Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-02
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The Superior District Court at New Orleans
in the case Of the State of Louisiana VS. the
New Orleans. Mobile aud Texas Railroad Co.
rendered Judgment in favor Of the plaintiffs,
ordering the company TO return to the otate
$3.50. 600, bonds dated July |, 1870, with cou-
pons attached, or pay the amount 10 cash WIN
interest. giving the State the first lien Oh all
their property west of the Mississippi
Tuesday evening a deranged unknown man
was found near the Boat Tavern, four miles
from Chester, Pa. He wore no clothes; said
he had left them with his money on the way
side for the poor; is German; appears to nave
been in good circumstances; claims to be from
PHILADELPHIA aud Now York, aud says ms
name is Emil Shumau. lie was sent to Inc
almshOuse.
A party of fifty Master Masous, under the
leadership of Robert Morris, Past Grand Mas
ter of kentucky, will visit the Holy Land,
E,uropc and Africa, this summer. The corner
stone of a new Masonic Hall will be laid III
Jerusalem.
Mr.. Bristow has selected as Assistant Secre-
tarv of the Treasury Mr. Charles +. Conant,
and his appointment was made yesterday: Mr.
Conant has been iu the Government service Tor
over ten years, and is promoted from Chief OF
the warrant division of the Treasury.
George Ellis, formerly President of the late
Commonwealth National Bank, New York, was
arrested on Tuesday evening at TarrytOwn,
his home, On the charge OF making false entries
| in the books Of that bank, and disappointing
about SO, 900 OF its funds.
| The suit Of Jay Gould against Lord Gordon
Gordon, for damages for alleged illagal CONVEX
sion Of certain railroad stoks and bonds, has just
been brought to trial 10 New York, and judg-
mcnt was taken against the defendant by default
! for $40, 500.
The Captain General of Cuba has officially
Informed the army of the death of his brother,
Manuel de Ia Concha, in Spain. He exhorts
the soldiers to honor his memory, and declares
that if necessary be will follow his example IN
the defense OF the country.
The Church of England Synod and two Pres
byteriau Synods are meeting in Halifax, n 5.
The question under discussion is on the Eplsco-
pal Churches union with each other aud with
the Canadian Presbyterian Church.
The Commissioners of Finance of Baltimore,
yesterday, decided to purchase, at par, the ma
turcd coupons of the Western Maryland Rail
roads unendorsed bonds, in pursuance OF the
authority given by the City Council.
The prominent Western railroads, yesterday,
in New York city, concluded an agreement cut
ting down through passenger and freight rates
about 50 per ct. Tie revised tariff will 60 into
operation Immediately.
The Pope told the generals of religious Or
ders who called upon him on Tuesday, that be
deplored the suppression of their houses, and
exhorled them to remain united, and they
would reasonable hereafter.
John a. Robb, esq, City Register of Bal
timore, yesterday, paid to William Ii. ljams,
esq.,, treasurer of the Valley Railroad, $50
900 of the city's subscription to that road, due
yesterday.
A London dispatch says that the Atlantic
and Great Western Railway Company declined
yesterday to receive and pay coupons on their
| first mortgage bonds.
The Batimoreans 10 Philadelphia are arraDg
ing for a grand excursion to Long Branch dur
ing the cncampment Of the Fifth Regiment
The majority for the Constitutional Conven-
ton in Al kansas is estimated at sixty thousand.
| There was another death from Iydrophobia
yesterday in Bellevue Hospital, New York.
EFFECTS OF DISMISSAL. The Washington
correspondence of the Baltimore American
writes In the Treasury and Interior De.
| partments to-day there was a renewal OF the
sorrowful scenes of yesterday consequent upon
the unfortunates receiving their discharge pa
pers. One of the discharged clerks in the
Patent Office, man named Elliott, was so ser
iously affected that he went to the model room
and improvised spear out ola ten-toot pole,
| to the end of which he attached genuine,
glittering bayonet Hethen repaired to one
of the closets and Invested himself of all his
apparel save his bfurcated garment, and in
this scanty attire rushed through the hall with
his armament at charge bayonets," madly
| dashing here and there and utteriDg incohe-
rent sentences. After some difficulty he was
captured and taken in charge by Detectives
Sargent and McElfrcsh. There is no doubt
the effect Of the discharge in this case has pro-
duccd temporary insanity. Ii an economic
Congressman had been encountered by that
bayonet, he would doubtless have had cause to
regret his vote. He was examined at police
Headquarters by Dr. Eliot, aud subsl quently
his friends took charge of him..
THE WEDDERBURN LETTER.-The Rich
mopd State Journal gives the following extract
from a letter from Col. John s. Mostly to ex-
Governor Walker, now in the hands Of prom
inent gentleman of that city, 10 regard to his
connection with the Wedderburn letter:
ga letter from Richmond informs me that
you deny having had anything to do with the
publication OF the Wedderburn letter, and even
expressed regret that it was done. cannot
believe this without hearing from you. You
know | had not seen Wedderburn for six
months previous to the date of the letter. lu
fact you, yourself, told me that you intended
to get Wedderburn to write such letter, or to
interview me. am entirely willing to bear
whatever responsibility attaches to me on &C
count of its publication, and others should bear
their part of it Also
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