Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-11-24
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8 FRIDAY EVENING", NoV'R. %
NEWS By T0-DAY's MAIL,

lions arimors that Gillian agent has been
purchasing large quantities OF arms and mater,
ial Of war ;,also that certain vessel was ntting
mt az : nr;;vateer The CHILEAN Government
does not at present propose to tit out prlVateers
or even issue letters of-marque, and no persons DDS
are authorized to purchase arms OF War llater'
ial here. 'z*a1, ! = ,,oh
an extent IN Boston that it's now regarded as
nnsafa for decent persons to walk the streets
after dark. They are talking there OF organic
ing vigilance committee ",
The. Savannah Herald, received In New York
Yesterday reports chat an emeute took place
yecently among the negroes near Marlanna,
Florida. The rioters burned the Cotton House.
A company of regulars was sent there TO keep
order
Gen Ochoa has reached Washington from
Mexico, Only accredited by Juarez, with an I'M
nortant mission to this Government.
General n. B. Forrest has gone into the
commission, grocery and general tactorage
business at Memphis, and, In a card IN the
Memphis papers, proposes TO tly to make 1t
the interest Of his old friends to extend to him
fair share Of patronage.
The Savannah Herald of the 10th inst. says
that the election held on the 18th was the
most orderly ever held in the State. The city
of Savannah poAed neary900 votes for .Jen-
kins for Governor 800 for Cohen for Congress-
! Hopkins for Congress received only Is votes.
The Herald.says that the full returns from the
State are not expected under a week, owing to
the deficient mail facilities, but no doubt IS
entertained Of Jenkins election.
q ST. Georges Church, New York, Rev. DR..
w Ivy n oct hTr
FIRE. IS to be rebuilt. Flfty-two thousand dol
lars were contributed at one meeting Of the
peVholders This, with the insurance on the
siormer church of eighty thousand dollars, will
be ample to rebuild the church.
General Grant must have been terribly nau-
seated on Monday night last, IN New York,
according to the accounts IN the newspapers
= The high premium on gold in this country
is puzzle to the political economists.
Twelve hundred and fifty men Of the y ete
ran Reserves have been mustered out by Maj
la Motto, Chief mastering Officer, leaving
only about one hundred enlisted men OF this
organization in the department.. The othcers
number about two hundred, and tor the pre-
sent remain in the service.
4 Some time since the President directed the
.s,uspension of the issue of pardon warrants
except BY special order In obedience to those
instructions the Attorney General simply ex-
aminad the cases and forwarded such as might
be faYoraply acted upon to the State Depart
ment where an immense quantity have ae-
acunulated. & On Wednesday the President
ordered that no, more acquisitions be issued
from the Attorney General office, thus, tor
the present, suspending most ct the pardon
business Of that department About twenty
thousand pardons have been granted undert ne
amnesty proclamation. "a as.sab . 4E
Ill The Ouartermaster General has issued the
following order. = SON. &s@ - ..@"
An officers Of the Quartcrmaster's Depart
menu are hereby notified that. from and after
g4he ! st of Decen Der next no charge exceeding
one hundred and fifty dollars ($150 per month,
for the services OF ally clerk il said department.,
will he allowed, .z@
One or two experts, who have been employed
Nv the direct authority Of the Quartermaster
General, will be the ony exceptions to this
rule. & s15 AZ a =; .4A,:#5 is,r :
And nothing in this circular must be consl-
dered as justiiying or authorizing an > increase
Of the salary OF nny clerk who may DE employ
ed at a less rate OF pay than $50 per month.
DEER AND BEAR HUNTIN This zis the
season for Deer and Bear hunting IN oursmoun-
.tains. A party Of four gentlemen, consisting
At b. ii arnsberger, esq Major y: +. Hop
skins. DR.. W D. Hopkins, OF Rockingham,
/ and Col VIM. Brown, of Albemarle, were out
n the ridges at the head OF Dry River, IN this
county. two or three days last week, hunting
deer. They killed four deer Col. Brown, the
Oldest hunter in the crowd, "a gentleman IN the
y l. - II t3Un $ "a