Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-05
News OF the Day.


dsy afternoon resolution was adopted declar'
iog that greater benefit could tc gained Tor the
civ by the d. charge of William NJ. Tweed
from imprisonment than by bis longer deen,
ton, and recommending the Attorney General
and corporation counsel to release him from I'M
prisopment, after securing for the city euch
property as be now possessed, and after taxing
such means 10 secure bis testimony as might DC
deemed necessary 10 any suits that might here
after be brought by the city.
Snow storms have prevailed from Texas to
Maine during the past three days Dispatches
Yesterday reported fall Of snow several Inches
at PHILADELPHIA, and heavy storm, with east.
erly gale, at New York and Albany, delaying
several trains three hours % the Hudson River
Railroad. A dispatch from P.ughkcepsie, n.
Y, makes the snow four inches at that point,
the storm changing to hail and rain last night.
The Hudson river is full Of floating ice.
The Legislature of Maryland adjourned yes.
terdsy until Tuesday next. The Senate and
House 10 Joint convention reelected Barnes
Compton State treasurer, and George Cotton
State printer. In the Senate an order was
adopted for the appointment of a committe to
il auire by what authority the Maryland peni.
Tertiary receives convics OF courts 10 the DIS.
trict of Columbia.
The recent resistance to the revenue officers
10 South Caroioa has been The subject of con.
sultation at the Treasury Department. The
Department will not ask tor troops, as it IL
thought that sufficient force of ils officers
properly commissioned, and with arms to back
their authority, will not be resisted 10 the arrest
of offenders and seizure Of illicit stills
A fire commenced yesterday 10 No. 4 slope
operated by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal
Company, at Panther Creek Valley, Pa, and
ragged all day, extending into the mine until at
least three hundred feet Of the vein was lgnlt
ed. The mine it is expected. will have to be
flooded with Water.
The coinage during the month of December
amounted TO 6, l43. 1913 pieces, the value being
S., 343,0S3. The gold coinage was ITO, 633
pieces of the value Of 1885, 800. The silver
coinage Of trade dollars was $50, goo, and the
fractional coinage 1884, 240, of the value OF
$l,4lS.G 33.
house kept BY Madame White, on Thir-
teeuth street, Washington, Was raded last night
aud six women put under arrest. Ut late
number Of robberies have taken place, it Is al
legged, Involving inmates, a large butter dealer
being robbed Of 5000 recently.
u. S. Grant, ir., who was lately appointed
the New York district, has gone 10 San Fran.
cisco, and will not assume his duties as assis.
tant district attorney unit! the Grst OF Feb
ruary.
The suit agaiust Samuel J. Tilden to recover
his income tax was called this NOR ming ia the
United States District Court, Of New York,
but was postponed until next Saturday 90 &C
count Of blr. Tlldcn's counsel being engaged in
the Erie case.
The standing committee Of the diocese OF
New York have given their canoolcal consent
to the conservation of the Rev. Dr. Eecleston,
bishop cleo: of West Virginia, and the ReV.Dr
Seymour, bishop elect OF Springfield, Illinois.
The Lehigh Valley coal operators held a
meeting at Bethlehem yesterday and rejected
the ratio of production agreed upon at the Phil
adelphia meeting, and ask for another mceliog
to perfect the combination.
The General Land Office has been flooded
with letters applying for maps Ct the United
States iu consequence OF an Unauthorized pub
LEGATION 10 the Ohio State Journal stating that
maps would be sent on the receipt of two cents.
Rev. Df. William Newton. rector of the
Church OF the Nativity, Philadelphia, has sew.
cred his connection with the Protestant Episco-
pal ministry, and has united with that OF tie
Reformed Episcopal.
The report of the Libralian of Congress
shows that there has been quite large Increase
Of revenue from the copyright business.
At the meeting Of the Cabinet held yester-
day the Mexican trouble in I'll Pazo county,
Texas, was under consideration.