Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.
To s.oao tie very age and body Of the Times.

!. The Mayors and Councils of Rome, Culum
bus, Macon, Brunswick, Savannah and Angus
ia have offered the hospitality Of their respec-
tive cities to the delegates attending the GoV-
errors Convention, TO meet at Atlanta, IRA
on the goth inst. The railroads have arranged
to pass the Governors free going to aud re-
turning from the Convention, and Tor halt
fare ticket for other persons
go MIR. George L. Staurt, the Chairman OF the
Purchasing Committee Of the Board of Indian
Commissioners has written letter to the Sec,
rotary of the Interior denying the truth ei the
allegations of unfalrness and irregularlty IN. the
recent awards of contracts Tor Indian supplies
and declaring that IN every case the awards
were made to the lowest aud best bidders.
The policy holders of the St. Louis Mutual
Life Insurance Company met in ST. Louis yes
terday to discuss the present management OF
the Company The result was the selection
of ten policy holders empowered to employ all
the means necessary to make full examlna-
ton of the books and accounts OF the Com
| pany.
Mr.. Bierstadt and others of the Oriental
Typographical corps, who left New York few
months ago, to make explorations and sketches
10 the Bible lands, are actively engaged at the
pyramids, Memphis, aud the Lower Nile,
taking Photographic, barometrlc thermol, and
magnetic observations.
The Memphis papers are engaged In setting
forth the merits of that city as the starting
point for the canal from the Mississippi river
to the southeastern seaboard If the construc-
ton of such work should be decided upon by
the convention of Governors to be held 10 At
lanta.
Advices from Buenos Ayres report that
quarantine regulations were enforced there
with rgor, to the great inconvenience of mer-
chants and travellers. Steamers aud sailing
vessels, with upwards of $500 passengers on
board, were detained there at last accounts.
The Warren.Street Methodists of Brooklyn
who refused to receive the pastor assigned
them by the Conference have now agreed by
vote Of three to one, to accept the Coulter
ence appontee.
In addition to the executions Of Martinez at
Sacramento, CAL, and Nixon in New York,
noticed in yesterday S Gazette, Joseph O'Neal
was hanged at Mount Carmel, ILL.,. for the muir
der of companion in September last.
The coming horse of this year showed his
mctte at the Lexington races yesterday. He
is three-year old named Tom Bowling, and
twice made the mile in l:433. No horse of
the same age has ever beaten this time.
Money was abundant aud easy in New York
yesterday at to T. All the sales Of gold were
at ll7l, to Ills to lis, with rates on gold
loans t to per cent. for carrying.
A Catholic Church for the exclusive use Of
the colored people will be dedicated in ST.
Louis tomorrow.
Commander Breese will succeed Capt. Carter
in command at the Annapolis Naval Academy
after the 5th Of June.
A complete remodclling of the French Min
istry, upon strictly republican basis, it is said
is to occur at an early day.
On Thursday evening Chicago put into vigo-
rous execution a law closing all the drinking
saloons al II clock.
A correspondent from the Vienna Exhibit
ton says that the visitors are greater show
than the exhibition itself.
Efforts are being made to have one of the
ships of war, ordered at the last session of Con-
gress built, at the Washington Navy Yard.
kilograms from Rome yesterday reported
that the health of the Pope continues to i'm
prove.
Cakes Ames left 81 900, 900