Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-24
NEWS OF THE DAY
ITO shoao tile uery age and body Of the Time

ITO shoa0 tile uery age and body Of the Times"
The Treasury Department at Washington is
in possession of the decree issued at Caracas,
Veuezvcla, closing the ports Of Maracaibo and
La VuIa Del Coro to foreign commerce. The
object of the decree is Cticiaily stated to be to
prevent unlawful trade with Cuacoa and to pup
ish that place for past offences \ custom house
has bee1 established at Porto Cabcllo 10 pur
suauce of the policy Of the decree. As the ex
ports from Maracaibo to the United States for
the year ending September, 1874. amounted
to $4,l9S, les. including more than 20 100000
pounds of c,tf,e, the change may effect con
sicrably the interests of merchants 10 this
country.
Another raid IF striking miners was made
near naz ,lton, Pa, Thursday night the in-
tended victims being James Morrison, Jasper
Ely and f. Landerbrun, the last Two Of whom
had taken refuge IN the house OF Morrison. \
brisk fight eDsucd, in which one miner was
killed and Landcrbruu WAS badly beaten. Lam
dcrbrun had formerly been strong friend OF
the miners and furnished them with mu'knts,
bu, latter, becoming Disguised with their ex-
cesses, abandoned their CAUSE
j. +. Young has obtained verdict for 81, 25C
damages against the Cleveland, Ohio, Plain.
dealer for charging him with having robbed
his own store for the purpose of detraudlng his
partner and crcditC,s The Plaindraer's in
formation was ubtaiucd from detectives and
Others in the police apartment. The suit vas
for $50 900.
At d meeting of the Bard of Directors Of
the Ncr;hcru Pacific Railroad. at New York,
yesterday, the r,sie ration of Geo W. Cass of
the u flee of President IS accepted. Chas. s..
Wright, OF Phila1ep hla, was chosen unanl-
mousIy to fill the vacancy.
The Papal euvoys visited Washington, yes
terday, under the escort Of Rev. Dr.. Foley, and
made tour of the public buildings. Arch;
bishop Baylcy with the Papal envoy and
the Rev. DR.. Foley, left for New York this
morning.
A defalcatiou to the amount Of $1,000 has
been discovered IN the Philadelphia office of
the Western Uoion Telegraph Company. A
clerk Damed John R. Heiner, formerly resi-
dent of Baltimore is charged with taking the
money.
Two colored murdsrers, named Bunch and
Hardee, we're to have been hung 10 South Car
DINA, yesterday, but were respited at noon by
the colored Lieut. Governor 10 the absence of
Gov. Chamberlain from the State.
john Dugan, who made an assault on young
man in Baltimore last summer, and afterwards
attempted to levy backmsil on him, was co.,
vicled yesterday at Annapolis and sentenced
to three years imprisonment 10 the city Jail.
The police authorities of Posen have mott
fed all the Ursuline Sisters in that district
who are not natives of Germany, that they
must leave the country within TWO months.
The Treasury Department is in receipt Of in.
formation that the Spanish Government, by
royal Decree has prohibited the importation of
American potatoes into Spain.
Religious excitement is the attributed cause
of an unusual increase of dementia among
the inmates of the workhouse 10 Liverpool,
England.
Admiral Worden, of the United States
Navy has arrived at Florence, where he is
the guest of Mr.. Graham, the American
Consul
The evidence in the libel case against the
Charleston, S. c., News aud Courier, which
has occupied the Criminal Court of that city
for the past two days. was closed last night
General Garfield, of Ohio, Governor Mo
Cook, of Colorado. and number Of others
left Chicago for San Francisco this morning
10 special car.
The Spanish government by royal decree has
prohibited the Importation Of American pota
toes into Spain.
John E. George, ex postmaster of Lebanon,
Pa, aud prominent as politician of that place,
committed suicide yesterday.
Ga May the General Convention of the
Womeu's Foreign Missionary Society of the
United States will meet in Baltimore.
Rock Euan Springs, Va, were sold in Wash
ingion yesterday morDug for $3.50.
Scoields cotton mill, at MaDayuok. Pa,
was burned last Dight