Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-16

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fnnding certificates siuoo lst q April have been
81 1852, ITO.
Bya very decided majority yesterday the
House of Representatives refused to ABOLISH
the Southern Claims Commission.
Two children Of VIM. Neal at Glencoe, 20,
tario, were poisoned yesterday from ea'i5g WHO
parsnips, Oae has died, and the other oanoot
recover.
Every slt.r3als IF, saving station 90 The
New Jersey c)ast IVES closed tor six months
Yesterday at ueon AID the crews disbanded.-
The others will be closed May |.
The London Standard says that royal CON-
mission is to BIO appointed for the Melbourne
exhibition, which it is proposed to hold next
year, and that the Prinoo Of Wales will prob
ably preside over it.
Tho indications are that the election IN The
Sixth Congressional district Of Texas yesterday
resulted 10 the election Of Upsou, democrat,
over Money, grsenbacker, to gil the vacancy
caused by the death of MIR. Schleicher.
The Duke of Argyle is expected to arrive in
New York soon on bis way to visit bis SOD. the
MARQUIS of Lorpe, 10 Canada. He designs
travelling incog.. both because be is an Invalid
and 10 deep tiillotlon from tho death Ct tbc
Duchess.
Colonel Peytou. Executive Clerk OF the
Ssnste, is 10 receipt Of telegram from Senator
Butler, at Charleston, S. g., announcing that
Senator Hampton has started North. and may
be expected to errive 10 Washington at Z. NJ.
to day.
Some thirty young ladies ran away from Bos
ton Monday to escape school; which had re
opened sitter the spring vacation. they appiiea
h., Al; ofokto af
Mass. tho same night, and were detained
there for reclamation by their parents.
A resolution WAS offered 10 tho lower branch
Of the Pennsylvania Legislature yesterday: and
referred to the Committee Oh Federal Re!a
tons, providing for tho sppoiutment OF COM
mittee to proceed to San Francisco to receive
ex President Grant upoa his return to the
United States.
The last outrc fashion in FioDpa is the So
chilled Boccaccio' s!o,kiugs-a white silk stock.
ing on the left leg and pink one on the right
The idea was taken from the costume which
Frsulein Liuk-Whose marriage was announced
q fortnight ago-Wore in tho last act OF Suppe' 8
new opera.
A negro convention was held 10 Little Rock,
Arkansas, Saturday, which appointed delegates
to conlererc, ct Nashville, May 6. favored
Senator Window resolutions, resolved them.
selves into on auxiliary State emigration aid
society, and having expressed general desire
to leave Arkansas, adjourned.
The New York Herald states that gentle
man registering at @ hotel as Major William
Tuysu, Of Berlin, has made arrangements
for the purchase Of four thousand repeating
riff 8 AID half million rounds Of ammunition,
which there is every reason to believe are n'
tended TO no landed 10 Africa for the use ofthe
Zalus.
The House Committee ca Agriculture has
referred the entira subj ct of pleuro pneumonia
to sub committee, consisting OF Nlessrs. Dbl
rel, McGogau, Hatch, Forsythe, Valentino
aud Iiaicvrc, with Instructions to ascertain all
the facts possible 10 connection with the disease
and report the result tf their itqnlrIes to NOR
row il possible.
John Brown, jr., s3n Of O3sawattomie Brown,
publishes letter. in which no volunteers bis
services TO "aid the suffering negro refugees OF
tho South" lie states that ic his opinion the
titne has c)me for aIoEer grand rescue CT tho
colored man, aad although Ee Is fifty eight
years old no is ready to devote bis remaining
energies to tho cause.
Io the Uoited States Court ut Charleston. S.
c., Yesterday, a verdict OF guilty was rendered
10 the case of kcrrigau for violating the cleo
lion law. Chas. Licbanrood, white, was &C.
Quilted Of charge Of ohs'ructing Ualted
States deputy marshal. A colored democrat
named Levy was tried for vo'iog twice. Tho
jury will probably disagree.
10 Missouri The lands, bulldogs aud shops
Of railroad companies. uoder recent law, are
to be assessed by the counties 10 which they
are situated, wkilo State board OF equsliza'
ton is to assess the road bed ct so much mile,
the coucty courts then to certify to It's correct.
pcss, and the county through which it passes
to collect the tax.
The PHILADELPHIA Urion League club gave a
brilliant reception LIST night to Gov. Hoyt at its
club rooms. Many distinguished persons were
PRESENT. The Governor was escorted from the
Continental Hotel to the club house by q pre-
c,ssion Of veterans, with music. The rooms
w;rc crowded during the whole evening Grant
was unanimously spoken Of SIS President Heye 8
sacccsscr.
The Southern Railway and Steamship Asso-
citation, at Atlanta, Ca, has adi burned to meet
at Greecbrier White Sulphur Springs, next
August. The association adopted a resolution
which re.cstsblshed the old pool rates. A
general desire was expressed 10 heal past diff.
ierences, and i. is believed there will be 20 fur
th:r trouble. TIE pool rates hsd not been
maintained for some time.
The tables which accompany the twenty.
fourth annual report OF the Baltimore Corn
and Flour Exchange, show the growth Of grain
receipts at the port since 1868 to have been
7,7535OS bushels 10 that year TO 4l,035,905
bushels. or computing four and meal in BUSH
els az 59T AIT bushels 10 1878, The receipts
of -four have mounted from 7l4.760 barrels 10
1867 10 1.4l2 .652 barrels in 1878, having thus
just about doubled 10 eleven years.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Logan's speech in
tho Senate yesterday, Dir. Beck took tho foor,
aud is reported to have made the best speech
delivered % either side up to 10 this time. 10
bis simple, plain way be painted the situation
as it is. and swept completely away the mass of
sophiStical reasoning by which the republicans
have sought to cloud and befog the real issue.
10 did not conclude bis speech uutil to day.
The Charleston News and Courier says me
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