Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-23
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NEWS OF raE DA>.
"To shou TIE very age and Jo4y Of TIE Tmes"
There was a serious accident en- the B1lyi-
dcre aud Delaware Railroad, near Phiil'psburg,
Pa, Yesterday. \ iicight train backed On 4
siding to make way Ter Il passenger tram, but
the man who opcued the switch neglected 10
close it. The passenger train ran on the Slalue
and a collision was the result. One Passenger
was killed outright. aud several others were Ia
tally wounded.
The statement Of tie Pacific Mail Company,
made yesterday, shows an Increase Of the re-
ceipts from January lst 10 September POI,
1874. over the corresponding period last year
of $40, els. The company steamers brought
to New York, between April 9Th amt SepteGi-
Der 222l. OF this year, 3,Gl5 lous OF tea aGd ST
Of silk.
Mr.. Lewis, trustee Ia the Jay Cooke hank
ruptcy case, has fled with the Register a Dc
tailed statement, o9S items Of receipts aud 100
items Of expenditures, the total receipts shUWn
being 81, Ul3, q5l, II, and the t0ta! expenditure
S2Q3 ,s3g5 IS, leaving a balance OF SI3O,J5 *
10 the hands OF the trustee on the l9th Instant,
Tic National Gazette, Of Berlin, says while
the expulsion of the Danes from Schltswis
was a legal measure, il was only adopted in !
few isolated eases. The Gazette says the rcla.
tons between Denmark and Germany arc
friendly.
George W. Ciaypoole was ar:aisned yes!or-
day before Judge Giles, Oh the charge Of rob,
bing the United States mails in the Baltimore
Postofice, and his trial was fixed for Monday
next.
A drove of Western cattle on ! stampede at
Brighton, near Boston, were run into by 4
gravel train yesterday morning. \ dozen cat
tie we're killed and lwcnty-onc gravel cars were
wrecked.
Samuel a.. Briggs, Of Chicago, said to be a
d~efaultcr in 500, 900 from the bank OF gEich
he was Vice President and Cashier, was ar
rested yesterday in New York.
Ady;ccsfrom Fall Riverreporttha it has been
almost decided TO run the cotton mills or short
time, some reducing it to, o~ne-tialf aud others
to one.tkirl.
Rear Admiral Rodgers, yesterday, entered
upon bis duties as Superintendent, Of The Naval
Academy at Annapolis. The usual naval hon,
ors were shown.
The New Castle (England) Chamber ulCour.
MERGE have adopted resolutions condcmp!ng the
Canadian Reciprocity Treaty as prcjudicial to
British industry.
An engine attached to 4 gravel train on the
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad exploded its
boiler yesterday, Instantly killing the engineer
and severely woundiug three other men.
Mayor Van<aut, Of Baltimore Was yesterday
elected Treasurer Of the Grand Lodge Of the
independent Order Of Old Fellows q The /. ).
President Grant has extended The Civil Ser
vice rules to the Federal offices at the city and
in the customs district Of nostGu.
n cali mas been issued for the annual coz
~veuliou Of the Catholic Total Abstinence Uuiou
of America, 10 meet in Chicago, Octoacr /.
The Ministry Of the Province Of Canada was
sworn 10 at Quebec yesterday, with Mr.. I9uch.
crvlic as Prcm!e and SttIci".y,
The suspension Of &. LiulnanG & c., cx-
t~cnsiycly engaged in The importation of sugar,
was aunounccI 10 New Iorl: Yesterday.
The Americas delegates to The International
Postal Congress iav. arrived ii G.rae, Swift
crlaud.
More l;iliaa rUIinGcs are reported. Two
herd; Is have iccn murdered in tic they1unc
a"l .ilapalloe Agency.
\ Madrid telegram says that General |. zcrna
has II ~Tictua!!ci Iampioua.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. Ia s~penSirg Of
the plans for Internal improvement rife Al; the
beginning OF thi, century, ana airop,S Of the
cory oil Tie Federal Republican, a n"wspa-
per Of 1918, sent to it, the Baltimore Snn says
The Two leading editorial articles are on
the subject of 'lutciual Improvements. The
waters of the Potomac aud Su>Quehaunah must
be mingled at BALTIMORE The idea has not
been accomplished as yet, however, aud to.
day the same project is heard Of every now
and then In the proposed canal heace TO the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, striking either
from the District Of Columbia or higher paint
on the hue OF that work, 50 az 10 make Balli-
more the chief outlet Of the canals Cumber-
land coal trade. : The m~ingling OF
the waters o! the Potomac and the Su:ouchan-
IA at Baltimore seems nearly as lar off as ever.
The Federal Republican also says:
1T is true We have now I good deal Of the
trade that floats upon these rivers, THE Sus.
auchanna ard Po;omac.l but We ought. and
with proper eycrtlon We may. have it ali. When
a canal shall be made from the Su>quchauna
to Baltimore we shall command the trade Of at
least orc half the State Of Pennsylvania and OF
a very considerable portion Of the State Of New
York. y canal from the Potomac to Baltimore
would give US all the OF that noble
river. would in effect transplant Alexandria
and Georgetown (that is the commercial parts
of them) to Baltimore. This would surely be a
desirable acquisition TO our city. Baltimore
must do BY the little towns in its vicinity as
New York has done By the little towns about
her, and that is eat them aNnp,or what amounts
to the same thing, let thom have no
except what they carry on with and through
Which is what Baltimore desires now
: but which We are fighting against, low sue