Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-22
NEWS OFF THE DAY
10 'ho'o The uers age and body Of the Times"

Francis V, Duke Of Modena, il dcad
Don Carlos is reported to be lying i'll at Du.
range.
The great four mile heat race at San Fran
cisco Is postponed until the 18th.
| There have been valuable discoveries of gold
ID the northeastern part of South Au>t-a
The inhabitants Of Shanghai have cor tsibut.
ed over $4,000 for the sufferers by the foods in
| France.
Sloan Richards metal broker, at Birmng-
ham, Eug acd, has failed His liabilities are
estimated at about half million dollars.
WIN. Ii. Merriam, we'll known correspon.
dett OF the New York Herald duriop the war,
died IN Troy, n. Y, Friday, of eonsum ption.
The fast mail between Philadelphia and
| washington, goes Suto operation to-day over
the PhIladel phia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad.
The British brig Mystic Tie, from Cieufue.
Cos, Nov 10, arrived Friday in ballast off
GalVest 10, Texas, the captain and crew, nine
10 all, haVlog been down with yellow fever.
La The Brooklyn Court OF Sessions, Saturday,
Justice Wm. B. Howard of East New York,
convicted two weeks ago Of nalfeasance, was
sentenced TO pay $50 or to be confued 10 the
county jail Tor twenty-nlne days
The recent rains caused the breaking of two
reservoirs uear Sonora, Toulumne county, Cal
carrying away lumber of bridges and
houses, drowning several children and Stopping
travel.
The bridge over the Schuylki river at Mar
ket street connecting Philadelphia and West
Philadelphia. and used by the PENNSYLVANIA
hallway Company, was destroyed by fire Sat-
urday evening.
DR.. VIM. ii. Hare, missionary bishop, while
preaching the annual sermon at the Church of
the TRANSPORTATION, New York, last evening,
was taken seriously i'll and was unable to pro
coed with bis discourse.
Reports from the line of the Union Pacific
Railroad snow a heavy fall of snow and Sc
we're storm extending from Laramie City Cd
the east, aud beyond Cornne aod Exc 90 tho
west, during the past week.
The board of naval officers appointed to in
quire lDto the ACCESSIBILITY of disposing of a
portion OF the site occupied by the BrookIyn
uavy yard t. the city of Brooklyn for market
purposes have reported against such action.
Some Of the banks of New York city, Phil
adelphia and Wilmington have issued circu-
lar requesting signatures to petition, which is
to be presented t. Congress, asking The repeal
of the law requiring the atixing of two cent
revenue stamps % cheeks
At Locustdale Pa, Friday Digbt while sew
eral miners were sitting on a box containing
powder ineased in small keg. a spark acc.
deutally dropped 10 the box igulting the DOW
der, which exploded instantly aud terribly
wounded the uen.
The failure of Wallace & Co., wholesale dry
goods dealers, New Oreons, is reported; liza
blhtes $3.50 000 assets s50O,O0O At New
York, Saturday, the assignment of CIaudius
B. Conaut was filed; liabilities $4,000, net
assets $4,000 The liabilities of Scammell d
Brothers, of s.. Johus, n. B., are estimated
at $550,O00.
The Philadelphia revival was opened yester-
day by Moody and Saukey % the former freight
depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which bias
been fitted up for the purpose. There were be-
tween ten and eleven thousand persons present
at the morning service, which consisted of siug-
ing. prayers, and an address by Mr.. Moody.
Iu the afternoon.the building was again packed.
while fully ten thousand people could not gain
admittaDce