Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-07
News OF the Day.


The Treasury has Just issued call for the
redemption {; fve-lweDty bonds of 1860, con-
sol, Of 1865 The principal aud accrued inter,
est 81 the bonds below designated will be paid
at the Treasury Ct the Uoitcd States, IN the
city of Washington, Oh AID after the 9th day OF
March, 1878, aud The interest on said bonds
will cease on that day: Coupon bonds, dated
January lst, 1865. namely: $50. No. 44OOl to
No. SO .OOO beth inclusive; 500. No. 76. Dol to
IS, 600, both inclusive; $3.50, No. 57,OOl to
GU. 600, both INCLUSIVE; $1,000, No. 96 OOl to
los. 900. both inclusive. Registered ponds
("redccmablc at the pleasure Of the Unltcd
States after The lst day Of July. 1870 as lot
lows: $50, No. | col to No. 1850. both lnclu'
sivc; 500. Ne. 13,lOl to No. ii 100, both In.
elusive; $500 No S 3Ol to No. S. 700, both To-
elusive: 81 900, No. 27 40l to No. 2S. $50, both
Inclusive; S. 600. NJ. 7,G5l to No. 5000, ooth
Inclusive; $4,000, No. Is 55l to No. II. ooO'
both inclusive.
The Primary Episcopal Convention, now 10
session in Charleston, West Virginia, to organ
izc new diocese and elect bishop for West
Virginia, yesterday. on the fifth ballot elected
Rev. DR.. JAS. II. Etceston, formerly OF Mary
land. but now of Christ Church, Newark, N.
D., as bishop. He Is u s)n CT the late Judge
Eccleslou, IL nephew Of the late Archbishop NJ.
clestou, of the Catholic Church. and brother
in law Of Mr.. S. NJ. Shoemaker, OF Baltimore
Iu accordance with The Instructions issued TO
the New York police TO arrest persons selling
liquor without Licenses very large number OF
arrests was made last Eight, aud the Sialhn
houses IN many precincts were crowded Win
the prisoners. Receipts from the excise cJm
missOucrs were not regarded as cXtuslnG the
violation OF the law.
A fire broke out about miduight at AilIerS
town, Butter county, Pa, aud was sill bufa-
ing AT The latest advicca. Two blocks in the
busincss part Of the town had been destroyed,
including the Bark House, u large hotel. Az
one clock this morning efforts were making 10
arrest its progress by tearing down buildings ID
its path.
The striking cigar makers Of New York have
started co operative factory with two hundred
hands at work, which they say will furnish
work to five hundred hands within week.
Three oshcr factories are to be- started. They
paraded five thousand strong 10 New York yes
terdsy.
1t is about year ago that Miss Alice Oates.
of comic opera troupe fame. obtained divorce
from her second husband, Henry IL. Tyler. on
the grounds Of cruel treatment. Now Mrs.
EIiz beth Laurent sues for divorce from her
husband, Henry Laurent, on the ground that
he is living with Mrs. Oates a, her hus5aoj.
Gov. Erwin, of California, in his message,
terms the Chinese question an irrepressltl,
conflict, and says it is tn, plain duty Of the
federal government to secure the abrogalioo Of
the provision ct the treaty permitting unrc-
stricted Chinese immigration.
John Cochran, who has acted as Deputy
United States Marshal ia Ripley county, No.,
aud been very active IN irrreting out illicit stills
10 that county, was waylaid when near Doni-
phan, 10 Ripley county, yesterday, and shot
10 tic head and mcrtally wounded.
10 the Criminal Court at Washington. yes.
terday in the case Of cx Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury Sawyer and Others somH weeks
ago convicted Of Conspiracy to dctraud the gov
crnment.lh he molten for new trial was granted.
The iaois Central Railroad has made an
arrangement with the New Orleans and LIVER
pool Steamship Line by which graio can b.
carried from Chicago to New Orleans at 40 CTS.
per hundred, and to Liverpool at 10 cents.
At Ponchatoula, L., school teacher ua.a cd
Varney was arrested aGd lodged IN jail Wed
ncsday night on a charge Of drunkenness. The
Jail was set on fire ana Varney was burned TO
death.
The u. s. Senate has confirmed the poml
nation OF j ohm b. llawlcy, If Illinois. ~ Assls'
tant Secretary Of ;ht Treasury, in piac.: OF H.
G. Mccormick, resigned.
Grecnbaum Bros. l. c., bankers Of New
York, have suspended.
Gen. lIugcr is dangerously i'll in Charleston.