Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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"7o shoao the very ege and body of the Times"
Seven missionaries sailed from New York on
Saturday for India aud South Africa.
The Scraps. with the Prince of Wales and
suite, arrived at Bombay, yesterday.
During the past week there we're 10 deaths
in Baltimore.
Sir George Brown, Governor General of
Victoria, left Toronto, on Saturday, for Wash
iugton.
1t is said the London Times is to be sued for
libel for its structures on the Co. alive Credit
Bauk of that city.
Rev. Dr. Fulton, of the Hanson Place Bap
list Church, Brooklyn, has Withdrawn his re-
slguatiou, rendered last week.
1t is said that the seco Il brigade, New York
National Guard, will escort the German crown
prince to the centennial exposition
Charles j. Connor, a prominent citizen of
Concord, N. H., has been arrested charged
with setting fire 10 his store.
ln Wounsocket, K. l., on Saturday night
last, Vaudas entered Oak Hill Cemetery and
threw down and broke about eighty marble
monuments, headstones, &c.
heavy shock OF earthquake was reported
10 San Benlto county, California, Sunday moro
ing, preceded by harsh, rumbng noise. The
vibration was from east to west.
The Belgian Chambers will convene to-mor.
row. The Government will submit measure
to increase the representation 10 the Senate
and the Lower House IN proportion to the 10
crease OF the population.
81. johns Episcopal Church, at Waverly,
Baltimore county, has been enlarged and hand
somely improved, aud was reopeued, yesterday,
with Interesting services. the opening sermon
being preached by Bishop Nottingham.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Pratt has
nearly completed his report The revenue col
leotions since July LIST have been Silt, 900, 600,
and 1t is estlm tied that the receipts of the year
will be $l95, OO0 900.
The motion to vacate the amony order 10
the case Of Brigham Young is still pending in
the Third District Court, at Salt Like City.
| Meantime Brigham remains in durance at his
oWn house. His health is said to improve uu
der the imprisonment.
LIE Nord, of Brussels, publishes a telegram
from Ragusa to the effect that secret meetings
OF the Musselmen of Herr govina are being
held 10 the mosques, aud preparations are be-
| Ing made for general massacre of the Chris
tlans. This report, however, is officially denied
at Coustantinople.
The report that the Northwestern Railway
Company had purchased the Rockford, Rock
Island aud St. Louis Railroad from MIR. H.
Osterberg is c0utradicted by that gentleman,
who says that he is determined to run the road
10 the interest of the German bondholders
whom he represents, and for whom the road
was purchased.
A large party of Cheyennes and Arrapahoes
are reported to be 10 the noighborhood of Fort
tettermau, osteusibly for the purpose of hunt
Ing. An Immense prairie fire has been aging
snce the 18th ut. iG the nelghborhood Of the
foot hills ou the North Laramie. Twenty seven
unauthorized miners have been brought into
Fort Laramie from the Black Hills.
The montreal police have been armed with
breech-loadiDg rifles, to be used, if necessary,
at the Gulbord funeral. Another past oral FROM
Bishop Bourget was read 10 the Catholic
churches Of Montreal, yesterday, atirmip the
sacredness of cocsecrated cemetery, and stat
ing that the Guibord lot would be forever
cursed. The Bishop counsels torbearance,
aud warned the Catholics not to attend the
funeral