Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-27
NEWS OF IIIE DAY.
"7o sho,0 the vc'y age anu1 body Of the Times.


"71 sAo,o the vc'y age and body cf the Times.
The track-layiug through the Baltimore and
Potomac tunnel at Baltimore, was completed
Yesterday, the last spike being driven, at p.
M, in the presence Il number OF the officers oil
the Northern Central, and Baltimore and Poto
| mac Companies. A locomotive was Immediate
ly run from Lafayette station to the junction oil
the Baltimore and Potomac Road with the
Northern Central at Cathedral street, passing
through the tunnel from its western TO It's cast
rrn terminus The tunnel will be opened tor
trade op thu, 29th inst, on which day, the
through tr:,i:,s. between Washington and New
York, via York, Columbia and Philadelphia,
will begin to run
The annual meeting CT the Trustees of the
General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal
Church, located in New York city, was held at
that institution yesterday when there was ia
large gathering of Bishops and prominent cler-
cy of The Chu,ct. Over one hundred OF the
Trustees were present, including the Bishops
Of Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri, Western New
York and the Bishop Of Maryland. Tho re-
port Of the Finance Committee shows the as
sets Of the institution to reach in value $685.
5l3. The Seminary is in prosperous condl-
ton and increasing in usefulness.
Jacob Steinbaugh, an aged man in the EN-
ploy of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com,
pany was killed yesterday while making. his
daily inspection Of the traek, three miles from
Cumberland. lie saw train approach him.
and stepped to the other track, when he was
struck by a train moving in the opposite dlrec-
ton and Instantly killed.
The municipality of Paris has reconsidcred
its vote refusing to appropriate money for the
reception of the Shah, and adopted a rcsolu-
ton providing for night fete and illumlna-
ton.
Notwithstanding the treatment 20 which the
Chinese are subjected in San Francisco, they
continue to come. Six hundred arrived yes
tcrday by the British steamship Macgregor.
The Syracuse, N. Y, University yesterday
conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity on
Rev. MIR. j. Cramer, the Presidents brother
in-aw, and Minister to Denmark.
1t is reported that tho private banking house
of ]. H. Daniels, at Wilmington, Illinois, has
suspended liabilities s275,0OO.
The CROPS. The Shenandoah Democrat
says.-"Our farmers are just now in the midst
of harvest and much Of the crop Wall be taken
off this week. The wheat, is little more back
ward than usual, apd harvest will not be fairly
over for ten days. There is no doubt that the
severe freezing and tho fly left but about half a
crop standing, but the favorable season Of the
last few weeks has made it head and bill well
which will largely increase the yield over estl-
mates made mouth ago. The corn is suffer
ing for want OF rain, but the farmers seem to
have given it moro attention than usual and
every field still presents clean and thriving
appearance in spite of the drouth. No serious
damage is inflicted up to this time.
The Fredericksburg Herald says.-"Hsrvcst-
ing was commenced in this section of country
a week ago by those whose wheat was advanc-
ed but it was not general till Monday. 1t is
reported to be light on some farms, and excel
let on others. On Tuesday afternoon a fine
rain came up, which was needed by the corn
Cnpious showers fell during the night and yes
terciay, "Wednesday and last night.
The Fredericksburg News says.-"Wc have
seen about the finest specimen of Boughton
wheat ever exhibited here Each head con-
taiucl UPWARDS of one hundred grains. 1t was
grown on MIR. \. Fl. Ii. Bcrnard's mansfield
farm, two miles below Fredericksburg.
The Clarke Courier says Our farmers
will commence cutting their grain the last OF
this week.
1t is too early yet to make any reliable est-
mates of the growing corn crop, the making or
marring of which mainly depends upon the rains
in July and August.
PERSONAL RENcONTRE. "A dispatch to the
Richmond Enquirer from Danvic, yesterday,
says, Major W. t. Sutherlin and Mr.. James
Whittcn, lawyer from Pittsylvania Court
house, had personal rencontre on the street
to-day; but, fortunately, neither party received
any serious damage. They were bound over
to keep the peace for six months-the former
in the sum Of two thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars and the latter in one thousand dollars
The difficulty grew out of very violent and
abusive speech delivered by Written 10 the
Circuit Court, now in session, in suit to which
Major Suthcrlin was party.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-The old brick dwell
inc house, together with stables, tool house to-
bacco barn and several other smaller buildings,
on the farm of the late William Wells, of Geo.,
and situated about three miles from here, now
owned by Geo. Plummer, esq, and occupied
by MIR. Butler and family, were entirely de-