Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-23
NeWs OF the Day.

News OF the Day.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has issued a
call for the redemption Of fve.twenty bonds OF
1865, consos of 1865. The call is for S., OOO,:
900 of which two and half are coupon and
two and half millions registered bonds. The
principal and interest will be paid at the Treas:
ury on after the 22d day of August next, and
tho interest will cease on that day. Following
are descriptions of bonds: Coupon bonds dated
July l, 1865, namely: $50, No. Sc, Dol to No.
$4,000; $500, No. 95 00l to No. lOl 900;
$500, No. 66,0Ol to No. $4,000; $1,000 No.
l2O, 9Of to No. l25 900. Registered bonds re
deemable at the pleasure of the United States
after the lst day of July, 1870" as follows
$50, No. ], 95l to No. 1850; 500, No. Is, 70l
to No. l6,6OO; $500, No. 1851 to No. 300;
$1,000, No. 3O,9Ol to No. $1,000; $4,000.
No. S,45l to No. $500; $4,000, No. 1871
to No. Is. $50.
The national greenback labor party of lodi
ana held its State convention at Indianapolis,
Yesterday, and nominated Henry James, of
Grant county, for Secretary of State; Jacob
+. Bird, Gibson county. for Auditor r. ?.
Main, Floyd county, for Treasurer David
Moss, Hamilton county, Attorney General, and
Prof. John Young, Marion county, Superln-
tendent of Public Instruction. TIE resolutions
reafirm those adopted at Toledo, February %.
1878. They denounce both the red flag Of the
communists imported from Europe, aud the
''oommuusm Of national banks," as destruo.
tive of the rewards Of toll and the incentives
Of industry and exertion.
The pleasure steamer Empress of India,
with party Of eighteen persons on board,
became unmanagable and capsized over dam
on the Grand River, at Gait, Ontario, last
night. All the passengers were plunged into
the river below. AS yet only one body has
been recovered, that of Harry Jafray, of Gait,
q reporter of newspaper Among the missing
are Edward Wren, Thos Elliott, Fred Kane,
Jano Frazer, James Montgomery, one of the
proprietors of the boat; Andrew Jackson and
David Scott. Little reliable information can DE
obtained. Diligent searches are being made at
and below the scene Of tho disaster.
Barney Trainor and Dip Kelley fought Tues
day for 5000 side, near Philadelphia. After
five rounds of terrible fighting, and just be
fore the call Of time for the sixth round a
friend Of Traiuors handed him lemon. lie
filled his mouth with the Juice and toed The
scratch. When Kelley approached him be
squirted the juice 10 his eyes and then struck
him savagely in the mouth At this the ropes
were torn aown, and the crowd entering the
ring, separated tho bruisers. Kelley was given
he stakes and al; bands made haste back to
town. Traiuor left for New York.
The Pennsylvania Democratic Convention
assembled at i;ittsburg yesterday morning. An
organization was effected by the selection Of
Hon. II. Milton Speer. of Huntingdon county,
as temporary chairman. After the appoint.
mcnt of the usual committees tho convention
took recess TO enable the Committee on Gre.
dentials to prepare their report, which was not
completed, and at o'clock 10 the evening the
convention adjourned till nine o'clock this
morning.
The Secret Service Division has received ia-
formation that large quantities oil counterfeit
$50 notes on the National Broadway Bank, Of
New York, and Tradcsmen's National Bank,
New York, were offered at the Sub Treasury,
New York. They were brought direct from
Germany by the steamer lIerder, that arrived
iu New York yesterday The workmanship is
said to be good.
At Columbus, Co., yesterday, personal
difficulty occurred between DIR. j. G. Cook and
the latter shot and killed the former. Martin
claims that he acted 10 self defence, and that
Cook was intoxicated. The homicide surrender.
cd himself, but, on his own evidence, was al.
lowed bis liberty.
The Russian government, through its agent,
Captain Grippenburg, has opened negotiations
with the South Boston Iron Company for the
manufacture of heavy ordnance, and special
price list, with full particulars as to the capacity
of the works as at present run, or under the
highest pressure, has been submitted, at the
request of the Russian agent.
=, IL II,,l. N,ooJ
have issued their circular of prices of coal for
the month ofJune per ton os224O pounds, and
delivered free at Rondout, as follows
Furnace lump, steam lump and crate each
$3.50; egg, 1915; stove, $40, and chestnut,
$3.50.
The winners at the Baltimore races yester.
day were as follows: Three quarters mile dash,
P. Lorillard's Garriok; Chesapeake stakes, P.
Lorillard's Judith; the mile dash, H. j. Pope's
Suanpsnoa; the Rancocas handicap, T. w.
Doswelrs Bushwacker; and the mile heat race,
D. j. Crouse's Mechanic.
The u. 8. Senate yesterday confirmed the
nomination of Ex-Governor Packard, Of Lousi.
ana, to be Consul at Liverpool. and Lucius
Fairobild. of Wisconsin, the present Consul at
Liverpool, to be Consul General at Paris.
Packard was confirmed by a vote of 80 to 81.
A fire in Clsrksville, Texas, yesterday morn.
ing, destroyed nineteen business houses. The
losses aggregate $l50,000.
Mr.. +. Mertens, boat builder at Cumber-
land, was shot at yesterday, but without effect,
by Joseph Bohpert, canal boatmaD, >
The END OF A SOUTH AMERICAN BEBEL.
LIoN.-The Consul at Buenos Ayres reports to
the State Department that the recent rebellion
in the Province of Corrientes has come to an
end. Eight thousand men have laid down
their arms, on the general promise Of the Ar.
gentine government that full Justice would be
granted to the people of the revolted province.
The question of the rightful claimant to the
Governorship Of the province does not seem to
have been decided by the issue of the rebellion. |
Minister Osborn also reports that on the 1st of |
April the Argentine Republic was to enter up. |
on postal service in accordance With the pos.