Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-15
NEWS OF THE DA ".
" To show the very age and body Of the Times

The National Grange of Patrons of lius-
banlry endorse the Texas Pacific Railroad sub
sidy, and also ask Congress to aid in the I'M
pruvemeDt of the mouth OF the Mississippi nv
cr, and the construction OF double track
freight railroad between New l ork and the
Missouri river The repeal of the tax on to-
bacco is urged, coupled with proposition that
the Government shall eGdeavor to induce for
eigp powers to reduce the import duties on the
article.
There are rumors Of another railroad war be-
tween the Baltimore and Ohio and the Penn
sylvaua Railroad Companies. So far it seems
to concern ouIy questions re lating to freight
traffic, but may involve, as 1t did year or
more ago, the passenger travel between WASH,
ipgton and New York. The Baltimore ard
Potomac Railroad have put on two additional
trains for New York.
The proposed increase of the whiskey tax, as
contemplated in the Revenue bill now pending
in Congress. meets with strenuous onposl-
ton in Cincinnati, where the liquor trade OF
the West is mainly concentrated. The Cham
Der of Commerce Of that city adopted pr otest
on Saturday, arguing that it would be an e.
traardiuary burden upon Cincinnati capital.
\ delegation of lawyers FROM New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore were at the De-
partmont Of Justice in Washington on Satur-
day protesting against the approval OF the
Senate bill 10 facilitate the eases before The y.
| s. Suireme Court. The Attorney General
did not Indicate what recommendations ne
would make TO the President 10 the matter.
The cold has been extreme during the last
sixty hours in Northern New York and New
England. At various places the thermometer
on Saturday indicated 40 degrees below zero'
and at Concord, n. H., the mercury tloze:
The Signal Service reports Indicate continued
clear weather, with severe cold.
The present Pacific Mail management claim
that the bribery iob was the personal affair OF
Stockwell and Irwin, for which no blame should
| attach 10 the Company now. The attorney OF
| the corporation has been Instructed to su" tho
recipients of the bounty for the recovery Of tho
| money.
During the trial Of civil suit at Huntington
W. Va, Saturday, while G. Douneia, wit
ness. was testifyiug, Dr. Butler, one Of the
parties 10 the suit, called him liar, whereup
on Donnea struck Butler, AMI was instantly
stabbed by the latter ia Tic bowels. Butler !:
| uQucT arrest W await ti.C iSSulI VI INV "N""N
| \ dispatch from London says: Archbishop
Cullen, 10 a pastoral address, condemns the
mission Of the revival preachers, Moody ant
Saakey He says: These mcn seek to d.
away with good works aud the necessity OIL
baptism, promising salvation BY foolish Sensa-
tioualism without requiring repentance
Both Houses Of the West Virginia LcgiSla
ture have now passed the bill to remove the
Safe CAPITAL from Charleston to Wheeling.
| The rem wal is to be made within the uex'
| uiuety days.
The employees Of the Fail River mills are
determined 10 carry on their strike and It is
now simply question as TO whether they or
the proprietors eau hold out the longest
A dispatch from Paris announces the death
of Achie Fould, an eminent statesman and fl
naDcer, at the age OF 10.