Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-08
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IT. .ho,c the yerv ace and bo1y Of the T,nrs'

"T1 sho,c the very age and booty Of the 1'''rs
Both Bran ,hcs of the City Council of Baltl.
more met yesterday afternoon. The Mayor
sent message 10 reference TO the BASIN ana
J ones Falls With reference to the basin, llr
considers it. coudtlou Is IN the maln p:odutcu
by the uoxious matter flowing from The re-
fueries. With reference to Jones Fails, the
message saws that some measure should be
adop,ed without further delay, aud recon-
mepds the excavatiuy Of the Falls TO its orig
inal bed.
Gov d wis, Of Minnesota, has written an OF.
fetal letter to the Attorney General OF the
State requesting him to bring suit at the ear!l-
est possible momeut against Charles McI!rath'
late State Auditor aud his suretles frr every
cause Of action that Can be sustained against
him upon the evidence adduccd 10 the recent
report of the special Legislative committee OF
investigation iu the nattcr vi the McLrath ac-
counts.
There was an exciting race at Mystic Park,
Boston, yesterday, between Goldsmith Maid,
Judge Fullerton and American Girl, the chief
interest, however, cenlcrlrg Oh the TWO latter
IN their struggle for stcoud place. The follow
ing is summary Purse So. 500, mile heats,
three in five, to harness, $1,000 TO the hrst,
81 900 TO the second, and 500 to the third.
The result was in the order given above. lime
-2l6, 2.lS4 and ,, l9!.
The propretors Of Gaylord u Co. 5 iron pipe
factory, at Newport, KY, having notified their
workmen that owing to the dulIness OF the
times and competition they would reduce their
wages ten per cent, the Workiueu, two huu-
dred and fifty 10 number, ceased work yestef-
day and the factory was closed. NJ disturb
ance occurred.
The bank presidents, at meeting IN Phla'
dephia yesterday. considered u resolution pro-
v;diug for Il department vi specimens oil coln
AMI paper money issued BY the Government
since lis formation, and for other measures.
which will secure for banks aud bankers
proper participation lu the Centennial Exhlbl-
tlJu.
The Supreme Court of California has decld-
ed that under the State law twenty three wo-
men, who had been imported for purposes OF
prostitution from China must be remanded to
the steamer japan. which brought them over,
to b.. returned to China.
A very destructive fire has occurred 10 the
town OF Meiuibgen, Germany; half OF the place
was burned. aud upward Of seven hundred
families made homeless. The loss on buildings
alone is estimated al 3,UUO, 900 lhalers, or 81,
$4,000.
Company D, Of the First Regiment, District
OF Columbia Light Infantry, from Washington,
arrived at Syracuse yesterday evening They
were received with fireworks, boDhrcS, llluml-
natluus, sautes Of artillery, aud a large process
sion.
A barn owned b. Frederick Iegtmier was
burned at New Haven, Conn, yesterday His
two sons, aged respectively aud years, who
were playing in tue bayloft, were burned to
death.
The returos from Anne Arundel county TO-
dictate that the friends of DR.. Eli J. Henkle
have carried that county in favor Of his noml-
nation for Congress- iu the Fifth, Mary land, dis
trct
There were l73 deaths in Baltimore for the
week ending yesterday morning, being an 10
crease Of Is over last week, and an Increase Of
II over the corresponding week of last year.
The laying of the Anglo American cable has
been nearly completed, and it was expected
that the final splice would be made yesterday.
The cable is 10 perpect condition.
1t is reported that disastrous fire occurred
at Russellvie, KY, Sunday morning. The
court house, Frost House, and other buildings
were destroyed.
Mayor Vansant, Of Baltimore, sent in to the
First Branch of the City Council last evening
no less than three veto messages.
Frederick B. Conway, manager of the Brook
lyn New York; Theatre died yesterday morn
ing at Manchester Massachusetts.
The Albany and Boston freight houses, at
East Albany, took fire last night and were to-
tally consumed. Loss, $5O,0OO.
The police authorities ip Washington ycster-
day thought that they had found Charlie Ross,
but they were mistaken.