Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-17
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The case 10 the United States District Court
OF Baltimore growing out of the collision OF the
steamers Louisiana and Falcon, on the l4th OF
November last, was yesterday brought to close
By verdict against the owners OF the Falcon
for one-half the damage to the Louisiana, to be
ascertaiucd when the latter vessel is raised. 10
the meantime it is ordered that the steamer
Falcon shall be sold, and the proceeds paid In
to court. The Judge held that the collision
resulted from violation by the Falcon of the
eighteenth rule, but as the louisiana was also
somewhat in fault, the verdict was only for
one.half the loss.
The members of the Uoted States Senate
whose terms expire March 3, 1915, and who
took the back pay and refused to refund, were
the following : Boreman, of West virginia
Brownlow, of Tennessee, Carpenter OF WIS
consin, Flanagan, of Texas, Gilbert, of Florida
Lewis, of Virginia, Stockton, OF New Jersey
Stewart, of Nevada, Sprague, Of Rhode Island,
aud Tipton, of Nebraska. This is the full list
of those who took the money in March, 1873
and whose terms expire March, 1915, and not
one OF them has been re. elected. With the ex
ception of Mr. Carpenter. not one Of them re-
ceiyed a vote for reelection.
January was not equal to February in ex-
treme and continued cold, and it is reported By
many of the Sigual Service Observers as the
coolest month for many years. The lowest re-
| cord was made at Mount Washington on the
l7ih ult. when the miuimum temperature reg
istered 46 degrees below zero. At Denver,
| Colorado, the lowest record Was 20 degrees be-
low zero. At Portland, Oregon, the mean
temperature of the mouth was 10 degrees be,
low that of January. 1874.
4 steam fire propeller, called the William
Fl. Havemeyer, for the New York Fire De-
partmept, is now being furnished with MACH.
merry and fittings, aud will be completed within
two weeks. The vessel will cost $50 900, and
will be manned by twelve men, including her
captain aud two engineers. Her pumps are OF
the same kind as those 90 the street lire en-
gines, but of greater capacity, and can be made
| to throw twelve streams OF water.
The National Grange OF Patrons of Illus
bandry yesterday ended the annual session at
Charleston. Before adjournment, resolutions
were adopted commencing to subordinate
Oranges the scheme of Flushing the Washing
ton Monument at Washington, and favoring a
vast scheme of water routes Of transportation
between the Mississippi and the Atlantic.
| An account of an affair at Trenton, n. j., Is
published, where man was sitting by the fire
with poker in his hand, aud another entering
suddenly commenced to rub his friends ears
with his cold hand. 4 back hand blow OF the
| poker IN moInentary irritation struck the tenn
pie, aud death was the result.
% the 30th ult. the alcalde of Asplnwal
called DR.. Piggot, an English subject, iuto his
office, dragged him back, and ordered his i'm
| prisonment for alleged contempt. After i've
| days detention he was released by order Of
President Miro His case has been reported
to the British government.
A Northern lady, lately dead, left Maj. Thos.
G. Jones, of Montgomery, Ala, legacy OF
FIVE hur bred dollars ''for the great service
done the cause of peace and goodwill between
the North and South by his Confederate memo
rial oration," delivered in Montgomery last
May.
Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial, is class
ed seventh on the list of cadets receiving com.
missions in the Royal Military Academy at
Woolwich, England, and is placed at the head
of his class in fencing and riding. The EN-
press Eugene and the Prince left Woolwich
yesterday.
The Government of Peru has again got into
trouble with the Church. The bishop of Cazco
has carried into effect the papal brief without
the consent of the Government. as the law de.
maDds The bishop is to be submitted to trial
on the merits Of the case.
The Philadelphia Age, newspaper, has been
purchased by company and will be under
the editorial charge Of Col. A. X. Mcclure
and the business management OF Frank Nc
Laughlin, esq.
The United States Supreme Court has az
6rmed the coDstitutionaity of the Penusylva-
MIA tax on the gross receipts of the Erie Rail
way.
President MacMahon has requested the Min.
lister of Finance to withdraw the proposal be
fore the Assembly to reduce the pensions OF
old soldiers
In the municipal elections 10 Pennsylvania
yesterday, the Republicans were generally sue,
cessfu, carrying Philadelphia, Reading, Har-
risburg and Wiamsport.