Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-03
ALEXANDRIA . ZETT
,HEiE-S OF THE UGL.

INe[c use Ueeu " oa7S Va e'o''l" a. 1
River, Mas.
The number of Dew laws aided 10 tic fedora!
statute book during tie extra SESSION Iust cicsed
was fifty ulnc.
The wheat harvest in Mary land is almo:t
completed, AID the reports IL regard 10 thc
yield and qualify are scacIa!iy satisfactory
Ulder. new lu!;Dg large quantity CT hr;t
class mail matter will hereafter b, passed
through the mais at sc?ul class ra.ts.
Tho Pfe:ident left The Capital 10 day Ter
Fortress MoLroe, and upon his ictuEr to VI ash
iogton vii take Up his rcsidsrc2 ct the Dol
di:rs' Home.
The average dali, 6eath rate for New York
CITY last year was about rs. o. Friday last 50
peisous died, and fer The twenty four hours
ending Sunday mcrtog The number CT deaths
Was l42.
Oae important feature Of the army bill, as
6naily passed by Congress aud signed By the
President, was the Insertion o! c clause allow
ing railroad companies to do general telegraph
business over their RESPECTIVE Inns.
Mr. Justice Mclor, who l.scly retired trcm
the EuSIish beach, strongly objected, Il late
years, to mustacheS worn by lawyer. lie was
quite deaf, and heard % much with his eyes IS
ears, aud they intcrtorcd with lis understands
ing what was said.
at meeting Of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad directors, ct louisville, N.Y.. yestet /"
dav, the earnings Of the read being showa to
be larger than had been anticipated, rcsolu'
tiou 20 declare n Two ard ahalt per cent. dlVl'
dcDd for the six months cndlag July ! was
adopted.
The Louisiana constitutional convention yes.
terday adopscd articles authorizing tho General
Assembly ia graft lottery charters or privilege,
cach charter 10 pay Sic. 600 per annun Into
the State treasury: all charters 20 cease Jau
ualy. 1898, from which time all lotteries ara
prohibited 10 that State.
John Turner vas sho; aud instantly killed
on Sunday Lass Ey nao named John ". MuI'
,ioax, both hcias we'll To do farmers 10 PcEdG
ton unity, W. Va. l. seems that co old lsud
had existed, erouias cu:i some trouble winch
had occurred while Iu:ncr wis q tenant On
farm of Mul!iaSy
IL is DOW said BY somc # lho radical paper;
that SEQ. 8 GO, Revised Statutes, prohibiting
the inrulreucs Ct labi irics 10 advance CT appro
piistiUns, docs cot apply 10 federal ma15hn,,S
who w. probably go on with their dutcs. H.
Chupdler las, il is sail oiflrtd $lUO,04O to-
ward thsir support.
The Now Oricaus Timcs. tiie ersAn OF tic
Gov, Nictolls' democracy ia hluisiana, i, Out
spnken III oppc: ioa to tho nomination OF 9th
or Mr.. TiIdcn or * Gov. Hendricks lor The
next prssidorc,,. Mr. Ra}srl, however, thC
Times iutimattS $. w0ald Do .CG:rtai!.; at any
rale. it says, he c.mts neaicI the aaik thaa
aty OF her pubic man That hiss ytt been mcp
| tioDcd.
10 cl.arirg ausy he .uics O, tie Southern
Hotel 10 81. LOUIS, wl.;ci Las hccn iNlns III
| i'm proved Slice the burning 70 1871, Tie re-
mains ii bumaG btipg Nrro i0nrI. 1t /;
thought shat nGry other RETAINS viii ho dis
CO 7ered in the removal ii The debris. la the
past few days considerable quantities OF silver.
ware and iawclry have been fJuld, a'Ho geld
watches and uuoks Of co.tini:.
Ii is reported at New Castle. Delaware, that
tho propfietoss oi ths Baldwin Locomotive
Works arc seriously cop'rtnralCr tn" removal
of their extensive establishment ir0m Pnila-
delphia to Nv Castle, il ! suitable location
can bo obtained. TIC rcccGt Sc Of the Dela-
ware Legislature Y :mrling "Reminiscences from
taxation tor ten yesis has much 10 do will the
contemplated renewal.
Thomas ". kn1z writes ir,u the L,tu:
| Club, New York, to Postmaster General Ny
that be has received heel; TIVE letters nlaicd b.
hirl Gu the l2ch OF March 20 90 around the
world ia opposite directions. Inc eastward
letter radc the circuit 10 So days, including q
four days detcotion at Yokohama. and the
other circumpavigatcd the globe ia no days,
Is Of which were consumed BY detention at
Y Yokohama, which would hivc been avoided by
an arrival at that port two Gays sooner.
Ga MorGay cyeniDg terrific storm CT wind
of short duration, At Bismarck. ID. T., ucrocitd
houses, tore up tfccs I'D wrecked tho steamer
Montana The largest aud ii0Cst beat on the
Missouri river. Two mrn il skill cSmlag
ever from Moudan arc reported diowaod. The
roof of the machioa shops e tho lanclog was
blowu eff Several freight c.,s wero stove 10
by the wreck. Tho water pumps q! tho river
for supplying the city with water were blown
away. The damage .: lie lsodias and in Tie
city will am5unt TO fully $4,000.