Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-14
NEWS OF THE DAY
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The first annual meeting Of the second gen
eral council of the Reformed Episcopal Church
| was held in New York yesterday. Ante-com-
| muuion services we're read by Rev. Mr.. Wen
dier, of Philadelphia, and Rev. Bishop Cum
MINIS, and sermon was preached by Rev.
Bishop Cheney, of Chicago, who expounded
the principles of the Church and reviewed its
position. The meeting was formed by the cleo
ton Of Bishop Cummins chairman and Herbert
B. Turner secretary. The ministers of other
churches were invited to seats. A telegram
was received from the Free Church of England
sending cordial greeting. Regular sessions of
the council will be held throughout the week.
A dispatch from BUzeman, Montana. states
that the Yellowstone expedition is returning
after having penetrated the country to Tongue
river. From the lst to the 10th of April the
force was harassed by Indians. Four pitched
battles were fought, in which one hundred To-
dams were killed. Skirmishing was continu-
ous bands of from one hundred to one thous-
and Indians being constantly lowering around.
The whole outfit is 10 battered and exhausted
condition. The party lost one man, H. Yates,
killed, and two wounded, besides twenty horses
killed. Members OF the expedition assert that
rich mines exist 10 the Big Horn mountains,
but the Sioux prevented prospecting.
Sister Mary Joseph, (Keating,) u member of
the Visitation Order, died at the convent in
Georgetown, D. c.. on Sunday last after a
lingering attack Of jaundice, and was buried on
Tuesday. Deceased was formerly Mrs Keat-
ing, of Manayunk, Pa. the mother Of several
children. and was related to the wealthiest fam.
lilies of that city and that portion of Pennsylva
MIA. She entered the monastery about twenty
five years ago.
The National Agricultural Congress net at
Atlanta. Ca, yesterday. About one hundred
delegates we're present Vice President Law
ton, of South Carolina, in paper on traDspor-
tation urges memorial to Congress to survey
three narrow gauge direct routes to Port Roy
al, Norfolk, and New York, from Council
Bluffs, Missouri river, and Iowa direct. The
trade convention meets to morrow.
The first nstalment of Mennonite emigration
from Russia to the United States was landed
in Baltimore yesterday by the steamship Her
igrants, and they will settle in Dakota or Ne
sa, and represent that the 25, 900 Mennonites
The eighth annual meeting of tie National
Encampment, Grand Army of the Republic,
met at Harrisburg, Pa, yesterday, and Chas
Devens, jr., of Massachusetts, was elected COM
mander-in-chief Among the council of admin
istration is II. B. Nichols, Of Virginia. Chicago
was selected for the next meeting place.
Judge Woodruff, in the Circuit Court at New
York, has sustained the decision of Judge
Blatchford in favor of the government against
Jay Cooke 4 Co. for the amount and interest
of eighteen $1,000 counterfeit bonds redeemed
by the treasury.
The American Tract Society held its forty
ninth annual meeting in New York yesterday
The old officers we're reelected. Receipts of
the society for the year we're 1852, 391, includ
ing 1891 ,Ol3 from sales and $l4S, Sol from leg
acies. The expenses we're s55l,545
The Society of German Patriots of ls4S and
lS49 of which Gen. Max Weber is president,
celebrated 10 New York yesterday the twenty
fifth anniversary of the outbreak Of the Ger
man revolution.
The centennial committee of the Phladel-
phia councils have agreed to present an ordi-
nance to the councils today for the consolids-
ton OF the State and city loans OF 81 100000
each.
Jonathan Palmer Lopez, son Of the original
owner of the yacht America, is on trial in New
York, charged with setting several buildings
on fire, for which he is said to have mania.
The second of the magnificent steamers that
are being built on the Delaware for the China
and Japan trade was launched from Roach
yard, at Chester, yesterday.
In the Canadian Parliament Tuesday the
premier characterized the scheme of the late
Canadian government for Pacific railway as