Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-24
NEWS OF THE DAY
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NEWS VF 1H1E DAA
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Two dispatches were received at the Navy
Department, yesterday, 10 regard to the loss OF
the Sarauac. The first was from Lieutenant
Conan Saunders, announcing the disaster. The
other dispatch was from Admiral Cochrane, OF
her Majcsly's steamship Repulse, dated Val
eio, June 81. After announcing the disaster,
the Admiral says: L have dispatched her
Majestys ship Myrmidon to assist in every
posi- bic way. leave on my flagship imme'
diately on the same service.
The Anglo Brazilian Times (of Riol of May
%, says: The American trigate Lancaster,
which lost doctor and several seamen here.
took yellow fever with it to Bahia, and the
other medical men aud an officer died on the
passage. BY permission Of the Minister OF
Marine the trigate obtained Brazilian naval
doctor to go with the vessel 10 the Uuited
States.
A sham battle and review participated in by
eight thousand soldiers, with thirty pieces OF
artillery. took place at the Curragh Camp, near
Dublin. Yesterday and was witnessed by about
five Thousand pepe. Tho American ritenen
were present, and al the close OF the fight
| .unched with the officers of the Nincty-hrs
lilghlanders
A new and dangerous counterfeit has been
discovered at the National Bank Redemption
Agency, of the FIVE dollar notes OF the First
Natooal Bank, of Canton, Iii. This Is evident
| Iy changed from the plate on whi;h the crun-
| terfeit 90 the Traders National Bank, of Chi
cago, and the First National Bank, Of Pax
| tou, ILL.,, Was printed.
The House Of Commons, yesterday, at the
cloee of an animated debate, rejected the bill
| TO repeal the Contagious Diseases Act, by IA
vote Of 3OS 10 1876 The Government opposed
the bill on the ground that the act it sought to
repeal afforded great protection to the aruIy
| and navy.
Gen. Bidwell, of Butte county, California,
dependents. Gen. B. is wealthy farmer of
Butte county, aud an old and ardent Rcpubl-
| can. lie was member of the Thirty ninth
! Congress- His wife is daughter OF j. Z. u.
Kennedy, Of Washington, D. q.
The schooner Mary Chiffon, of New York,
| which was abandoned under suspicious circum
stances some time since o. one Of the Bahama
| reefs, has arrived at Havana. The crew were
also at that port and will be sent to the Uulted
States for trial.
Owing to heavy rains in the south of France
the river Garonne has ovelfowed its banks,
| and many houses have been swept away. Tou-
| louise was Inundated, and al last accounts the
waters were still rising, causing serious apprc
| hensluns
As several workmen were engaged in repair
| ing a steamboat cylinder, at Newark, n. D.,
yesterday, some water inside generated steam,
causing an explosion. Thos. Crow was killed,
and three other meu were badly injured.
The Shoe aud Leather Association of Mon
treal have petitioned the Dominion Govern
| meut to grant them protection equal 10 the
United States tariff on all kinds Of boots and
shoes.
Tweed is still in Ludlow street Jail, at New
York, awaiting the procurement of $1,000 600
bail ia the civil suit against him for ST 900, No..
His family aud counsel visited him there yes
terday.
A, the commencement Of the union College,
Schenectady, n Y, the degree Of doctor OF
philosophy was conferred on General Meyer,
of the sigual bureau.
The New York Prohibition State Convcn
ton at Syracuse has nominated part Of the
State ticket. ..
The Liverpool revival has closed. The ex-
pcpses exceeded the contributions by about
5000.
The German Government is preparing a
Parliamentary measure prohibiting public rc-
gious professions.
The college at ST. Theresa village, Canada,
together with about fifteen houses, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday.
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