Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-11
NEWS OF THE DA Y.
so saow the very age and boc1y Of the Ttme'

o'tIoo oS'S
The will of the late Stephen A. Douglas Is
the object of litigation in Chicago. His prop
er;y, real and personal, after paying his debts,
was divided into two equal parts, one OF which
went 10 bis wife. the other to his two children.
Mrs Douglas was named one Of the executors,
but never acted, aud the other executor, Daniel
p, Rhodes, settled the estate. Two years at
ter Mrs Douglas married Major Robert WI
liams, United States army. Now Mrs. Susan
Harris has sued the Doug Ias heirs the execu-
tor, and Mrs. Williams and her husband, nleg-
inc that she holds notes of Sir. Douglas to the
amount of Sl0,S43 The defendants plead that
the claims are barred BY lapse OF tine
The case in which VIM j. Healcy. paywastc'
in the L. S. navy, was charged some mouths
ago with having embezzied abou, SIS, 900 gov
erumeut money, has been Withdrawn, it hay
ins been found impossible to obtain evidence
to corroborate Little the supposed accompllce
of Heaey, who turned States evidence against
Healey. Instead Of criminal proceedings, the
government will Institute civil suit against
Healey's official bond.
Mary Carleton, tue woman who pretended
to have been beaten and robbed by rutiians on
the railroad track, near Suncock, Pa, is be-
lie7ed to be fraud. She was arsestcd by
Sheriff Patton and brought to this city to- day,
but this evening managed to escape from the
Office. She told several stories which inquiry
proved to be false. 1t is thought she was a
principal or accessory iu obstructing the track.
A man named J. G. Fuerth, alias Harry
Hudson, of Hudson, Son & Co., bankers, New
York, was arrested at Harrisburg Pa, yester-
day on telegram from Pittsburg, charged
with forgery. It is alleged he obtained $2s, 900
from the Germania Bank, Of New ork, fraud
ulently He has been committed to await the
arrival of officers.
The Mint at Philadelphia is now engaged in
remelting vast quantity Of light gold coins
Since January lst some $4,000 worth bave
been melted and $40, 900 more will be received
and reconed this week. Orders for the new
trade dollar will be filled in the early part OF
next week.
Steam towage is about to be introduced Oh
the canals of New York on the cable principle.
The motive basis Of the system is the same as
that Of running train OF cars, except that the
wheels of the cars run over stationary rail,
while the canal cable, corresponding to the rail,
runs over the steamer Wheel
On Tuesday Prof. Agassiz' S Anderson School
of Natural History, on Penekese lsland-the
gift of Mr.. Anderson, Of New York city-was
formally opened for the season. There are
fifty-one persons who have been successful IN
obtaining the privilege of studying at this
place.
Prof. Henry James Clark, we'll known to
scientific men in this country and in Europe,
died at Amherst, Massachusetts,, on the lst
inst He was favorte pupil Of Prof. Gray,
at Cambridge, and afterwards an associate OF
Agassz.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has decided
that canned Holsters and canned salmon are
entitled to be entered free of duty as tlsh under
the Treaty of Washington, the only exceptions
in the treaty being Of fish preserved in oil.
The first bale Of new cotton was received at
New Orleans from Brownsville, Texas, yester-
day, and was classed strictly good and good
staple. 1t is now 90 its way to New York.
The Legislature of Connecticut has restored
the usury law, which was repealed last year.
The people were in favor OF returning to the
old system.
The police authorities in New York are max
ing preparations to prevent disturbances during
the Orange procession to take place Tomorrow
Father Mckenna, a Catholic priest was
drowned at New Milford, Conn, yesterday
while bathing. The body was recovered.
Mr. John Sheerer made an ascension from
Reading Penn, in balloon, accompanied BY
his wife Yesterday.