Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7o shoao the gerry age and body Of the Times.

A dispatch from Pittsburg says that ycster-
day the Pittsburg and Connellsville Railroad
Company sent force of men to restore the
track on the Bradford brapch, destroyed some
weeks since, as charged, by parties acting un-
der the direction of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. The laborcrs were met by q force
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company two
hundred strong, who prevented the accom-
plishment of the work by demonstrations OF
violence They also burned two small bridges
on part of the road next to the main line OF
the Connellsville road, thus effectually defeat
ing the object of the expedition. The Con-
nellsville force quietly withdrew, according to
orders.
A dispatch from Louisville says :-"About
midnight last night crowd gathered around
the Mercer county Jail, at Harrodsburg, aroused
the jailor, and took out negro boy, carried
him q short distance from town, and hanged
him. Nearly year ago he was sentenced to
q years Imprisonment for attempt to commit
a rape. The jailor permitted him to 20 after
his COW every evening, and one day last week
he made second attempt on the person OF
little colored girl lie was found hanging dead
this morning"
Morton, Bliss e. Co., of New York, applied
to the Supreme Court of Columbia, South Car
ona yesterday, for writ of mandamus to
compel the Comptroller General to levy tax
sufficient to pay the overdue and accrulng IN
terest on the State debt. The writ was made
returnable on Tuesday. The Chamber of Com
merce of Charleston had special meeting to
consider the subject, and adopted a preamble
declaring it important to determine the charac-
ter and amount OF the State debt.
Eleven of the Commissioners to the Vienna
Exhibition appointed by General Van Buren,,
are reported by the investigators as not tainted
with the corruption that has been imputed to
the whole number. This leaves six who are
suspected, but evidently there has been great
deal of dishonorable work, as it is recommend
ed that tor the present the control OF American
interests at the Exhibition be left with the
temporary Commission.
The Treasury statistics of receipts from all
sources, so far, make it appear that there is no
doubt that the estimated receipts for the pres
ent fiscal year, viz Sll0,000,0O0: will be en-
tirely realized; $4,000, 900 is already in hand,
with two months Of the year remaining.
Mr. Harrison Grambo, of Philadelphia, has
been forced into bankruptcy. His exhibit is ::
Liabilities, 100000; assets, 100000. His
house and furniture cost $780, 900, but that is
covered by mortgages.
Quill pens, which few years ago were de-
spised as being of the oldtogy order, are COM
ing into favor again. This is partly owing to
the very inferior quality of many of the kinds
of steel pens now in the market.
There is still feeling in New York that the
Continental Bank is shaky, although its show
ing makes it more than able to meet all its
obligations
Treasurer Spinner yesterday received from
an unknown source Sis 80 for the conscience
fund.
Yesterday an insane woman at Kingston,
N. Y, drowned her child and soon after fol-
lowed it to similar death.