Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-08
News of the Day.

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Another call for FIVE millions of the five.
twenty bonds was made yesterday by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, maklog ten millions
already called 10 this week.
The sale of the White Sulphur Springs prop
ery was postponed again yesterday until TO Gay.
It is thought it will bring about $500, 600. The
Salt Sulphur Springs have been sold to MIR.
Cornell for SIS, 500.
The representatives of thirteen trunk lines
and Western railway lines, IN session at Long
Branch, have agreed upon sixty cents as the
basis for the rate of freight for cattle from Chi
cago to New York.
The Pennsylyania Board Of Pardons has re.
fused to recommend the pardon OF j. +. Bull
lard, an ex-member of the Legislature, who Is
serving out sentence for embezzling building
association funds.
On Tuesday, four miles from Macon, Ca,
four men robbed w. W. English, miller, OF
small amount of money and several bushels
of meal, by choking and overpowering BIN
The robbers are supposed to be tramps. Thoy
all escaped.
A meeting Of Cuban merchants aud planters
in Havana, yesterday, framed an address to tho
King of Spain laying before him the Injury
suffered by Cuba and by Spanish vessel ownerS
by reason Of the high import duty levied on
sugars in Spaio.
Az explosion occurred yesterday 10 coal
mine at Soremerstou, near Berwick, Eogland:
Thirty five men were 10 the pit at the time and
were working with exposed lights All were
rescued, and although severely burned, oo!y
one is considered 10 dangerous condition.
Abel and Jesse Good. and man named
Cost white, and colored mau named Brown,
have been arrested and lodged 10 jail at Mounds
vile, West Va, charged with having stolen
several hundred dollars worth of goods from q
freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road.
An outbreak Of tho natives occurred at
Achoen in the Island Of Sumatra. on the TIN
of July. The Dutch troops attacked and cap
| tured strong position held by tho Aohenese,
The loss Of the natives was six hundred a1d
eighty, while the troops lost only fifty SIX
Charles Aytou, nine years of age, son of j.
G. AytoD, of Point Of Rocks, Md, on Tuesday
evening went to the mill of G. W. Shautfer,
near BY and IN crossing one OF the water wheels
he made misstep and fell over the wheel, his
head striking wall, mashipg his skull and
breaking bis neck, causing his instant death.
There is considerable excitement at Yuma,
Arizona, over threatened raid by Indians, who
have recently gathered in some numbers 10 the
vicinity of that town, encouraged by the ab
sence of troops, sent to Idaho, and innamed
| with whiskey surreptitiously furnished them.
The citizens arc guarding approaches to the
town.
The announcement is made by the State De-
partment that on and after September ., 1918,
ar instameot will be paid at that department
to parties entitled thereto on account OF awards
made in favor of citizens of the United States
by the joint commission OF the u nIted States
and Mexico for the adjustment of claims, or
ganiz,d u1dar the convention OF July +. lS6S.
between the two countries.
III. Il. Kimptou, tho long missing financial
agent Of South Carolina, was arrested at West
field, Mass, yesterday, and spent the night 10
the lookup with tramps, It.. lie says he has
been negotiating for settlement OF his troub'
les in New York, and has all along been willing
TO submit the acoouats to arbitration. he
claims he is the victim Of political persecution,
and that the State owes him 100000. A re-
QUESTION is expected Friday.
The Junior Fire Company, Of Frederick,
Nd, numbering eighty, accompanied by the
Frederick Cornet Band and two hundred visit
ing quests, reached Winchester, Va, yester
dav. and we're accorded grand reception. The
visiting fremen arc the guests of tho Wlnohes'
ter fire department. In the afternoon there
was grand fremen' parade aud trial of appa.
ralu,, and torchlight procession and general
illumination at night, followed by addresses by
MIR. +. p. Dandridge and acting Mayor dimes
Conrad Ct Winchester, aud Col. L.. Victor
Baughmau, cf Frederick.
Letters from IquitoE, the Peruvian naval
station on the Amazon, in South America, an
uounce that deplorablo reports have been re-
caiyed as to the sanitary condition OF the labor
ers on tho Madeira and Mamore railroad. A
yiruleut fever had broken out and was carrying
eff numbers daily, while medical attendance,
was scarce and hospital arrangements were OF
the poorest description. The fever is reported
to be of tho same type as that which RACED ID
Panama during the construction OF the loter-
Oceanic Railroad. The laborers spoken OF are
mostly Americans, taken cut by the Collins
Company.
A single scull boat race for the 'lat mems
champion gold medal was rowed yesterday on
Newtown creek, near New York. The only
conte stants that entered were James HagaD,
weight 260 pounds, and Edward Jones. 276
pounds Tho distance was three miles, with q
turn. The race was closely contested, and the
athletes rowed side by side until both foued.
Hasan, however, drew clear, took tho lead and
won amid loud cheers. Time, 27 minutes 30
seconds. A large crowd witnessed the contest,
and there was much merriment over tho strug.
GLE jones was dissatisfied, and challenged
Hagan to row again for $3.50 side.
Rear Admiral Patterson, Of the American
squadron at Yokohama, reports to the Navy
Department Joint celebration Of the Fourth
of July by the Japanese, English, French, Ger
man aud Russian men OF war, in coouection
utb fho T1nitnd Sfatns vrssnls A II the Shln
were draped with flags, and at noon fred pa
tioual slute. On the 10th Of July the Empo-
ror of Japan inspected tho new iron cIadS, irig
ates and wooden oorvettes built in England for
the japanese navy. when all the war vessels in
Yokohama joined in formal reception-man.
ming the yards aud firing salutes-apd the naval
commanders were received BY the Emperor on
board the iron ram Foo 500 Kan.
WHAT BUTTERMILK Is USED FORA young
lady from the city boarding for tho summer at q