Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-09
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p,,. ,.norts which wo havo from California |
indicate that the Eew CONSTITUTION has pscn
adopted.
The first shipment OF new wheat was re-
ceivtd at Macon, yesterday, irom Southwest
Georgia.
The Committee IF medical experts having
,xsmiced Max Gray, who shot at Edwin bootn
At Chicago, rcpcri that he is insane.
The Pe1rs, lpauia Senate has adopted by
par,v vote tho IIause resolution TO receive *
prcs,Icp, GRAFT at San FrancIsco Oh tl5 !curn
home.
Charley Ross father has eonc to Mort Caro-
lima. gentleman having written description
of a Id in that State that corresponds with the
missing boy.
Tho Southern Baptist Convention met 10 At
Iapta Ca, Yesterday Three hundred dele
oates were present. A resolution was REFERRED
10 appoint five delegates to bear 10 the BaptlstS
of the North, at their approaching ANNIVERSARIES
lrateIbal messages.
The tinai vote in the case ct Rev. DR.. Ta'
mage, at Brooklyn, N. Y, VAS taken ytsel'
dsy. lt stood es follows: Not to sustain the
charges %, 10 favor OF suStaiclDg the charges
l6, 20 sustain hem in part d.
The assay Of bullion at the Charlotte, N e.,
mint in Anil amounted to IS S33, the largest
ever made sire, the re cslGbiishm snt Of the
mint there and tho superintendent estimates tia!
the ASSAY Tor tho calendar year will reach $50,
600.
A prz, itht took plaza yesterday at Long
Point, Cauads, between Dryer acd Elliott 10
which the former was victorious. Elliott was
badly punished almost from the hrSt, and ct
the cod ct the last round he was lnseDsitl9.
DIVER was comparatively fresh at the close, ord
WAS bur; but little.
Thu socialist leaders a. Chicago assert that
they, yith the trades utiors, are Organizing .
strike TO begin july 5. ard to be general through
| Gu. the cUuotly. They will demand tho ualVer.
| cal adoption OF the eight hour system, and Will
setti. the matter Of wages after thelt demands
on ihat pU!ut ara accedtd TO-
Advioes from Genera! Sheridan are 10 tbs
tlf..c; that ell necessary dispositions OF troops
have been made for the prevention of further
immsra.lon icto the lnd!ao territory and Tor
the renewal Of sucn uuauthorz,d settlers as
may have already crossed the Frontier. The
sumttr u pirsora engaged 10 tho lnvason
mo2eneat il said to have been greatly cXag
gcrated.
The pa.ioual bard O! health, whic! has
been ia sss.iJt 10 Atlanta, Ca, several days,
al Irrncd yesterday 70 meet III Nashville 10
O.;ob:r. Tia sanitary couoci Of tho MlsS!sslp
y; valley adjou.aed sine die. The American
Medical Association adopted tho metilc syS"
ten, and elected the off ,crs Tor tho next year.
New York was chosen Is the next llasa oil
meeting.
The ua,oDai colorcd conference, 10 session at
Nashville, Teuo.. yesterday, adopted report
Recommending compulsory cduoatloo. oppos,
ing separate schools tor white and c0lored, ard
asking Cor gress FIR $500. 900 unclaimed bounly
OF ccllrtd soldiers and sailors for an Industrial
sGd techrc al school resolution was adopt
ed accepting ttuder by Gen. b. +. Butler OF
20 900 acres of Land. aud by i seh Chandler OF
homes fer leo families.
Thc increase in the sales Of rounding csrl
fcales from 100000 day to 81 ,OOO, 00O, has
exhausted tne supply ca hand. The bureau
Of printing aud engraving at Washington has
bcen making daily deliveries, amounting TO
5000, 600, tu, has COW decreased tho iorcc, aud
by 1uuuiDg he presses Gay AID night Will DC
ub!c utxs week to Increase the daily deliveries
to Two millions Ninety five Plate printers arc
kept constantly OF WORK.
In the Protestant Episcopal Dice san Con-
venii0u at Philadelphia yesterday. speeches
ware made co tho report ca rltualls-
tic pf!c ices, aCd resolution declaring that
the practices followed 10 St. Clcmeu.'s church,
by Their similarity In those Of the Church OF
Rome, are calculated to DO rjury to the PRO
,cstart Episcopal Church Was adopted BY the
following voll: Clergy, yeas 50, nays ~; la!y,
yeas GS, nays II; declined to vote 5. Nlsj1rtty
t3r tl.r resolution l25.