Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-01
NEWS OF THE DAY
To sho,0 the very age and body Of the Times :


The Senate transportation committee yester-
dav at St. Louis heard the statement of old
steamboat owners and other gentlemen ac-
ouainted with commerce as to the condition aud
ca capabilities, as means Of transportation, OF
the Mississippi river All Of them agreed that
if the river was properly improved freight
would b. carried at half the present minimum
rates. The committee adjourned to meet at
Washington November Is, whence they go to
New Orleans to inspect the mouth OF the Mis-
siSsppi.
DIR. Stuart Robinson, of Louisville, KY, has
recovered $25. 900 damages against the Chicago
Post for publishing that he advocated the pro
pa ton OF yellow fever through the North
during the late war by means of infected cloth
ing. The judgment, however, contained the
| stimulation that he reWit the entire amount
| less 1864, the receipt Of which in open court
was therein also acknowledged.
AT meeting Of the board of estimate and
apportioument in New York city the following
list of appropriations for 1874 were received
| from the various departments Park commits
sion. S7GS 600: board Of health, 1921 $50; po'
lice, 81 SOP ILL., fire department, 81, 46o, Ol ];
board OF public works, 81 ,545,OOO; department
of charities and corrections, 81, 533, O36.
The Talbot County, Nd, Advertiser COM
plains that the violations OF the Oyster law by
boats dredging are becoming very frequent, and
that no adequate measures OF prevention are
taken to prevent these depredations. The oys-
ter owners threaten, if the authorities do nol
act, to take the law into their own hands.
The total currency issued from the Treasury
Department up to yesterday, as shown by o
semi-otficia statement from Washington, is
S4U9, 52l. 49,. Is. The receipts from Internal
revenue for the month of October have been
Sc COS, 46l, showing falling off Of 81 1913, 7O2,
as compared with the same month of last year.
Mayor Stokeley, of Philadelphia, has vetoed
an ordinance granting permission to two cit-
zeus to erect timber structure in that city,,
He declares special legislation, derangng and
auuuiug the operation of established laws,
should at all times be avoided.
Mrs. Mary Montgomery, who stabbed aud
killed her negro paramount Henry Sanchez, in
San Francisco, and who was convicted of man
slaughter, has been sentenced TO two years IN
the State Prison.
The Savings Bank at Bethel, Maine early
yesterday was eutered by burglars, who blew
off the locks of the outer door with powder,
alarming the neighbors who captured three OF
| the robbers.
There we're only three deaths from yellow
fever at Memphis yesterday. The epidemic
was considered ended, and citizens were re-
turning to the city, stores being reopened and
| business resumed.
4 rumor that prevailed yesterday that Judge
Richardson was about to resign the Secretary
ship of the Treasury is denied by both the
Judge himself and the President.
A HARD CASE The Postmaster at Atlanta,
Ca, whose son, employed in bis father S office,
recently absconded, being defaulter, is pecu-
| larly an unfortunate man. A local paper says
| in regard to him.
eff there was ever an honest man upon earth
it is James L. Dunning, the father OF the un-
fortunate young man. Some years ago Mr..
Mclaughlin, then bis money clerk, absconded,
leaving deficit 10 bis accounts of several thou
sand dollars. Quietly and heroically the old
man resolved himself to make good what had
been lost to the Government by his employee
Being comparatively poor, the Government al
lowed him TO commence payment OF the self
imposed debt by instruments Since then DO
man has seen James L. Dunniug at any public
| place of amusement; DO one has seen him
spend single dollar for any luxury. With a
stern resolve to wipe out the stain, he has TAX
en- from his salary every spare dollar (which
otherwise would have gone to make comforta
bic his declining life and smooth his pathway
down hilD and devoted it to the redemption Of
bis obligation And now, after years of depr
walton and struggle, when he had paid all but
about six hundred dollars of the defalcation,
and was almost free from the bondage Of the
debt, he finds himself, gray haired aud cntee-
| bled brought face to face with another defal.
cation, and this time-by his own son"
DEATH OF Rev. DR.. HOLLAND. The cable
announces the death of Sir Henry Holland,
Bart, NJ. D., ID. G. L., +. r. 5. The decaas
cd baronet was born at kDDtstord. Cheshire,
Oct q, 1888, and was educated for the medi-
where be took his degree in ISL He rapidly
rose in the profession, and early acquired re-
putation as physician of moro than ordinary
ability. His renown having reached the ears
of the late Prince Consort, he was appointed
physician in ordinary to the Royal household
in 1882 and was created a baronet in 1853.
As early as 1910, he was visiting physician to
Prince Albert In addition to his medical ac-
quiremeuts Sir Henry was an author of note,
and many Of bis works have obtained wide
notoriety. Among them may be mentioned
''Travcs in Albania and Thessaly,' aud Men
tai Physiology" The deceased married a
daughter of Rev Sidney Smith. Sir Henry
Holland had paid several visits to this country,
where he was the welcome aud honored guest
Of the worthiest men Of the nation. A warm
friendship had Tor many years existed between
him and Mr. Thurlow Weed, whose guest he
was Oh the occasion Of his last vsit.-Ner
| York Com.
MIscoNcEPTIoN CORRECTED. -The Rich
mond Wing thus audes to the impression
which is wrongly entertained by a number Of
people, that certain amendments to the Constl
tuition are to be voted on at the coming cleo
| ton:
"Our correspondent from Ivy depot is mista-
ken in supposiDg any vote is to be taken upon
the proposed constitutional amendments at the
| nresent election Thew will have to again pass