Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-21
NEWS or THE DAY.
10 sho,o the pery uge and boty of the Times

Two unfortunate men loa their lives 10 Dal-
timore on Saturday by almost precisely similar
accidents occurring at different machine shops.
Whilst adjusting leather bands these poor men
were caught between the bands aud the pulleys,
and whirled around with violence that 10 one
case left the victim little else than pulp OF
lifeless human flesh, and in the other literally
tore off the arm, and crushing the sufferers
ribs into splinters drove them into his lungs.
Tn the latter case the victim fingered for some
hours.
The National Board of Trade on Saturday
passed resolution requesting States 10 repeal
the operation of the usury laws with regard to
persons trading in money, so as to permit the
parties to establish such rates OF Interest as
thew may desire. The resolution Of the Bos-
ton Board of Trade in favor Of a contraction OF
the currency as a means towards the resump-
ton of specie payments was amended to IN.
cludc revision of the national banking system,
and was then adopted The Board then adj
iourned to meet in Chicago next October.
The business men Of the West do not favor
the Currency Contraction theory of the Nation
al Board of Trade. a movement has been
started among them to urge the Secretary OF
the Treasury to reissue the S4O,OOO,OOO OF
greenbacks recently withdrawn, and public
meeting will be held in Chicago to-day in FUR.
therance of the project The business men OF
Pittsburg have petltioned the Secretary OF the
Treasury to the same effect.
Mr.. Bruuot Indian Commissioner, brings
very favorable reports from the tribes in Mon
tana, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado, whom he
has been recently visiting He denies that
there has been any trouble with the Indians in
Utah, and states that most of the reports OF
hostilities are concocted by people who have an
interest in keeping up agitation and warfare.
Tweed could not be found on Saturday by the
officers who were after him with warrants OF
| arrest but his Office people say that he will re-
| turn and give bail On the other hand there
are rumors that he will not dare to go into
| court with the present indictments pending
against him, but will run away from the country.
Two of the Japanese girls sent to this coun-
try to be educated have gone to San FaDclsco
with view to returning to their native land.
| One is suffering from serious affection OF the
eve sight, and the other is very probably at
| Aictcd with home sickness. Twcuty-onc girls
still remain.
Prince Napoleon, recently expelled from
France, has appealed to the Procureur General
against the order of Punishment, and should
that officer decide against him, he will carry
his case into the Courts and avail himself OF all
legal means to establish his rights as citizen OF
France.
Senator Sumner visited Gambetta in Paris on
Friday, and the two held lengthy converse
ton. Mr.. Sumner will not return to the
| United States for some months, certainly not
in time to be present at the approaching meet
| ing Of Congress.
Philadelphia had another disastrous arc yes
tcrday. Lehman's planning mill, the Knicker-
booker Ice Company stables and quantity OF
lumber on Wainwright 4 Bryants wharf were
entirely destroyed. Loss $5OOU0; covered by
| insurance.
Since the pumps we're stopped liz the oil re-
gion there has been decrease in the produc-
ton of ), 225 barrels per day. The shipments
during the month were 1882 barrels less than
during the previous month.
The reserve of the New York banks, which
was ipjuriousy affected by recent specializing
movements, has materially recovered, and was
| increased last week to the extent Of nearly a
half million dollars.
A special dispatch to the New York Herald
announces that its Cuban correspondent, A.
Boyd Henderson, arrested Oh suspicion of be-
ing in league with the insurgents, has been
released.
| The Theirs Government has determined to
support motion in the approaching session of
the Assembly looking to the punishment Of the
members Of the Imperial Cabinet who provok
ed the war with Prussia.
The New Orleans steamboatmen have agreed
70 pay the longshoremen 81 per day, and the
strike is at an end The telegraph intimates
that slight advance in coal and freights may
| be expected.
The amendment to the State Constitution of
South Carolina, prohibiting any increase of the
State debt, has been ratified by an overwhel-
ming popular majority.
William c. Bryant will deliver the Grafton at
the unwilling of the Walter Scott Monument
in Central Park, New York, on Saturday next.
BISHOP JOHNS. This distinguished divine
preached on Sunday last the Dedicatory Ser
mon of Emmanuel Church, Bristol. The