Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-22
NEWS OF TSI I,A-.
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The will Of Miss Mary d. Brown, Of Ihl'a'
dc!phia, was proba:cd yesterday. 1t distributes
sl3q, 900 among the charitable Institutions Of
that CITY. 500, 900 is divided between the male
and female lepart;nents Of the Pennsylvania
hosnitsl in the city, and Ike amounts to the
German. Episcopal AID Catholic hospitals ana
sl5,OOO TO The Soldiers aud Sailors Home.
TIE house Ct Maurer, the ~tanas!cal priest III
Brazil. was attacked BY D"a;ioaal troops to the
number Of 500. His followers made a stubborn
resistance. Tie deaths among them were nice
men, four vonc1 and tTo children. Dix sold
iers were killed and thirty wounded. The Bra
lillian forces at present in AsuEclon arc to be
Withdraw at oGce.
Gen. Miles reports 10 Gen. Sheridan a Sec
ond sharp fight he had with the Indians Oh the
4th Of September. Three or four hundred Of
the savages made a determined attack en- The
supply train, but after three days Of a running
skirmish we're beaten of, having lost heavily.
The troons had two men killed and four or tive
wounded.
The contract tr printing Internal revaIuc
stamps for the rest OF tie present fiscal year
has been awarded to the National, Continental
aud American Bank Note Companies CT New
York. About $3.50, eco worth Of STAMPS vii
be required for the rest OF the year.
On the 18th inst. the Guatemala Government
salutad the Eogli<h hlE with due solonniiy,
and full indemnity vas paid to Mr. Magcc,
the British consul, who WAS beaten hy order OF
an officer representing the Hua:cma!an tfov
crulueut.
The ~ci,iz:ns Of Glasgow propose TO erect, at
u cost of about 5 100, a public monument &c
DIR. Livingstone. Though 4 single s%ubscrli"
tiou is limited to $25. the amount required |:
nearly raised.
The City Councils Of Chicago last night pass
cd an amended fire ordinance, which not only
prohibits the erection Of wooden building:
within the city limits, but prcscrlb"s a heavy
pcnahy for violation OF the law.
The Bostoa Journal says judge +. Ii
uoar's second letter, declining the candidacy
for Congress, ~contaius a positive refusal to re-
consider his decision as previously made put'
lie.
Judge Field, Of the L. s. Supreme Court,
has decided that the California State law IN
der which it was attempted to send Chimes:
women back TO China was constitutional.
The French Conspl and Vice Consul at New
York have been appointed Commissioners from
France 10 the Centennial Exhibition at Phlia'
dclpbia.
The Spanish Minister has presented his Gre
dcntials to the Emperor Of Austria, q. Vi
emma.
The Government has ordered engineering
operations for the removal Of the Dauntcs rock:
harbor of Cork, Ireland.
The Grown Prince and Princess OF Germany
have received Mr.. Bancroft Davis, the l. S,
Minister.
Rev. Wesley P%rettymau, Postmaster at Ma
r~ietta, Georgia, has been arrested i'r calbczz!e'
mcnt.
A Salt Lake City telegram says that Brig
ham Young is sick, and considerably uncasi'
ness is felt there in regard to his condition.
During The week ending yesterday morning
there we're IA deaths in Baltimore, being q
decrease OF 8 siuce last week.
An Ottawa telegram says that The Dominion
Parliament has bean further prorogued unit
October 81.