Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-12
NEWS OF TE1E ia y.
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The Arkansa, Legislature has just assembled
Governor Baxter, in his message, congratuiates
the people on regaining coutrol OF their own ai,
fairs, aud trusts that the victory Will DC use,t
wisely and well and that 40 prescription VIII
be icduged IN toward any class lie refers
wiz: pride to the new constitution and urges
MANY reforms. He says the State has no IDEA
of repudiatiug aby just debts, aud recommends
same provisions locking toward funding the
ou,standiug ndeb:edn he also recon-
| meuds revision of the common school system
and other measures OF importance.
| AT the anpual meeting Of the Grand Divi-
sion, Sous of Temperance Of + ssterD New
York Yesterday. Giand Worthy Patra CHI 5.
! l.. Parsons pr SIDED and read his report, show
lug the condition OF the Order to be pfospc
ruus. Grand WoriEy Scribe h II HppkluS,
reported that the number Of m,mbcrs III me
Order was II $50. During the past Two months
ui,,eteen divisions have bccn staoi"hed, "i'h
a membership Of G27. The report Of the
| Treasurer, \ p. Higgins, showed that tnerc
was bulancs OF eight hundred doliare III ING
| treasury.
The case of the United States agairst Reese
| and others is sci down Tor hearing III the Su-
preme Court on the first Monday after the
| Christmas Holidays This case involvcs the
cousitutiouahty of the act to enforce tue right
Of citizens to vote, aud its applicability 10 Inu-
| nicipal ,.lectinns Ii will DC argued 10y Hon.
Henry SALISBURY, for the defendant, aud by
| .hc Attorney General aad the Solicitor General,
! for the U2ited States.
| Fourteen of the most eminent billiard play
ers OF the world can now be seen at lanmany
Hall, y. Y. The tournament is to last niue
days. The prize is the championship OF the
| world, $500 10 cash, golden shield worth as
much more, aud u fair division OF all tie re-
cslpis. Ubassy is the Oldest player IL the Con
greSs.
The Lumberwen' Exchange Of Williams
port, Pa, on Tuesday appointed contnittee
| Of five TO coulter with similar committees iroul
other organizations in Pennsylvania, for the
purpose ut taklng active measures 10 stop uu'
! due Determinations 10 Irclghts charged by rail
! road COMPANIES.
DR.. VIM. Parker, Of ConneIlSyll.e, Pa,
arrested Cd the Doth uitimo, on the charge OF
usin. The United States mails To deiraud mcm-
| bers Of the English misunderstanding beg
| gicg ieiters-tiad Il hcarlug at Plttsbu'g, "a,
| on Tuesday, aud was committed 10 default ol
$1,000 ball.
| Developments III the Beecher.1iltop scandal
are withheld at the request of Mr.. Bvecher' 5
! counsel for delay uutil argument has been
heard on the appeals for granting bill OF par
| tlcularS.
the President received at noon yesterday
the Baron de Santa Anna. vino presented his
credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter pleuipo,eutiary OF his Majesty the klng 81
Portugal
Quite a sharp battle was in progress between
the ClrIists aud Republicans 10 the vicinity OF
Irun yes, erday. At the latest advces the
Government troops had gained substantial adj
vaDtages.
Two hundred and forty workmen have been
discharged from the Brookiyu Navy Yard, aud
further rcducuou OF the force Will be made
this week.
Sprasuo's cotton mill at Baltic, Conn. has
resumed work on tul! iimt, after three weeks
suspension, caused " strike OF some OF the
operatives.
Mes<rs. Poland aud Ward, of the Congress
sionaI Investigating Committee arrived al Lit
tie Rock yesterday, and will commence taking
testimony to day.