Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-21
NEWS OF THE n.4Y.
TO Sh0ao the vern age and b0Ru Of Tie YE1

Gu route for India
Alexander Collie, the bankrupt, has escaped
from England to Spain.
A fire at Iquique. Peru, is reported to have
destroyed three-tourths of the town.
The Irish Catholic Benevolent Union of the
United States met in convention at Rochester,
\. y, yesterday.
\ conscience contribution from Philadelphia,
amounting to ten dollars, was yesterday morn
lug received by i. S. Treasurer New.
The Supreme Court Of Germany has con-
irmvd the verdict of the Kammerzercht in
CUunt Won Arnim case, and the Count is to
pay the costs.
The General Convention Of the Univcrsast
Church in the United States assembled at
Lynn, Mass, yesterday, Ex-Governor Pcrbam
presiding.
The trunk lines Of railway entering Chicago
have advanced passenger rates East nearly two
dollars, the change % go into etlect on the lSt
Of November
Extensive floods prevail in Devorshirc, Lei
cestershire aud Warwckshirc, Eoglaud tx
| tcnSlVc damage Is reported and traffic on Dearly
all the railways is impcded.
La consequence OF the proclamation Of Scrqcr
Pacba. inviting refugees to return home from
| Bosnia, hundreds arc arriviug and placing
themselves under Turkish protection.
Since tie termination oil the Rcd Cloud
coupcli tic Indians have been very bcliic0se
The BruIc Sioux now threaten war upon The
Surveying party about to invade their country.
The Universalists have been unable to raise
the requisite funds to establish memorial
! church at Washington. They have over IS,
UOO 900 Invested In educational institutions.
The great trotting match for $4,000 aside,
between Prospcro and Honest Dutchman, came
off at Prospect Park, NV York, yesterday.
| Prn>pcrJ won the race III the fist heat. Time
2.22!!, Honest Dutchman being distaaced.
Two hundred houses, synagogue and five
schools have been destroyed oy lire at the town
OF Widzy, in Russian Po'auG. S m. lives are
reported lost, anu three thousand people are
rendered homeless
The Warren-avcnuc Baptist Church, of Bos-
ton, which has been established for over cen
fury and quarter, bias stricken ont that por-
ton Of Its former creed which makes ilnulcr-
Sion prerequisite 10 communion.
y party OF cxcursionists numbering about
two hundred, composed Of Western merchants
and editors, arrived at Philadelphia last even
OF the Centennial grounds aud buildings.
The steamer City of New York, which ar
rived at Havana yesterday. reports having
passed the ship Western Empire, of London,
thirty miles north OF Jupiter, dsp,astcd water
logged aud abandoned, lying at anchor almost
in the track Of steamers.
The Apprentices Free Library Of New York,
Tor working boys aud grIs oi that city, has
been rcopcned Ii contains abou! 30 GOO care
fully. selected volumes for general rcaGing, 10
which are added ncw books an! periodicals as
they appear.
\ New Orleans dispatch says an effort is be
Ing made to induce Smith, the obnoxious
Sheriff Of East Feliciana Parish, to resign, and
70 secure hluI The amount Of ices which he
claims to be due Il is thought an acceptable
appointment can be made Il he consents to
reSlgo,
y mob overpowcred sheriff aud posse at
St. Charles, AK, Sunday, and took posses
sion Of white prisoner GAINED Dusan aud a
| ooi"iSu WV hatpSu S"iliiistuu, UuuuG Tue Two
together. aud fired al them, killing Dugan in
stanty. puCan had been convicted of the u,ur
der of Ahab lnmau, but nad been granted
uew trial and change vi venue.
At a session oil the Christian Missionary So
clety of America in Louisville, Ky, yesterday,
a report Recommending the raisiug OF fund to
be known as the centennial fluid and amuunt
to $5ou.00 was adopted Jhc money thus
raised will be used Tor the advancement of the
| objects OF the association and enlightenment
aud chrslanlzng Of negroes IN America, many
Of WHOM, the society sccIus to think, are in a
| depraved condition.
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE. john
Esteu Cooke, In Scrlbuer tor n lvember writes:
| William and Nary the oldest of American