Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-02
EwS OF THE DAY
"To shoo the very age and body Of the Times"

monies, Archbishop Bayley, Bishop Becker, OF
Wilmington, Delaware, aud Bishop Glbbons,
of Richmond, Virginia, officiating. Bishop
Gibbons delivered the sermon. A number OF
priests and scholastics from the city and State
aud large congregation were present.
John N. Outwater, the well-known expert, has
concluded his examination of the accounts Of
Hamilton, the ASCENDING Treasurer of jersey
CITY, and states that the defacatinn is $50, $40,
s4I 900 being in bonds. Mr.. Outwater says
the specuations were begun December %. In
one day $50, 900 cSsh were retained, the re-
lnaiuder being taken In sums varying from
$500 upwards. Hamiton's mode was TO
deposit checks received in payment Of lakes,
and to retain cash.
4 bold and successful robbery was perpetra-
ted on Saturday night at the house of An
drew Murray, au aged farmer living near A.
bany, N. Y, by four masked men who bound
Mr.. Murray and his sister, 1.-THE ouly occupants
of the house, with cords, aud then robbed the
house. They stole pair OF valuable horses,
which they haruessed to sleigh and made
good their escape.
A dispatch from St. Louis, says 1t was
W. w. Pyle instead of Rosenteldt, who dis
appeared from here yesterday with the key OF
Mr.. B. Spyer's safe Mr.. Spyer returned home
| TO- day. and on opening the safe discovered 1t
had been robbed of diamonds: set and unset,
aud gold watches, worth from $50, UO0 to SO,
0OO There is no clue as yet to Pyle wherea-
bouts.
David f. Blodgett, of Baltimore, Vermont,
cut his wfe's throat with "a jack-kDife, at her
house yesterday, while she was nursing her iD-
FAINT. The murdered woman leaves five chill
dren. No reason Is assigned other than that
| Blodgctt wanted his wife to return home, and
she refused.
On Saturday. in the u S. District Court,
Judge CadwalIadar issued an injunction against
the Franklin Savings Fund Society of Phlla-
deIphia, restraining its officers and employees
from making any disposition or transfer OF the
property of the corporation.
Baron Lederer, the Austrian Minister at
Washington, has received letters recalling him
from the u. S. Baron Schwarz Senborn,
President of the Vienna Exposition, has been
appointed by the Austrian Government 10 take
his place.
Governor Kellogg states that the report from
New Orleans, telegraphed by special cores
poudent, to tho effect that he Kellogg had
made requIsion on the authorities Of the Dis
trct of Columbia Eor ex- Governor Warnoth, is
entirely untrue.
In the joint convention of the Kansas Legis'
lature on Saturday, for the election of U. S.
Senator, the four ballots resulted as follows
Slower, 81; Plumb, 25; Phillips, l6; Harvey
90; ana Hudson, lS-the rest scattering.
A dispatch from the Chief of Police of ST.
Louis reports that Simon Marientha the sup.
posed perpctrator of the Duhme diamond
robbery, III Cincinnati, two weeks age has been
arrested.
A dispatch from Cape Coast Castle states that
twelve ambassadors from the Ashantees recent,
y arrived at the British camp, suing for peace
Sir Garnet Wolseey replied he would only treat
with the King himself at Coomassle.
CONGRESS. The Senate was not 10 session
on Saturday, and the House of Representa-
tives met for debate only. Mr. Cox spoke fol
FIVE minutes 10 favor of substitute for the bill
reported from the Committee on Banking and
Currency He was followed by Mr.. Wilson, OF
| Indiana, who spoke on the subject of Pacific
railroads. When be had flushed MIR. Kelley
spoke on the currency question, explaining his
views at length. Quite lively tilt occurred
between Mr.. Kelley and Mr. Beck in regard
to the time occupied by both in the discussion
of the financial question. Mr.. Kellogg, Of Con.
necticut, also spoke on the subject. Mr.. Lough-
ridge addressed the House on the Army APP
preparation bill, followed by MIR. Berry, OF
Missouri, on the financial question. Then came
Mr.. Hyde 10 favor oil internal Improvements
md in nf tba hat he
ernmcnt should aid in the construction of rail
roads. Mr.. Hayes advocated the Civil Rights
Bill, and then came Mr.. Williams, Of MaSsa
husetts, on the financial question, advocating
an early resumption of specie payments. Mr..
Mellish spoke on the same subject.
MILLER's TOLL ON CORN. IA bill has been
introduced in our Legislature to reduce mil.
lcrs toll for grinding corn from one eighth to
ne-tenth A mill that can grind 30 bushels,
of corn per day is generally estimated to be
worth about $4,000. The interest on $4,000
for one day at per cent. is fraction over 49,
A nicr's per diem is about LOO
And his board is 25
Ca pita! and labor $l.7l
The toll of one eighth on 30 bus els
being 81 bushels, will bring in market,
on an average, % cents per Dushel, or 10
Leaving profit of As
a part of which must be expended in repairs.
As the maximum of country grist mills is about
80 bushels. it is evident such proprietors can
make little on their investments. TO US the
toll of the miller seems little enough as the law
stands, and we trust the reduction will not be
made. The expenses Of grinding increase as
the capacity Of mill falls under thirty bush
els but as the profits OF mill increase IN pro-
portion to its capacity to grind above 81 bush
els, it might be proper to compel large mills to
grind for less than oneeighlh. = Warrenton
Mder.
A KANSAS TRAGEDy.-LIrTE Rock, Jan.
3l.-On Wednesday night, just after dark,
three men entered the residence Of an old man
named McCulliser, at Dover in Pope county,
and commenced firing, killing McCulIister aud
shooting his wife in the arm, which was afterward
amputated. Que of the parties attempted to