Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-03
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llcro nEs UseH q easc y. S"e'StA a. CA
River, Mas.
The number of new Laws al led 10 the federal
statute book during lie extra SESSION list closed
was fifty nine.
The wheat harvest in Maryland is almcSt
completed, and tho reports Ia regard 10 The
yield and quaity are gCaera!iy satisfactory
Under new lu!;0g large quantity CT hr;tt
GLASS mail matter will hereafter be passed
through the nails at s;c:ul class Ea!.S.
The Pfe:ident lcls the Capital 10 day fer
Fortress MoLroe, and upon bis return to " asst
iogton viii take Up ti3 rcsiderce at The Sol
di:r5' Home.
The average daily Geath rate for New Ioik
civ last year Was about IS. o. Friday last 50
palsous died, and fer The tTcIty four hours
ending Sunday morbiOs the nu:nGe: CT deaths
wss l42.
Oae important feature Of The army bill, as
fnaily passed by Congress aud signed By the
President, vas the insertion 0! Z claus, allow
ing railroad companies to do general telegraph
business over their respective lints.
Mr.. Justice Mcllor, who l=tcly retired trcm
the EosIish beach, strongly olicc!ld, It late
quite deaf, and heard % much with lis eyes as
ing what was said.
At q meeting Of the Louisville ami Nashville
Railroad directors. ct louisville, n.y., yeSleI'
dav, the earnings ct the read beng shoWa to
be larger than had been anticipated, Gcsolu'
ton 60 declare a Two ard ahalt per cent. diVl'
dend for the six months cndiag July | Was
adopted.
The Louisiana constitutional convention yes.
terday adopted articles authorizing Tho General
Assembly to graft lottery charters or privilege,
each charter TO pay $4,000 per annun lnso
the State treasury: all charters 10 cease Jan'
uaiy, 1898, ircm which time all Lotteries arc
prohibited 10 that State.
John Turccr vas sto; aud instantly Killed
on Sunday last By a map named John W: Mul'
linax, both briac we'll 10 do formers 10 PcEdIe
ton unity, ". Va. l. seems that &c old isud
had existed, growing GU: If socle trouble WHICH
had occurred while Iu:Dcr WIS tenant On a
farm Of Mul!iasx.
1t is DOW said BY SOME # ltc radical papeia
that sec. 5. GO, devised Statutes, prohibiting
the recurrence Ct liabi ir.s 10 advance OF appro
plis,iuns, docs cot apply 10 federal 1nar5hns
who ": probably 60 on with their dulcs. Il.
Chandler has. il is sail. oIflrcd 100000 to-
ward their support.
The New OrIeaSs Tincs, ti,e erkan OF the
Gov. Nichols democracy 10 Louisiana, /, cut
spoken III oppo;l i0a to tho nomination. OF 9th.
or Mr. TiIdcu CT tx Gov. Hendricks Tor Tho
next prenidorcy. Mr.. Raysrl, however, The
Times iutimatts. wou!d DO .cc:rsalI,; rt any
ra!e, it says, he c. mes uc&,Cl tic aaik tbau
Oily o.her pubic .Gan that h:s yet been men
tipDcd.
In cl:arug away lhr !uEs q Tie S2u!htrh
Hotel, 10 81. LOUIS, Hicn Las !'Gcn hine III.
i'm proved silcc the burning "a 1871, tie rc.
mains Il bumln being Nero iuneL. 1t -
thought that mGGy other RETAINS Viii bo dis
CO 7ered IN the removal ii The debris. la the
past few days considerable qlanIlics OF 5!lycf-
ware and jawllry have been fouad aso geld
WATCHES and uuGks Of cio.tn:.
1t is reported OF New Castle, Delaware, that
tho propfielois Of ths Baldwin locomotive
Works arc seriously contemplating tbs removal
Of their extensive establishment from Phlla-
delphia to Nv Castle. il \ suitable location
can bn obtained. The rcG"Gt ;ci I'll the Dt!a-
ware Legislature ,Xema,ipg manufactures from
taxation tor ten ycais has much 10 do with the
contemplated renewal.
Thomas ". knlZ writes ir,nl the Lotus
Club New York, to Postmaster General Ny
that be has received hack I've letters rlaiicd By
him On the l2ih ut March 10 90 artuad the
world 10 opposite directions. TIC eastward
letter madc the circuit 10 50 days. pc'ud1s q
four days dc,co'ion at Yokohama. and the
other circumDavigatcd the e!obo Ia 10 days,
5 Of which were consuucd BY detention at
Yokohama, which would h5vc been avoided by
an arrival at that port tWo Gays sooner.
Ga Monday evea;Dg terrific storm CT wind
of short duration, At Bismarck. d. T., ucrocltd
houses tore 10 trees aad wrecked the steamer
Montana. tic largest aud iillst beat on the
Missouri river. Tgo mcn il skill cGmoa
over from Moudan arc reported diowaod. The
roof of the m:c!iun shops &c the lanclog WAS
bIowu eff. Several freight CHS Tero stove 10
by the wreck. Tho water pumps .. the river
for supplying the city with water were bIowu
away. The damage .: The leodiuG and in Tie
city will amount TO fully $4,000.