Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.
10 aou tie roy age and body Of tile Times.

that the 81 900 which York displayed 10 the
Joint convention was placed IN his hands TO
carry to one Page, who lived in the same town,
in accordance with previous arrangement be.
tween Pomcroy, Page and York, and that it
was a subscription towards a National bank
which Page, with Pomeroys aid, wanted to
put into operation.
The stringeucy in the New York money
market was greatly increased yesterday, and
produced panic in the Stock Exchange.
Transactions were attended with great excite
ment, aud we're very large. 1t was rum0red
that Mr.. Stockwtll, prominent operator, hao
failed. The market was weak and paulcky, un-
I'll within few minut of the hour OF closing,
when there appears 10 have been reaction IN
par, of the list, and better feeling.
Lima, Peru, dispatches to the l4th OF Feb
ruary. state that Crlonels Garmndo and Ce-
bailcs, lately excd to the Amazon, on he
charge Of having attempted to sir up arevou-
tnn in Arrcui pa. were shot dead at Hanco, on
the 6;h. while attempting to make their eS-
cape. The people. in Consequence of this shoot
ing. which they call assassination, are very
much agita,ed.
.Advices from Vienna state that au lusurrtc-
ton has broken out among the peasants of
| EoIhyuia and Podrlia, two provinces OF Rus
sian Poland. The Insurgents are reported to
be committing frghtful atrocities, numbering.
and ravagiug 10 every direction. \ body OF
| troops sent to suppress the lnsurrectlon was
defeated.
Gov. McEn2ry, of Louisiana, has issued
proclamation calling on all the ablebodlcd cll-
z.ns OF New Orleans, between the ages Of
eighteen and fulty-hve. to report to Mallr
General Wagganlan for enrolment IN the m!ll-
tia, aud to be subject to military duty until
| the present. emergency and cxlseucy 10 public
affair." shall cease
Commodore John p. ellis, of the I. S.
Navy. died 10 Wilmington, Delaware, on Mon
dav night. aged about 20 years He was
native of Wilmington, but during his youth
moved 10 Illinois, and was appointed to the
navy ii 1928. sine. which time he advanced IN
the different grades up TO the post OF C mmo-
| dore.
The stockholders Of the London and Liver
pool and Globe In>uranc. Companies held
stormy meeting in the city Of London yester-
| day. The trou lie grew out of the fact that no
| dividends had been d cared, owing to the
loss : of the companies ty lhc conhagratlons IN
Chicago and Boston.
There has recently been Il sudden and heavy
lecloe in the price If peanuts at Petersburg,
Va. Peanuts which commanded $l.25 10
81 80 readily during the season are now dull at
- cents and the highest price paid on Mon
day was Sl.Uj per lushel for strictly prime
lot
The Wheeling m,cligencer states that the
recent strike in that city resulted 10 the dlsso!u-
ton fthe Wheeling Typographical Union. The
papers of that city refused TO employ any of
the strikers except on the old basis, and then
only such Of them as they chose
The liabilities Of the iron manufacturers,
Wood, Sons T. Co., of Pi,tsburg, Pa, whose
embarrassment has been announced, is alleged
to amount TO g, 100000. with paper assets OF
81 500, 900, and other claims to over S4OU,0
with valuable property.
The deficiency bill now before Congress con
tains an appropriation of ten thousand dollars
for the introduction of shad iuto the rivers and
lakes of the United States, to be expended un-
der the direction of the commissioners OF hsh
and fisheries.
The impression seems to be in Vienna that
the three governments of Russia. Austria,
and Germany will act in unison in regard to
Spain, aud not acknowledge fully the Republic
until It's possession OF power is more assured.
The Government of Switzerland, 10 making
formal recognition CT the Spanish Republic,
expresses the hope that after the strife and
suffering" there will be peace aud prosperity
for the country.
The calculation NV seems to be IN Paris
that when final vote is reached upon the con-
stituional proi ct of the Committee of Thirty
that President Theirs Will have a majority OF
hundred.
The City Council Of Nashville, ignorant Of
the fact that President Grant has abandoned
his contemplated tour to the South for the pre-
sent has formally rendered him the hospital
ties of that city.
\ Democrat has been elected to the State
Senate of Alabama from Suuspter county, to
fill the vacancy occaSioued by the death of Mr..
GiImer, Republican. This gives the Demo
Gratis uajJrity ln that body.
The Democratic Congressional Convention
fer the Sccoud District O.; Connecticut yesterday
nominated ex Governor James +. English, OF
New Haven, for Congress-
\ !umor comes by way Of Havana that a rev.
olutiou is imminent in Hayti, and that Pert au
Prince is in state of seige.
Another Illinois murderer has been convict
ed and sentenced to the peniientiary for life.
His age is seventy two.
Alexander H. Stephens. has been elected to
Congress from the Eighth District Of Alabama.
The German Parliament will begin its ses-
sion on the 18th prozimo.
STAFFORD CoUSTY.-A public meeting was
held in Stafford county, Va, on the l5th inst,
Mr.. n. W. Ford 10 the chair, at which the toll
lowing resolution was adopted That it is the
opinion of the meeting that the just share Of
the State debts assumed by Virginia, should
be ultimately paid to the last farthing due, in
the face OF all difficulties, and in spite of all
Obstacles and that every effort should be at
once made to pay the interest upon it, by cur
failing to the smallest degree consistent with