Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-15
HwS OF THE DA ".
" To .ho,o the very age and body Of the Times

10 the Wilkesbarre, Pa, neghborhood the
striking coal miners are holding out with
tenacity that forbids any expectation of 40 ear
ly resumption OF work. Money is flowing tree
Iy to them from the Uoioo, and they profess
an ability to keep up the fight for an indefinite
length of time Notwithstanding the dlsor-
gau;zation all is quiet around Wilkesbarrc and
Hazcton. The troops remain on hand, and
there is an impression that their presence is
necessary to preserve the peace.
Prince Bismarck, in speaking last night in
the Upper Hguse of the Prussan Diet GU the
bill regarding the grants heretofore made to
the Catholic clergy, said that the Bishps were
the Pope's protects. He was not an enemy OF
he Church, but he warred upon Papncy,
whose principle was the exermiDaton OF
heretics.
At IA meeting of the bondholders of the Will
mington and Reading railroad, iu Philadelphia,
yesterday, committee was appointed to ACT
for the bondhoIders, with power to forecloSe
the mortgage and sell the road, or buy 1t 10, as
they may think advisable to take necessary
steps for new corporation, and also to inquire
into the past management OF the road.
An investigation by Legislative committee
into the Penusy vaula State Treasury was com
meuccd yesterday. 1t has been perssteuty
charged that the boz ks would reveal frauds OF
the gravest character, and the Democratic
Legislature has seized the opp ntuuity OF eu-
deavoriug 10 discover what ground there Is Tor
the accusation.
A new plan for raising money to aid the cen
tenuiaI celebration has been conceived in Phil
adelpha 1t is the holding of loan exhibtlous
of paintings, bruuzcs, statuary china, relics,
aud other objects of Interest suitable Tor the
purposes Tie first one Of the kind Was open
Cd yesterday.
y Vcuna dispatch says that it is reported
that the Turks have murdered two hundred
and seventy Christians 10 Roumelia and Bull
garia during the last three months, and that
tie names OF the victims have been commuu-
Gated tu the foreign representatives IN Con-
stantinople.
Kinds and Van Week, the principals in the
mail contract frauds, were examined yesterday
before u s. commissioner in Washington
Their counsel are trying to save them from
punishment on the ground that they have com-
United no offence known to the laws.
The funeral OF Dan Bryant took place in New
York yesterday morning, aud was attended by
a great coDcourse of people, including great
number of the theatrical aud minstrel probes
sion aud prominent citizens.
Valentines recumbeut figure of Ice has
been shipped from Richmond to Lexington,
via LyDchburg. There is some talk Of having
copy of the work made to be placed IN some
suitable place 10 Richmond
The two largest mixed colleges 10 the coun-
try are Oberlin and Michigan University. Of
the $50 students at Operlin 633 are women
of the l,l9l at Michigan University lUO are
women.
Gen. Alexander f Shiras. commissary gen
eral of subsistence, u S. army, died 10 Wash
iogtou city yesterday morning, after an illness
OF several weeks.
During heavy squal near Norfolk, yester-
day, eight negro men from Gloucester county
we're drowned by the caps Zing OF an oyster
boat.
Fourteen hundred dollars we're realized in
aid OF the Lee Memorial Fuod by the enter.
talumeut at the Academy Of Music 10 Bati
more, Saturday evening last.
A telegram from Hendaye reports that the
Carlists surprised Fort Aspe near Sautander,
and carried off two hundred prisoners and four
guns
The Methodist Conference at P, ughkeepsie,
N. Y, yesterday adopted resolution protest
ing against the apportioniDg of moneys of the
State tor the benefit of the Catholic schools.
The agents of the French Government have
made contracts in Bohemia for 10000 horses
10 be delivered next June.
Ex-senator Rcves, of Mississippi, is tho
pastor of Methodist CT urch III his own State,
aod doctor Of divinity.
The diocese of EastoD, Md, has refused as
sent to the conservation of Drs. DrKoven aud
jaeger.
Thos. p Wcndover. veteran of the war OF
1872, died n New York yesterday His father
was noted politician 10 continental times.
The Financial Observation-Disclosures
We copy from the Richmond Wing The let
ter of Daniel H. London, esq, now of New
York, but formerly of Richmond, on the sub
ject of his plan Of an exchequer. 1t is deemed
of vast importance to the people of Virginia
and the South that the rates Of interest Oh
money should be reduced to enable them to
prosecute their mining aud other operations
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