Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-27
NEWS OF THE DAY
10 shoe the very age and body Of the Times. :"

Several nights ago Richard Porter, colored
man. at Columbus, Ohio, presented himself
with girl to the doorkecper of the Ather9um,
having two tickets for reserved seats III the
| parouette. The doorkeeper refused to admit
him, and, going to the box-ofhce' exchapgeo
the tickets for 81 So the price paid for theui.
Porter refused the money and LETT the building
angry. Yesterday he met the doorkeepar on
the street, and after declaring that be had IN
suited him in refusing his ticket, Knocked HIM
down and beat him terribly. For this Porter
was fined fourteen dollars.
Charles T. Sherman, U. S. Judge for the
Northern District OF Ohio, against whom grave
charges rested, which were made the subject
characterization BY the House Committee Of
Ways and Means and Judiciary, IN CONNECTION
with his Impeachment. as stated 10 yesterday
tecgraphic dispatches, has resigned his office,
anu the President on "Wednesday appointed
Martin Welker, Of Ohio, to the vacancy.
| Judge Sherman was appointed ny Ilcsocnt
johnson in March, S67.
The Spanish insurrectionists at Cartagena
having levied heavy foe on the German
merchants of that city, the commander OF the
German fl ,ct took summary way to right The
wrong. The feet was drawn up in front Of the
city, ana the iuSurgent leaders notified that 1t
the money was not returned the city would be
bonbardcd The demand was at once COM
piled with.
At meeting of the Board Of Aldermen Of
Paterson, New jersey last night it was official
Is reported that there are in Paterson four
| thousand males aud two thousand females now
out of employment, and about four Thousand
| five hundred employees still at work on three
quarter time. The Board appropriated $50, OOO
to employ men en- the streets temper arlly.
At Annapolis, yesterday, Captain Mitchell,
of the police soop Nanny Merryman, arrested
the dredging schooner William Z. Bartlett, of
Baltimore, John Williams, Master, charged
with dctaclng aud concealiog license mum ber
Justice Thompson, after hearing, adjudged
her guilty, and fined her owners one hundred
and fifty dollars.
The troubles of the Archbishop of Posen have
reached point that will soon prove which is
the strongest, he or the civil power Of Prussia
Already tiucd aud seutcuced to Imprisonment,
he has now been ordered to resign his position
within one week. Hcis said to have received a
letter from the Pope exhorting him to be firm
The New York Aldermen are taking meas
ures to authorize the issue Of city notes, other
wise shinpaste the pretence being that money
must be raised to give employment to work
men, and that the city stock cannot be sold at
the present time except at greatly reduced
rates
The chief interest in Wall street yesterday
was centred in the Stock market. During the
morning the feeling was firm, but 10 the after
uoon was somewhat excited, and some of the
''iuncies rose and per ceut., the market
leaving off strong
IL consequence of the continued sickness Of
one of the Jurors empaneled to try colored
man in Martinsburg, Oh the charge Of murder
ing Anpie Butler, the case has been postponed
uuti the next term Of the court.
Same of the rogues of New York yesterday
attempted to ;ssassinate Comptroller Green
with an internal machine. Fortunately suspi
cion was excited, and the box opened in way
that rendered it harmless.
Tclegralus to the Signal Office yesterday at
ternoon reported snow at Detroit, Alpena,
Cleveland, Erie, ST. Paul. Breckenridge, Du-
luth Fort Garry, Marquette, Port Stanley
and Cape Rosie, (Can.)
The trial Of the prisoners charged with the
extraordinary attempt at bauk robbery in Viii
mington, Del. is now 10 progress at Dover in
that State
Iugcrs5ll, another of the New York ring
thieves was convicted yesterday 10 Judge
Davis Court, aud on Friday will be sent to
keep company with Tweed
Ground Was broken yesterday for the cree
ton Of the Centennial buildings at Philadel-
phia.