Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.
q To shoao the vcry age and body Of the Tmes."

the members 4 warm aud traternal welcome on
behalf of the people of the State, and also re-
terrcd to the reports which have general circu-
ation, 10 the effect that this meeting had SOME
political significance or purpose, and denied
them 10 toto. H: r. Blow then delivered an
address Cd the general objects Of the confer
ence, in the course Of which he said cheap
transportation was the great thing needed.
Dispatches from Rome give rather discour-
aging account of the condition of the health of
the Pope. He is said to be very feeble, hav-
ing suffered fainting fit of an hours duration,
and is exhibiting generally excessive debility.
Yesterday was his Slst birthday, but he was
unable to give audience to those who called to
offer congratulations
Ia the Circuit Court at Annapolis, Md, yes
terday Davis was convicted of manslaughter for
the murder of colored man named Perry.
The crime was committed ten years ago on a
farm in the northern section OF Anne Arundel
county. The criminal fled, and the affair was
forgotten until he reappeared 10 Baltimore a
month ago and was Immediately arrested.
The New York markets were quiet yester-
day. Gold ranged from ll73 to ll755, opening
at ITS and closing at ll74. The Money mar
ket was somewhat tight in the early hours, but
was easier in the afternoon, and call loans closed
at 5 per cent per annum. The Stock market
was dull but was feverish and irregular.
From Madrid it is reported that Carlst
conspiracy for the overthrow of the Republic
has been discovered in that city. Three OF the
alleged conspirators have been arrested: In
the same connection, it is mentioned that Senior
Segasta has disappeared from Madrid.
A dispatch from Havana reports the arrival
of Spanish steamer with thousand Carlist
prisoners to reinforce the army in Cuba. ln
the present irsurrectionary state of the island,
it would seem that Carlist prisoners would not
make very reliable soldiers.
A scaffold fell at the Mercer University
building, at Macon, Ga, yesterday, preclpta-
ting FIVE men seventy feet to the ground John
Raw, Of Philadelphia, and James Glober, OF
Chicago, were killed, and the others were SC.
riousy injured.
Rev. John Berg, Baptist minister Of dis
tinction, died at HAMPTON on Tuesday. For a
long time Mr.. Berg was associated editor of
the True Union, paper published In Baltl-
more under the auspices OF the Baptlsts OF
Maryland.
President Grant, accompanied by General
Babcock left Washington last night for New
Haven, where they go to attend the celebration
of the Grand Army of the Potomac, now being
held there.
Two hundred and Sevcnty-fve thousand pos
tai cards arrived at the New York post office
yesterday, and in three hours 100000 were
sold.
A fire yesterday, at Calvert, Texas destroy
ed block, with the exception Of one ware
house. The loss is estimated from $780, 200 to
$4,000.
TIE eighty ninth annual Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania,
commenced yesterday.
The wife of Pere Hyacinthe gave birth yes
terday to son.
The Ohio constitutional convention assem-
bled at Columbus yesterday.
Mark r. Putnam, aged sixty, committed
suicide by hanging in Baltimore yesterday.
C. & o. CANAL.-The Board of Directors Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company met
at Annapolis yesterday. The President sub
mitted the following:
1.-The revenue that accrued to the treasury
of the Company during the month of April
was $60,O9l95; the expenditure during that
period was SIT $500; which shows the net
revenue to be S42, 233.73. The number Of
tons of coal shipped during the month was
6,47S; which is decrease of l0,3S0, as COM
pared with the corresponding period OF 1872.
The decrease in the revenue from tolls and
rents as compared with April, 1872. was; Ac-
crued revenue from tolls and rents for April,
, 81 tol Is
and rents for April, 1878, $50, 09l.95; decrease,
$2,1l4.63, while the expenditures for the
period show decrease of 1925, viz: Expenses
for month of April, 1872, SIS, 1922; expen-
ses for month of April, 1873, Sl7,SSS.22; de-
crease 1925.
1.-THE decrease in coal tonnage and revenue
is attributable to the destruction Of the Border
Shaft, a strike among portion OF the miners,
together with the decrease 10 shipments. The
shipments of one of the Companies, which has
in the past two years furnished over one-fourth
of all the coal which passed over the Canal, it
is understood, will be increased during the
present month If so, there is every reason to
expect an active trade for the balance Of the
season, as every other Company has increased
the shipments as compared with the past
year"
The Board adjourned to meet on Monday
the I'd June, at Annapolis, the day the annual
meeting takes place in Baltimore, when the
annual report will be submitted and the cleo
ton for President and Directors of the Canal
for the ensuing year will take place.
BOARD OF MOUNT VERNON VISITORS. =
The following ladies and gentlemen, composing
the Board OF Visitors of the Mount Vernon As
ISOLATION, are at the Imperial Hotel: Mrs
Rosalba Underwood, Cambridge, Mass. ;; Miss
Kate Burnett, Newark, N. J. +; Gen. N. n.
Hastead and wife, Kcarney, N. j., Hon. B.
+. Rixey, Mrs, e. b. Washington, Thomas
and wife, Miss Thomas, Gen, Fitzhugh Lee,
and Gilbert Meem, Virginia.
The members Of the board mentioned above
with others to arrive, will to-day visit Mount
Vernon and officially receive on the part of the
association the celebrated Peale picture Of
Washington before Yorktown" and thereaf
ter hold business meeting. The following e2-
tract from a letter from Gen. Halstead to a
gentleman Of this city is partially descriptive Of
this valuable picture and its historic fame.
I ~ II