Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-04
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The London Times of yesterday has review
of the question of annexation by 6libuStering,
as heretofore practiced in new countries by
great Powers, and is disposed to doubt the
right or propriety Of any uation taking posses
sion of the Sandwich Islands in such manner.
Ii also says that it must confess that Americans
will eventually people the Islands, which Will
become valuable colony between San Fran
cisco, China and Australia.
Telegrams we're received yesterday by the
Commissioner of the General Land Office from
the local offices at Lincoln, Nebraska and Oar
danelle, Arkansas, announcing the destruction
BY fire of the local Offices at those places. A
small portion Of the papers at the Lincoln Of
flee we're saved. All the papers, plats, records,
&C., at the Dardanee office were destroyed.
Dispatches from Queenstown, Birmingham
and southampton report that a tempest OF un-
precedented violence ragged all Thursday night;
1t was accompanied by terrific thunder aud
lightning, and caused great alarm to the In
habitauts Yesterday morning the wind blew
a gale, and slcet and snow were falling.
A telegram received in London from Mel
bourne Victoria states that additional cases OF
kidnappiur polynesian natives by wholesale
had come to light 1t is added that the guilty
| parties will be severely dealt with, and the au-
| thorities are determined to break up the lnta'
nous practice.
A special act of legislation that Congress, it
is said, is to be asked to pass at this session,
extending the patent of a. B. Wilson, for a
feeding motion for sewing machlucs, brings up
u review of this subject. Ii the extension Is
refused it is stated that reduction OF one hall
will take place in the price OF these machines
A passenger train on the Beaver Valley
Branch Of the Pittsburg Fort Wayne aud Chi
cago Railroad was thrown from the track yes
terday, FIVE miles north of New Castle by a
broken rail, and four cars burned. An old
lady had her leg broken, and man received
some Commissions on the head.
The last cotton crop returns at the Depart
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clude cotton, and only few voluntary state
ments were received, which do not esse ntiay
change the views given in November.
The Philadelphia Ledger says that $685.
houses of all kinds we're erected in that city in
1872, and that among these there were 4, 50:
dwellings. Baltimore, with a population in
! 1870 Of 2GT7 ,345, erected during the past yeal
2,203
The number of fires in ST. Louis last yea.
was two hundred and thirty four. Loss 1869,
377 insurance 81, 442 ,045; loss to Insurance
companies 1914 2332
Frederick Knapp, editor of the Bellevue (IIl.l
Zeitung, committed suicide at ST. Louis last
evening by hanging. His friends have consid
cred him insane for some time.
L. Mouler, tobacco merchant, aged so, shot
himself dead yesterday in city railroad car il
New Orleans. Reported cause, pecuniary
losses. He leaves wife and three children.
D. Jones, jeweler 279 Barronne street. New
Orleans, was chloroformed and robbed OF 500,
900 in jewclry and money yesterday.
The thraw yesterday was general, The ice
gorges in the Ohio have broken up but thu:
far but little damage has been done
Two ferry boats collided on the North river
yesterday, but beyond the painful fright suffer.
ed by the passengers, no harm was done.
a London telegram announces that Randolph
Stewart, Earl of Galloway, died on Thursday,
| aged -
The Empero: :" Germany has conferred the
Order Of the Black Eagle on Prince Bismarck.
The second trial of Stokes for the murder oil
| Fisk, is drawing to q close.