Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-07-11
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

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Commissioners of Indians Affairs, and Judge
D. N. Cooley, Of the city of Dubuque, State
Of Iowa, and distinguished member OF the
Iowa bar has been appointed by President
johnson.
II. G. S. Key reports, we regret to say, that
the crops in ST. Mary's county, Md, Will De
very limited, on account OF the dlsorganl-
zation Of labor Mr.. Key also states that
sales Of lands have lately been made OF large
estates to Northern men, to the amount IN
yalueof over 100000
The overland telegraph line from Russia to
America purposes to charge forty dollars tor
twenty. five words from New York to London,
against the Atlantic Telegraph Company $
charges, of $l00for twenty words.
The grand jury Of the .. S. District Court
in Baltimore has found indictments, for being
engaged in the rebellion, against thirteen
prominent Marylanders, including Bradley [.
johnson, and General Harry Gilmor
Captain Maury, formerly of the Washing
ton Observatory, is in the City Of Mexico.
An address has been istued from Boston to
the people Of the United States taking ground
against the policy of President johnson IN re.
gard to the reconstruction OF the States ct the
South, as especially in that particular which
accords to the people of the South the consti-
tutiona right to regulate the question OF SUI
frage. The address was drawn up by com
mittee at the head of which were Richard ii.
Dana Jr, Theophilus Parsons and Charles q.
Loring.
Mr. Henry Winter Davis, in his speech at
Chicago, advocated negro suffrage, and an
amendment of the Constitution securing the
right. He says he will not believe that Presl.
dent johnson is opposed to it-and urges Con
gress to stand by and approve of it.
The Richmond Wing says: "Henceforth
the impoverished youth of the South must
look to labor for livelihood, and the sooner
the truth is realized the better We believe
the truth is fully realized by every sensible
young man in the South, and will be accepted
cheerfully, and without repining. Wherever
they have way and an opportunity, we have
no doubt but that they will go to work mantul,
". They will not be afraid or ashamed OF
honest labor
A man named Major, in Albany, yesterday,
was arrested, and carried before the police
court, charged with being one Of a party OF tour
who had few days before seized and violated
two girls, wing had gone to the woods to
gather berries. The brother OF the girls upon
Majors appearance in court, drew pistol and
shot him in the arm and leg, and the mother
rushed upon him and struck him with Ratchet.
They were 10th arrested and sent to jail.
Great excitement prevailed and the people
wanted to mob Major.
Efforts are continued to raise the j. S. fri
gate Merrimac, sunk during the late war, off
Newport News
A man who enlisted in the regular army a
few days ago, has been arrested at Fort lnde.
pendence, charged with the murder of the
Joyce children, near Boston, a few weeks ago.
John Celestina, who was arrested in Wash
ington day or two after the assassination OF
President Lincoln, upon suspicion of having
some knowledge of the conspiracy plot, was re-
leased from the Old Capitol on Saturday, and
ordered to leave the country within ten days,
not to return without permission from the
President.
Applications for pardon under the late am
nesty proclamation continue to be received at
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