Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"To sho,o the very age and bodu Of the Times ;,

The breach 10 the direct cable has not yet
been repaired.
Navigation on the Delaware and Lehiph
canal closed Saturday.
There are twice as many widows as widowers
in hichigan-32,674 TO 1886.
Gen. Forrest, Of Fort Pillow uotoriety, Joined
the Presbyterian Church a, Memphis last week.
The number Of hogs slaughtered at Cinciu-
nati this season is s239, 574, against 253,O43
during the same period last year.
Fix Treasurer Nj has suddenly disappeared
from Ballston. New Y ork, and it is thought he
has fled.
It is stated that Miss Black, the only daugh-
ter of Byron's maid of Athens" is left desti-
tute by the death OF her mother.
Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale literary lady of
the old school, now claims that she is the origi-
nal author Of Mary had little Lamb
The Chicago and Northwestern Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy, aud the Illinois Cen
| trail railroads have agreed to increase freight
rates TO all points in Iowa.
The monitors Passaic, Nantucket, and Wyan.
dotte arrived at Norfolk Saturday, 10 low of
| the United States steamers Talapoosa, Dispatch,
Alert, and Huron.
Gen. Babcock gave bail at Chicago on Sat.
urday In the sum oil 81 900 for his appearance
| at st. Louis In connection with the crooked
whiskey frauds.
Mr.. Henry Camp, Plymouth Church's choir
leader, has been subrnnaed in the St. Louis
whlskcy frauds. Now who would have thought
| it?
a trial of new gun similar in some respects
to the Calling gun, but more destructive in its
character, will be made at tie Washipgto n
navy yard i'll a few days
The new workhouse at Wheeling is already
receiving customers. All Migrants and beggars
are lodged 10 it and set to work to earn their
meals and lodging.
Several French prelates are advocating the
claims TO cauouizatiop Of Queen Mary Antoi-
neltc. The Vatican, however, is at present
not favorable to the idea.
| The Fairhaven engine house and two loco
motives OF the Southern Central railroad we're
destroyed BY fire yesterday at Auburn, New
York. Loss S25 900.
Great excitement exists among the teIepranh
operators over a reduction OF wages which is
said 10 have been ordered by the Western
Unlon Company, to go into effect January |.
Captain Peter Steelman, of the schooner Isle
of Pines, was struck on the head by Arthur
Randall, coiored sailor at Hampton Roads,
on Saturday, while getting the vessel under
way, and died at t D. M.
Mrs. A. NJ. Wood, widow of General r. G..
Wood, Uuited States army, and daughter of
the late President Zachary Taylor, died at
| frelDurg, Baden, Germany, on the I'd instant,
IN the sixty fifth year Of her age.
Illton's lecture success iD the West is aston
shng, and surpasses his own greatest cxpecta-
| tons. Al kcokuk, which has but a small hall,
| the audience began to gather in the street at 5
clock, the lecture DOT beginning till s. He
| seems to be figuring 10 vcritablc Golden
| Legend, which his distinguished rival is still
acting in the School Tor Scandal"
District Attorney Dyer has appointed Col.
James Q, Brodhead, one of tho leading lawyers
of the 81. Louis bar, to ill the position made
| vacant by the dismissal Of Mr.. Henderson, and
he has accepted, and will proceed in the whis.
Key ring prosecutions, 10 conjunction with Dis
trict Attorney Dyer Assistant Attorney Bliss,
| and Lucien Eaton.
The widow Of the late Commodore Winslow,
the gallant commander of the famous war
steamer kcarsargc, which sunk the privateer
Alabama, Wishing to erect monument toher
| husband, lately obtained, at great expense, an
| immense boulder of granite, weighing four
| tons, from the summit Of Mount Kcarsarge, to
| place over his grave.
MIR. James r. Fisher, of Richmond, who has
| been appointed messenger in the House Post
| Office, al present holds the position of clerk of
| the penlteutiary. He will resign his cIcrkship
| and that coming to the knowledge of the host
OF lmpecunlous, the members Of the Board of
Directors have been besct by applicants and
will have no peace until they elect Mr. Fisher
successor. The place is worth about $500 per
annum.
Dennis Williams, yellow man, was indicted
by the grand jury OF the County Court of Prince
William, and tried on Monday last, on a charge
OF roobing Iasco Harris, colored captain of
boat on the Potomac river, upon which he was
employed as hand, 10 November, of 800.
Ihe jury found him guilty. and ascertained his
punishment to be tve years In the penitentiary.
MIR. Charles E. Nicol On Tuesday moved for
new trial on the plea Of newly discovered evil
dencc in his favor, and the motion was granted.
and trial set for the next term of the County
Court.
A MERRY MEETGNu.-Ihe opening proceed
lngs of the Conservative caucus at Richmond,
last week, seem to have been marvelIously
funny. We clip from the Enquirer's report.
10 sober second thought it does not look we'll
"A motion to proceed to make nominations
having been agreed to, Mr.. Bagwell said he
took pleasure 10 nominating Ex-Governor Fa.
yette MCMILLAN. The name Of the ex-Gov-
eernoIr was greeted with shouts of applause and
laughter.
MIR. Critz said lie was not backward in bring
Ing forward las favorte; he meant to trot his
nag out and start right otto the race. Mr., w.
Il. VIM, he said, was the man for the place,
and he hoped he would receive almost uoani-
nous vote. Amid the general merrmeut that
followed this announcement, solemnly made by
MIR. Critz, Mr. Popham, who appreciated