Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-20
H:NES OF TIL II DAY
. TO shop the usry age and body Of the Times"
Patrick O'Ncal aud Frank Miller, two of the

Patrick O'Ncal aud Frank Miller, two oft
crew of the Schooner Tubal Cain, Of Gloucester
who left the vessel on a visit October Ia, and
disappeared in the fog, aud were supposed to
have persisted, have been heard from at London.
The uen were six days and six nights IN boat
without anything t. eat or drink except a llttl!
rail- on one occasion which soaked their cloth
ing and gave some relief Ga the seventh
morning they were picked up, nearly dead from
exhaustion. by Norwegian brig bound to Lob
don, and kindly cared for No tidings have
yet come to hand Of the men, George Cook aud
Jesse Oliver, belonging to the same vessel VIII"
nobly ri,ked their lives 10 20 III search otthose,
their companions, but uever returned.
The Iowa State Grange, which claims to re-
present the sentiment of one hundred thousand
farmers 10 that Stare, has passed a resolution
requesting Iowa congressman to vote against
the restoration Of the duty on tea and coffee,
and favor the revival OF the income tax If more
taxation shall become necessary. The expa-
nation of this proceeding Is that Iowa would
have 90 income tax to pay, and that its burden
would TALL maluly upon the eastern States.
B. S. Craft. of Norfolk, Va. au old man,
was arrested 10 New York on Thursday for al
legged seduction and deposited SIS 600 gold for
trial He then got on little spree and was
robbed OF sis, 900, and was finally arrested late
GU Thursday n'ght for being just little too
festive Some are disposed to think that there
is put up job in the matter.
Sloop Anna A. Willets, of Philadelphia, was
ashore on James Point, in the Chesapeake bay
on Monday The body Of boy was found In
the cabin. The crew of six or eight are sup.
posed to have been drowned.
Tweed 5 friends and copyists are one by one
following their illustrious leader in New York.
Henry Genet was found guilty yesterday, and
will be the next Statesman" to be fitted with
a striped suit.
Stocks continue very dull at New York, and
yesterday prices declined from ! to 5 per cent.
Western Uoion Telegraph being the greatest
sufferer. Gold was again lower, and closed at
ll05
The vote in the California Legislature yes
terday for United States Senator resulted :
Booth IS, Farley 80, Shatfer 20; necessary for
choice, Co.
P Mooney, the driver of an ambulance for
Bellevue Hospital, New York, was arrested
yesterday on the charge of robblng the body OF
dead man while taking it to the morgue.
Dispatches from the Gold Coast announce
that the King of Dahomey has joined the Ash
antees.
The fever continues among the British troops
aad hundred invalids have been sent to st.
Helena.
The farewell engagement of the SalVinl
troupe closed last mig hit 10 New York, after
successful series of performances.
THE NATIONAL LlBRARY.-The annual re-
port of the librarian Of Congress exhibits the
fact that -, 407 volumes have been added to
the collection during the year closing Dccem,
Der lst. The aggregate number OF books now
in the library is 25S, 1852 volumes, besides
about $4,000 pamphlets. ln the copyright
department there have been 1852 entries
made during the year, and the librarian has
paid into the Treasury the SUN OF Sl3, 4O4 as
the receipts from copyright fees. This exceeds
the entries of the year preceding by abuut ten
per cent The librarian reports the accessons
to the library as unusually valuable, including
an almost complete set of the cnuDty histories
of England. purchased 10 London, aud very i'm
portaot as throwing light upon the history aud
genealogy of thousands of American families
The rapid growth Of the library and of the
copyright business of the country render the
necessity for lew building TO accommodate
its overfowiug stores an imperative necessity,
while retaiDiug 10 the capitol sufficiently
large library for legislative and judicial USE
Congress has authorized the preparation of
plans for separate building, aud the commits
sion appointed to select a plan will shortly
make the award. The location of the building,
however, is not yet selected.
THE CANAL Coal TRADE for the year 1873,
up to the 9th iust., when all the coal compan-
les, save one. closed their canal shipments, may
be learned from the following statement of the
amount of coal mined and transported to Cum
berland by each company for shipment to tide
water along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
The first four are companies which discharge
their boats in Georgetown; the second four
chiefly at Alexandria:
Tons. cwt
Borden Company llO,649l3
Consolidation 142,4l7O0
MARYLAND " l47, 057 II
New Central 1913, 3500l
Total 523474 III.
American Company l29, 1893 OF
BIaen-Avon l2.954,0 o.
Georges Creek 4O,532.ll
Hamp. 4 Bait 1868 o.
Total 242 543.0 %.