Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-09-22
NEWS BY TO-DAY'S MAIL.

NEWS BY T0-DAY's MAIL.
Further particulars are furnished Of the
great fire in Stamboul, Turkey, on the 9th
inst, heretofore briefly noticed The number
Of buildings destroyed is estimated at twenty
EIGHT hundred, and some accounts make 1T as
high as twelve thousand Nearly twenty three
thousand of the people We're rendered house
less. It was supposed, though not positively
ascertained, that many persons were KILLED.
The details of the terrible fire in Augusta,
Me-, on Sunday last, fully confirm the tele-
graphic reports. More than tWo-thirds OF the
business portion of the city was laid IN ashes,
and where, but few hours before, was busl-
ness, life, and activity, all IS now ruin and
and desOlatlon.
News from Porto Rico, W. l., to September
|, has been received There was a violent
earthquake at Porto Rico on the night of the
goth of August consisting OF terrific oscll-
lation from east to west, and 81 bterraneous
rumblngs. Houses were violently shaken,
though none fell, and the people in terror
rushed into the streets in their night clothes,
The shock lasted forty-fve seconds, but was
not repeated. It was felt all over the i5land
but most forcibly in the capital
It is the general impression that the }Yirz
trial will terminate to-day or tomorrow. OF
the seventy witnesses summoned by the de-
fence only thirty have arrived. The fund
raised for more witnesses for Wirz does not ey
coed 5000.
Caleb Lyon has been officially recognized as
Governor of the Territory of Idaho.
The Secretary Of State was quite i'll yes.
terday with diarrhea, SO much SO, III tact,
that he could not visit the State Department.
The President has directed a warrant to be
made out for the pardon Of Fayette McMullen,
of Virginia.
At a session of the Grand international Di
vision of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, at Rochester, N. Y, on the 9Th inst,
seventeen States and sixty ght divisions were
represented. The Grand Division numbers
about fifteen thousand engineers The design
of the organization is represented to be to ee-
vate the locomotive engineer socially. The
rules require total abstinence from intoxicating
drinks by the members.
Arthur Waring of Hayti, now in New 7 ork,
says it is the general opinion of the people OF
Hayti that the present revolution will succeed,
and that President Getfrard will be overthrown.
Mr. Warning represents the grievances OF the
revolutionists to be caused by the tendency OF
Gefrard to hold the reins Of Government
during his lifetime
The Mechanics at the Brooylyn Navy Yard
have had their wages reduced, and have ceased
workout they will 60 to work again.
Secretary Stanton is in n. York General
Grant is in St. Louis.
The Radical papers in Massachusetts, are
highly delighted that ''Senator Sumner and
Gen. Butler oppose the recon struction policy
Of President johnson.
Joseph Bonaparte, eldest son of Luclen
Bonaparte, died in Rome lately.
Sir VIM. r. Hamilton, professor of astrono-
my in the Dublin University, and Astronomer
Royal of Ireland, died near Dublin on the "a
instant
The Treasury Department will not issue at
present any more compound interest notes OF
the denomination of 500, which has been
counterfeited, and will adopt measures to call
IN such as are in circulation.
In Norfolk last week, negro woman was
brought to the Police Court for stealing.
Pending her examination, Syke Miller, white,
discharged soldier of Third Pennsylvania
artillery, appeared and claimed the woman as
his wife, he having married her at Old Point.
His appearance excited the merriment Of the
bystanders, but, nothing Disconnected, he
offered his wife his arm and marched her off
in triumph.
The polititions find it 'up hill work" in Vir-
ginia, to stir the public mind to any great de-
gree Of interest, in electionering matters. The
people feel a reasonable degree of interest; and
desire to be we'll represented there APP
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