Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Il To shoso the very age and body Of the Times

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Gen. Columbus O'DonncIl, of Baltimore,
died in that city last night in the eighty.tirst
wear of his age. For half century his name
has been familiar in tho commercial circles OF
Baltimore; he has also been connected with
some of the most important OF her public en-
tcrprises Throughout his life he was dlstin-
guished Tor administrative and executive ability
exhibiting in the various positions OF trust ne
was called to fill great energy, perseverance,
frmness and decision Of character.
The weekly statement of the New York
banks, which was issued on Saturday, was un-
favorable, showing loss of nearly $1,000, 600
in the legal tender reserve. The action OF the
u. S. Treasury in requiring the purchasers OF
gold last week to pay one-haf the amount 10
lcgal-tender notes is given as an explanation
of this decrease.
PENNSYLVANIA may be well called the Iron
State" as its product in pig, bloom, forged
and rolled iron, together with iron bolts, NUTS
washers rivets, nails, spikes. pipe, and castings
is set down at the sum OF $l7S, ,9U', 10 ad-
dition to which machinery and boilers to the
value of $29, 1853 are manufactured, be-
sides nearly s7,0OO,0OO worth OF Steel
A band of despcradoes, numbering thirty or
more, took forcible possession Of Caddo, IN ln-
dian Territory, station on the Missouri, Kan,
sss and Texas Railroad, on Saturday, and de-
fed the authorities. The u. S. Marshal was
overpowered. He telcgraphed to Fort Gibson
for help, and troops we're sent to quell the dis
turbance.
A cable dispatch from St. Petersburg to the
New York Herald says that it is believed the
Russian Government has assented to q propo-
sition of Ferdinand de Lesseps for the construc-
ton of railway across Central Asia from Oren-
barg connecting with the English railways in
India, to Calcutta NJ. Lesseps has determln-
ed to form company and launch the project
The Marlboro Nd, Gazette says;-''Last
week Dr. Sasscer sheared two Cotswold Bucks
and obtained from them eleven and thirteen
pounds Of wool respectively. The fleece svery
white and beautiful, very much resembling
that of the Cashmere goat, and measures about
nine inches in length: These Bucks are only
about ten months old.
James W. Wallack, the actor, brother of Les,
ter Wallack, died iu sleeping-car on the Dan,
vile railroad Sunday morning about s o'clock.
Mr. Wallack had been sufferer from con-
sumption, and some months ago visited Aiken,
S: g., with view of relief. The climate ap-
peared to benefit him, and he started Oh his
return home few days since.
The board of trial of the Massachusetts, Med
ical Society, which recently tried certain mem
bers of the society for practicing homeopathy
on the ground that such practice violated their
right to membership, have rendered decision
expelling seven physicians from membership
in said society.
Joseph Fagnan, well-known artist, died
at his residence in New York, on Thursday
morning, of pneumonia, after an illness of only
three days. NJ. Fagnani was born In Naples 10
1919, and became known IN the art circles IN
that city by successful portraits painted before
he was thirteen years OF age.
A heavy landslide is reported as having taken
place on the Pittsburg and Conuellsvillc rail-
road, about twenty-five miles west Of Cumber-
land, which seriously impeded travel until a
temporary track was built around the sene OF
the disaster.
Two little girls were recently playing near Pitts
burg, and one of them, in moment of pleas
antry, applied lighted match to a can of car
bon oil. An explosion, of course, took place,
and they were burnt to clnder.
Advces from Montevideo say the yellow
fever prevails there to such an extenct that the
people are flying from the city and business is
suspended.
Ex-Governor Jewell, of Connecticut, has ro-
ceived the official tender of the appointment of
Minister to Russia, and will probably accept.