Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-22
News of the Day.

The abundant crops of cotton, corn and tod
der IN the valley Of the Black Warrior, Ala
bama, have been entirely swept away. The
river suddenly rose sixty hree feet, which Is
within two feet as high as it was In the terrible
freshet Of June. 1872. The planters had Just
commenced picking cotton and had not hauled
the corn and fodder from the fields. 1t is es
limated hat 80, 900 bales Of cotton have been
destroyed. Most Of the planters are ruined,
and i. is doubtful if the actual necessarIes OF
life can be secured now. The town OF Iusca
oosa is about at the head Of the devastated
section Merchants had advanced heavily 90
the growing crop.
The Fredericksburg Star ssys:-Maj. Jno.
D. Rodgers, we'll known and popular citizen
Of Kug George met with painful accident
y hl;e Oh his way to Fredericksburg on Wed
o,siay last lie was riding Oh horseback and
a bridge near Gray's lane gave way as he was
crossing it, throwing bis horse down ADD upon
him. Maj. Rogers collar bone was broken by
The fall. lie made bis way to travellers Rest"
where he Was kindly cared for By MIR. j. Bowie
Gray, the hospitable proprietor of that estate.
A dispatch from Capt Topper, under date
of l4:h lest, says be pursued the Indians into
the mountains east Of the Rio Tucterosa river,
New Mexico, killed twelve and took many cap
;vcs. The Indians scattered 10 the mountains
over large area IF country. The Indians
must have suffered much and abandoned
great deal. An nfaGt, get alive, was found
| thrown away in its basket upon an open plain.
Licu,enanls Hanna and Rucker will arrive at
Bowie on the 10th or 18th.
There was one yellow fever death at Fernan-
dina yesterday. Twenty one new cAses are re-
| ported. Several critical cases reported Thurs,
day were better Yesterday, Dr.. Palmer bsiDg
among the Dumber. The disease is becoming
| epidemic at Oldtowo. about mile north OF the
city proper. There is considerable Increase OF
the di-eese among the colored people. Adoctor
from Kew West arrived there yesterday. Coz.
| tributious from towns 10 the State are being re-
ceived.
l.. NJ. Chamberlain, chairman Of the Labor
Reform State Central Committee, of Massa
| chusetis has resigned the chairmanship and
membership. He advises that sections OF The
workiugmen's party be formed by the labor re-
formers and workiogmep; that they affiliate
with the national organizations; choose delegates
to the convention of that party to DO held 10
Bostou October lst, and in all other ways assist
that organization.
VIM. ". Tweed continued bis disclosures
yesterday Gould and Fisk made him stock
holder of The Eric Railroad in payment for oh
,aioins 20 Injunction against Vanderbilt 1869,
granted to him as matter OF friendship by
Judge Barnard. The New York Prlnlicg
Company of which he Vas q partner, had a
capital Of ten thousand dollars, and the divi:
deuds ranged from seventy to one hundred
thousand dollars.
Sandy Point, Oh the James River, about
twenty miles south Of City Point and about
forty two miles from Newport News will become
the fresh water anchorage Of the monitor feet
uatl The construction of the wet deck fur the
iron cIads recommended to Relocated near the
Norfolk navy yard.
The iron steamship City of Savannah, two
hundred and seventy two feet over all, thirty.
MOE beam and twenty seven hold, was success
fully launched at Chester, Pa, to day.
Secretary Sherman contradicts the report
that be sill be candidate for the United States
Senate.
\ uew aud we'll executed counterfeit SIS note
Of the First National Bank, Of TamaQus, Pa,
has appeared 10 New York.
Dr.. ". D. Easlcy. Of Richmond, was killed
by railroad accident, near Cannelton, West
Virginia, yesterday.
A furious snow storm prevailed yesterday Oh
Mount Washington.