Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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At meeting of the Directors Of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, held yesterday at New
York, the President was authorized to make a
settlement with the Union Pacific Railroad
Company 90 terms not stated, and to sell the
steamship Montana, and also some of the ships
now running between New York and Aspinwal
The debts OF the Company requiring immed-
ate attention amount to SSUO,OOO, and the
President was authorized to raise 100000 on
the Company's real estate 10 San francisco to
meet these claims. 1t is stated the Company
also requires about S600,009 to put Its steam
ers in seaworthy condition.
In a coalyard in Philadelphia yesterday morn
ing lhe body of man, much dec)mposed, was
found in hole between fence and bin. The
body was so cuddled up 10 way that no one
would take in going to sleep, and 1t does not
appear from the surroundings that man could
have fallen into the place. Hence double
mystery. The name of the man is ascertained
to be John Houser lie was man of family
He has been missing since July 4th on which
day he was heard to say that he would not be
seen again. When found, he had wound in
his throat and penkuite in his hand.
Judge Guigon, of Richmond, decided that
DR.. Cullen must testify before the Grand Jury
iu regard to all he knows about the Mordecai
McCarty duel. Dr. g. still! declining, Judge
6. determined to commit him for contempt,
but agreed to suspend the execution Of the Or
der for sixty days to allow his counsel to sue
out writ of habeas corpus and carry the mat
ter before the Supreme Court of the State.
J.E Vandoren, whose disappearance from
New York in November last created so much
excitement, and who wrote letter from Rot
terdam on the Dist Of May following to bis
father, made his appearance yesterday 10 Phil
adelphia. His story about the sail boat being
capsized and bis companion drowned, he cling
ing to the wreck, and being picked up by a
Swedish bark, Is strange one.
James Jackson, the colorcd man 10 New
York, who killed Mary Jane Sullivan, his
white mistress, on the 18th of May last, plead
ed guilty of manslaughter 10 the fourth degree
yesterday before Judge Sutherland, aud was
sent to the State prison for two years.
1t appears that the firm of Griffin j. Hof-
man, advertising agents, of Baltimore, Md,
has been dissolved. MIR. Griffin continues the
business on his own account, and says he in
tends to pay, eventually 100 cts. on the dollar.
For two reasons the number Of Americans
visiting Europe this year will be unusually
large-the excessive charges that have grown
to obtain at our watering places, and the at
fractions of spectacle and coneourse at Vienna
The mortality among children at this season
of the year is great in our large cities. Out of
49s deaths reported last week in Philadelphia
299 were u6der two years Of age, and of that
number l59 died of cholera iniantum.
Among the emigrant arrivals at New York
yesterday moruiag by the steamship Wisconsin
were 900 newly converted Mormons en- route
for Utah. Another company, composed largely
of Swiss, is expected by the steamer Nevada.