Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.
$40 shoav the gerry age and badly Of the Times. "

PASSENGERS on Il Shreveport steamer, which
reached New Orleans on the 18th, describe the
pestcnce and dcstituton in that town as
frightlul beyond all teegraphed reports. Fully
one-half of the 5000 or 5000 inhabitants had
fed in every direction, many of them only to
die on reaching place of apparent refuge;
The sickness was the Mexican vomito, aud had
been brought to the town by the Transatlantic
Circus, a strong company from Vera Cruz,
which had travelled along the line Of the Texas
Pacific Railway, and had LETT the seeds Of con-
tagion along their route.
A spike driver upon the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, named James Carrigan, was run
over by the train pear the corner of | and
Seventh streets 10 Washington yesterday, aud
terribly muilated. He was spiklng the track
when the hagmau warned him Of an approach
ing trap Unfortunately he moved to the
wrong track, aud tile eng inc passed over both
| his legs completely sevcrlng one and SO mang-
| ling the other that ainputatlon was necessary.
Ia the u. S. Court at Trenton, n. j., Judge
Nixon delivered an opinion on the application
of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad for preliminary
Injunction to restrain the New York and Long
| Branch Railroad from erecting bridge over
the Tartan at South Amboy, IN which
| the Injunction is denied and the bill dismissed
sustaining the right Of the State to authorize
| the erection OF bridges over her naVigaoie
streams for internal commerce.
The President having received official notlh-
cation that on and after the lst OF October the
Government of France will abolish all dscrlml-
mating duties upon merchandise imported into
| that cnuntry in American vessels, has issued
his proclamation abolishiug, after that date, all
discriminating duties heretofore levied upon
merchandise imported into this country IN
| French vessels
Secretary Belkuap has engaged James Par
tom the historian to arrange for the publication
of original manuscript papers olGeneral Wash
ington, which recently came into the possession
of the War Department. Among the papers
| is the original order book used by Washington
when he was in command Of the army 10 the
| field. ,.. .......
| There are turbulent times 10 San Domingo
\ revolution has been naugratcd, aud by the
| $, ccSson of General and six hundred men,
| the chances seem 10 be turned against Prcsl-
dent Bacz The Cry Of the rcvoutionists is
Down with the SANTANA Convention and
Bacz" They declare their sole subject to be
| the removal of Bacz
The Radical City Convention III Baltimore,
last highs adopted resolutions endorsing the
Reform movement declaring it inexpcdicnt
to make nominations this fall, and recommend
ing Republicans to vote ut the municipal elcc-
ton Tor the ticket headed by Mr. Pendcton for
the Mayoralty.
The Shah oil Persia has arrived at Taheran,
and the whole population turned out to receive
him. lie made speech, in which he stated
that what he saw good in the countries he had
visited he wDull introduce in his OWE Govern
nlent.
The bronze bust of John Howard Payne,
author Of Home, Sweet Home" which has
been erected fy the Faust Club in the Prospect
! Park, Brooklyn, will be unveiled and presented
| to the cry on Saturday next with appropriate
| ceremonies.
The National Counci! of the Order of United
American Mechanics is in session 10 Philadel-
pha The attendance is very large, every
| State Council being represented A number
Of important Questions are to be introduced,
which will affect the whole Order.
NJ. Thomas Il Son aut!oneers, in Philadel-
phia, sold yesterday by order Of the assignee,
the property of the National Iron Company,
situated at Dauville, Pa, Tor the sum Of $685.,
600, to W. B. Shaw, Of Washington D. Z.
The telegraph reports the burning of several
cotton, WOODEN and paper mills at Philadelphia,
Walpole. massachusetts, &c.
The South Atlantic cable, which is to be laid
from Portugal to Brazil, has been successfully
laid as far as the Madeira Islands.
The first killing frost Of the season iu Maine
occurred on Sunday night, when ice formed in
exposed places
Cases yellow fever at Memphis aud Vicks
burg continue to be reported. .....
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN WASHING
ToN.-Nothing is yet knowu Of the condition
of the Washington branch of Jay Cooke 4 Co.,
or of the First National Bank, and Henry D.
Cooke, the President OF the latter, is still alb
sent in Philadelphia or New York The prlu.
cipal tockhodcrs In the bank are the several
members Of the Cooke firms. Senator W lillian
Spraguc owns portion OF the stock, and at one
time the Hon. Schuyler Colfax aud Senator
| John Sherman were stockholders. The most
prominent depostor Of The bank, next to Presl
dent Grant, was Andrew johnson. In the
First National he has always kept his account
since he was made President, and it will be re-
ing an investigation as to the causes which pre-
vented the impca, hmcnt Of Mr.. johnson, the
| lattcr's bank account was pried into and 1t was
found that his worldly wealth did not exceed
$50 900 At the time of the failure OF the bank
| Mr.. johnson had 100000 to bis credit, o1
which he was receiving 6 per cent. interest,
which was his only revenue Should the bank
be unable to discharge its obligations, con-
tngcncy by no means Improbable, cx-Prcsident
johnson will be almost peunilcss. Another
case which will excite sympathy is that OF Mrs.
John g. Wilson, whose husband, member of
Cungrcss-cIcct from Oregon, recently died. MIR.
Wilson had $ ! 900 on deposit u the bank when
he died, and arrangements are making by
Judge Williams and Senator Kelley to obtain
the money for the widow, who is wholly with
out means, and is now teaching school to sup
port her family.
The Smithsonian Institution had $4,000 op
deposit; thu Children's Hospital, BENEVOLENT
institution which has done great good in Wash
;nrron h.l ~ UOO. ,Juduc McArthur of the