Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-16
NE tPS OF TEE D.5y

The aggregate ceariogs at The Baltimore
clearing house fer the past week wore SIP $751;
G4l.4S.
MIR. Tucker. yesterday. introduced 10 the
HOUSE OF Il 'pr sanatives bill for the relict
nt the daughter and grand daughters OF
Zachary Tayltr
A number CT Charleston Is c. merchants
have g0Lc to Cincionsti to participate in the
Celebration OF tic opening OF the Cincinnati
Southern railroad. The Cir cnnaii people have
made groat prcpsra'ions.
All the puddlers 10 the Pennsylvania iron
Wolks between harrisburg and Pttsburg ale on
strike. Tho New York piano makers closed
their factories yesterday, and the employees still
hold out, expecting assistance from other
cities.
The Atlantic and Great Westtro Railway
Company will to day be formally metsmor-
phoscd into tho New York. Pennsylvania and
Ohio Railroad Company. Rev. j. Lockipgton
Bates. OF London. who pa chased tho rond Tor
English bordho dars is in Cleveland.
A prominent oit.z!n, whose namo is not
slated, has teen arrested in Atlanta, Ga. for
threatening to kill Rtv. r. g. Foutc. au E'ps-
cnpsl ministcr in The pulpit, aud going 10
church avowed!y fer that pugposo. He ACCUSES
fGutC I'll causing vyroa between himself and
wife,
Tho Pc s;lcnt has n qlrsted tho resignation
OF Mr. f. ". Seward, tho Uuitcd States miris
Ter to Cana. aud it ~ uad, r3tocd that if the
Resignation is rot forthcoming Mr.. Seward will
bc removed. In The meantime the settlement
q his axe 'un!s with The Department Of State is
susp0ndCd.
1T tbo ono huLdrci and fourtGc nth annual
oOibmnuctmcnt ni the medical Department.
aud he second Of the denial department Of
tee University OF Poprs9iyspiR, yesterday. tho
degyve OF N. D. vas conferred Gin class Of / |
young lnrD, aud tnat OF ID. j. S. was o3ItaTrsd
oG class Of twenty.
i c,b!e aiepaci from Rome aunnunccs that
;hn rcp1 has approved aud banned Right Rev.
l2!st, nov Bishop Of Il c:ts5o. Wis, aS clad-
jI;0r, ni:h right OF succeeding 10 the Arch
bishop OF Milwaukee, and approved and named
Rev. Jno, 4 Wattcrson. president of NJ. st.
Mary College, Eumittsburg, Nd, to be Bish-
c1 Of Columbus, OAo.
La Washington on Saturday motion fer a
1eW trial Of Bedford, Pinn and Q lcouau, cJn,
vlCted rtcantly of the murder in January last of
Geo. p birth, was denied by Judge Hacnor,
and they were scnter cd to be hanged April 80
b' 49, SponsCi i"l huo VlioouclS aehtu d Sl6y Ol
execution for hearing before tho general term,
which was granted
A dispatch from Victoria says an express
brings deplorablo news from tho upper county.
Cattle, sheep, horses aud packrains arc dying
with great ralilty. Nearly all the 1.-Two stuck
will perish before spring. The loss is roughly
estimated at 81 900 O0O Scores Of stock Iasers
will be reduced from ttillenco to poverty. Tho
snow lies from Lhreo to five feet 10 depth, and
gives no evidence Of thawpg.
10 the executive session of,ha United States
Senate yesterday, MIR. Eaton. OF tho Committee
on Foreign Relations. called up tho Fret Oh
claims treaty reported from that committee
several weeks ago. After some remarks by Mr..
Elton in advocacy OF ratification the sui jeet
| went over rs utliui4hcl busiorsl for tho nrx.
executive session. 1t provides for the sottls-
mcnt OF claims Of French clLizsns resulting from
Tho war OF 81 accession. and Of any counter claims
of American cit'z los who sustained losses under
like circumstances.