Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.
shop the very age and body Of the Times. .

brought to New York, yesterday, by the steam
shin City of Baltimore, Ell route to Ohio for in-
terment. The committee from Cincinnati, IN
cooperation With resident committee, will
cause proper honors to be paid the remains,
and subsequently conduct them to Cincinnati.
The cerem onies in New York will be held IN
St, Paurs church, where the deceased Was con-
secrated.
The production of perfect postal cards was
commenced at the works of the Morgan Envc-
lone Company, in Springfield, Mass, on Thurs.
day, and the press will hereafter be run night
and day. turning out about G0O,0 to 1000
cards daily. No cards will be issued to Post
masters until the receipt of further orders from
Washington.
AS the Portland express on the Grand Trunk
railroad was passing near Soixanter, yesterday,
the three last cars-a Pullman and two others
left the track from the spreading OF the rails,
broke the coupling and rolled dewn an cm-
bankmcnt thirty feet high. Thlrty-two persons
were more or less injured
Gov. Jacobs of West Virginia, has refused
to allow the Superintendent and Board Of Di-
rectors of the Pcnitcntiary and Insane Asylum,
appointed by the Legislature, to take posses
sion, and directed that any attempt to take pos
session should be resisted by force.
Receiver Strong, of the Atlantic National
Bank, of New York, reports S3Ol,OoO of Sc
curities missing The liabilities are set down
at 81 ,037, 300 The assets, which arc S3ot, 900
short may be further changed by developments
in the investigation.
Col. w. O. Cameron, who commanded the
5th United States artillery during the war, shot
himself in New York, yesterday. He Was re-
Gently removed from the Custom House, since
which time he has been greatly depressed IN
spirits.
The Missouri rcnitentiary has been leased
for ten years, the lessees to pay all the cxpen-
scs of the prison and bonus of $4,000. The
State expects to save 100000 by the arrange
ment.
The New York Herald correspondent at
Mexico says the treaty proroguing the claims
commission has been approved by Congress, and
Marshal Zamacrna has been appointed conf
missioner.
Miss Susan Eberhart, the accomplish of
Spann in the murder Of his wife, was hanged
at Preston, Ca, yesterday She had no fear
of death, and her last words were 81 am ready
and willing"
Geo. B. Hicks, prominent electrician, in
yentor of the first automatic telegraph re-
peater, and formerly General Agent of the
Western Associated Press, died yesterday at
Cleveland #s ..".
Mrs. Carroll, aged sixty five, fell into sink
in the rear of her house in Durham street, Bal
timorc, last night, and was suifocated.
The Convention of the National Board OF
Health met in Cincinnati yesterday morning,
bu. no business OF Importance was transacted.
An accident occurred last night to the train
from London for Chester. Several persons arc
reported killed and injured.
Recruiting volunteers for active service
against the Carlists is in progress throughout
Spain. j.
A fire in Boston, yesterday, damaged large
number of shops and saw. mills covering large
area Of ground. ..
The Turkish government has ordered 400, 900
rifles in the United States.
Baron Louis de We'll Castel has been elected
a member of the French Academy.
The American National Medical Association
will convene at St. Louis next Tuesday.
President Grant is now visiting his old friends
and neighbors in Gelena.
Thurlow Weed is seriously ILL.,
Ten dollars were added to the conscience fund
yesterday. Its source is unknown.
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