Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.
''1o sho,o the verg age and body of the Times.

'1o ,how the very age and body of the Times"
Goodpne Bros. of New York, wholesale
liquor dealers, have suspended.
Fully 10000 persons viewed the body of the
late Vice President on SATURDAY as it lay in
state IN independence Hall, Philadelphia.
The dry goods firm of W. I. Marcy, of But
falo, has suspcn died. Liabilities about $3.50.
900; assets supposed to be about 500 900.
There are DOW in Washington sixteen Sena-
tors and sixty mem bers Of the House of Rep,
resentatlYes.
The bark Stonewall Jack SOD was launched
in East Boston Sa turday. Five thousand peo-
pie witnessed it.
Edward S. Tobey, of Boston, a personal
friend of the President, has been rendered the
appointment of Indian commissioner in place
OF Mr. Smith.
The series of grades 10 grain, which it is
proposed to establish uuder the new grading
rules of the New York Corn Exchange, to go
into effect December |, have been completed.
The verdict of the Corouer's inquest on the
body of one Of the victims of the Pacific disas-
ter casts blame upon both the steamship and
the sailing vessel concerned in the collision.
Messrs. Moody and Sankey are complaining
of the severe strain on their nerves. They
have determined to take Saturdays for holi-
day.
There is reason to believe that the English
Parliament will meet on the l4th OF December
next to discuss the purchase by the Govern
ment of the KhediVt's shares OF the Sucz
canal.
Should Austria occupy Herzegovina, it is
reported that Sir Garnet Wolsely has orders
to occupy Egypt Immediately. This would
hasten the solution of the Eastern question
rapidly.
Burdett, State Treasurer Of West Virginia,
has been impeached by the Legislature, and
will be brought to trial before the Senate
Bennett, the State Auditor, is also to be i'm.
peached unless the House of Delegates rejects
the articles against him.
Resolutions are before the National Grange,
at Louisville, KY, declaring that the farmers
are upjustly burdeued, and recommending
graDgcrs to keep out of party politics and give
their votes to the promotion of agricultu-
raj interests.
The Washington correspondent of the Balti.
more American states that at a conference Oh
Saturday at the Treasury Department it was
decided to reduce salaries at the Baltimore,
New York and Philadelphia Custom Houses
fifteen per ceUt 10 order t. retrench without
reducing the force of employees.
The Khedive of Egypt offered the shares of
the Suez Canal stock for sale to France previ-
GUS to their purchase by Eogland. Minister
Decazes wanted to accept the offer of his High
ness, but the Bank of France made some diff
cuitles, aud the opportunity for the acquisition
OF the property was lost
The monster iron-clad M,narch, the vessel
that brought Peabody's remains to this coun-
try and laid for some days in Annapolis Roads,
ran INTO merchant ship 10 the Euglsh Chan.
mel. yesterday, and both vessels were so scr-
ously damaged that they were compelled to
hurry into Plymouth for safety.
The Irish Evangelist, MIR. Needham, gave
Bible readings, yesterday afternoon, at tie
Brooklyn IN. ~ Association Hall, before
large congregation, and was assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Hall, the Washington city Eyangelis,.
who has been assisting Mr.. Needham 10 revi
val services.
A woman aged forty. named Wilhclmine
Weik, has been arrested 10 Buffalo, N. Y,
charged with numbering her step son, aged
fourteen, whose body was found in an old we'll
90 the premises 10 nude state except shirt,
With chains and other weights attached to bis
neck Property belonging to the murdered
Doy' and reverting to her own child 10 case of
his death, is the supposed cause.