Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-04
NEWS OF The DAY
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A telegram to the Iuternal Revenue Commits
sioncr from Supervisor Cook, at Nashville
Tenn, states that on Tuesday night at mid
night Mr.. J. G. Lott, of the Internal Revenuc
Office, and Revenue Agent Napier were driven
out of Murtreesboro, Tennessee, where they
we're on special service, by mob, and were
compelled to leave the town on foot, and IN
consequence were unable to perform certain Oh
fetal duties that had been assigned to them.
In the Reformed Presbyterian Synod at Phil
adelphia, yesterday, the committee on temper
ance submitted report, with resolutions at
tached. recommending the use OF untermenteo
wine in celebrating the Lord 5 Supper; that to-
tai abstinence be required from all applicants
to the church, and urging cooperation 10 the
tcmperance movement. All but the latter was
tabled, and the synod adjourned.
The steamship City Of Havana arrived at
Havana from New York Tuesday afternoon.
On the voyage she ran ashore near the Florida
coast, and was obliged to throw overheard her
cargo to get off. Capt. Phillips reports, that
the buoy marking the shoal six miles northeast
of Cape Florida lighthouse had shifted nearly
mile from its proper position
Three sailors were arrested on the arrival of
the steamer Frisia at HobokeD, N. j., yester-
day, charged with mutiny. The captain charges
| them with leading an attack on cabin passen,
gers, breaking down several cabin doors, and
refusing to obey orders. They were finally
overpowered and put in irons, and will be sent
| to Hamburg Germany, 90 Saturday, tor trial.
Four hundred men have been discharged
from the iron mines at Port Aram, Morris
county, N. Y, and FIVE hundred will be dis
charged from the Hibernia mines, adjacent,
| next Saturday. The wages of those retained
have been reduced to 81 25 per day from 81 90.
Failing off 10 the demand for ore Is given as
the reason for this action.
The Voz de Cuba, of Havana, says the Gu
ban government contemplates the public sales
of gold received from the revenues. The Voz
hopes this news will restore some quiet to the
money market there. Little business is doing.
| Tie prices of neccssarles OF lite are more than
doubled.
A Berlin telegram says that the Gar will
meet the Emperor of Germany about the mid
die of June at Ems Semi-of6cial denial is
given to the reports that the candldature OF
| the Hohenzollern Prince for the Crown OF
Spain will. be revived.
The American and Eughsh Catholics in Rome
proposed to give a public reception to the
| American pilgrims on their arrival there, and
to make otEer demonstrations OF sympathy,
but the Pope deprecates such display as 1t
might cause disturbance.
The old employees of the cotton mil of Sci.
lers Hoffman, Philadelphia, are on strike,
and on Monday afternoon they interfered with
the new hands who were set at work. Officers
took into custody eight of the strikers, who
were held to bail.
Further returns of the Oregon election indi-
cate majority for Grover, Democrat, for Gov
ernor. The Republicans still claim majority
for Williams tor Congress.
The trial of Alfred Speer, owner of the build
ing which fell at Passaie, N j., for manslaugh-
| ter, has ended In verdict of acqulttal. An
other indictment is pending against him.
| J. Helm, owner of the trotting horse Sam
Purday dropped dead at San Francisco Tues
day night.
The Grand Lodge of Free Masons Of British
America have elected Mackenzie Bowen, NJ.
p, of Beeville, Grand Master.
A Southern Ladies Relief Society has been
| formed for the purpose of aiding the Louisiana
and other sufferers along the Mississippi.
The sixty -eghth General Synod of the Re
formed Church of America convened at Pough-
kcepsie, n. T., yesterday.
The Canadian Grand Trunk railroad author
tiles have decided to change the line to nar-
row gauge east of Montreal, in September.