Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-06
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It is said that one of the sections of the con-
stitutou of the Order Of the Blue and the
Gray, recently organized in the South, is as
follows Each encampment shall have two
banners one OF the stars aud stripes and one Of
the stars and bars, to be used on parade or pub
lie occasions by the encampment, the stars aud
bars to be borne by soldier or sailor late OF
the United States army or navy, and the stars
and stripes to be borne by an cX-soldlcr or sail
or of the Confederate States
The trial of Samuel W. Mcdonald Indicted
for the murder of Berry Amos, By stabbiDg, at
the Sherwood House, in Baltimore, on the
night of June %, was commenced yesterday at
Iowsontown, before Judges GraysoD, Waters
and YellYtt. After some delay jury was em-
paneled.
The annual report of the Chicago and North
western Railway Company for the fiscal year
ending May Is, 1874, issued yesterday, states
that the number of miles of road embraced 10
the system of railroads owned and controlled
by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Company is l,9S0.SS.
Theodore TiItou and Francis D. Moulton
were officially notified yesterday morning OF the
indictment found against them by the Grand
Jury for libel and SANDER against Mr. Beecher.
Bail 10 each case was fixed at $4,000, which
they will be required to furnish by to morrow.
The falling off 10 the shipment of iron from
the Lake Superior region for the season now
closing as compared with last year, is 232, 100
tons; the amount shipped in 1873 being 500, 1853
tons, against 633, 973 up to September 26 OF
the present year.
The Wyatt family, OF Kauawha county, w.
Va, is composed of FIVE boys and four girls
whose aggregate weight is l,S7l The average
weight Of each one of the family is 2O7 pounds
and fraction.
John Anderson, of New York, has written
to Garibaldi letter enclosing draft 10 his
favor for 5000 francs with the announcement
that be had made provision for securing to him
a like sum annually during bis life.
The Presbyterian Ministerial Association, at
Philadelphia, yesterday, passed a resolution
adopting the Presbyterian Hymoal prepared
by the authority of the General Assembly, and
recommended its use in all congregations.
The United States Circuit Court decides, as
a preliminary proposition, that the Missouri
railroads must pay from 50 to 60 per cent. Of
the local taxes imposed on them.
Baltimore imports of coffee during Septem-
Der were ten cargoes, aggregating 0,326 bags
against eargoes, with 20, 993 bags in August,
and cargoes, with 1882 bags in July.
The yellow fever still prevails at Pensacola,
and number of naval officers and sailors are
down with it.
Charlie Ross has been found again, this time
with band Of gypsies, near West Chester, Pa,
and his family have been telegraphed to-
The cotton mills generally of Rhode Island
commenced yesterday running on two-thirds
time. There are few exceptions
The Bishop of Quebec has left that city to
attend the General Convention of the Episco-
pal Church, to meet 10 New York Tomorrow.
The Grand Jury yesterday found true bill
against the propretors of the Reading, Pa,
Eagle for libeIing Christian K. Ross.
Ice was formed in some parts of New HaDp-
shire on Sunday night.
The Old Catholics now have thirty-fve con-
gregatioDs in Jura.