Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-23

NEWS OF THE DAY
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NEWS OF THE DA Il.
"To shoo thevery age and body Of the Times
The Louisiana returning board, at New Or-
leans, is closely watched by the conservatives
and their doings are duly jotted down. SundrS
frauds and forgeries have already been dlscoV-
cred In returns and affdavts Affecting tnein.
The conservative majority 10 the House OF De'e
gates, it is UNDERSTOOD has been reduced 70 TWO
by the returps of the board Eleven parishes
VET to canvass elected eighteen conservatives
and one republican to the House on the "a 0!
November.
The formation of the Natio ual Financial Re
form League was perfected iu Philadelphia last
night. The constitution favors the withdrawal
Of all oatioual aud State banking currency aud
the substitution 10 lieu thereofa paper mooey
issued by the Government, Interchangeable with
interest bearing recoverable bonds, and to be
full legal tender for all debts, public aud prl-
vate An address to the people on the subject
was adopted.
A commission of physicians is now engaged
at Philadelphia in 40 Inquiry as to the sanity OF
Heidenblut, who was convicted and sentenced
TO be hanged for the murder of Godfrey kubule
10 that city, but the death warrant has not been
issued inasmuch as there is strong oplolon
that the condemned is Insane, and was so at the
time of the commission of the crime.
VIM Radifer, desperate, serving out ten
years sentence for robbery and attempt at MUIR
der. escaped from the State prison OF Indiana,
at Jefferson, early yesterday morning oy reach-
ing the top of the outer wall and sliding doWn
water spout on.the outside Two other prison.
ers who attempted to follow were discovered by
the guard, fred upon and captured.
A bill was introduced in the House of Rep
reseutatives yesterday providing for an appro-
priation Of $50, 900 for the entertainment of the
King of Hawaii and suite while 10 the United
States. Mr.. Hereford, OF West Virginia, OBJ
iected until he could see report OF the expen-
diture of the appropriation made tor the enter
taiumcnt of the Japanese embassy.
General Shaler, who was invited by the au-
thorities of Chicago to visit that city and re-
organize the Fire Department, has reported a
plan at present cost OF $500, 900 and pros
pective outlay of $500,0OO. The Fire Com
missioners hesitate about adopting such an ex
penssve system.
The first three decisions of the Court of
Commissioners of Alabama Claims were an
nouuced yesterday, awarding damages to
Mcssrs. james Hooper Sous, of Baltimore,
for property destroyed on one OF their vesse Is,
the bark Gen Berry, by the Confederate cruls-
er Florida, off Cape Henry, in 1864.
At a meeting yesterday of the Directors OF
the Northern Central Railway Company 10
Baltimore, A. J. Cassatt was chosen First Vice
President. Mr.. Thomas A. Scott, President OF
he Company, repeated his pledge, that the
Northern Central would be worked aud mau'
aged 10 the interest of Baltimore
Among those supposed to be losti the Pacl-
ic mail steamship Japan is j. G. S. Colby the
missing witnesses in the safe burglary trial. He
knew TOO much about that unsavory affair." aud
50 was started TO Chin Kiang, China, on Con-
sular mission.
Two doctors of Boston will be tried before
the Massachusetts Medical Society to day, on
the charge of practicing homeopathy Ten
members have been already expelled tor the
same ofense.
General Tench Tilghman, a we'll known and
Influential citizen Of Talbot county, Md, died
very suddenly 10 Baltimore yesterday morning
aged slxty-tlVe.
At a meeting yesterday of the Harbor Com
mittee of the City Council of Baltimore, sew
era plass we're submitted for the abatement
of the Basin nuisance, but no action was taken.
A delegation Of pilots from cities on the At
antic coast are now at Washington to protest
against the passage by Congress Of the bill now
pcuding regulating the system of pllotage.
Mr.. Christian Ross the father Of the missing
boy; offers reward of $1,000 to any person who
will deliver his son at any OF the several points
he names 10 different cities.
The trial of A. G. Goss, in Baltimore for per-
Jury Terminated yesterday by the disagreement
of the jury. The prisoner was released 90 SIS, O0U
bail.
Both branches of the Legislature of Arkansas
have passed an act providing for the funding Of
the debt OF that State.
DR.. Huntington, of Massachusetts,, has fol.
lowed the example OF DR.. Potter, of New York
in declining the vacant bishopric of Iowa.
England is now making unusual efforts to in
duce emigration to the distant provinces Of that
empire.
Another plot agaott the life of Bismarck is
said to have been discovered, based upon an
anonymous letter.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate on Monday, the House bills