Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-18
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News or THE DAT.
The Vanderbilt will case was resumed before
Surrogate Calvin, 10 New lo1k k, this nocoioE.
The President has signed the bill to abolish
the volunteer oavy CT tho Uniied States.
TIE tusaess block at tho corner Of Secoud
and Paint sts., in ChiIiioothe, Ohio. Owned By
Madeira and Sptragci, was burned this morn.
ing. Loss $4,000.
Mrs. Hancs, aged ST years, CT Cd Water
boro', I'D, was fatally burned Sunday night 10
CONSEQUENCE of placing lighted pipe 10 Ecr
pocket.
The City Savings bank, CT O;1ego, II. Y,
having complied with the requirements OF tho
babk department., will resume blusioes5 90
Thursday ntxii.
Ex-Governor Harjrarft, Of Pennsylvania, has
been confirmed as noalmaster, and Il. L3u10n
SnoTden as superintendent Of the Philadelphia
mint.
Wi lara C0ppiDeer, corresponding secretary
OF the American Colonization Society, was 10
Philadelphia yesterday, TO mako arrangements
for tbe next expedition 10 Liberia.
At tho pien5 session Of the House OF iteIr,
seatat!vas yesterday the death Of tho lato 30
preventative Sch!echer, Of Texas, YES formally
announced aud euog!es delivered, SDt tho
customary resolutions passed.
John Conrad, aged lG, q Decatur, IudisIa,
went to bis father = barn to feed stock and fell
from the bay loft in such :; rlcnuec That bis
neckiic caught ca /. nook and he Vas straneed
to death.
A Victoria, British Amorica, dispatch says
her MOjsaty's steamer Osprey, four gus. is
taking coal and auinuGitioa u1der orders for
Sitka, il rcsposc to the appeal OF the clt!Zsns
there She yes TO have ssilad last light.
T. G. BrcTa,a hardware merchant 10 Mexico,
n. Y, while crasa9inS the OsHego and Rome
Il. Il. tr5ck ia j cutter, near Sand hill, vas
run ortr By q ftaigt; train. His injuries were
such that he died soau alter.
a dispatch says whilo p5rty Of ladies and
their escorts OF Buchanan, Michigan. were re-
turning iron Church, Sunday night, their
vehicle upset In excavation in the road
Mrs. Martha Port ana Mrs. Nathan Hamilton
wcrc Internally iIiu,cd sud will probably die.
Several Others Wcro slightly hurt.
1t is stated tha. tie President has rendered
the position of envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipotentiRry 10 the German empire,
made vacant BY The death Of Bayard Taylor, to
the Rev. Joseph Parrish Thompson, d. D.,
an eminent CoDgroga,ionaIist divine. archseolo.
eist end orientalist, who has already been
residing 10 Berlin sluce 1878.
At caucus Of the democratic members Of
the House OF Representatives yesterday even
ing resolution was adopted setting forth that
as the Office Of tho public printer vas bcrg
conducted 10 az cy!ravagant aaa unsatisfactory
manner, it therefore should be abolished, end
that arrangements should be pade for giving
bo NJ m nrinf1ru bu riy
guarded c2uditl0Gs.
10 tue Senate yesterday lno bill 10 amend
the revenue laws was taken Up, ard various
amendments voted or. An amnndnent to
have the reduction Of tho tax on tobacco to take
effect May | was r, iscted, AID April | agreed
to as the date. Tho Senate agreed to strike cut
the repeal Of tho tax on lucitcr matches. The
Senate remained il session until half past one
O'Clock; this morning, when i. adjourned to
meet at y N. to-day, and at p. Id. it will
pre- coed to vote co the amendments and bill
without further debate.
Before the Potter committee yesterday, John
E. Coyle, Of Washington testified il relation TO
the operations Of the democratic visitors to
Florida during The presidential count and the
overturss locking to the sale Of the returning
board fer 100000 Thos. G. Duuo. Of South
Carolina returning board, testified, at lis own
request, in contradiction ct testimony given By
Smith N. Weed at New York, ia regard to the
alleged proposition for sale It ltet electoral
tribunal, aod gave lis own version CT what
happened in that connection.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.-Ano1g other ap.
preparations made by the Genera! Deficiency
bill as posed BY The House yesterday arc the
following For the payment Of judgments Of
the U. S. Court of Claims, $S4, 7S6. %; for I'd.
ditional amount to b, used 10 suppressing illicit
distiiliug for The year 1879. 5000; for subsis
tepce during the year 1879 Of the several tribes
Of the Indian Territory, S25 900; for expenses
of United States Courts tor tie year 1878,
$4,000; for pay, travelling aud genera! ex-
perses OF the army for the fiscal year 1879, |
100000; to supply q deficiency 10 tho appro
pristions for the expers:s Of the District of |
Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 80, |
1879, S466, 553 90, this amount, taken in COD
uec.on with the Sl.250. 900. appropriated By
the act of June 90. 1878, for the eeaeral ex |
penses Of the District of Columbia. bsine so
per certum of the expenses OF the government
for the fiscal yesr ending June so, 1871; for
public printing and bicding. printing Congress
siousl Record. &c., s350,0O0; for compensation
for postmssters for 1878, S26l, 92l. 81; for army
supplies and iucidenta! expen.
ses. $97, 497. 40; for horsea 80, lost in military