Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-21
NEWS OF THE DAY
"T6 shon the very age and body Of the Time

Yesterday morning the hod carriers OF Brook
lyn went % strike, 10 consequence OF which
the bricklayers aud masons are out OF employ
ment. The hod-carrlers want 81 5O for eight
hours work. The masous had preVlousy
agreed to work ten hours. general strike
of fathers took place in New York yesterday
morning. They are striking tor the wages
they received last summer aud eight hours
day.
The anniversaries of the passage OF the
Civil Rights bill aud of the evacuation OF Rlcn-
mond were celebrated yesterday in that city by
the colored population of Richmond and Man
chester, by turnout Of civil societies, military
organizations and colvrcd people generally.
The libel suit against the Charleston Is. c.
News and Courier by ex Congressman Bowen
was begun in that city yesterday before jury
of six white and six coored nen. The admis-
sion OF the testimony for the defense was sharp,
y contested at every point.
The committee appointed By the recent Pres
byterian Conference in New York has COM
pleted the daft of constitution for the propos
ed confederation of the Presbyterian Churches
which is TO be considered at Il meeting Ia Lou.
don next July.
Messrs. Benjamin Schulz, of Philadelphia
and Harvey Day, Of Camden, n. j., while Oh
pleasure ride 10 carriage at Camden, yesterday
were run iuto by an Amboy train aud shocking
ly. mangled Schultz died III few minutes, uuc
Day lies in precarious condition.
Centennial celebrations are increasing in puu
Der. There is to be one at Greeusburg, Pa, OF
the 18TH 10 commemoration of ''tbc brave ueI
who within four weeks after the battle of Lex
iugton threw off their allegiance to the BRITISH
crown.
Reports from all parts of Kentucky say tina
great damage has been done to the fruit and to
bacco plants by the unreasonable frosta ant
snow of last week. The other crops, however
seem not to be greatly iujuled.
The sporting event OF the season in Eoglan'
was the race at Epson yesterday for the Lon
don city and suburban handicap, which va
Won by Da!ham, against which horse at To
start the betting was forty to one.
The iron, mills at Newburg, Ohio, have re
sumed operations. The puddcis, who bav
been on strike all the wiaier returned to VOL
accepting the Pittsburg prices.
The Trion factory, Chatooga county, Ca, va
burned Saturday oight. Loss Sl50,OOO insur
ance S35 900 Three hundred and fifty hand
are thrown out Of work.
An organized gang of railroad robbers ha
been detected at Logausport, Indiana. Thei
Operations have extended over several mouth
past, and amount to thousands of dollars.
The Boston city council have voted $4,000
towards the centennial celebration, on the iii
of June next, Of the battle Of Buoker Hill.
The funeral Of the acooants, who lately los
their ieves 10 balloon at Paris took place Their
yesterday.
The treshets along the line of the Union Paci
6c Railroad have measurably subsidized, and th
trains have commenced running again.
Colonel Jerome Napoleon Bonapart arrives
| at New York yesterday from Europe.
Sir Joseph Hawley, we-known il connection
with the British turf, is dead.
90 the 18th Of May the International Sunda
school Convention meets in Baltimore.
The famous race horse Kentucky died on Sun
day at Babylon, Long Island.