Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-06
NEWS OF THE DAY
80 sho0 the gerry age and body Of the Tunes

A dispatch from Buffalo states that on Wed |
nesday afternoon the carpenters, painters, track
hands and freight house employees of the Erie
Railway stopped work, and held an Indignation
meeting at night, which eliminated 10 gene
raj strike yesterday morning. They propose
to hold off until such time As the Company
shall pay their back wages, due since Janu-
airy lst.
At Bueuos Ayres elections are in progress,
and are attended with intense excitement.
Troops were dispatched to various points on
the frontier, and war with Brazil was looked
upon as liable to break out at any moment.
Munitions are arriving from the United States
The cholera continues to rage, and the deaths
from the disease average seven daily.
In New York, yesterday, VIM. c. Brandon,
broker, was arrested and held 10 default of
$40, 900, charged with having stolen $50 900
first mortgage bonds OF the Penusy lVanIa ana
Western Railroad Company from the Office OF
that company 10 Broad street, on the 10th of
March, 1873. The bonds were found in safe
in Brandon Office.
| Near St. Louis, yesterday, Chas, W.Adams,
colored, nearly sixty years of age, shot and
killed and then beat the brains out Of Moses
| Mosby, another colored man, aged about twenty
| one years. They we're both paying their ad-
dresses to a young mulatto girl, and jealousy
was the cause. Adams surrendered hlmself TO
the officers.
The apprehensions of disaster to Sir Garnet
Wolseley's army on the Gold Coast, which
were shared in even by the War Office, have
been dispelled by later dispatches confirming
the accounts of the great victory over the Ash
antees previously reported. The King OF
Ashantee has surrendered himself prisoner to
the EugIish commander.
A dispatch from Lisbon says that the steam
er from Rio Janeiro, February Sth, has arriV-
ed. The probability of war with the Argen-
tine States on account of the nsurrectlon In
Paraguay is increasing, and there Was general
decline of values IN consequence. Troops and
vessels were going forward to Paraguay.
A train on the Macon and Brunswick Rail
road ran of the track near Jesup, Georgia,
Yesterday morning. About sixteen persons
were slightly injured. Several cars were dam
aged.
Application for bail in the case of Woodruff,
Clafu and Blood, on trial for libel, was refused
yesterday, and the prisoners taken to the
Tombs.
The cable reports serious disturbances in
Eastern Poland At one place riot was sup.
pressed by the military, aud a number OF the
rioters were killed.
Many of the most prominent citizens of New
York are now before the Congressional Com
mittee, urging the repeal of the law giving
moieues TO lut0rmerS.
In New York, yesterday, Judge Pratt vacat-
ed the order of arrest 10 the case Of ex-Presi-
dent Bacz, and discharged him from custody.
TEMPERANCE Discussion. was quite
a spicy debate in the Senate Of Virginia on
| Tuesday, on bill relating 10 liquor licenses,
and to regulate the sale OF Intoxicating liquors.
The principal dspuants we're Senators Smith,
Of Russell, AID Thomas OF Fairfax.
MIR. Smith spoke ofthe evils of iutempcrance
aud maintained that there was necessity for
legislation 10 check these evils. He maintain
ed that it was the duty of the LEGISLATURE to in-
terpose aud protect the people from what he
regarded as greater scourge than small pox
Or cholera.
| Mr.. Thomas said that whilst admitting the
force of all that had heeu said, he differed as to
the mode of dealing with il and believed that
the remedy was to be found 10 voluntary moral
agencies. He ridculed the provision which
authorizes the wife to notify liquor dealer
| that he must not sell TO her husband, and said
| that wonld establish womans rights 10 Virgin
la. He drew forth copy of the Blue Laws OF
| Connecticut, 1888, and proceeded to show
| the smilitude between the bill before the Sen
ate and the Blue Laws; tut 10 the course of
the discussion admitted that it was possible
that the bonding of those who get license las
provided for 10 the bill plight be good feature.
| The bill was further defended by its patron,
| Mr. Smith, but with his consent was finally laid
on the table, where in all probability 1t will re-
main for the remainder of the session.
WHIsKEY FRAUDS The recent discovery
of frauds by the distillers of Pekin, ILL.,, has
led correspondent of the Chicago Tribune to
write an account of az investigation 10 the
same place which occurred in 1867 with rather
curious results This investigation was con-
Quoted by William NJ. Baudy under the dlrec-
ton of f. A. Rollins, who was then Commits
siouer of Internal Revenue, and according to
| the report which he made to the department it
appeared that systematic frauds upon the
Government were conducted by the distillers
with the sanction of the local revenue officers,
who we're apparently interested with them
His investigation showed that one man, had
shipped FROM Pekio highwines, the tax on which
| amounted to over $l2S,O0O, while less than
| $4,000 had been assessed or collected tor them
| by the Government The remarkable part of
the business is that after making this report
Mr.. Bandy was given an appointment in the
regular army, aud that no recovery has ever
been effected of the $4,000 due the Govern
ment, nor any prosecution instituted. On the
contrary everything appears to have been
made pleasant for the Whiskuy Ring, who
have apparently been permitted to pursue
their fraudulent course without molestation no.
til very recently, when disclosures were acct
dentally made which could not be overlooked.
DANIEL BAKER was one OF party who rob-
bed mail Car on the Central Pacific Railroad
10 1870, and for that was sent to the Nevada
State prison for thirty years After serving
ten mouths he got out and fed. Wandering
n hont nm ri tho coo rob for him h ad hnan oivon