Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday by
direction of the President, sent telegram to
the Collector Of Customs at New Orleans to
watch for the vessels reported to be on their
way to that city having on board certain Greek
| brigands, part of band engaged IN the muir
der of an English nobeman and others at
Marathon, and who were reprieved on condl-
! ton of their leaving Greece. The Collector
! has been instructed to prevent their landing.
Prof. Atkins, who was attached to the circus
which exhibited at Decatur Alabama, on
Monday, assembled with hot-air balloon during
the afternoon, when the balloon became de-
tached from the windass fixing its altitude and
assembled to the height OF halt mile and then
rapidly descended into the Tennessee river.
Prof Atkins was drowned though every effort
was made to save his life.
One hundred and twenty thousand tons of
Scranton coal sold at New York, yesterday at
the following prices: 10000 tons of lump at
So. 37I to So AZ; 1000 tons OF steamboat at
from S.. 35 to $40; 10000 tons OF CRATE at
So As to 8 574; 1S,O 600 tons of egg from $3.50
to So. 52I; Il, 900 tons of stove from 50 S25 to
So 90; l5,0UO tons of chestnut from S3.474 to
$3.50.
The Methodist General Conference at New
York yesterday elected editors of the Church
publications, Dr. Curry being again chosen to
the control of the New York Christian Advo-
cate. The Committee on the State OF the
| Church propose as requisite to tull Standing
within it that member shall neither dance,
drink, swear, 60 to the theatre, nor-last, but
not least-shall he or she display bad temper
Two mines of the Delaware and Hudson
Company-one at Carbonate and the other at
Olyphant have suspended operations in order
to reduce the production Of COAL The two
mines throw out of employment seven hundred
men and boys and decrease the production OF
the company three thousand tons per day.
The Blue Ridge Railroad Company of South
Carolina is in the New York Supreme Court on
an attempt to compel its President to account
for 81 500, 600 of scrip which it owned and he
appropriated According to report South Caro-
lima officials pocketed large share OF the
money.
The Charleston Republican, the Oldest Radl-
cal newspaper in South Carolina, has hostcd
the banner Of Greeley and Brown. It takes the
ground that they arc better Republicans than
President Grant, and that their election VIII
best promote the true Interests OF the Itcpubll-
can party.
The 22d New York regiment is now prcpar-
ing to accent invitations rendered by several
military organizations in Richmond and Peters
burg, to visit the cold Dominion in June. This
is one Of the most gcntlcmauly regiments Ut
New York, and is well disciplined and CON-
mandcd.
A fearful tornado passed over the town OF
Circle, Nebraska, yesterday demoishing several
houses, including the Academy building e;
NJ Fish had his back broke by the falling OF
his house. 1t is reported that woman living
few miles in the country was killed.
Hostilities have commenced between Saliva
dor and Honduras. a force from Salvador
went over and took possession Of Amapala the
only port of Honduras on the Pacific coast.
President Gonzales, of Salvador, was to take
the field with $500 men.
The MARYLAND Diocesan Convention of the
Episcopal Church assembled in Baltimore yes
terday The Bishops addresses were read and
the Convention got well advanced in the prose
cution of business.
The St. Petersburg Golos says that the per
sonal expenses Of the Grand Duke Alexis, dur,
ing his travels in the United States, amounted
to upward of two hundred thousand dollars.
Four years ago hundred black bass were
placed in the Schuylkill, in Paramount Pool.
Now the river shows 81 gns Of being thlckly
studded with these excellent fish.
Ex President johnson it is said will be in
Washington, on Monday next to give his testi-
mony before the House committee regarding
the missing records Of the War department.
Returns from twenty four cities and towns
of Massachusetts, show that the consumption OF
opium is practised to an alarming extent.
We regret to learn of the total destruction, by
fire, of the printing office of The Episcopal
Register, in Philadelphia.
The New York World has commenced
showing up the rascalities of the Brooklyn
municipal ring of swndllng officehoders.
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