Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-07
NEW,S OF THE DAY.

Work % tue Tehau5teplc isllwsy has been
a1spended until tho fate OF Capt Ead,' prt, G.
IS kG0w0.
At Sitka, Alaska, Ja1ulry Is, 40 attempt
was made to asssssoate Lieut. B,nsoD, IN
msadtr Ct The marine ccrps, 90 tbs steamer
JancetoTa, by u:k1own parties.
VIZ. L. Vanderbilt has Purchased the M4n.
haitian market property 10 New York. which
vas bu7Ccd shcr! tlns ago, osteGsbly for rail.
road purposes. Tho prioe paid VAS 1915 600.
The pauson slrearsge business gos worse
aud worse. Mr. Atkins stated in the House On
Ss'u!dav that he believed from what COmnis
tloucr Bentley tod him that tic arrcarasc will
amount 10 81 600 100000.
AlAscn Ro.aud. Who had ls,d 10 Affect
pogcr 1T MeateIIic. Pa, Gied few days
$ nc. snd after ti3 death stores OF waltz " !ro
found in is iu. tho money l,ne sncuatiog
to s. coo. There veIc also notes for large
amount, much jswa!rg AID the deeds Of farm
valued q: over $4,000.
TIE largo four story brick and iron building.
on the southwest corntr Of Bal lm)re and E9.
tsw streets, Baltimore, Owned by MIR. Andrew
Reid, and occupied by Baron L. 20. as a cigar
and cigarette factory, was badly damaged by
fire yesterday. The total less on tho building
and stock Gas shout $4,000.
4 party CT fifteen Maine meu, representing o
half million OF capital, passed through Chicago
lew days ago On their wav 10 Arkansas and
Ttx.s. Thy wi! s.lec! and bargaio for cligi-
blo sites Tor toRn5 nDd settllm ,nts. |. is pro.
p )sad to send Gu: large colonies from the East,
aud arrangements will be made By this advance
!arty Tor tue Incoming settlers. Why don't
they emo 10 Virginia, where lands are as cheap
aad the climate uuch mcr, suitable for North
err cmigrants
Farther counts Of tue Fl I'D 10 Caiiforlis,
state that both MarysVlle AID Sacramento
escaped foundation, though several times both
the Sacramento AID American rivers broke The
levacs. which WeIo Immediately repaired by
b1khc a6l0g AID The use Of sand bags. These
tW) Pic 8 aro The orl2 towcs OF Consequence
which have cot been oviIh ;w.d in district
nastly lCO 10 miles 10 extent. Ahcu. 5 500
square ME, Of the SIC amsnto Valley arc
under water, aId the damage is immense.
Wn. II. Vauderbilt paid to Commander H.
N. G.rrinye, CO Saturday, tho entire cost of
transporting the obcllsk, With its pedestal and
steps. !rJm AltXludra 10 New York and q. CT.
Ing them in o. ntral Park. lie originally agreed
to pay only tor the COST OF transporting tho
obelisk. When. hoWev.r. Commander Cor
ringo txcavated the sand irjm about the base
o. tho obclisk, be Uncovered tho pedestal.
Commander Gorrinse, rtc)g1!z og the impor-
TANGO of his discov4ry, both historically acd
alcleologicaly, brought tho pedestal With him,
at az exue CTS. Of $50 000 which MIR. Wander.
bilt nclu led in his ,rigioal Itf,r by paying tho
entire bill. That's tbs way to d..
Tne clio tr.l cunt resolution provides that
both houses shall meet in tho House Of Il ,prs-
sentativcs Oh next WeGn sday and that tho
President OF the Senate stall preside. A list Of
Of tho votes shall be taken by three iellers, ono
irJm the Senate AID oae from the IL ,use. aud
they shal! report the rcslls TO tie presiding
ofhc,T, who shall i. C CT, the result, VT CT is
TO b, the declaration Of tbs persons elected
President aud Vics President. If it appears
;hs. ely votes Ct electors hAv, bon given ca
day other tbao tina: fixed for cas,icg su,h votes
By &c. Of Co1srcss, 10 pursuance OF tic copsti-
tuition; i: he couotiog or omittiog 10 count
such votes Essentially changes tho result of Lho
eltc or, they sbal! bo reported By tho prcsGiog
officer 10 C lorda1oe with tho f.c;s.