Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-22
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General SickIes, who is DOW in Paris, has 10
a printed circular called the attention Of friends
in Washington to private bill IN his behalf
now before Congress for consideration. The
object is that his name should be continued on
tie retired Iist Of the army with the rank of
u#i,r-gcnera as heretofore, his status not to
be affccted by his having accepted the appoint
meut of minister 10 Stain The act of March
so, 1865. provides that any officer Of the army
who shall accept or hold any apoaiutment 10 the
diplomatic service shall be considered as having
resigned his place 10 the military service. But
General Sicklcs says when he was appointed
minister his attention was called to this act by
the adjutant general and although ne believed
it was intended to apply only to officers on the
active list he nevertheless held the appoint
mcut under adjustment for some tlme until II
was decided by the executive that the statute
was not regarded as affecting his status on the
retired list.
The Rev. j. Howard Smith, rector of St.
johns church, Knoxville, Tenu., has resigned
the rcctorship OF that church and withdrawn
from the ministry Of the Episcopal Church, and
has accepted the rcctorShip Of the Reformed
Episcopal Church lately organized in Newark,
! n J. Dr. Smith was fnrmerly rector of the
| Episcopal Church at Washington heights, New
| FORK city, aud for some years has been 10
charge OF s.. Johu' 5 church, Knoxville, when
| ne now rcsigus to take charge OF the new Re
form Church at Newark which Is about TO
erect church edfcc at a coast ct S5O,0OO.
Philip dwell, laborcr residing in shanty
or Euurth avenue, New ork, surrendered him
self 10 the police authorities yesterday, saying
| that on the previous night, during druuken
qua;rel, lie had murdered a man whose name
he did not know a pnlice captain visited the
shan,y ana found the strangers body yug on
a bed On the Left side Of the head were three
ghas;lr wcuuds, any one of which would have
caused death The outer edge OF the lett
orbural plate was crushed into the left eye by a
blow from the hammer head OF the Ratchet.
Ia suit brough, by certain bondholders
against The First National Bank OF Brattlcboro'
w., for the recovery Of bonds deposited in said
bank for saickccpng which were stolen some
lou! years agr, the Supreme Court OF that State
holds that III" stock :DlrterS could not be held
responsible Tor the loss.
j negro has been arrested i'll West Teuncs"
see ivr atta uptinS ~ wreck train on the Mis-
sissippi ana TYuuusscr Railroad. He confessed
20 nave thrown trAiu uh previously; on this
occasiou he said lie expected when the Cars
We're dashed to pieces 10 rob the bodies Of the
! passengers.
Accounts have been received at Sioux City
from party OF gold seekers who left that place
! in . :tober las, Tor the Black Hills. They say
that they are comfortably quartercd have had
10 trouble with the indians and are meeting
with SUCCESS in their search for the precious
! natal.
The Lehgh aud Eastern Railroad Company
Of Pennsylvania has petitloned the Massacbu-
sets Legislature to guarantee IS 900, 900 OF It's
! first mortgage bondS on condition that 1t WILL
carry ali coal destined for Massachusetts, at a
rate of not over one aud a-hat cents per ton per
mile
| The number Of bales Of cotton seized in the
South under orders from the Treasury Depart
mcnt after the close of the war was 33, 63S;
gross proceeds, $7,GjU,G1 total expenses,
! s., lGO 434: proceeds released, SOOo,olU; pro.
cceds III tue Treasury, S4,SSG,6I2.
Advic1s from L auZibar report that a fleet Of
British men-of war have bombared and captur-
cd Fort Mom bazique, on the Island Of Mombaz,
| off llc east coast OF Africa. The engagement
lasted live hours. Seventeen OF the garrison
were killed aud hity wounded. Two slave ships
were captured with three hundred slaves Oh
board.
The Madrid Poitica asserts that the ndem.
nifty to be paid by Spain to the relations of the
American victims Of the Virginius affair has
been fixed at $S4, 900, aud that the convention
will lie signed Immediately upon Mr.. Cushing
| presenting his credentials to the new govern
uent.
10 the Kansas Legislature on Saturday the
| House Committee an Federal Relations report
| ed resolution and recommended its passage,
| cediug to the Uuited States all that part OF the
| State lying West OF the sixth principal merl-
dian.
The report that complications have arisen be-
tween Germany aud Spaio in regard to the Gus
tav affair, is denied az Madrid On the CONTRA
ry it is asserted that the relations between the
TWO Powers are of a cordial nature
The government Of various German States
are investigating the causes Of migration from
Germany, which they will eudeavor to remove
b. facilitating the requirement OF small estates
and by opposing tn efforts Of emigration agents.
The Gcruauia. of B.rlio, having published
the recent cucycica! from the Pope to the
Prussiaa bishops, has been couascated, and its
proprietors are to be prosecuted.
An explosion occurred 10 safety fuze works
at Red Ruth. Cornwall, yesterday. Five girls
we're killed. There were many miraculous es-
capes
Twelve vessels, which a capacity Of nearly
10000 barrels are now under charter to load
with petroeum at Baltimore for Europe
\ HARD DRINKER. During the trial of
case before Judge Lindley, Of Circuit Court
No. 1, yesterday, the following colloquy occur
red between counsel aud witness:
Question You are not drinking man |
suppose? Answer. Well. take drink some