Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-10-09
Uhe A1exaudria Gzzefte
MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9.
VIRGINIA ITEMS.

soned has been released upon giving his parole
that he, while this parole is binding Will not
criticise, write or publish anything concerning
the administration of the government OF tne
United States.
Lieut. Kief, the murderer DR.. Geo. mar
tin, Of Albamarle, has been carried to Richmond
for trial.
The installation Of Gen. Lee as President OF
Washington College, at Lexington, was without
parade. He appeared be fore the faculty and
students, and after prayer, by one OF the
professors in which the President Of the Y.
S. was prayed for. took the oath or ONCE
shook hands with all present, and the ceremony
was over.
In the Episcopal General Convention, in
Philadelphia, on Saturday, message was
received from the House of Bishops to the
effect that the House was satisfied that the
Rev Richard Hooker Wilmer, D. D., has
been validity consecrated to the Office of Bishop
having been elected to the exercise OF that
office in the vacant diocese Of Alabama and,
that without an examination Of circumstances
occasioning certain canonlcal Irregularities IN
the election and conservation, and expressly
construed or accepted as a precedent, this
House hereby accepts the Right Rev. ID. Viii
mer, as Bishcpof Alabama, and consents to
his Episcopate as such; provided, that the
House of Clerical and Lay Deputiesi is willing
to signify its concurrence II such acceptance
and consent, and that thereafter the Bishop
of Alabama shall transmit in writing to the
Presiding Bishop, to be by him committed to
the custody of the Register of this House, the
promise of conformity com prised in the office
for the conservation of a Bishopin the Cardinal
A gentleman of Macon says that he has in
formation from the President Of the East Ten
nessee and Virginia railroad, that a joint ar
rangement has been effected between the diff
ferent railroad companies concerned, under
which bale of cotton will be shipped from
Atlanta to Alexandria, Va, for six dollars.
From thence the cost to New York, by water,
will be light
The address made to the Freedmen, recent
~ assembled at Charlottesville, by the U. S.
officials, will attract attention, as expressive OF
the views and determination of the govern
ment with regard to this class of the popula-
ton. It would be we'll that they should every
where be informed of these views, SO that they
may know their true position.
no. NoTIcE.-Our friends Of the legal pro-
fession will oblge us by reminding their clients
that no Order Of Court published in this paper,
will be certified to, until the cost of publication
is paid. These orders are to have the publish
ers certificate.
The National Intelligencer recommends
that companies should be formed to run
steamers for the fish and oyster trade between
Washington and the deep waters OF the Po-
tomac.
A mulatto man named Smith, incarcerated
in the Fairfax county jail, for horse stealing,
escaped last Friday night. He received as
sistance from the outside, and has not since
been heard of. 4.
Tho Ambassador from Tunis, and his suite,
lately arrived In this country, will have an
interview with the President to- day or to-mor-
row. This is the first embassy from that
country.
The North Carolina Convention has abolish
ed slavery in that state.
We have chapter Of horrors from Phila-
delphia Three murders were committed IN
that city and vicinity in one night
A fire in Philadelphia yesterday DESTROYED
the United States bonded warehouse and