Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-26
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hIcn ~, digece at The 1slaod Craet:, Ger
PacCcah, kY., sealcairG Ter $500 coo end
Gagrc q silver, turioa long 30 b; tbs Span.
iaccs.
The official cuTolacnt Of The Ua!eG Wolk.
men, reported TO tbs Grand Ljlge, il session
at Nashville, Tcnnc:=ac, shows 2 atresght Of
G5, 600.
Coal is COW 5cins u:ircd 10 PeaGss Va1ia at
tilr !ate 81 two auda quarter miln toes per
month, when last year on!7 cue million aId q
halfWeta produced.
Rich ore has been discovered 10 tho hiaIi.
nnso mine, OF California, assaylrg $500 Der ton
In tic Eur ka south driit q solid vein Of quartz
eight feet vide has been struck. Tic orc is
improving "a the Gift advances.
Secretary Sherman has received n letter
from i. W. Phillips. OF Spartan county, g. s.,
enclosing 81 goo Confederate boud asking
that the boId shall be recorded, anticipating
his. lew will soo1er or latter be passed max
7g them convertible into United States boCds
Howard Malcolm, d. D. LII. d., aged 81,
died 10 Philadelphia yesterday. Lie was presi'
dent OF the HahacEanD Medical College ct
Philadelphia, honorary president CT the Am.
crican Baptist Historical Society, honorary
president ci tie American Peace Society and
senior vice president Of The Pennsylvania Bible
Society.
A bill has beer introduced ia the Delaware
House If Representatives authorizing Ffarcs
NJ. Rogers. OF New York. in consideration OF
$500 600 to re establish the drawing Of lotteries
in. the State. The bonus is to he devoted TO
aiding the public schools and inter1al improve
rncn.s, AID the privilege Is 10 extend Tor ~
yeers. Wilmington, az her share, is 10 have
SIC. 900 Tor building the rev court house.
\ brotz, figure Of a Confederate soldier,
measuring seven feet il hight and weighing
nearly enc thousand pounds, has recently been
fioishrd at the National Fico Art Fuadry, in
New York. Itwas modelled By tho sculptor
richards. aud is to surmouut tho shaft Of the
Soldiers Memorial 10 Savanrah, Ga. Tic
figure represents private CT the Confederate
army
10 the House Of Representatives yesterday,
Dir. Harris, Of Va, asked leave to oGer q
resolution directing the Committee on Judicl'
airy to ilquiEo into the facts connected with tho
action OF Alexander Rivcs judge OF the United
States District Court for the western district Ct
Virgioia, in interfering with tho action OF the
State Judges holding State courts in accor'
dance with the laws Of Virginia, but oil j,ction
was madc from the republican side, aud hlr.
Congtr announced that no would Office; to the
introduction of anything uolcss it tax! refer
cocc to appropriation his.
The Court CT General Session met ct Column.
bia. S. C., 90 Monday, when the irdletmeuts
against cx Governor Chamberlain, kempton,
Parker and others, al members OF tie Land
Commission, whro called. Mr.. Melton appeal
cd rs counsel for tho defendant. Chamberlain,
the only one Of the defendants bound over Ter
trial, and asked Tor contiauauc, ill tho next
terra 90 account OF the domestic and personal
bereavement OF hisclicnt. ono CT bis soaa having
recently died. erd he and bis family being pro.
stratcd kv tho discas, TINT caused ti3 son i
dca:sl. TIE Case was continued, az were oil the
others ia which the !crrrcr S!aa officials ere
defendants.
Yesterday morning, in New York, Judge
D3nohue, By consent Of couusc!, entered orders
distnissug tho suit OF Cornelius j. Vanderbilt
against his brother, Vim. II. Vanderbilt, for
81 900. O00 alleged to have been promised fer
Withdrawing opposition to tbs probate Of the
Commodore : will, oud also O similar order in
the sat CT the ssno plaintiff fox $1,000. 900
damages for alleged conspiracy ty VIM. II.
Vanderbilt, Chaurcey NJ. Denew aud others to
GET some oac to perscnatc him and have re-
ports Of his supposed ulcoaduc' ssnt 20 the
Commodore by The detectives. This Cpta The
whole cas-, ~ 60 appeal is 10 BE- taken from
tho Snrrcga!cs admission ci the will ~ pro.
hate