Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-14
NEWS OF HI DAY
y, the perv ace and body Of the Times

A few days ago a man giving the name OF y.
", Wi,hers, and representing himself as city
reasurer of Mobile, Ala. called upon a hrm OF
;tbooranbers in ST. Louis and desired to have
CITY scrip to the amount OF lO'VVo OF
he denomination of fifty cents, to supply the
rlace If mutilated notes, he said. Hamilton q
IN suspected something wrong, and notlneu
,ha nolice. Withers was arrested. lie was
eormer|v citv engineer of Mobile, and, 1t 10 al
leaed has no authority to order scrip Tor maj
city. :.
Advices from Topeka, Kansas, say hat To-
formation has been received there from Wash
;noton that President Graut has examined the
charges against Iodiau Superintendent hoag'
made by Governor Osborn. and declines 10 re-
move him. Governor Osborn will make add
tiopal charges against Hoag-this time OF om.
cial and personal dishonesty 10 the matter OF
the distribution Of lodian annultles 10 hansas
and 10 the Indian Territory.
The American Bible Society held its arnual
meeting Yesterday afternoon in New York city,
and elected managers. The annual report gives
the receipts. 1871. 500 50; the payments we're
s533 ia: copies manufactured at the blo,e
Honsr. 74o, 366; printed and bought abroad,
~ $50 total issued, 92G 900. Including 70,
Az at home; total for SO years, 81 .e95 o5z
copies.
Charles L. Lawrence, who was arrested al
Queenstown, Ireland, on a charge OF forgery 10
the Tinted States. arrived at New York Wed
nesdav night, and vas put 10 'stree'
;a;I Since his flight from New York his ha'r'
which vas perfectly black, has become almost
grav, aud he wears a haggard look. There art
over a hundred indictments against him.
The war upon the Whiskey Ring is belne
vigorously prosecuted. Large establishment
in Cincinnati, Kansas City aud Milwaukee
we're seized Yesterday. The devices OF the lll
cit manufacturers are illustrated 10 the dis
cnrerv Of a subterrauean tauk with a capaclt!
If 25 600 gallons under a Milwaukee dlstlllery
Treasury statistics show that durlOg Apr
Is, ISL passengers by ocean steamers arrived II
Nav York. OF these Is, 354 we're Storage pas
seppers. The averge length OF the voyage 10
fnr,v five steamers examined was twelve Gay
and thrce quarters.
The pilgrims from Mayepce yesterday waite
on the Pope and congratulated him Oh the oe
cas;on Of the eighty-third anniversary OF b!
birth. The Pope replied with feeling 10 the'
CONGRATULATIONS, praised the German clergy az
exhorted them to steadtastpess. =.
DR.. Bacon created an excitement at ID
meeting of the Congregational Unlon 10 Ne
York. Yesterday, by declaring that he woul
not serve on the Board of Trustees with HenE
O. Bowen, whereupon be was allowed to r.
sion, and his place was filled by another.
e The Mississippi, buffalo gnat, which has dor
90 much execution among cattle, IS describe
. as bcine about half the size of a common hor'
: Az. and let black. They have a hump back
e shoulder, like the buffalo, and hence the
6 name.
= The yearly meeting of the Society OF frlen'
e is ip progress at Philadelphia. The answers
z ouerjes report a lack of strictness 10 the o
e seryapcc of the rule as to plalnoess OF ores
8 and state that some Friends continue to man
faoture and use domestic wine and cider.
About sixty weavers at the RltteDhou
i M!ys 9S!ysq q M ILL., P sSou nus n; ~ ~ r ans 90 a S, tIm
l. The American Gasliqht Association, viii,
has been 10 session a, Washington, closed
. deliberations With a barquet at Wizards II
), tel last night. Speeches we're delivered e
pressing a desire TO meet the requirements
gas consumers.
In a case on trial 10 the Superior Court
Montreal, the Judge remarked severely {
r newspaper illusions to the case, and ordere
that nobody but the counsel should be above
to take any written notes.
+ The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports the gra.
E hoppers holding out in great numbers 10 Mil
nesota. Happily, however, many OF them cam
out prematurely, and subsequent cold and We
!, killed them.
Attorney General Williams declines a CON
plimentary diuuer rendered by members OF tb
Washington bar in view Of his retirement fror
Office.
The Chicago Tribune, after tour among tn
merchants Of that city, reports an improves
condition of business.
The anti-reuters Of Charlestown, Montgom
cry county, N. Y, are reported to be guilty o
frequent incendIary acts and acts of terrorism