Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-30
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fifty fusilate or seven hundred voley shots
minute, and will concentrate shots at ecentte
or spread them over twenty-five feet at distance
IF FIVE hundred yards
The Maryland Court of Appeals has taken
away all hope of saving the life of the condemn
ed murderer, Joseph w. Davis, through the
ius,rumeutality of the law. Unless Judge
Maulsly can persuade the General Assembly
that it ought to assume jurisdiction i'll the case
he will most probably be executed on the 9th OF
February
1t is reported that Gov. Kellogg, of Loulsl-
ana, has issued resqusitiou upon Gov ohep-
herd, of the District of Columbia, for ID. Y.
Yarmouth, growiog out OF some criminal trans-
actions connected with the State treasury when
be was Governor.
The suits of the heirs Of Capt. Colvocoresses,
who either committed suicide or was murdered,
10 Bridgeport, Conn.,, against several life In
surauce companies for $4,000 have been set
tied, with one exception. by agreement by the
companies TO pay one halt.
The straight out Democrats Of Philadelphia
refuse TO support Col. A. X, Mcclure, recently
nominated as the Reborn" candidate for
Mayor. They will hold Convention to-day,
| and will most probably nominate Henry b.
Tatum.
The bust of Chief Justice fancy, which has
lust been ordered by act Of Congress to be
placed in the Supreme Court room, was order
ed from the sculptor, Mr.. Horato StOne, Wen
| ty-two years ago.
| The elections 10 Ontario aud Quebec yester.
day have resulted 10 returning large majority
| for the new Government Sir John A Nc
Donald was elected, however, by small ma
joIity.
The American Steamship Compauys line,
which plies between Philadelphia and Liver
pool will hereafter carry a regular mail, eav-
ing Philadelphia on Thursday OF each week.
The Committee on Federal Relations in the
Massachusetts Senate made report yester-
| day, that the resolution ceusuring Senator Sum-
ner, passed in 1872, should be rescluded.
CONGRESS. 10 the Senate, yesterday, the
vexed question of Stationery was discussed
The debate arose upon rcquisition from the
reporters gallery for dozen Of pencils and
ream of paper The matter was finally referred
to the COMMITTEE on Contingent Expenses.
Mr.. Corkling introduced bill 10 amend the
| Currency act 1t proposes to 50 amend section
/ so as to authorize suits to be brought against
the receiver and stockholders by persous ag
grieved by any proceeding to euturce the ludl
yidual liability of stock holders of national baEks
under the Currency act, or by neg cct or omls
sion to enforce said liability to the extent any
creditor may claim to be entitled for the pay
ment of amount alleged to be due him. The
suits are to be brought in the U. S. Circuit
| Court for the proper district, and DEGREES dl.
rectiug contribution or futher contribution by
the stock holders or any Of them may be Gu
| .ho Fer h,,l6 nd
| shall be binding upon the Comptroller OF the
Treasury and Receiver. Mr.. Boutwell, intro
duced a bill to provide more efficient system Of
quarantine 1t authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury to frame all ueedful rules aud IT gula-
tons for the establishment Of a national qua
rantine system. MIR. Carpenter made an elab-
crate speech on Louisiana affairs
10 the House of Representatives, Mr. May
nard, from the Committee on Banking aud
Currency, reported bill TO amend the several
acts providing a national currency, and to es-
tablish free banking and for other purposes.
The bill, the general provisions of which have
already been made public, repeats the act
of June 81, 1864, SO far as it requires re-
serve to be held on account of circulation,
but requires FIVE per cent of its circulation to
| be kept On deposit at the Treasury, and
| whenever its notes are presented to the
Treasury from any source IN sums OF
81 900, the Treasurer is to notify the banks,
| which are required to pay into the Treasury an
equal sum 10 Uoited States notes. when new
notes, printed aud engraved at the expense OF
| the banks, are to be issued to such banks to
the same amount the old notes being cancelled
and destroyed. The bill also repeals all laws
allowing reserves to be held elsewhere than la
| its own vaults, aud authorizes the establish
| ment of banks without circulation, on the de-
post of $1,000 10 the Treasury of the United
States. The greater part of the session was
taken up 10 the discussion of the Army APP
preparation bill in committee Of the whole.
REV. Mr. LATANE.-The case of Rev. Mr..
Latanc, of the Episcopal Church of Virginia,
whose recent esignation of the ministry of
that Church has been mentioned, is the subject
man, the organ Of the Episcopal Church of Vir.
giuia The Churchuan publishes III full Mr.
Latanes letter of resignation to Bishop JohDs,
and discusses the reasons which he gives for
the STEP These reasons are, as has been al
| ready stated, the divisions of the Church into
what are called high and low church parties:
| the language of the prayer book upon the sub
ject of regeneration 10 baptism aud the Lords
supper, and of a priesthood; the impossibility,
as he regards it, of changing the prayer book
ip these respects; aid the refusal of the Episco-
pal Church to acknowledge the validity Of or
diuation 10 other Protestant Churches. Mr.
Latane, as has been already said indorses the
Cummio's movement, but waits to connect
himself formally with it until he sees what the
Church in Virginia and the Church 10 West
Virginia (both what are called low church) do
10 the matter. The Southern Churchman,
while conceding the talents and virtues of Mr..
Latane; combats all his propositions but at the
same time declares that ii the Episcopal gen.
eral convention, which meets in October next,
does nothing 10 put an end at ouce and for
ever" to the scandal of ritmaism, then i, will
be time to take stand which is decided aud
which no one can possibly misunderstood
Under the Episcopal cannons it requires six
months before Mr., Latane's Resignation takes
effect, and the Churcbman says if he connects
himself with no other ecclesiastical body the
bishop of the diocese intends in the mean time