Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.
TO sho,o the very age and body Of the Times.

a Bremen detective has arrived at Liverpool,
where he is engaged in the endeaVor to ascer'
tain whether Thomassen, the BIemeIhaVeu
murderer, had any accompllces. 1t is believed
that he had some connection with the loss OF
the Innlan steamer City Of Boston in 1870, and
is known to have made several voyages between
New York and Liverpool. having at the la ter
port repeatedly endeavored to effect lnsurances
Oh boxes which he represented to contain trea
sure. The English police believe that nc had
couitdcratcs at Liverpool, and every fort Will
be made to uncarth them.
The grand jury of the Kings County Coult Of
Sessions, New York, yesterday indicted Com-
missioner w a. Fowler, of the board of city
work., for corrupt practices n Office. Ii 10.
Guides statement of moneys paid to him by
gas companies, giving dates aud amounts. The
Jury reported that large sums had thus been
paid to certain city officers, but that they had
been able to secure sufficient evidence tor an
iodiclmen, in this instance only
The Frcnch Assembly adjourned yesterday,
after passing the various bills which were be-
fore it. Due d'Audifrct Pasquer, President
of the Assembly, in his speech congratulated
the body 90 the work they had performed, and
said they might confidently present themselves
to the Judgment of the country, Tor they re-
stored to it its f.s and liberties intact: The
new Chambers will meet on the Sth OF March,
A dispatch from Memphis, Tenn, says that
Wednesday night Carroll Button was shot and
killed at Randolph Landing, at the head OF
Island 40, on the Mississippi, By Jack Stlnson,
and on Thursday Stinson Was shot and killed
! by Tom Button, nephew of Carroll. Two oh.
| GERS who had Stlnson 10 custody ct the time OF
| the shooting we're seriously wounded.
Police Commissioners Matsell and Disbecker,
| of New York, were removed from Office yester
day by Mayor Wickham, and Messrs Dewitt
| G. Wheeler and Joel E. Erhardt were appoint
cd commissioners in their places. Formal 20,
| tees of removal were sent to Matsell and DIS
becker, and the new commissioners took the
prescribed o ath Of office.
| The u. S. ships St. Lawrence and Macedo
nian, which were among the Oldest vessels IL
the service, were sold al Norfolk, Va, ycstcr-
day, to Northern parties, the tJrmcr Tor SlI,-
900, and the latter for Sl4 OIL. The Maccdo-
MAN was captured from the British 10 1872 by
| Captain Stephen Decatur
| WI. W. SiiSoi u'ou, W oSiio'i VI l. y
mouth Church, and Mr., Joshua Nj. Fancott,
| 90 behalf of Mrs Mcuton, had conference
Yesterday, and came 70 an amicabc agreement
with reference to the calling OF the mutIa
council on the questions at issue between Mrs.
| Mutton and The Church.
In disturbance at Clinton, Miss, COM
menced by two colored men Damed Caldwell,
one an ex-Statc Senator, the latter, after shoot
ing DR.. E. 6. Banks 10 the knee, Was shot by
citizens and mortally wounded.
| Hon. Burton Craig died at his home, Con-
| cord, n c., on Thursday. He was serving his
fourth term 10 Congress when the war COM
nieuccd, and afterward served one term in the
Confederate Congress.
The German Government is about to take
measures to put stop - the sale Of American
medical diplomas in that country. Nearly all
the diplomas are from Philadelphia.
The citizens of Quebec yesterday celebrated
the centennial of the defeat of the Americans
under Genera! Montgomery before that city on
December 3lst 11I5
The Bishop OF Griesen and Posen, convicted
some time since Of violating the German Eccle-
sastical laws, has been arrested and sent to
prison to serve out his sentence.
Negotiations are pending between Turkey
and Austria for the construction of direc;
railway betwcca Vienna aud Constantinopic.