Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-07
NEWS OF THE DAY
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Cable dispatches bring further details of the
mutiuy on board the Jefferson Borden, from
New Orleans for London, which was quelIed
by the courage aud GOODNESS of the captain.
The trouble commenced when the vessel was ip
mid-ocean. There was thirty hours fighting
before the mntiDeers were subdued, and the
rest of the voyage had to be made with gang
of defeated rufhans. whose desperation was to
be feared every hour of the day and night.
The tenth anniversary of the National TEN.
perauce Association met at New York last night
AID elected VIM. E. Dodge president and pine
ty vice presidents, including Vice President
Wilson, rx-Vice- President Colfax, John B
Cough, Neal Dow and others. The receipts
for the fiscal year were $52,243, expenditures
So $40.
The annual dinner of the New York Cham
Der of Commerce last evening was noteworthy
on account of the number Of prominent men
present. Among them we're Postmaster Cen
eral Jewell, WIN. Cullen Bryan, Fernando
Wood and others. Among the speeches was
one by MIR. Wood 10 favor OF cheap transpor-
latlon.
The iron screw steamship belonging to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company aud launched
from Roach's works, 90 the Delaware, at Ches-
| ter, Pa, yesterday, was christened the City OF
Sau Francisco. There were a lumber of prom
luent invited guests FROM New York, Phiadel-
| phia aud Washington present.
A Quebec telegram says that the smallpox,
which at one time assumed the form OF an cpl.
| demic and threatened the entire destruction OF
| the population of AncieDne LOrette, has sensl-
| bly, diminished Up to the present time live
| hundred persons have been attacked, OF which
number one hundred and sxty-oue died.
The Presbyterian Syaod, now sitting 10 the
city Of London, adjourned yesterday by a unan-
iuous vote to attend the Christina Convention,
which has been 10 session since Wednesday.
Tor the purpose of considering the best means
of continuing Gods work in England. The
| Convention is a great success.
Thursday morning, during the celebration oil
first mass at LA Sale College, an educational
institution at PhiIade phia, under charge of The
Brothers of the Holy Gross, Brother Age!bert
was taken with fanting spell and died i'll u
short time Deceased was professor in the
first academic class
| VIM. 4. Sturtevaut, who murdered Thomas
and Simeon Sturtevant, his uncle and brother,
and domestic, named Mary Buckley, at Hall
fax. Mass, 90 The 10Th of February, 1874, will
be executed at Plymouth, Massachusetts to-
day.
Accounts from the disturbed mining districts
of Pennsylvania are published, which indicate
that so far from there being any prospect Of
adjustment, affairs rather grow worse daily, in
some places being apparently almost hopeless.
A curious case is on trial at Dover, Del. in
which the possession OF hne estate depends
upon the question whether child did or did
not live after birth. The physicians who have
testified are widely apart 10 their CONCLUSIONS.
At meeting Of the ex-federa) soldiers, in
Memphis, Tenn, the invitation from the CON-
mittee of ex- Confederate soldiers to participate
| 10 The approaching commemoration services at
that city was accepted
1.-TWO companies of cavalry and one company
of the Twenty. third Infantry left Omaha yes
terday for the Spotted Tail and Red Cloud
Agencies.
Hon. Benjamin Hill. has been elected to Ccu-
gress from the Ninth District at Georgia 10
place Of Mcmillan, deceased.
The editors of South Carolina, representing
twenty-four newspapers, met ia Charleston yes
terday and formed State press association.
S. F. Butterworlh, prominent citizen of
San Francisco, formerly OF New York, died in
the former city 90 Wednesday.
The Southern Baptist Convention met yes
terday at Charleston, S. &.