Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.
$40 sho,o the very age and Lody of the Times

Mississippi, profess to be progressing at an eA-
traordinary rate with their scheme. Dispatches
from San Francisco say that the organization
of the Company has been completed. 81, 7OO,-
900 have already been subscribed, and $3o,Ooo
worth of the stock is being taken every day.
The English Cabinet is composed of sixteen
members, who receive annually, between them,
in salaries, fGG, 900. The American Admins
tration Department is composed of seven mem
bers, who receive q sum equal to fS, 400 among
them In England some members get f5,000,
other 81 900, and QUO much as tlO,OOo
year.
A dispatch from Raleigh to the New York
Times, states that two Deputy u. s. Marshals
were recently attacked by mob and badly
beaten. One of them was shot through the
arm. 1t is not stated what the immediate
cause of this entbreak was, or IN what section
OF the State it occurred.
The widows of the three men murdered in
Cass county, Missouri, some months since by
mob of citizens for alleged completely in the
fraudulent issue of railroad bonds, have brought
suit against the Shcrlffot the county and thirty
five other citizens for damages occasoncd by
the loss Of their husbands.
The steamer Nevada, owned by the Phlla-
dclphia and Hartford Transportation Company
was burned last evening while anchored IN the
Thames, near New London, Connecticut. her
cargo consisted of rags, wool, gasoline and mer,
chandisc. The fire Is supposed to have resulted
from spontaneous combustion. Loss St3,ooo.
Gen Sicklcs has concluded not to ask to be
recalled AS minister to Spain. His relations
with the Spanish Government are now said to
be of the most friendly character tie Will con-
tnue to press upon tho Ministry the views OF
his own Government with regard to the abol-
ton of slavery in Cuba.
The foreign Commerce of Baltimore for the
month of August, shows falling oft OF the ex-
ports and imports compared with the month
previous, but the amount of duty pad III, Is
| largely in excess, showing that large amount
| Of business was transacted.
Following close upon the disaster to the
Mctis there has bccu another collision on the
Sound under precisely the same circumstances.
\ schooner struck the large steamer Narragan,,
sett but fortunately her engines were reversed
and no serious damage was inflicted.
\ double prize fight is expected to come OFT
in Canada within the next twenty four hours.
Edwards and Chambers will do what they Can
to dist cure each other. and then Mace and
| O Badwin will settle ''thc little affair that has
been pending for some weeks.
1t is reported that the late sessions OF the
Board of Arbitration at Geneva have been
mainly devoted 10 the consideration of numer-
Gus minor details, which require careful atten-
ton and retard the reaching Of a decision on
the main questions
Tue latest official returns Of the elections tor
the Cortes, received at Madrid, show that 2}4
Radicals, who are now supporters OF the gov
crnment, IS Republicans. IA AlphOnslsts aud
Conservatives and tavorers of a dynasty have
been elected.
The Western Iron and Western Nail Asso
Citations held meeting in Pittsburg on Friday,
the result OF which was dcci>iuu to raise the
price Of both iron and nails The price Of the
former is to be advanced four dollars on prev
Gus rates, and nails twenty-five cents per keg
The Radical Congressional Convention a
Camden, Arkansas, last week disagreed essen.
tally, and finally split, one wing nominating
.. L. Snyder, the present member, and the
other j. L. Elliott. Each has declared his in
tention to rum
Corea some months since sent an insulting
letter to the Mkado of Japan, and now it seems
that the latter will force hstlities, which vii
be aggravated by the probable participation OF
China, who will side with Corea.
The acting Secretary of the Treasury has
directed the Assistant Treasurer at New York
to purchase one million dollars of bonds each
Wednesday, and sell one million Of gold each
Thursday during the month of September
The Arizona Indians have abandoned their
reservations, and are committing depredations
in all directions General Howard is expected
with fresh peace negotiations and the troops
remain idle in camp, in anticipation thereof.
Queen Victoria has presented Mr.. Stanley
through her Minister of Foreign Affairs with
a snuff box, set with briliants, in appreciation
of his prudence aud Zeal in opening commuoi-
cation with DR.. Livingstone.
The recent revolution in Peru seems to have
completely ended with the accession of Prado
| to the Presidential chair A slight cause of
trouble with the United States has been AMIGA
bly, adjusted.
Two colored mon were hanged for murder at
Columbia, S. c., on Friday. Owing to the i'm
proper adjustment Of the ropes the cu prits
struggled horribly for ten minutes in desperate
efforts to free themselves.
1t is said that influential parties in New
Orleans have protested against the resignation
of Collector Casey. hence no successor has been
| named.
Notwithstanding the recent large importa-
tons of coal from Belgium to England, the
price of the article has been again advanced
in London.
During the past month more than seven hun
drcd miles of new mail service have been estab-
lished 10 the South and West.
Captain Parrish, of the steamer Planter, who
had been steamboat captain for forty years,
was killed by fall 10 Baltimore on Thursday.
Mrs. Lamb, of Pierce county, Wisconsin,
has been arrested on charge of poisoning five
persons The circumstances tell against hsr.
The relations between this country and Rus
STA being eminently peaceful, Minister Curtins