Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-09
News of the Day.

The steamship Nurnberg, which arrived u
Baltimore last night FROM Brcmea, reports
having left Cape Henry at 1890 o'clock yester-
day morning. 1T one o'clock lookout dlscoT.
cred bark at anchor on port bow. very close,
with no lights showing. Gave al alarm. and
every effort was made to stop the ship, but
without success Struck the bark on her star
board side and sending adrift her foremost,
making large hole through which the water
poured sinking her in few minutes. The
captain, pilot and nine Of the crew were rescued
and taken aboard Of the NurnbcrE. The car
penter, boatswain and TWO aadsnen were
drowned or killed by the collision. The bark
is the Azow (Nor) Reise, for Queenstown With
cargo Of corr.
Gov. Robinson, of New York, yesterday We
toed the bill allowing women to hold Office on
school boards. He says the bill! goes too tar,
or else not far enough. There can be no reason
that women should occupy these positions
rather than the less responsible ones OF super:
visors, town clerks, justices of the peace and
numerous Others The God OF nature has APP
pointed different fields Of labor add usefulness
for the sexes. Moreover, the bill is a clear IN.
fraction of the spirit if not the letter OF the con-
stitutiop. Under that instrument women have
20 right to vote, and it caonot be supposed 1t Is
the intention that persons not entitled 10 the
right of suffrage should be eligible to some of
the most important Offices 10 the State.
It is stated that agents of the Turkish Gov
er1mcnt in this country are practically engaged
10 the purchase and shipment of muotlous CT
war to Constautinope. 1t is also said that the
Russian Government has emlssarles scattered
along the coast who are in communication with
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the departure OF any vessels With matcr!s' Tor
Turkey so that the Russian feet might inter
cept and capture them. If this ever occurs it
is claimed that toe United States will become
responsible, aud that this was the reason Why
the Turkish Minister was so prompts commu
nicating with the Secretary of State 10 order
that he might demand redress.
a man calling himself J. Fl. Milton, Of Phil
adephia, was arrested in St. Louis yesterday
afternoon for attempting to pass off bogus
draft for $4,000 90 Philadelphia bank 10
payment for planning mill which be had pur-
chased there. During the day he opened sn
account with the Manufacturers Bank By dc.
posting two drafts, also on Philadelphia banks
que for $Il, 900 and the other for S27 900.
He also attempted to effect loan at the
Fourth National Bank, but failed, He is now
in Jail.
The Postmaster General has appointed
Joseph w. Mauck postmaster at Green.
mount, Rockingham Co., Va. lie has also
established the following pes,offices in Vlrgiu.
ia :-Hoisters, Westmoreland Co., Geo. 5.
Hollistcr, postmaster; Mloe Run, Orange Co.,
Geo. w. Cammack, postmaster; New Hope
Church, Orange Co., J. H. Myer, postmaster;
Alrich's Crossing, Spottsylvaua Co., :. ".
Alrich, postmaster.
Motion will be made to-day before Judge
Hughes in the u. S. District Court, in session
at Norfolk, for the appointment Of a receiver
for the Petersburg and Weldon railroad. y
similar motion was made in January, but was
overruled ia this city at the instance of the
company.
10 the United States Court ct Trenton yes
terday afternoon Judge Nixon announced that
the failure to call special session of Congress
in June next would compel the court to dis
pense with the Juno term. as the court cannot
be expected to he run at The expense OF The
officers.
The pension agencies at Raleigh, n. g.,
Knoxville aud Nashville, Tenn, Norfolk, Va,
and Wheeling, W. Va, are to be discontinued
aud consolidated in one agency, to be located
at Richmond. Va.
Chas. J. Brent, the forger who vas extra1t
ed from England short time ago, failed to
answer in court at Louisville. Ky, yesterday
and it is feared he has fed again.
Two brothers uamed Reynolds, who we're en-
gagged in the illicit Whiskey business near Gas
cow, KY, wcro shot on Monday last by u. s.
marshals, who undertook to arrest them.
The court-marial sentence Of Major Reno
was considered 10 Cabinet yesterday, and mi,i.
gated from dismissal to two years suspension
from service.
The spring meeting at Pimlico will open 90 |
the 22d inst. Eighteen races will be run, aud
The Jockey Club has given $4,000 in purses.
Passports will hereafter be. necessary for