Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.
80 To shoao the gerry age and body Of the T

The London Post states that the Serviau
Senate bias voted in favor OF War with Turkey.
The Uoted States Evangelical Conference
colfmenced its bienuial session u Pittsburg,
Pa, last evening.
Advices from Portland, Oregon, indicate
that Mr.. Lane, Democrat, is elected to Con.
gress.
AdvIces from Panama con6rm the account of
the recent massacre Of tifty-eight rubber gather
ers by Indians
1t has been determined by the Institute Ca
nadleDne TO hold the Guibord funeral on the
lSih OF November, that being the sixth ami
Versary OF his death.
A report, which proved to be uDfouuded, got
abroad In Philadelphia yesterday that the old
established house of Morris rasker 4 Co. had
suspended.
Greytown, San Juan del Norte has been at
tackled by band Of men whether bandits or
insurgents Is not stately aud the Governor
killed.
The Peruvian railways have suspended work
OF construction much to the dissatisfaction of
the laborers who have been DISCHARGED and are
creating considerable trouble.
1t is stated that the Vatican is 10 communl-
cation with the German bishops as 10 the best
meauS OF arriving at an understanding with the
GcrmHn government.
The Rev. Kingston Goddard, rector of ST.
Andrew 5 Episcopal church, Richmond S. L.,
Was 90 Sunday lakeu i'll, aud be died 10 two
hours OF disease Of the heart
The English Parliament has been further
prorogued to December 18th, and will then
probably be again pIorogucd to the latter part
OF February, the usual time for opening the
session.
A meeting of tho stockholders of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad was held 10 New York
yesterday, at which a report was read showing
deficit of S602,595, aud a floating debt Of
81, 297 ,227.29
Sylvester II Moore, successor to Gen. Fiz
John Porter as superintendent of the New Jer
soy Lunatlc Asylum at Morristown, died yes
terday. Assistant superintendent Pollard died
last week
Charles Ii. Brundige, wcll-known fruit
merchant on Lombard street, Baltimore, com
United suicide yesterday by shooting himself
through The heart at his residence 10 West Bal
tlmore. Financial embarrassment growing out
OF losses incurred by the purchase of the Hirh
land Park Hotel, it is thought, prompted the
suicidal act
In the United States Circuit Court, at phia-
dclphia, Judge Mckcnnan affirmed the decree
Of the District Court refusing to allow the syn
dlcate to prove against the estate of Jay Cooke
Co., claims amounting to $350,OUO, on the
ground that the syndicate was indebted to the
bankrupt estate 10 sun that reduced their
claim to about STAG, 900.
Two oil mdshipmen-Maycr aud Knapp
who have been on trial at the Naval Academy
Tor bazlrg newly entered cadets, have been
found guilty, and the finding has been approx
ed by the Secretary of the Navy, who sentenc.
ed them to be dismissed from the service, Two
Other mdshlpmeo are still on trial on the same
charge.
A committee of Treasury clerks have arrived
from San Francisco, bringing with them 49,
900, 900 cancelled Uuited States currency which
mad become unht tor circulation, and $500 600
OF tue notes OF the National Gold Bank and
Trust Company, which has reduced its cir
cuiation boy that amount. These notes will be
destroyed.
The Mosie Iron Works, at Montreal, Cana.
da, suspended yesterday. The liabilities are
large. The Morris Run Coal Company, of
Pennsylvania, have filed claim against the
company tor over $3.50, 600 n. Wiggiu & Co.,
OF Ellsworth, lumbcrmcu and traders Portland
Me-, are reportcd to have failed, with heavy
liabilities. Their failure throws four hundred
men out OF employment
YEARLY MEETING OF FRIENDS. The wear.
ly meeting of the Society OF F.icuds was COO
linued yesterday.
VIM. Ware mentioned that the day was the
TWO hundred and third anniversary of the first
quarterly meeting Of Friends in London.
DR.. Geo. Truman. of Philadelphia said that
the evidences FROM the different quarterly meet
quors argued an advance of the Christian
spirit among very many people As doctor
he was satisfied that alcoholic stmulants were
on some occasions necessary but he was as we'll
satisfied that their use under auy circumstar
ces was so productive Of i'll that any slight
benefit in medcal way was more than over
balanced.
lnrcgard to dealing he could not fail noticing
that the barrels nowadays were made with less
slaves, and the bottles aud baskets with hollow
bottoms, SO as 10 appear to hold more than they
really 40. he was sorry to see that trade now
meant doing the best possible for ones sell, and
sadder yet to observe that the spirit was so
general that 1t could scarce be DISTINGUISHED
from ust dealing. ln regard to oalhs, etc., he
called attention to the efforts of ''so-called
Christians" TO Introduce new feature 10 the
Constitution, and referred to the proposed
change 10 North Carolina, that mo person,
who shall deny the being of God or the truth
OF the Christian religion, or the divine author.
lty of the Old and New Testameuts, or shall
hold religious principles incompatible with the
freedom or safety OF the State, shall be
capable OF holding any Office or place Of trust or
proflt IN tbecvl departments within this State"
Ibis he said was against the spirit of Jefferson.
Everything good in the American Constitution
emanated from the spirit of VIM. PENIS teach.
lngs.. and when Conventions sought to have the
religious liberty guaranteed by the Consttu-
ton destroyed, it Was time for Friends to ref oct
90 the sutteriogs of Geo. Fox aud his coadju-
.o o Robert Hatton, of ONO, also spoke on
TINS sutJec,, as also J. S. HaIIowel formerly