Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-20
NEWS OF THE DAY
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A fire was raging yesterday in the woods
near Port Jervis, N. Y. Several saw mills
have been destroyed, together with large
amount of sawed and uDsawed lumber. The
damage done is said TO be immense. Destruc-
tive fires are raging 10 the woods along the
Lake Superior and Michigao railroad, near the
North Pacific JUNCTION. Over 1900 cords OF
wood have been burned and several numbering
outfits destroyed.
To consequence of the pretty general viola
ton by American shipmasters of the laws rela-
tive to the discharge of American seamen 10
foreign ports, and the difficulty OF collecting
extra wages for such discharges, and OF dues
for the transfer of American vessels to foreign
flags, the Treasury Department will shortly
adont more effective measures for the enforce
ment of the laws 10 this respect.
The u S. Commission, consisting of Score
tary Bristow, Postmaster General Jewell, and
Supervising Architect Potter, appointed by
Congress to visit Baltimore and inspect and
select site for the proposed postofice build
ing, performed that duty yesterday. They were
properly received and entertained by the city
authorities.
The husbands of the two women, Smith and
! Jackson, who were drowned at ZinesVlIle
Ohio, on Sunday night, by the boat 10 which
| thew were attempting to cross the river going
| over the DAM have been arrested CD charge
| of manslaughter Both men we're drunk at
| the time.
Ooe of the Iudiau prisoners DOW being taken
to their Florida prison yesterday morning sue
ceeded in getting hold of kuife, with which
| he stabbed Two soldiers and then himself while
! the train was at Madison Station, near Nash
Vile The soldiers were not much hurt, and 1t
| is thought the 1ndian will recover.
Official dispatches have been received at
| Havana, from the Interior which state that
| the Government troops twice attacked body
| of insurgents numbering six hundred meD,
commanded by Rulof, and that nineteen IN
| surgents were killed. The Government loss
was FIVE soldiers killed.
The convention of Catholic Union benevo-
lent societies. 10 session at Cincinnati, yester-
day adopted a new constitution. and passed
resolutions denouncing Bismarck aud bis battle
against the Church 10 Prussia, and expressing
sympathy for the Pope.
| The Spanish Government has declared the
electoral period opened. During the prescribed
time the press is free to discuss all questions
except that of monarchy, and political meet
| ings are permitted. The smallpox is reported
to be raging in the Carlist camps.
| A Swedish sailor returned to New York
from sea a week ago, and finding his black
eyed Susan married to another, wounded her
severely yesterday with pistol, and unsuccess-
fully attempted suicide.
New Orleans is evacuated. Seven companies
of the tweuty-second U. s. Infantry have left
that city for their former stations 10 the Vlcln-
ity of Milwaukee and Detroit And Sheridan
| is soon to be married.
| A Madrid telegram says that 10 the decree
issued yesterday the Government avows It's in.
| tention of doing justice to the Church. and
gives hopeful review of the military situation.
Sixty New York capitalists and bankers have
travelled since Monday one thousand miles
through Missouri, Kansas and Indian Terri
tory without seeing single grasshopper
Texas cattle have begun to arrive 10 Kansas,
but the general drove will be about month
later than usual The expected arrivals within
| the next thirty days amount to $4,000 head.
Michael G. Kerr, member Of Congress from
| Indiana, has returned to Washington from a
prolonged visit TO the South, and is entirely
| restored to health.
The next meeting of the German Catholic
Benevolent Union is to be held in Philadelphia
on Pentecost Monday, 1876.
A dam on the Upper Gull river, at Miuden.
Ootarlo, broke yesterday, flooding the village
and doing great deal of damage.
The coinage of the new twenty cent piece
was commenced yesterday at Philadelphia.