Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-08
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The drought in the Eastern States is becom
ing question Of very serious consideration liz
some quarters melted snow is the only drink
that can be furnished the cattle, aud IN Others
their owners are shipping them off to prevent
their dying Of thirst. There were no rains pre-
vious to the beginning of cold weather, and
unless there are heavy spring rains, the dry
ground may prove as detrimental to the East
err crops as the grasshoppers have to those oil
the West.
As the facts concerning the robbery OF an
Adams Express Company'S safe in New York
come to light it appears to be az affair of great
daring and magnitude. Three men, two OF
whom were in the employ Of the company,
have been arrested as the criminals; although
information is difficult to obtain, the amount oil
money the safe contained is fixed at $3.50, 900,
of which S75, 600 are said to have been already
recovered.
A sharp conflict is impending between the
striking operatives and the mill owners at Fall
River. The female hands have large share
| in the matter, and have resolved to fight 1t out
until they receive the wages they demand.
Some of the mills will attempt-to run to-day
with new employees, and there are threats
that they will not &c allowed to 60 to work II
the strikers can hinder them.
On Saturday last the Pope received num-
Der of Americans, including Miss Emily Ma
SOD, of this place, who was accompanied by
several ladies from Baltimore, some OF the
meul bers of the family of General K. h. Lee,
aud Judge Woodward, Of Philadelphia. The
parties we're presented by the Rector of the
North American College.
On Saturday several Of the members Of the
Committees on Appropriations and Public
Buildings of the House of Representatives Wis
tied Baltimore, to inquire as to the necessity of
| the erection of a new building tor the accom-
mediation of the Postotice.
Rev. Leighton Coleman, of Toledo, Ohio,
has telegraphed his decuation Of the Office of
Bishop of Fond du Lac, to which be was elect
ed some three weeks ago. No reasons are given
for the declination.
The Philadelphia City Comptroller refuses
to pay the warrants of the Board of Health for
street cleaning, on the ground that the con-
tractors have not complied with the conditions
of their contract during January.
Mr.. Gilbert Burling, the well-kuown artist,
died at RiverdaIe, New York, yesterday after
noon. Deceased was the founder of the Water
Color Society
A London dispatch announces that the Earl
of Marlborough is dead. This was the noble
man whose eccentricities were the subject OF a
great deal of comment two years ago.
AoUEDUcT BRIDGE. In the U. S. House
of Representatives on Saturday last Mr.. Hitch
cock introduced bill to amend an act entitled
IAN act relating to the Alexandria caoal, " ap
proved July p, 1868, and which gives authurl-
ty to the canal company to operate and main
tain across the Potomac, from Georgetown to
the Virginia shore, upon and over stone piers
upon which the aqueduct now rests, in copjunc'
ton Herewith, a bridge Of wood, iron or stone,
for the passage of persons, animals and vcEi-
Giles. The rate Of toll fixed is as follows Foot
passengers one cent; horses, mules or Jacks,
with rider, two cents; fer each horse without
rider, or OK or other horned cattle, two cents
for each vehicle drawn by one animal, eight
cents, or fifteen cents both ways; each vehicle
drawn by two animals, ten cents each way by
four animals fifteen cents; hogs. sheep or 9th
er live creatures at the rate of fifty cents per
hundred Providel, The company shall furn..
ish toll tickets, when purchased in quantities
of not less than fifty, at onc-balf the above
rates,