Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-04
The --latest Miracle.

The village of East Mauch Chunl, Pa, 81,
90 Saturday in state Of intense excitement
growing out of a supposed miracle, by which Il
is claimed by many dcvout people wuG!2"
was raised to !c and strength an hour ate
death had occurred. They firmly believe that
the womans soul actually left her body AID
after an hours absence returned to its carthIy
tenement in ful6ment OF a prophecy from
supernatural source, forctclIing the MIRAGE
just as it occurred.
The New York Herald Gays:
The Mauch Chunk Miracle very Ealu;A'.%
continues to be the sensation in that interests.
the fullest faith in Miss Grcth, while Tho noT"
intelligent of them believe thst the whole thIns
is q deception. Father ucincn appears 70 M:.:'
modified his views on the subject. In II di:pnica
10 tho Herald he says that no she WAS called out
of ccstasies by miraculous mcsns. Archb:sN"p
Wood, Father Hcinen's superior, dIScou"'
tonsnces the idea OF 8 miracle, and. according
to Father Brennan, the Arch bishop secretary,
the Mauch Chunk clergyman Theological loa-
arc badly mixed up and ha is guilty Of rinh
heresy.
THE MoFFETT Law AND TIE STATE DfEL
The Richmond correspondent Of the Petcrssnrf
Index says
The members OF the General Assembly cy
posed to the Moffctt liquor law. and s"rc!@
prominent dealers Of Richmond, have dram
up bill which they hope to have passed, :nr.
stitutiug tho register by q special tax Wh'n
they claim will produce equally as mucH.
There seems st present no prospcc; Ct
change Tic probability Is rather thar the
Motfctt law will be tightcncd
IAN agent Of Northern boDdhcIlcrs has ben
here for several days watching the prccccding>
on the public debt ia the two houses. II ir
has seen anything at all, it must be clear t5ai
the Barbour tax bill will pass the House like
shot out Of shovel" That you koow int
az interest bill. Il is to be followed by en-
terest bill. Then the general wraugl2 ~.
come. There arc three propositions to pay
per cent, to pay 3G5, and to pay 4. 1t ms
be that the mean will be adopted.
SILVER MoNEY.-Tbc wholesale merchant.
of New York have called special mcctIOg O!
the Board Of Trade and Transportation for ti'''
afternoon to devise measures Of relief aGa!"&
the gut of silver coin in tho market, which =
seriously interfering with trade. The call To-: 'h'
meeting is as foloWs:-
Whereas. The class of smaller lraicSm.n 10
New York and vicinity are becoming oVcE.?'I
ed with silver coin, aud are obliged to pay tne!
llaUlllllCS W WHOlc5alc uclCnIute III '"'"
reDcy or submit to loss 10 exchanging sane !"
paper money, or other more convenient rePr'
scntatlvcs OF value; and
Whereas this Inconvenience which has 'hI'
far principally troubled The retail trade, L f2;"'
y extending to the wholesale trade. and II %,
Of enactment OF law making silver 80 u"
limited legal tender, would seriously "n,c' q.
business. aud probably uccesitate an a1'1a,
in the prices of all varieties OF mcrcHa"'',l
Therefore, the UNDERSIGNED hereby reql Il ~
President OF the New Y ork Board OF lia!e go
Transportation to call /" special meeting % ~"
slider what means can be adopted Tor tier !.
lief.
TIE MCCORMICK TELESCOPE The '"..
louisville Chronicle says :-"lt i wen S Ttt'J
that 10 1876 he offered the telescope 70 W.!
ngton and Lee University upon cerfai"c c ,i..,
tions. After the lapse Of Two Yeas h'n n'I
these conditions untulfi!led, he did, a. D" a.,
a right to do, and entirely Of his o|n m q,
tender the instrument TO the University u .,
GINA. This tender the Rector ard DJa'" ,i,
Visitors, as 10 duty bound TO 90, ha'c r,
known to the Legislature IN the mculo';!nJ rs
ferred to, which memorial was accompao',rI =,
certain resolutions presented by NIr' po' - the
These resolutions express the THANKS o. D. 'rg
Legislature to MIR. Mccormick tor MS 'lo,' -
offer, and regret the inability OF the o'a'
make the necessary appropriation at Et t.i
and also give assurance 10 MT. MY - the
that if he will present the instrument ~ me
University the Legislature Will, as SOUL nro.
condition of her finances may allow, n' S.orgr
vision for The erection of suitable oO'''
tory"