Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-28
NEWS OF III DAY
ITO sAoU the very age and body Of the Times

sher DEGREES against speculation ia gold Offend.
ers will be vigorously punished. 1t is reported
hat a band of insurgents under the mulatto
Rios made a raid ON the oath, and burned four
plantations and committed many robberies.
They we're pursued by the Spanish troops, who
killed seventy five and dispersed the band. Rios
captured and shot. The Spaoiards had
killed.
The bill passed by the last New York Legis-
which provided that a person who had
been sentenced to Imprisonment for twenty-five
years or for life, aud had conducted himself
properly in prison, might be discharged from
actual confinement at the expiration of fifteen
years, aod unless convicted OF other crimes,
should receive a full pardon ten years thereafter,
has been vetoed by Gov. Tildeu.
MIR. Daoiels, Iodian Inspector, arrived al
Cheyenne, yesterday from Red Cloud Agency,
and brought with him the papers which have
been sigued by the Indians surrcnderiog their
rights in Nebraska. Should the Northrru lu,
dians agree, he thinks there will be no difficulty
in treating for the surrender of the Back Hills.
Parties Of miners have been met on their way
to Custar's Gulch.
Advices from st. Thomas are to June 18th.
Great depression in trade existed, Oh account
of the stagnation in Porto Rico, the drought
having destroyed the crops. Large deposits Of
guauo had been discovered IN Curacao, and
samples had been sent to Europe. President
Blauco still prohibits trade between Curacao and
Venezuela.
Judgment by default 10 favor of the plaintiff
was entered in the County Clerks office, New
York, on Saturday, in a suit of the International
Bank of London against Allen Hay, Il soap
manufacturer OF New York, to recover the
amount of drafts drawn by defendant on Lon
don. The total amnunt of the Judgment, To-
Guiding interest, is 81 .625 1926 SO.
A H~azciton PA dispatch states that there
is a disposition ou the part Of many miners to
go to work on the operators terms, aud the
first practical step towards Il resumption in the
Lehigh region has been taken. At a meeting
Of German miners a large majority voted to go
to work.
Alfred, Frederick A Charles f.. aud George
Roe, formerly in the grocery business in Chi
cago, Ill. have been arrested, charged with de.
fraudiog Messrs. O.. Z. Gregory. j. N. CuIliD-
worth aud S. A. Ellison, OF Richmond, Va, out
of $3.50 0OO worth of merchandise. They were
held in bonds Of from $1,000 to $4,000.
A libel suit has been Instituted against the
proprietor of the Pittsburg (Pa.) Mail by VIM.
s. Evans to recover SIS 900 damages fer au al
legged libelous article speaking of plaintiff as
living 10 luxurious style on money stolen from
the Indians and the government.
Crosby, the colored sheriff of Vicksburg,
Mississippi, who was sho, several weeks ago,
has sufficiently recovered 10 be out. Gilner,
his deputy, whom he charged. with the shoot
ing, was tried before a colored magistrate Sat
urday and discharged.
A horrible ARRAY with knives occurred 10
Green county, ILL.,, Saturday, over a jug Of
whiskey, between Charlrs Manteim aud John
Varble. The latter was but slightly cut, but
Manteim received fifteen wounds and died.
Vsrble was arrested but released on bail.
--Disnatebes from The .cnnqtjesin the. Cumber,
heavier than for the past fifteen years. No,
ouly Is the quantity remarkably large, but the
quality is also superior to that of many years
past.
Nothing new has been developed in the ad-
justment Of the difficulties between the Balti-
more and Ohio and Pennsylvania Railway
Companies. The particulars Of the recent con.
ference at Philadelphia, concerning passenger
ADD freight rates, have not been made public.
The Postmaster General has ordered that the
fee for registered letters mailed FROM one office
to another In the Uoited Stated or to a foreign
country be fixed at the uniform rate of tcn cts,
10 addition to the regular postage, on aud after
July lst.
The international rifle contest takes place at
Dallymount, near Dublin, to morrow. Among
the distinguished personages who will witness
the match will be the Lord Mayor Of London,
aud other notables from that city.
The Secretary of the Treasury has directed
the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at
New York to sell 81, 900, 900 gold coin on each
Thursday during the month of July. The total
amount to be sold is IS, 600, 900.
A dispatch received at the Navy Department
Saturday from Key West reports one death and
one additional case OF yellow fever at that place
Friday.
An effort will be made by the PostoA6ce De-
partment 10 suppress the practice of free riding
oy parties a. present. or who were formerly con-
uected with the Department.
The graduates Of the u. s. Military Acade-
my at West Point have been assigned to duty
with the rank Of Second Lieutenant, the as
signmentS to date from June 10th. .
Herbert Llthrop, bonkkeeper for Adriance,
PIatt & Co, Of New York, has been arrested
for eubezz'iug about $780, 900 from the firm
during the past five years.
The number OF cases of suustroke in Balti-
more during the past forty eight hours was
eight, of which three we're fatal.
i. M. Phipps, Of Natick, Mass, discovered
a burglar in his daughters room on Thursday
night, aud shot aod MORALLY wounded him.
The interest Oh the Louisiana consolidated
bonds is now being paid at New Orleans aud
New York.
A Spanish frigate has bombarded the ports
Matrico and Dcva, on the Guipuzcoan coast,
held by the CarIists.
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