Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-08
NEWS OF THE DAY
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The United States steamer Dispatch arrived
at Fortress Monroe, Va. Saturday, with oecre-
tary of the Navy Robson, Hester Clymer' OF
Pennsylvania, Lyman Tremain, OF New YORK
and Representatives Nlbaek, Foster, Hale,
Beck, and other members of Congress-, on a
tour of inspection. They we're received with
the usual salute, escorted through the tort by
Gen. Barry, reviewed the garrison, visited the
Norfolk navy yard, and sailed at night tor Ne"
York.
Chief Justice Waite has gone down to Ia.
leigh to sit with Judge Bond in the ''tax.bond
suit" now pending in the United States Cir
cult Court. The trial will begin on tuesday.
The Hon. Reverdy johnson appears tor the
boudholders. This will be one Of the most I'm,
portant case ever tried in North Carolina, and
the holders of the special tax-bonds will await
the result with much anxiety.
The temperance people in California appear
to be carrying things before them. The Wo-
men are taking very active part in the cam
paign. The result of the elections recently
held are beginning to be felt in the liquor
trade. Several of the largest dlstlllerles IN
San Francisco have reduced their daily pro
duct, and there has been considerable falling
off in orders for whiskey from the interior
towns.
The village of Tampico, Whiteside county,
Illinois, was demolished by tornado on Satur-
day night. Two persons we're killed and
number seriously injured. A thunder storm
passed over portion of the State of New York
Yesterday, which threw down bridge, and
sunk four canal boats at Troy, and capslzed a
boat on Lake Oneida, containing fishing par
ty. 1t is reported that twenty persons were
drowned.
Don Miguel De Embil, Mexican gentleman,
formerly banker and large property holder in
Havana has addressed the Spanish minister
and consul at New York in a strong protest
against Spanish officials in Cuba. He claims
s., 600, 900 for property wrongfully sequestered
in 1862 when he. without alleged crime or trial
was deported to Fernando 20, from which he
was released by the Spanish government.
The u. S. steamer Swatare was announced
to leave New York for the southern hemls-
phere yesterday, with five OF the parties of as
tropomers authorized under act Of Congress to
make observations of the transit OF Venus.
The three other parties will proceed to their
three stations in the northern hemisphere via
San Francisco
A dispatch to San Franci SEQ from Los An
pelos, states that Mexican named FL Gordo,
who few days since robbed and attempted to
murder MIR. Turner and his wife, near that city,
was wounded and captured. He confessed his
guilt and showed where the money was buried.
He was then taken from the officers by party OF
armed men and hanged to tree.
The steamship City OF Mexico was seized at
New York on Saturday, before her departure
for Havana, for carrying petroleum oil in Vlo-
laton of the act of Congress-, being passenger
vessel. The owners gave bail to meet any tne.
II is reported the sister ship will be seized tor
similar offence.
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange has
adopted revised rules looking to reformation in
the manner of handling cotton at that port, the
object being to proven speeulations, which have
heretofore generally resulted 10 reducing the
weight of each passing bale, and adding 10000
bales annually to the city crop.
Julian S. Mendelsohn, who says be lisa son
of the greater composer, has been arrested in
New York on charge Of attempting to pass
forged checks He says he got the checks IN
payment of opium, which he brought with
him from China.
The Captain General of Cuba has issued
decree against the rise in gold at Havana, and
has undertaken to regulate the premium him
self. Every morning he posts card at the
Bank, Informing merchants what percentage
will be cxacted for gold during the day.
In Lynn, Massachusetts, last night, Charles
H. Caswell, without apparent provocation,
stabbed his brother j. w. Caswel in the breast
with dirk knife and fled, but was subsequent
ly arrested. The wound is dangerous.
A dispatch from Prescott Arizona, says that
Cschise, the Apache chief, is very i'll and is
not expected to recover. He imagines that the
spirits of the white men murdered by him are
tearing his flesh.
At meeting of the workingmen's associa-
ton in New York it was resolved to cooper
ate with French societies in rendering reoep
ton to Messrs. Pousset and Joende, exiled
communists leaders.
Catharine Heuger, ex-wife of Newark sa
loon keeper, has been arrested for manslaugh.
ter, in beating Miss Heisler, while the latter
was ill with the smallpox, so that she died.
A drunken man was so terribly dubbed in
New York Saturday by two policemen, that
his death is feared
A dispatch says Levi Woodbury. has return
ed to Portsmouth from an unavailing search in
the fog for the cable ships.
The number of deaths 10 New York during
the past week was 4S9.
Ex-President Baez, of San Domingo, sailed
from New York on Saturday for Porto Rico.
LoUDoUN COUNTY ITEMS From the Lees
burg Washingtonian. Last week We gave
letter from Maj. S. I. Stuart, giving the re-
suit of his attention to sheep raising the pre-
sent season, which We supposed was not easily
excelled; but We have the following statement
from COL A. T. NJ. Rust, showing the success
he has met with this season, which surpasses
Mai. Stuart's. These gentlemen deserve the
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