Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7b sho,o the vsry age and body of the Time


Another coal mine explosion occurred in
England yesterday, resulting 10 six deaths.
General Sabas has been sentenced by the
Carlist court martial to four years imprison.
mcnt.
A. j. Elmondsou, Postmaster at Noble, ILL.,,
has been arrested on the charge of robbing the
mails.
The judges of the Supreme Court and men,
bcrs of Congress will visit the Centennial
grounds on the 18th instant.
Several persons have been arrested at Lee
banon, Pa, Oh the charge Of passing counter
| felt five and ten dollar bills on the First Ma
tiopal Bank Of Peru, III.
General George B. Williams is in Washing
ton, in the capacity of Japanese Commissioner
tor Europe. The mission, it is stated has ref
ereuce to financial aud commercial matters
The Spanish press, in commenting on the
Presidents message, express the hope that the
Cuban !nsurrcctlon will speedily be vauqushed
| by force, energy and perseverance,
The trials for poygany iu Utah were revived
yesterday by the arrangement of George Rey-
holds for bigamy. Others cases are being To-
vestigated by the grand jury.
| In the French Assembly yesterday the DUO
d'Audifret Pasquier, President, and Nj. Mar
tel, First Vice President, were elected mem.
bers Of the Senate for life. In the voting the
Left developed unusual strength.
A. j. West and B. w. Briscoe, of the sus.
pended firm of West, Edwards & Co., Atlanta,
Ga, have been committed to Jail for contempt
| in lofiy I,o,r 49,
the receiver. Edwards escaped
Counsel in the Tweed case have agreed that
forty jurors shall be drawn, from whom twelve
are to be selected to try the sx-miIliou suit
1t is now thought that Tweed has fed to Can.
ada, and detectives are searching for him il
Ottawa.
Later intelligence of the accident to the
steamer Anerique confirms the report that il
Was caused by the breaking of the main shaft
of the French coast. Considerable alarm was
felt among the passengers, and at their re-
quest thirteen were transferred to the steamer
China, from Boston, and landed at Queens.
town.
A little four.year old child of Mr.. A. Smiley,
living Oh Walkers Greek. in Page county, was
burnt to death last week. Its mother had left
1t playing IN the room and went about some Of
her domestic duties when, in some unaccount-
able way, It's clothes caught fire. and before the
flames could be extinguished, the child was so
badly burned that death ensued
Gov. Irwin, of California was insugurated
yesterday with the usual ceremonies In his
inaugural be urged the Legislature to bring
the Influence of the State to bear 90 the gen.
eral government to procure modification of
the treaty with China with view to the re.
strctlon of Chinese emigration; also that the
State should demand return of the country
to specie payments at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
Gems. Sheridan, Hancock and Terry, COM
posing the court of inquiry appointed at the
request Of Gen. Rabcock to consider the cues.
tions raised 10 the prosecution of the whiskey
cases at St. Louis affecting his reputation, met
at the Palmer House, Chicago, yesterday, and
decided that the court should hold an open
session. Major Gardner, the recorder, stated
that Oh account of the lack of witnesses moth
ing could then be done, ADD the court accord.
lngly adjourned until noon to-day. The u. S.
grand jury in session at 81. Louis made thir-
teen new indictments yesterday, including, it
is stated an Indictment against Gen. Babcock
tor conspiracy 10 the whiskey frauds A capiss
for Gen. Babcock' 5 arrest, it is further stated,
was sent to Chicago last night