Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-11-28
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mefolIowiag was telegraphed 10 the New
York Tilues Of yesterday: The Presidential
| aIlpnsthy conversation On Saturday with Mr.
| aolfaxand General Granton national a fairs
me interview is deemed important, as setting
Arrest the impptations 50 freely made I by
S,o6ntlern syn,pathlzcrs that the President had
! taken offence at Mr.. sCofax's, recent Speech
aad that Ithere were to be hostile divisions
mtWeen the Executive and Legislative branch
! as4aThe President has. hitherto believed I'M
Mediate restoration most judicious, while Mr.
Cblfax prefers delay. Mr, Colfax S faith IN bis
position WAKES stronger, while the recent action
ofthe sSoutherners themselves has done much
toundermine the President previous convlc-
tons 23l1 9z. "s1 S . 10 g4 3
The Matamoros Ranchero of the 10th instant
denounces, thefring on the Imperial steamer
Antonio, from the north bank of the Rio
GTande, as one Of the most dastardly outrages
perpetrated on the frontier. The fling occur
red while the steamer was aground and engag-
ed with the Liberal troops on the III exlcan side
Of the river It is said that the Liberals on
the north bank were dressed In Federal uni
forms, and the sRanchero observes that lit
seems to be the settled purpose OF some men 70
bring on war between the United States and
Mexico = Both. the French. and Mexican
Legations discredit the firing by u, S. troops
% the Imperial war vessel. @- .zs. IN 4
Col Bush, Of Lafourche, La, has appealed
the Goyernorof that State to authorize him
toestablish patrol and to organize volunteer
companies He states that the white peorle
have ueen disarned, whilezthe hlacks are we'll
armed He asks-that about one thousand of
the guns taken. from the citizens by the military
authorities may be restored to be. used in self
defence by the militia. He says that the
negroes boldly aYowatheir Iintention to take
the lands that have been promised them by
Christu as anrs that the instigators OF these
deylish splets are white n.en 1@~~l& <sas
The authorities Of all athrs leading Atla4t,c
cities, and many OF the interior towns and wi
lages,s sview,to the probable appearance of
the cholera during the next spring and summer,
are. adopting gevery possible measure to preserve
thepublic health aud 70 mitigate the favages
ofthe disease, should it unfortunately visitoiir
country. In BROOKLYN N.Y., they are alrta
dy disinfecting all places calculated to breed
disease, cleaning sinks, sprinkllng lime IN the
cutters and ventilating tenement houses.
The Savannah Herald contains an order
cautioning white children to refrain from ston-
Ing and maltreating the children OF colored
people, Freedmen occupying LANDS which
have been restored to their former owners are
notified to remove before the Goth OF December
Geu. Gilmore had obtained a pardon tor Gen.
Elliott, who defended Fort Sumter against
him. ~g IIs EfsT rgs1
On Saturday the President pardoned Major
Echols, who was engineer of the Confederate
dsfences of Charleston, S. G. This is, the first
pardon issued to graduates OF the West Point
Academy who entered the Confederate service,
and was granted in consideration Of the fact
that Echols is the author OF an lnventlon
promising to be of great value to the GoVern
ment which he could not have patented until
he was restored to the rights OF citizenship.
Robert Heth, committed to the Old Carltol
With Taylor, for appropriatlng to their own
use about twenty thousand dollars OF specie
belonging to the Confederate Government, and
Rhlch fell into their hands after the capture o1
Richmond, was yesterday released from the
Old Capitol by order of the Secretary OF war.
Major George D. Reynolds, commanding at
NSatchez, has issued an order by direction o1
1he Assistant Commissioner of the Freedmen S
bureau for Mississippi, calling on the oflcers
VI the Bureau to take "the most stringent
measures to prevent an lDsurrectlon among
freedmen
"A disastrous6r fire occurred at Meadyillc, "a,
"a Sunday, destroying an entire block OF Wood- WOOD
= buildings, occupied by some OF the 2. most at,
important. business firms in the town ne
pss Is estimated at $15O,00O to $l75,00O.
The Catholics in Chicago have formed an
association with capital Of $500, 900, Tor the T.
purpose Of building a hall te be called catholic
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