Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.
III sho'0 the vsry age and body of the Time

: 10 sho'0 the vsry age and body of the Times"
Victor Emmanuel has issued decree grant
log subsidy of 100, 700 lire to the Italian COM
mlttee to the Centennial exhibition.
The Arkansas House of Representatives yes.
terday passed a bill appropriatiug $4,000 for
the Centennial exposition.
Joseph Halphen s. To-. diamond merchants
OF Paris, have failed, With liabilities estimated
at So 100000,
A fight occurred recently 10 Sonora between
the insurgents and the Mexican troops, 10 which
the latter were defeated.
The Methodist Board of Missions, now in
session 10 New York, have appropriated over
$3.50, 900 for religious aud charitable objects.
The report of the committee of New York
refners on the sugar drawback has been re-
celVed at the Treasury Department, and will be
carefully considered. 'ags = - ~
A collision occurred yesterday n Galveston
Lower Bay between the steamers CLYDE and
Morgan, by which both vessels were badly
damaged. No lives lost
The Board Of Missions of the Episcopal
Church, in session at Louisv lie, were yesterday
engaged in discussing plans for bringing the
negro race within the pale Of the Church.
The petition of a large number of the cred.
itors OF Stirling, Ahreus K Co., of Baltimore,
was filed in the United States District Court
yesterday, asking that the firm be deemed in.
voluntary baukrupts.
The coroer stone Of the Statue to John With
erspoou, one of the signers of the Declaration
of Independence, was yesterday laid in Fair
mount Park, Philadelphia, with appropriate
ceremonies. t a e ~ -.
Owing to the decrease in the price of prio
cloths the manufacturers of Fail River have
appointed commission to visit England tt
make arrangements for the expectation of then
fabrics to that country.
Pools on the Speakership of the next House
of Representatives will be sold 10 Washington
ntxt week, The sporting men are equal,
divided between Randall aud Karr. Ticket
for the French pools arc fixed at ten dollar,
each.
Elijah Mcdowell and Crawford H. johnson
who had been convicted, in Baltimore, of send
log scurrlous postal cards, and committed t.
Jail 10 default OF the payment OF fine and costs
have been discharged by Uuited States Com
missioner Rogers.
Richard Dockstader, clerk in the postof6ct
at Cleveland, Ohio, for the past fifteen years
has been arrested on charge of robbiug the
nails Ou his person was found eleven letters
addressed to Cleveland parties. Seven of these
letters had been opened He Was committed
10 default of $4,000 bail.
b. +. Phillips, proprietor of the Maple
Grove woollen mill at Springfield, Mass, ba.
failed, and will not pay more than TWENTY-FIVE
cents on the dollar. Liabilities not known
The mill of f. w., Adams, at Glendale, is also
Involved. and will be compelled to close. Two
hundred hands are thrown out of employment.
The Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows of Penn.
sylvania, 10 session in Philadelphia, yesterday
adopted a resolution looking to the COOP ,ratou
of that body with the Grand EucampmsDt Of
the United States aud the subordinate lodges
OF Pennsylvania in making arrangements for 8
procession of the order during the centennial
celebration. :.
A temporary injunction was yesterday
granted 10 New York restraining the Panama
railroad from establishing liue of steamships
| from that city to Aspinwali, and between Pan
anna and San Francisco, or making contracts
for the building or purchase OF vessels TO run 10
connection with that road, it being alleged that
! such powers are not included 10 their charter.