Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-09
NEWS OF THE DAH
80 sho,o the gerry age and body Of the Time

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tennial Commission, informing him that goods
brought into the i. S. Of either OF the ports OF
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
! Portland, Me-, Port Huron New Orleans, or
San Francisco intended for exhibition at the
International Exposition, TO be held IN Ihlla,
dclphia in 1876. will he allowed to 20 forward
to such Exposition building, under proper su-
pervision of Custom House officers without OK,
animation at such ports of original entry, anu
at the close OF the Exposition will be allowed
to 90 forward frnm the port from which they
are to be exported No duties will be levied
upon such goods unless cutcred tor consump-
ton in the Uuted States.
There is no longer any doubt bat that de-
termined effort is to be made to restore the
Frauking Privilege, and the present indications
are decidedly favorable to successful result.
Many prominent Republicans say that they are
not willing to vote to repeal the Salary Ia"
passed last session, without having tranklng
| PRIVILEGE accorded 10 them again, aud u rcduc'
ton of salaries WILL, in all probability, be fol-
lowed by il re enactment of the Franklng frlv-
ilcg1 Speaker BIaiuc is quoted as beng taV-
orailc TO such action
There are no Indications that Russia will
soon have any serious war Upon It's hands, but
an Imperial ukase directs that six men out OF
every thousand b. drafted into the army. Ter
haps the Gar thinks it would he just as well to
match the military strength OF his cousln or the
spiked helmet, or he may be getting ready Tor
that march into Asia, which has been prrhSur'
cd as the next step to follow the completed co.,
quest OF khlva.
Orders for 1000 freight cars, to be placed in
readiness for the transportation of about 49,
900 bushels of wheat, says the st. Paul Press,
have reccully been issued by the Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railroad Company. 1t is also
stated by close observers OF the wheat market
and trade estimates that within the next tf,
teen days there will be III least 800 900 bush
els of wheat on It's way to the seaboard.
a dispatch from New York says THE St.
James aud Grand Unon Hotels have been
placed in the hands Of receivers John i. lrv-
Ing, who pretended to know about the Nathan
murder has beeu convicted OF burglary and re-
mauded for sentence. George F. Westbrook
has been arrested tor having counterfeit U. 5.
bonds and plates for printing bonds OF the 81.
Joseph railroad in his trunk. -
Society is to have another sensation this sea-
son. la the latter part Of January Ernest,
Duke of SAKE Coburg Gotha, will arrive in this
| y,
He is a brotbcr-iu-law Of QneeD Victoria, u
general in the Gcr:han army, and will be the
first sovereign prince who has ever visited this
country. But, he is fifty years Of age
: The railroad strike in Pennsylvania continues
There has been very little change 10 the situa-
too since the last report. At Tamaqua, it is
said, the operatives arc about resumlug. 1t Is
probable that all the men will return to work
Hhn ntfn. NJ IN
ness will not be very heavy, even should ii con.
tinue, as a large stock is already on hand.
The Wall street markets were irregular yes
terday, but We're very active and showed gen
f eral Improvement Money was in good supply
although in more demand at the close. Stocks
were particularly active and fue:uated exteu-
sivcly, leaving Oft Oh downward turn. all hough
generally at al advance on Saturday 5 closing
prices.
|, is estimated that the city Of Railway, n.
j., is in debt 81 OO0, 900 The value Of the
real estate is $3.50. 900. The Common Council
has not luet for SIX weeks, because it Is claimed
there is not enough money in the treasury to
pay the bills that will be handed in.
j. Wolfe l. Levi, Of New Orleans, have
brought suit for $l00,0OO against Mckilup,
Sprague T. Co., commercial agents, on the
charge of making false representations regard
ing Wolfe T. Levi, and thus injuring their
credit.
Gen. Qucsaia, the agent in this country Of
the Cuban republic, has written Il lengthy ad-
dress to the President of the United States
appealing tur the recognition OF the tegerent
= status tor those cndravorug to free Cuba from
Spanish RUE.
The total receipts Of foreign dry goods in
New York for the past eleven mouths is TWEEN
ty millions below the corresponding returns for
last year. Tie goods Of this class now arriving
in New York according to the Journal Of Com
) MERGE, are less than one third OF the total ln
ports.
The counsel for the prisoners convicted Of an
attempt to roo Delaware bank have with
drawn their reasons FOR new trial. The cul-
pris have been sentenced to the pory, forty
lashes, u fine of five hundred dollars, aud ten
years imprisonment.
A vcrtabe resurrGctionist has been caught
in Baltimore fresh from his spoliation of the
resting place Of the dead. He was arrested in
the city before dawn on Monday morning. and
committed for the action OF the Baltimore
county authorities.
The Civil Service rules have been carried out
10 the case of the Wilmington (Del.) Pustmas
tership, the President having yesterday sent to
the Seuate the nomination of VIM. Nj. Pyle
who has been for many years the Chief Clerk
OF the office.
Rev. Lewis Wake, of Virginia, has accepted
call to St. Stephens Church, Cecil county,
Md. For the past fifteen years he has had
charge of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Pow
hatan county, Va.
Seth Adams, well known business man Of
Boston, and with his brother the first manu-
tacturer Of the Adams printing press, died yes
terday in Newton.
The keepers Of reputable gambling houses
in Baltimore are to he brought up iu the Crim
ina Court Of that city to-day. The indictments
are plentiful