof as offsets to the American
claims have caused the delay. The claims are
for wrongs committed in Cuba since the CON-
mencenient OF the present revolution.
The House of Representatives met in Com
mittee Of the Whole, on Saturday: and devoted
the day to speech making The Tariff bill,
the Ku-klux the Public Lands, the Civil Ser
vice, the International Copyright and other
matters we're talhed about.
Governor Geary, of Pennsylvania, has fur
nished statement concerning the Evans
fraud which occupies eight newspaper col
umDs. and tells all about the transaction, except
(say the Philadelphia papers) as to who got
the 5000, 900, which is what they want to
know.
Queen Victoria left London for Berlin, via
Paris, yesterday morning to visit her daughter
the wife of the Prince Imperial, and dispatch
announces her safe arrival at Cherbourg in the
afternoon.
The jury in the trial Of DIR. J. 2. Thomas
on trial at Frederick, Nd. for the murder of
John Lloyd Belt, came into Court on Saturday
and were discharged, having failed to agree
upon verdict.
The Eight Hour League organization Of
Boston have repudiatcd the platform recently
adopted at Columbus, Ohio, on the plea that
said platform does not propose any remedial
measures for the Labor Retormcrs.
The British House of Lords has adjourned
over for the Easter holidays, and will not as
semble until April Sth. The House of Conn
mons will adjourn to. morrow to meet again on
the Sth proX.
\ duel was fought on Saturday between
Roeat, of the Paris Pays newspaper and Rich
ardct. of the Corsaire. The latter was wound
ed 10 the chest.
Great excitement exists in portions of South
Carolina consequent upon the arrest of parties
charged with kukluXism. In Union and
Chester counties the excitement is very great.
1t was reported in New York yesterday that
information had been received from Whining
ton, n e., that the correspondent captured by
the Lowry gang had been shot
Rev Alexander Stewart venerable and eS-
teemed minister of the Virginia Conference,
NJ. f. Church, died at Murtreesboro \. G.,
on the 18th instant.
GOVERNMENT Fish CULTURE. Washing
ton. on the 22d, the House appropriations com
mi,tee devoted the larger part Of their session
to the subject of restocking the rivers with
salmon, shad, and other species Of foolish,
once abundant, and the introduction Of valua-
BILE foreign species. They gave a hearing to a
committee OF gentlemen interested in fsh-grow-
ing, who base their application mainly on the
fact that the rivers of greatest importance pass
between or throsh different States. The mag
nitude of the business of providing for stocking
waters with fish is much larger than is general
ly supposed, aud the advocates Of government
interference argue that the proposed encour
agement of the work would cheaper food, slim