Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-22
.FEU;S or THE Day.

DR.. Chancellor has introduced measure in
the City Council of Baltimore looking to tho
erection Of hospital fer the INDECENT iusanc.
Further calculations increas, the prospect
that the city taxes 10 Baltimore this year may
be reduced to $l.75 on tho 500.
Mr. A. SeIigmaD. Of New York. reports to
the Louisville police the loss Of So. 800 worth OF
diamonds and 5000 in money 10 sleeping car
Oh his way to that city from New Orleans.
At Troy, N. Y, yesterday, the thermometer
fell to I! degrees below zero. A German was
frtz,n death and q tramp, was found nearly
dead and will probably die.
Tho power loom workers at kensing ton.
PhiIs., about 400iu number, who have been on
strike for three months, have returned to work
at reduced rates fixed by tho manufacturers.
Geo. Slman Hilliard leading lawyer in
Boston. ond author of several works on history,
geography and travels, died near that city yes
terday, aged 10.
The income of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
last year was 3,729, 094, expenses SIS, G53. 365,
leaving SIS, 720 to DO credited 10 profit and loss.
Asa Packer has been reelected president.
The House Of Representatives yesterday
passed the resolution making an appropriation
OF $40 900 to investigate the CIPHER dispatches
only that and nothing more, all day.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the nonina.
| ton of Alexander B. Hagner, of Annapolis to
be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Of the District Of Columbia.
Two or three naval vessels now fitting out are
| to be supplied with the patent elastic felt mat.
tIcsses, experiments having proved their effec
! tiveneas as means Of saving life at sea.
Sohn Blair Scribner, senior partner Of the
| publishing house of Charles Seribnsr's Sons,
New York, died on Monday night of pneumonia.
| lie contracted the disease last month and re
covered. but had relapse Isst Thursday.
Tho Governor General Of Canada, accom-.
panied BY Princess Louise aud suit, arrived at
Toronto yesterday by the regular train from
Ottawa, AID Proceeded to Niagara Falls almost
Immediately by special traio. The vicoregal
party arc travelling ineog.
Secretary Schurz announces that Sitting Bull
had crossed tho Canadian frontier into the
United STATES with his people, with peaceable
intentions, being DESTROYS Of coming under the
protection Of the Indian Bureau. and DO dis.
iributed in the Indian country like the other
tribes.
In The Senate yesterday the House bill trans.
i.rlipg to tho countic5 CT. Allcgany and Garrett
the control Ct tho national turnpike, or United
States road through those ccuntirS. in accord
arce with az act Of the General Assembly Of
Maryland, vas passed. The naval appropriation
bill was considered, and all the amendments
from tho naval mmittce we're sgreed to. Mr..
Blaine gave notice OF his intention 20 offer
amendments
g. In the litigation between Tho Union Pacific
Railroad and the Credit Mobilicr on two mil.
lion note By the former to the latter The execu
tors OF Cakes Amos and Connecticut savings
bank have pctilioncd 10 he made parties. al
IcainC that Jay Gould and others arc trying TO
dclfaud them Of their rights. They also pray
that the judgment against the Union Pacific 90
the note be enforced Judge Soule, at Boston.
Monday issued q temporary iDjurclon and
order Of notice returnablc March |.