Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-10
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A meeting Of West Country Highlanders
was held at Glasgow Oh Saturday, over which
the Marquis of I.orne presided In the course
of an address which he delivered be spoke OF
the number Of Sc,.tchmcn who had lett their
country during the past year, and said be
looked upon the Immigration movement with
regret. lie was sorry to see Scotchmen leave
the country and 90 even to Glasgow, but ne
was deeply gricyed when they went to the
United States Scotland was able to support
an Immense population, aud laborers were
scarce. 1t, however, people We're determined
to emigrate he hoped they would stick to the
old flag, and 60 to one of the British colonies
Rumors concerning contemplated changes IN
York dispatch states that Mr. Ford, Collector
of luterual Revenue for the First District vi
New York, is to succeed Mr.. Delano as Secre-
tary of the Interior. aud the Agent OF the AS
ISOLATED Press at Washington says that there
is little doubt but that Judge Richardson will
succeed Mr. Boutwell, as Secretary of the
Treasury 1t is reported that the President
remarked sonic days ago that he intended to
construct Cabinet for himself, and that he
would not eutrust that duty tn the newspapers.
The ice in the SuSqurhaDna thawed consld-
erably up TO Saturday, and the back water
brought small tre>het into Port Deposit, but
the sudden freeze Of yesterday sealed up the
waters and ccmcnted into a still more solid
mass the gorge. There was no damage done
1T Port Deposit, but dispatch from Columbia
Of last night reports that the river was rapidly
rising there and that disastrous food is anti
cipated.
The Massachusetts Legislature, at the extra
session, called shortly after the great Boston
fire, passed law authorizing the issuing Of
city bonds as a loan to such persons as desired
to rebuild III the burned district. Now an To-
junction against the financial officers Of the city
is prayed for to the end that they may be re-
strained trvm delivering said bonds The CON-
plaluants charge that the act authorizing the
issue OF bonds is unconstitutional.
In the House Of Representatives, on Satur
day, a bill was passed giving Mr.. W. Hubbell
an appropriation of thirty.three thousand dol
lars for his patents for fuses for explosive
shells Another bill was adopted to recon-
pcnSe loyal creditors whose debts were couhS-
cacd By the Confederate Government by d.
wiling among them the sum of S2O3. 1874 cap
lurrd by the United States. A number Of
private claims blls were acted upon.
Intelligence via Paris, from the north of
Spain, reports that the Carlists lately defeated
at Aga have reformed and are again ready for
action that the commanding general OF the
royal troops is alarmed and urgently demands
rriuforcemeuts. The Carists elsewhere also
are reported to be in force, and maintain
threatening attitude
All the priests in Switzerland who read from
their pulrits an unauthorized Papal brief es-
tablishing separate ,Bshopric for Geneva,
have had their salaries stopped for three
months, by order of the Council Of State. The
Conference at Basic has determined to create
grand Swiss Bishoprc of dsseutients from
Rome
A dispatch from Atlanta, Ga, states that
the House Of Representatives on Saturday
passed Il bill approprlatlng $375.WO to Russell
Sage the amount loaned on bonds, which be
will deliver up. The sum Of SIX hundred thou
sand dollars Was also appropriated to the pay
ment Of the interest on liz State debt. Geor-
eia regulates reputation.
\ passenger train on the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad ran into coal train on Sat
urday night near Mt Carbon, and was COM
pletrly wrecked and burned. The engineer
and fireman were seriously injured but none
of the passengers we're hurt, aud they were
taken from the burning cars before the fire
reached them.
The Empress Caroline Augusta, widow of
Francis the First Of Austria. and grandmother
Of the present Emperor, died at Vienna on
Sunday at the ripe old age Of eighty-one years.
The Massachusetts Legislature will elect O
successor to Mr.. Wilson on the 18th inst. 1t
is said that Secretary Boutwell, will probably
be the successor.
A dispatch fom New York states that the
Peruvian Munster protests against the Chicka-
Spanish cruiser.
The New York weekly bank statement shows
loss in the reserve of one million and fifty
eight thousand seven hundred and seventy five
dollars.
A resolution has been introduced 10 the
Chamber of Deputies at Pesth urgently de-
manding the expulsion Of the Jesuits from
Hungary.
c. R. Buckalew, of Pennsylvania, has been
appointed attorney OF the Lehlgh Valley Rail
road Company with $4,000 per annum sal
AIRY.
4 cotton mill near Oldham, England, was
badly damaged by fire yesterday, and 100 per
sons we're thrown out of employment.
The tariff on the Atlantic cable will be re-
duced from dollar to seventy6ve cents per
word after the first day Of May next.
One hundred and fifty seven deaths occurred
in Boston last week, of which twenty-four were
FROM smallpox.
The Turkish Government has sent assistance
to the sufferers BY the earthquakes in the Is
land Of Samos
The RAILROAD WAR.-Chester, the Rich
mond correspondent Of the Petersburg Index,
writes There were more lively doings in the
Senate Committee on Roads, Friday morning,
and at one time it seemed as if Mr.. Raglaud
and Judge Crump would have a serious break
up. Judge Crump was questioning Mr.. Rag