Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-22
EWS OF THE DAY
"To show the uery age and body Of the Times.

on Monday last the fight Of the money order
clerk at Atlanta with $4,000 stolen money III
his pocket was reported yesterday George w.
Keith, clerk in the Boston Postoffice, was ar.
rested for stealing money FROM registered let,
tiers; and Mr.. Dougherty, Deputy Postmaster
at Wilmington, Del, has been arrested for APP
propriating to his own use money which belong
ed TO the U. S.
There are hopes that the creditors of the
First National Bank of Washington will get
their money The receiver. Mr. L. L. Stan
ton, announces that he has sufficient assets on
hand at the present time to make dividend OF
thirty per cent Ex-Gov. Henry ID. Cooke,
the President Of the Bank has constantly as
surred the depositors that they would not lose
anything BY the suspension.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with its
chief connecting roads West and South has
Just held union meeting for the arrangement
OF time tables, which was attended by an officer
of the Postofice Department. This Is the first
time in the history Of the Government that any
railroad has requested the cooperation OF the
Postofice Department 10 the arrangement of its
| time tables.
The coming time of cheaper prices is fore
Swallowed by the reduction of admission prices
| to the New York theatres. The Grand Opera
House has gone back to the ante-war basis OF
fifty cents, while the Tamberlik Di Murska
| Combination announce performance atBooth' 5
on Wednesday at prices ranging from ST. 80 to
81, instead Of 50 5OaS3, as heretofore.
Although the proceedings in the Polaris in
vestigation are still withheld from the public,
the Secretary of the Navy recently stated that
nothing really new has been discovered by the
examination, and that all the testimony is cor
roborative of the fact hitherto established, that
Capt Hail died natural death.
The late heavy rains flooded the streams in
the New England and Middle States, and there
has been considerable loss of property. The
food IN Sussex county, New Jersey, was the
most severe ever known. Three thousand acres
Of land were overhowed, the water IN some
places covering the fences
The National Life Insurance Company of
New York has gone into the hands of a receiv-
er. The assets of the Company are $544 900,
and its liabilities STl3 QUO. Not over $lUUOUO
| of available assets rcmaiu for the widows and
orphans of the insured.
A delegation of Pittsburgers were at Wash
ington yesterday asking for suspension Of all
criminal proceedings against Col. Stewart the
defaulting Postmaster, in consideration OF the
fact that he is about to refund the amount en-
bczz.ed
The statue Of Jefferson that used to stand 10
front of the White House. in Washington has
been removed from the north front to the south
front
I'M. rTi, M
Row TO New ORLEANS. dispatches announce
the death on Tuesday last of Joseph Corwin
Cloud, at PlacGuemine, town at the outlet of
Bayou Placquenine, one hundred and twelve
miles above New Orleans. 1t will be remeu-
bered that he was to row from Philadelphia to
New Orleans in one hundred and forty-6ve
days, nomiDally for a wager Of $1,000, condi-
toned that be should neither eat nor sleep Oh
the trip except in his boat. He arrived in this
city on the 5th of last August, and departed
on the 9Th 1t had been the intention that he
should give dramatic entertainments in the
principal cities along the river, and it is posi-
BILE that the proceeds from such contemplated
performances were to constitute the profits OF
the trip. The $4,000 wager might have been
made, but no tangible evidence of it was ever
made public Cloud started from Philadelphia
on the 2lst of July, being two weeks and day
in coming from Philadelphia to this city, charg-
ing that he had been detained by locks in the
canal between Philadel phia and Harrisburg.
His dramatic agent here, however, complained
that he had boon detained by indulgence of ais
appetite for driok, and that in consequence
Cloud had neglected to keep the agent advised
of his Whereabouts, and consequently no ar.
rangements could be made for the entertain.
ments A quarrel ensued here, and Jones, the
agent, withdrew from all connection with the
enterprise. On the 9th of August then Cloud
started down the Ohio. He Was heard from
occasionally at all the principal points on this
getting along gradually, though the reports
concerning bis progress were rather mixed.
Still it was believed that he would succeed in
getting through on time. From this city to
Placauemiue is 2,OSS miles, which distance
Cloud rowed 10 sixty-eight days, about 80. 5
miles per day. The whole distance from Phila-
dcphia to New Orleans was estimated to be,
by the route he was to travel 1926 miles. H.
| ACCOMPLISHED all but II miles of that amount,
| leaving him three days in which to complete
his Journey had he not fallen sick. At the
average rate of progress made by him from this
civ down the river there is every reason to
suppose he would have performed the feat but
for his misfortune, which may have been due
| to his oyer-iudulgcnce 10 stimulants. His fail
ure may have the effect on inducing others to
make the attempt. PitsJ,ug LeaC2er.
CSC. CANAL-Tte accrued revenue of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company for
the month of September, was, from all,
SOS, 276, 90, an increase over September, 1872,
of sll 1923 During September l06, 525
tons of coal passed over the canal, an increase
Of l5,96l over the same month of last year.
The ordinary expenses for operating aud main
tanning the canal during the month, including
the pay of officers, was SlS,S 57: %, the reVe-
Due over expenses for the month being S49,-
4lS.97. This surplus of revenue ovor expenses
has been maintained, notwithstanding all delays
and largely increased expenditures consequent
upon the damage recently sustained by the
canal and the construction of steam dredge
at a cost of over $4,000.
There has been appropriated since the LIST
! day of January last, to pay overdue coupons,
the sum OF $l52,955, and to pay the principal
nd int, of hn fypn