Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-13
rwS OF THE DAY.
T., shoe the rery age and lady Of the Times.

The Treasury Department has received in-
c,.r,,t;op Of the discovery and successful break
IN Of gang of stamp thieves 10 the Office
'u r,br New York Inspector of imported cigars
" w., r of the employees of the Office, who had
h.sn engaged 10 the business were arrested
.'J s,pt to Ludlow street Jail, but have since
I.n, released 90 bail for trial in October, while
,uo,h,r turned States evidence. Proof
",,;nst the criminals is of the strongest kind
Solomon j. Sampson, living at Hyde Park,
r,,,ou, attempted to take the lives of his wife
and her mother last evening, threatening them
'r;,h an open razor. They escaped to a nei gh
;,>rs whereupou Sampson drew the razor
a,.o>s bis throat, iuhictinga cash several inches
IN length. He was removed to an insane asy-
lum.
Victor Hugo recently addressed letter to
,br Duke dc Broglie, in which he urged the
release of Rnchefort on account Of his literary
.nuence. The Duke has replied, declining
:, interfere with the course of justice, and re-
marking the intellectual ability of the offender
o,ly serves TO Increase his responsibility.
The Chicago Tribune states that from FIVE to
seven refrigerator cars loaded with Western
butter are shipped east every day from that
r,nt Much of this butter, it is said, is taken
hy New York and Boston dealers AID marked
with tavorite Orange county and Vermont
brands, and put through the market.
The L. S. Treasurer received yesterday
eighty dollars in currency in an envelope post
marked New York" He also received ten
dollars from Detroit, Mich. with the statement
that the inclosed is a debt due the u. 5.
1t seems not to be certain that the recent
elections in North Carolina were carried in
favor of the amendments to the State consti-
tuition 1t is believed, however, they were
adopted.
The latest mail advices show 10 all branches
Of the English coal and iron trades continu
ance of the reaction from the current high
prices, and diminished demand for both sta
pies The dates are to July 90.
1t is supposed that the findings Of the Mill
tary Court before which Capt. Jack and the other
Modoc chiefs tried were have been received at
the War Department at Washington, but have
not yet been given to the press.
A lady was boldly robbed of her pocket-book
and struck several times in Twenty thlrd-
street horse car 10 New York last evening, the
robbar getting clear, without interference OF
the conductor, passengers or police
According to Rowelrs Directory, there are
but forty newspapers now published in the
United States which are over half century
DID, The Alexandria Gazette is one of the
forty.
The Democrats of Maiue met in Convention
at Portland yesterday and after adopting the
Ohio resolutions as their platform, nominated
Joseph Tilconb for Governor.
The earnings of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road aud branches for July. 1873. were 81, 315
i4qlo, showing an increase, as compared with
July, 1872, OF SITS, 923.97.
Rev. Charles Whitehead died at Amboy,
y. j., last week, while administering the sac
rament Of the Lords supper.
George n Sanders, we'll known eccentric
Confederate agent and dip|omatist, died IN New
York yesterday aged 81.
Texas papers say that the recent rains will
make full crop of cotton in the northern part
o. that State.
One fatal case of cholera was reported at Col
umbus, Ohio, yesterday