Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-22
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Ex-aIa7cr Jacob a. Westcrveli, ct Ne"
York, died yesterday, in his oO;h yeir.
Mre. William NJ. Tweed sailed for Europe
on Thursday. Her family accompanied her.
Another cold spell prevailed throughout, va.
tario, yesterday, the thermometer raoging lfon
zero to So degrees below.
Afire q! Cohocs, N. Y, yesterday. destroyed
the Atlantic knitting mills, loss S25, OoO a1d Inc
Courier publishing house, loss S25,oOo.
Folr steamships and three calling vessels
cleared from Baltimore yesterday with ladlnss
principally OF grain fer European de''inetloDs.
The Cpcra House block at Columbus Ind,
was destroyed by fire Thursday night. Inc
loss is estimated at $4,000, partially covered
by insurance.
The subscription 10 the Government four per
cent. loan yesterday amounted to!S5,Go5 .ooU,
making total of SIC, Q5l. 500 since tho lest cali
70. six per cents.
NJ. Stanton, superutcnt of the Selma. Rome
and Dalton Railroad, died at Selma, Ala, yes
to-day, from injuries received in the disaster on
that road last Tuesday.
The Senate yesterday adopted, without de-
hate, tic House amendment to the Army APP
preparation bill authorizing railroad companies
to transmit kilograms over their lines uron GER
tain conditions.
To the House Of Representatives. yesterday,
| bill was passed authorizing the Secretary OF
| the Navy to accept for the purposes OF polar
exploration, by way Of Behring's Straits, tho
shin Jeanette, rendered by James Gordon
Bennett.
Tho House of Representatives, yesterday,
passed bill relating to tho transportation OF
| sniual.. 1t provides for agencies at various
ports, who shall inspect all live animals designed
for expectation, and shall certify 10 their healthy
condition.
A favorable report has been adopted by the
Committee on Claims of the House Of Repre-
sen.atiycs in relation to the claim OF Maryland
| for $40, 900 advanced to the general government
! 10 1870, with interest from 1872, when the hrat
| demand was made.
| la Kings county On. " Supreme Court,
Yesterday, Mrs. Elizabeth Knowles Ct New
| jersey, obtained verdict of 81 500 damages
against tho East River Ferry Company tor 10
iurics received 90 Hunters Point ferry hoat.
The suit was brought for $4,000.
VIM. G. White, young man Of prominent
family, while on spree 10 Nashville, Tenn,
was arrested and fined, and being too much
mortified to return home took room 10 the
| Commercial Hotel, swallowed an overdose OF
morphine and was subsequently fourd dead.
The Executive Committee Of the American
| Missionary Association has addressed com.
municetion TO President Hayes asking that an
executive vato be affixed TO the bill passed by
Congress affecting the relations OF this country
with China as o violation OF tho laws OF God.
By tho explosion Of q coal oil lamp 10 the
diupipg room of the City Hotel, Charlestowp,
| w " Thuranac rvnhinp the fable and chairs
Eero set fire TO, and for time the destruction
| of the building IVES threatened. Fortunately
| the flames were cXtnguished before much dam.
age was done.
The remains Of General r. II. Chiffon, CO
route from Columbus, Georgia, to Richmond,
wero received at Atlanta yesterday BY the Gov
cnor, Mayor end other State and city officials
aud military. They wcro transferred to tho
Richmond train iG tho presepco OF largo COO.
course Of spectators.
J. 4 dispatch to tie Memphis Avalanche from
Starksviile, Miss. says D. II. Montgomery. of
the firm of s. E. Montgomery l. Co., absconded
few days since With several Thousand douar
including $4,000 OF county funds, 81 900 Dor
roWed OF two widows, and other smaller
amounts. lie was accompanied By dashlng
belle of StarksViIle, a1d Was last beard from 10
| New O.leans. He leaves vile and tWo
children.
Further Investigation of tho alleged attempt
| at bribery 10 the United States Senatorial cleo
| ton 10 the Kansas Legislature generated Sen
ator Dorsey. The matter finally narrowed down
to the assertion that State Senator elect Walker
offered Representative Lee eud bis friends
money, which they declined to receive. Lee
admits that he was half drunk when the offer
was made.