Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-04
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The State Department at Wa-iicgt2a is IL
receipt OF dispatch from thu United S;atcs
consul general at Frank ford -on-the- Main. wiz
expresses the opiai0n tha; Uc!.cd States tcu,
per cen! bends viii soon Gud c market in Ger
many.
The bishops OF the N. L. Church net u
NewYork yesterday with the general book con-
mittee of the church. AID elected Rev. D.;
Sanford Hunt, Of Buff 10, as successor to IL.
late R.T. Df. Il u5ea N!lscn as seni0r bo,s
agent ard publisher in charge Of the Methods,
Book Corcera ia New Yo;k.
Portland, Me-, yesterday elected Geo. Val
ker, democrat c6d R7eeubac&, mayor Dy 45 ma.
j0rliy. Lsst year the republicans had ~ u
ity If q Inc republicans carried Bsth, i ,w.
i.towD, Auburn, Gardner aud S4co. 10 Rock
land the greeo0aok licEct rr,veniea o cho;c,
Tor mayor, bu! The republicans have he ri,y
| gov rumcut.
Tie Oc3aa House, al Long Bcaac;!, i. j.,
was again set 90 ire By an inccndllry yes:cr
| day norring, this tinC il the attic aad also il
the back par OF the stc)ni story. IL tho attic
bureau had been showed VI u1Ger the r0o
and mattress rut Oh top aad fred Para cfii,
roof wss con.uued HCic7: The ffa Wa eS.i1
guished.
The De;u!y Mashl! Ct the Ska Gisr;c OF
KeDtueky ca Saturday, eight levied uoOH a
freig train on tho E.c;Di0G- burg and Poun /
! Gap Railroad 10 30 attachmnn! sul;, AMI switch
cd it OF on sio ;r.ch. y: Johnston Jurc ~,
placing guard over il. Yesterday mo:EGg i
band Of armed n:aa cane up tfcm Fen leg
burg, GylrD0Tcra1 Tie gcagd, SID took IT,
train away.
IoGicati0ns 71T r:ht 10 tho drtc:ioo d 81
assignmcn; by hrcib, hop Purcell fer the b,ne
f: of his CREDITOR, Ten SUITS we're filed yeSftrey
| against him and III, hs5tEer Edward Purcell, r
All aElourt aagrfg@,ipg a0nc SS3 600. Thcaa vii
probably be t12wcd b nual,r5u3 other sm':'
aud il Is thought this aclion on the part II the
| creditors will icrI. al o,sicumcut. E,sImaic'
orba assas aui iiabi:ilics 4il ::ry, a. ;ho ra.
isurts are WITHHELD ny tho church nG.hotiu,2.
The piGorify report Of 'ha Potter GnGmti,"
has been pre-? I'D |: di,s2nts from many Of
tl!c viaw5 prcSso!"d y tic u. JElfq. DJ;h D. :,
the pGEtiGcac3 O. :ae Investigation ard y"
conclusions Expressed: IS 20 he lg5;i.a l0v t,seo.
The rli1cf,tg treat The Investigation a. oac
| wholly uoaccc ,ss1rF, made without probable
cause, so lar Gs the io2igjlu.ls BsG1cd were
aimed off, and likely 10 at; c0,nng # Sala9 &,
the public Information 90 ;ha general suffice.
Cou@iiarah!3 cxai;C,aGn: vas c@C2sisn u
Philadelphia yesterday by the suspension of
Charles Cauil!os < "a. cid and rcputs5;a "aHi
| e!s, the soDi0r nlem5ct 81 which did s'% T,.'~
aga. Tho generally credited rcasou lsr liz sus
pension Is 10 the effect tia! AIr. Ci!5 C1mro'
ioat heavily by the Chicago lie AID r9GiC -
1873. Another TapGrt states that The tiGci H.
beer cp=rst;Dg heavily in Ponrsyiva:j. socs
OF Iatc, aud Tie .ccoat decline Ia thAsG shares
is said to 10 TIC primary cause OF the trouble.
y resolution has 3ao7 Introduced in t:ic Sea
ste of Wcs. Tic.ina iGsttucl!ag tho board 9!
pubic works to regulate the rates OF charges
for transportation Of freight and passengers on
the Bstimorc AID Ohio Railway within ih2t
state. Il is claimed that uaGcr the &C. Of lie
General Assembly Of Virginia Of 1887, Uhca
ever the Xxx prGG:s { T the Baltimore ard Oflo
Railroad equal !h3 ala3ult OF the capital s;0e.
Of such corporation, the board OF pub!i, w]Ikg
| Shall thereafter regulate tho charges on suci.
road 80 that the profits shall cot net over per
ccut. ca The capital stock. Should this rCsoIu
Ion be adopted ty bo'h E-ances Of the LcGis!A'
tiurc it will Gtcr.cs2 The rates fer freight trars
poTta,ion TO Cne ccrt per ton per uils.