Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-28
News at the Day.


The Ambassador of the Samoan Government,
Mr., /, Mamea, had Sd Interview with the
Secretary of State yesterday and presented MS
credentials The Samoans would prefer annex r
a,ion or o protectorate, but arc deslrous, II
nothipg more cap be accomplished, to negotiate
A treaty Of anity and commerce The Secretary
Of State received him cordially, and arranged
TO present him to the President to-day. II is
nrobabla that treaty favorable to the Interests
of the Upied States will be negotiated without
oppositinp. The British Government has here
tofore offered to annex the islands, but for many
years he islanders have cluug to their hope of
an alliance with the Uuled States.
Five white and three colored men were fog
ged at New Castle, Delaware, on Saturday: as
Castle couoty. Each received twenty lashes.:
Doe of the white men, William Barry. boosted
that he had been in thirty. six different jails in
the ,uutry, was strapped to The whipping post,
slrippri bare TO the waist, ard received quite a
severe n,ssing. The white men received their
ashcs with seeming Indifference whilst the
colcred men wripslud and roared under the TO-
fiction. although no more severe than given 10
the white men.
The late Il ,oI was Of very general extent
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The Storm was the most severe in Maine fer
Nix year.; A. inches OF rain fell The mi dam
Of Stevens Il &C.,, Falmouth, Me-, waa carried
a.gay by the trcshct. Traius on the Grand
Trunk and Gslens5urg railroad were delayed.
The Androscoggin was higher than 1869.
% Monday portion Of the Borden mine,
near Frostburg, Md, fell in, mprisoulng john
Davis and JOHN iagaa. Hundreds of volun
tecrS have been engaged ever since digging tor
them, but up TO six 0 clock last evening they
had not been reached, and their fate is un'
kn0To. IL il supposed they will soon be
reached.
'rweniy b.rrrl4 Of Goa liver oil were washed
ashore at BArneeat Inlet during the gale OF
Saturday. TIE barrels were worm eaten and
had probably been released fron the hold OF
sane vessel by the breaking up of a long for
EUttcn wreck.
The :. &. Legislature met yesterday.
SwartS, uoiored, President pro TEN. OF the
Senate, resigned as Senator from Williamsburg
county Mr. Woodruff, clerk, also resigned.
The new members Of the Senate and House
elected 10 ill vacancies were sworn IN.
Representative Banning. of Ohio, has intro
tuccd bill 10 tho u. s. House Of Represents
tivca providing for the repeal OF all special taxes
Oh brewers. rccriier5, liquor dealers, manutac-
lu.crs and dealers in tobacco and cigars.
Fix CONGRESSMAN John B. Hawley, Ct l|liools
has been decided upon as assistant secretary Of
the treasury, to succeed Governor Mccormick,
whose resignation SO long pcudlng has been ao
ceptcd to take cfiec, on the first of next month.
Three rcn convicted at Erie, Pa, Of tarrloe
an. !cl,hcrlnG woman OF doubtful reputation
lave been sentenced to the penitentlaiy i0l
terms rapgiug from Que to ten years.
The bodies OF Captain j. J. Guthrie, Lieut..
Sinors, ore corporal Of marines, nine soldiers
and sailors and four colorcd men have been
washc ashore tronl the wreck OF the HuroD.
Gov Robinson, Of New York, has pardoned
x.Custom House Wcighcr Grace, who was
scot to the peniteatlary Tor asslullng Survtyor
SHARP.
Mrs. SAyrcs the viciu, OF Der husband at
temp: 1T murder in the Church Of the Ascen-
sion, Philadelphia. 90 Sunday Of last week, is
still alive.
at Davenport, Iowa, Thomas Doley was
killed aud Thomas Thomas fatally Injured by p
.,rr,aturn or7lesivu III 4 coal lnuu In h0cK Isl
auG County Monday.
\ man named John Sweeney was drowned
while driving q wagon across the Monument lot
in Washington, during The late high water there.
Carl Messaer, Of New York, has been &C
Quilted OF the charge Of killing his brother
John.
The jury in the case Of the Scranton vigiants
have returned verdict of mot guilty.
Mr.. Newton, United States Consul at Mau.
chester, is to return home.