Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7o sAo1c the gerry age and Jody Of the Times.

"7o shoe the gerry age md Oody Of the Times.
It was stated at the monthly meeting of the
board of directors of the B. & @. Railroad Co.,
held yesterday, in connection with the declara-
ton of dividends of five per CT. on the Nam
Stem and five per ct. on the Washington
Branch for the six months ending on the 3lst
ultimo, that the revenue OF the Main Stem
and branches of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company for the month Of March, 1872,
was 81 600 500 l6, aud for the same month in
1873, 81 ,2G4 G52 %, showing an increase OF
1868, 1873. Is.
A Madrid dispatch reports that the Carl'st
General SabalIos is advancing in force upon
Puizcerdo, a town OF Corona, and was within
about nine miles of the place. The citizens
were preparing to defend it against assault.
The .Jc>l;ts have been driven out of Salamanca
by he people, During riots in the Balcarlc
Islands the rioters demanded that number "t
soldiers, who were under arrest. sll 'uld be re-
leased
Mr.. Peter Giiscy, Of New York, died in that
city on Tuesday, in the six'y-sccond year OF his
age. He was a native of Dcnnark and served
an apprenlicc-hIp there at the planO!ortc trade.
A.! the aye of twenty six he rerorrd to New
York, and by active industry accumulated
fortune Of s2OUO,U0O. His private Charities
were said to be many and generous
The Emperor William, Prince B;amoick and
General Won Mpltke, accompanied by a bril-
liant rctinue, will leave the city Of Berlin for
St. Petersburg on visit to the Gar, on the
18th Instant The Crown Prince, Frederick
William, and his wife, the Princess Victoria,
viii rake their ucnarurc for Vienna on the
following day.
The spring floods arc passing Oft without do
inc much damage anywhere except in the vciu-
itv of Albany and Rochester The bursting of
dam at West Milbury, Mass, has flooded
the country near by, and in Michigan the Sag
nav is getting too high for the comfort Of l'co-
pie near its banks.
\ dispatch from Parsons, Kansas, says a
contract has just been closed to transport from
.lus,ia, Texas. 10y the Missouri, Kansas AMI
Texas railroad, over one hundred car loads, or
some nnc thousand sheep, for the New lnrk
Market. Th ; Is i new feature in the Texan
trade.
The State Legislature having given New
Yolk City permission to invest two millions
and Il halt iu the industrial exhibition which is
10 dwarf tie Philadelphia Centennial INTO d.
miuutive proportions, the Evening Post re-
MA. k that the whole Thing is IL swindlc.
Little John IIanlcy, the one child saved from
the wreck Of the Atlantic has become hero.
People are scudng money to him in New York,
and IA Rochester man with a comfortable for
tune has offered to adopt him. But the little
fellow prefers to remain with his relatives.
Dispatches from Rome state that the Pope
suffered considerably on Tuesday, but was
again better yesterday. He is stllI confined to
his bed.
1t is announced from ST. Cathcrinc's that
the Wellington Caual will he opened on Mon
day, DIST instant.
\ telegram from lisbon announces that the
session Of the CortcS OF Portugal has been
brought TO close.
Congressman Roosevelt, Of New York, has
handed his increase of back pay over to the
public schools of that city.
One of the Paris seats 10 the French Assem-
bly, is now vacant and quite sharp contest
over it is threatened.