Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-07-21
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ton, headed BY Hon B. F. Perry, Provisional
Governor Of that State, had an agreeable
interview with the President. The subject of
the interview was regarding the reorganization
Of the State of South Carolina. The question
vas fully discussed, the delegation assuring
the President that the great mass Of the peo-
ple of the State were anxious to resume their
former position in the Union, and yielded
hearty acquiescence 10 the re. establishment
OF the supremacy Of the law and in regard to
the abolition Of slavery.
It is said that Elder Brigham Young init
mated to Speaker Colfax, in recent interview
at Salt Lake City, that he expected revelation
from the Lord that 'spolygamy should be
stopped, and said he was prepared TO enforce
the divine injunction.
Another large number of applications for
pardon were received at the Office of the. At
torney General yesterday, among which were
those Of Neil S. Brown, ex Governor Of Ten.
nessee, and Judge Ridley, once Chancellor Of
. the same State.
The. resignation OF Thomas q. Walter,
architect Of the Capitol extension, has been
. accepted. Edward Clark, formerly stu
dent Of Mr.. Walter, who has been acting
with him during the progress of the work,
takes charge temporarily Of the architect de-
partment
The Report Of the. COMMITTED on the Con-.
duet of the. War severely eensures Gov. Evans
and Col. Chivington for the massacre Of the
Cheyenne Indians.
Accounts from Mexico say that that the
lmperialists have evacuated Camargo, and are
falling. back on Monterey, abandoning the
entire country. They are being much annoyed
in their march by Cortinas.
Brownsville dates to the Sth instant state
that Generals Kirby Smith, Magruder, Price,
Shelby, Douglass. and Jackman, with several
hundred men and officers, and two pieces of
artillery, and a large wagon train had gone to
Mexico, Governors Moore and Allen, Of
Louisiana, and Clarke, of Texas and others
Of lesser Importance, have also gone to Mexico.
Bishop Potter, of Pennsylvania, died in San
Francisco, California, few days ago.
An officer lately on the Military Commission
that tried the Chicago conspiratcrs, and detain-
ed on the staff of the General then in COM
mand of that department, the Cincinnati
Gazette. says, has been detected in cheating
an Express agent, and cheating lady in New
York, who had loaned him money.
When the railroads are opened to Charles
ton, considerable supply Of cotton from the
interior OF South Carolina is expected.
Before the war the annual produce OF sugar
in Louisiana exceeded 100000 hogsheads,
crop which has since diminished to about
10000 Or 11,OO0 It has been stated that the
probable amount this year would reach $4,000
hogsheads The Picayune, however, thinks
the quantity raised this year will not greatly
exceed that of 1868
\ very considerable portion of the German
population Of the Western and Northwestern
States seems to be thoroughly imbued with
spirit Of radicalism Of an intenser and more
destructive character even than that which
anlmates the extremists in New England. =
Ihe Germans, in other sections Of the United
States, especially those who have been long in
the country, are far from agreeing with these
men, and Gepudiate their crude and violent
notions
The New Orleans journals of the 10th inst,
publish a full report of the speech which was