Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-04
NEWS OF THE DAY
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In the National Brewers Congress at Gin
cinnati. yesterday, lengthy report was made
by the Committee on Resolutions, setting forth
that brewers pay 100000 900 revenue tax ana
would probably pay more but for the stringent
revenue rules; requesting of Congress the re-,
moval of restrictions and limiting the powers OF
revenue officers, and also the removal OF duties
on imported hops, barley and malt. The res
olutious also make sharp attack on the pro-
hibtion movement Speeches were made by
Louis Schade, of Washington, and others.
The storm which swept over Indianapolis
and Louisville on Wednesday night reached
also to Wheeling. At the former city the
White river overlooked it's banks, toouIng the
northern portion Of the city to the depth Q! OF
FIVE feet, and causing great damage to the rail-
roads in the vicinity. At Louisville the dam
acc is estimated at 100000. Some Slight
damage was done to shipping at Wheeling.
A telegram to the Treasury yesterday an
nouuces that the horse OF Detective Selors. who
was found murdered near Opressus Station Oh
the Sth inst, was also found yesterday, near
the place where Sellers body was discovered
The horse was also killed by having been shot
through the head.
An excited debate took place in the New
Hampshire House, yesterday, upon motion
to refer the disputed Senatorial matter to the
Supreme Court. The Republicans seemed de-
tcrmined upon passing the resolution, which,
it is stated, they will do, as they have maJorl-
ty of about a dozen in the body.
A dispatch from Ottowa says that MIR.
Witcher, of the Dominion Fisheries Depart
ment, has gone to Montreal to confer with the
British Fishing Claims Commission. Ii Is
stated that the claims which could be legltl-
mately made against the United States would
amount to $50, 900 00O
A dispatch from Washington states that the
President has been receiving daily, since the
publication of his third term letter, numerous
letters from all parts Of the country congratu
latiog him upon that document
Reports from Upper Ottawa, Canada, state
that the forest fires arc doing an immense
amount of damage to the timber limits, and
| that already more pine has been destroyed than
| the lumberers would cut 10 three years.
TIE President, before leaving Washington
Yesterday for Long Branch, issued procama
| ton to extend the duration or the court OIL
Commissioners of Alabama laims for period
of six months from the 22d of July, 1875.
The Secretary of the Treasury continues to
cancel and destroy the fractional currency as il
comes in. The reduction 10 the amount Of
fractional currency during the last month was
1874 1000.
Only one Of the negroes will be hanged to-
day at Atlanta One has been respited tc
June 25 The second, on new trial, was
found guilty; the third having been pronounced
sane by commission, will be hung.
The Democratic Convention, Of Baltimore,
yesterday nominated Gen Ferd G. Latrobe
for the Mayoralty, there being not the slight,
est opposition.
Mathew Brown, for the murder of Y. Car
at Purvis, Sullivan county. New York, last o.
tober, has been found guilty of murder in the
first degree.
The Oriental Telegram Agency published a
dispatch yesterday, reporting that heavy cy'
clone has occurred on the Chinese coast, caus-
ING the wreck of several vessel.