Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-09-05


nth regiment, yesterday, while waiting at the
Battery Barracks, in New York, to be con-
veyed to Hart's Island. Stones, clubs and
mnskets were freely used, and the efforts OF
the officers to quen the disturbances proving
unayailing, squad Of regulars, with loaded
muskets, was drawn up in line, when the rioters
dispersed. .s.f.
A destructive fire occurred at the oil wells,
Petroleum Centre, on Sunday.
Buenos Ayres papers Of the 9Th contain full
accounts Of the celebration OF the 4th OF July
bv the Americans there. The eleventh toast
was ''Our erring Southern brethren, who have
feug ght with bravery worthy OF a better cause
nav their returning sense of justice bring with
it willing obedience to the Constitution OF the
United States
The Pacific railroad is completed to Colfax,
ffty-fve miles from Sacramento, making the
entire distance constructed, since January,
employed on the road beyond Colfax, and the
number is being constantly increased.
The system of publishing the income returns
and all the private business details demanded
by the Internal Revenue Assessors, is rdlculed
in Europe. The journals there declare that
they cannot see how any nation boastlng OF
their intelligence and independence can tolerate
a system of such impertlnent lntermeddllng
with man private affairs.
The National Intelligencer says: We are
assured, from the highest source OF knowledge
on the subject that the Government cannot,
in any event, be loser to any considerable
amount by the Norfolk swindle, or by the
operations of any of the officers OF the entire
pay department.
The Grand Encampment of knights Temp
lar of the u. S. meet in Columbus, Ohio, this
week, Hon. B. B. French, of Washington city,
presiding This is the first session OF this
grand body held since the commencement OF
the war.
The demand tor houses is great in New Y ork
New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Baltimore
Business in New York and Philadelphia is
very brisk
A despatch from Washington to the North
contains the following: There is very good
authority for the statement that procama
ton will be issued in short time, restoring
privileges of the writ of habeas corpus in al
of the loyal States.
Mail service has been restored on every rail
road In South Carolina.
Mr.. James NJ. Mason writes to the London
LINES, that, IN consequence OI Oiuels oeuI !.
the late Confederate ship Shenandoah, at the
conclusion of the war, it is presumed that her
hostile cruise has long since ended
In Kentucky, more than one hundred mill
tary officers have been indicted for interrupting
the free right of suffrage on the TIN ut.
Ketchum, Son & Co., have agreed to pay
sixty cents on the dollar. They resume bus
mess at once. It appears those two OF the firm
we're cognizant OF young ketchun's knavery
tor some time previous to his exposure.
Secretary McCulloch has published a state
ment of the public debt as of August 81. The
total debt is $2757, ,5S9, 81 43; interest,
sl3S, ,03l, ,62S "a: legal tender and other notes
outstanding, 1854, 1896 The amount OF
com in Treasury is $45, 500, 900, an increase Of
slo,0O0,000 during the past month.
Orders have been given for further re-
ductlon of the army.
Advices from San Domingo to the 8th Of
august, state that the Dominicans are masters
Of the Territory, and the Spanish occupation
really at an end.
:. The accounts from Mexico are very con
aicting.
Iexas papers give accounts of horrible
atrocities by the Indians on the border.
Another railroad accident occurred on Sat
1norday, this time on the New York Centra
haroad. One man was killed and severa
wounded