Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-11
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Captain James, of the steamship Nederland
when about entering Delaware Bay on last
Tuesday, saved six men from watery grave.
He saw schooner with signal of distress n.y.
ing, and bore down to her, but found 1t lmpos-
sible to send out a boat on account OF the heavy
sea. He laid to all night, and In the morning
the schooner had disappeared. After cruising
about for some time the disabled vessel was
again sighted, and the sea being smoother, a
boat crew reached her and found her to be
the Laura D. from St. Johns, N. f., to Ha-
vana. She was water lodged and gradually
sinking. The captain and FIVE Of the crew were
still cliugpg to the rigging and were rescued.
The state of affairs 10 the Lebigh coal region
continues to be the most unpromlSlng for an
early settlement of the existing difficulties. The
miners appear to be very determined, and are
said to have fair supply of money and we'll
stocked larders 1t is believed that the hrst
advance must come from the operators.
Alexander Fl, White, 40 ex-member Of Con-
gress from Alabama, has been appointed by
the Attorney General to superi0teDd the pros
ecutioDs against alleged violators OF the laws
OF the UOied States 10 the South, an appro.
priatioD Of five thousand dollars for that pur
pose having recently been made by Congress-
The Departments have issued circulars 10
forming their subordinate officers that the civil
service rules are DO longer 10 force, and that
the old method Of making appointments and
promotions has been restored. All the sub
boards of Civil Service Reform throughout the
country have been abolished.
The Sena'e yesterday ratified treaty be-
! tween the United States and Belgium, giving
! reciprocal rights in the matter of transporting
goods through the two countries by the cltl-
zens of each. 1t is thought that the HaWalln
| treaty will be rejected.
The special Washington correspondent OF
The Baltimore American says that the rumor-
ed recall of Minister Schenck from England is
entirely discredlted at the State Department.
Secretary Fish positively denies the whole
story.
The Director General of the Centennial Ex-
hibition at Philadelphia was yesterday official
ly noti6td tba, Congress appropriated S5O5, 900
for preparation of the exhibition 10 be made by
the Department Of the Government and the
erection of building to contain 1t.
La the United States Senate yesterday MIR.
Merrmon concluded his speech 10 opposition
to the admission Of Piuchback., The Senate
then went into executive session, and at its
close adjourned.
A dispatch from Sioux City to the Chicago
Times says many Strangers have arrived to join
Gordon Black Hills expedition, which is to
start April The Indications are that there
will be over 1000 men ready by that time.
Edward Mooney, indicted 10 New York city
for numbering bis wife, by kicking her to death,
pleaded guilty of mans laughter in the second
degree, aud was yesterday sentenced to seven
years Imprisonment
An official anoouocem mt is made FROM Paris
of the formation of Ministry. Buffet takes
the Interior, and Dufaure the Department of
Justice The name of the Duke d 'Auditfret
Pasquier is not embraced.
Tomorrow at Easten, Nd, George Wheeler,
colored, will be hanged for the murder of Mrs.
Whitman, aud at Belair, Joshua Griffin will
be hanged for the murder Of Susan Taylor.
A, a meeting of the Directors Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company yesterday in New
York, quarterly dividend of Two per cent.
was declared.
Secretary Bri,tow will, it is stated, probably
to day issue his formal order calling in thirty
million Of fve-tWeuty bonds The numbers
and dates OF such bonds are DOT yet known.
The Congressional Louisiana Investigating
Committee have gone to New York, and the
returns of the election of 1874 will be canvass
ed there.
Ger. Sheridan is ia Washington, and yester
day had protracted interview with the Presl-
dent.