Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-09
News of the Day.

the mails for Halifax, Nova SCOTIA anu Irluce
Edward Island will, during the summer months
and until further notice, be sent from Portland
by rail, The mails by sea are discontinued IN
consequence of the changed dates OF sailing
The Department yesterday completed arrange
ments for temporary services on the mail routes
between Yanktou and Fort Sully, Dakota,
which puts an end to the serious interruption
of service on two Of the routes to the Black
Hills.
Washington Cemetery Confederate at
Hagerstown, Nd, will be formally dedicated
and decorated with flowers on the aternoou OF
next Tuesday, the 18th instant. The cerenlo-
MES will be interesting and it is thought Will
attract large crowd. Gen. fitzhugh Lee, OF
Virginia cavalry fame, and now prominent
candidate for Governor Of Virginia, Will de-
liver the Grafton, Hon. Daniel &. lucas an
original poen,. and addresses will be made by
Hon. A. r. Boecr and Col. Chas Marshall.
A Cable specials say: The Emperor Alcxan-
der arrived at Bucharest from Plocjastl, at noon
Yesterday with his entire military and dplo-
plomatic suite. The demonstrations were Ell
thusiastic. The streets were decorated with
flowers and flags and religious aud civic cere-
monies occurred. The Roumaplan authorities
Joined the grand procession which, lncu'inE
sixteen carriages one hundred Thousand people,
were in the streets. Tue Gar received many
deputations during the day.
A Washington special says The protest
presented by Minister Mariscal against the cx-
ecution of the orders given to General Ord was
| followed by personal interview with the Sec
retary of State. MIR. MoriSca! was assured that
! his anxiety about the order was not justified 50
| far as he entertained any fears that 1t c0IcM-
plated demonstration against Mexican terri
| tory looking to the acquisition at any part
| thereof.
a Chicago dispatch ys:-A confession Just
| made by two criminals now confined in The
Ohio peuiten'iary, il true, proves that the
| wrong man has been hanged for the murder OF
| young cir! named Mary Murray, who was
waylaid, outraged and murdered near Pontiac,
H!s., 10 the year 1869. "A young man named
Wiley l.. Morris was arrested, tried and con-
| victed Of the crime, but solcmnly sworc TO his
innocence 10 his last moments upon the scaifoId.
a meeting Of the Presidents of tho trunk
lines in New York yesterday resulted 10 the
signing of an agreement by the Baltimore ard
Ohio, the New York Central and the Pcnnsyl-
vauia roads, which it is said, gives assurance to
shippers OF uniform and reasonable rates With
out Discrimination, and will have tendency to
| avoid competition among the lines. The mat
ter, it appears, was fully discussed, but in CO.
| tire harmony.
Ia Charcstown, Mass, on Wednesday even
ing boy of two and o half years Of age struck
| another of three years on the head with piece
of brick with such force that the child died
| from the effects of the blow the following morn
| ing. The coroner declined to hold au Inquest,
| owing to the irresponsible age Of the slayer.
AS a result of the recent visit Of the Postal
Commission South it has been agreed that on
and after to morrow Sunday the kenueSaw
| route will make the run from New Orleans to
New York in sixty-two hours. Pullman cars
will be run between Philadelphia and New o.
leans without change.
Advices from Alexandria say the exhuma-
ton of Cleopatra's needle for shipment to Lon.
don has been completed Eighteen inches Of
the apex are gone and the corners are some
| what damaged. but otherwise it is 10 fair con
| dition.
Ex-President Grant attended the Agicul-
turc Show at Bath, England. yesterday. His
reception by the people appears to have bccr
enthusiastic The Mayor presented az address,
of welcome to which the General briefly re,
sponded.
If Cincinnati is sensitive about anything it is
its beer. They have got up an agitation there
now concerning what brewers make It absolute.
ly pure, and the conflict RACES 6ercely through
the columns of the newspapers.
Governor Young, Of Ohio, says he will not
accept denomination because he cannot live on
the salary of $4,000 year.
A dispatch from Grand Haven, Michigan,
states that Senator Thomas W. Ferry is lying
dangerously i'll of congestion of the brain
At Opelousas, ST. Tammany Parish, Loulsi-
ana, yesterday, Louis Rosseau was hanged ter
the murder OF Cyrus Briguac
Latest Foreign News.
LONDON, June 9.-Turkish journals assert
that Hobart Pasha has left Varna with tie
Turkish squadron to lombard Odessa
A dispatch to the News from Vienna states
that q state of siege having been proclaimed in
Rouuania, kilograms concerning military
movements hcncelorth will be stopped.
y Bucharest dispatch to the Times says that
ooe OF the great causes Of the proclamation OF
a state of siege was the delay and uusatisisc
tory working of the Roumanian railways All
railway officials arc now brought under u!jec-
ton to the military authorities.
The Times, n its leading article, confirms It's
Paris correspondents summary OF Prince Gort
schakoiTs letter to Lord Derby, which was tel
cgraphcd to the United States yesterday
norning.
A Vienna dispatch 10 the Telegraph says The
Russians not only intend to occupy Bulgaria,
but have made all arrangements Tor remaining
at least three years in the vilaget Of Adria-
nopIe.
The Post says the Russian merchants 10 Bal
tic ports are reported 10 be clearing the
wharves and warehouses by exporting all goods
as fast as possible under the apprehension Of
general prohibition Of expectation.
A late balch Of Reuters kilograms from
Constantinoplc, dated yesterday, aud Elzcr-
ouu, dated the 9th iost., contain the following:
The Montencgrns arc cauponaIng Spuz. y
Russian force from Ardahan has reached Ar.