Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-09-20
NEWS BY TO-DAY'S MAIL.

NEWS By T0-DAY'S MAIL.
An affair Of considerable interest is going
on in the Cashiers room of the Treasury, where
a count is being made OF the DAVIS treasure,
captured by Major General Wilson and brought
here from Augusta, Georgia, By Mr.. TWombly,
Of the Treasury. Department., The specie
consists Of about So7 900 in gold, and $4,000
in silver the latter being principally in Mexican
dollars of old coinage, besides about thirty bars
of silver, which will make the entire value OF
the treasure something over 100000.
The New York Times in an article on the
fall trade, which it says is extraordinarily ac-
tive and prosperous, dWells on the assurance
which comes from the business men OF the
South. that the ante.War debts OF that section
will be made good to a degree Tar SURPRISING
the authorizations of even the most sangulne
of our Northern merchants.
Judge PASCAL, of Texas, accompanied by
several we'll known citizens of that State, has
arrived at Washington, for the purpose OF haV-
ing an interview with the President, to urge
the release of Jefferson Davis from imprlson-
ment and trial.
The cholera still continues to make great
ravages in Italy and France In the latter
country it has appeared in Toulon. From
Russia it is reported that the Siberia plague
is raging in some Of the Eastern provinces.
Among the persons pardoned by the Presi,,
dent on Monday, were VIM. ID. Cassln and
Grafton Tyler of the District of Columbia,
John Washington, of Virginia, and large
number of others.
The Secretary Of State has been officially
informed by the Governor of Vermont that
the Canadian authorities have paid to the
bank at ST. Albaas, in that State, $685. Is
in god and $780, 900 IN bank notes, pursuant
to an act of the Canadian Parliament, on
account Of the amount deposited with the au-
thorlties upon the arrest OF the st. Alban S
marauders.
An investigation by board Of officers is
soon to take place In Nashville relative to
detachment sent by General Thomas to Alaba-
ma in search Of stray Government cattle.
were attacked by the sheriff with posse OF
men, who claimed to be acting under an order
from Governor Parsons, of Alabama. One
federal soldier was killed, and nineteen OF the
.Sherlh's men were captured.
The Atlantic Mail Steamship Company was
on Saturday consolidated with the Pacific Mail
Company The latter pay four and halt
millions of dollars for the ships and appurte-,
nances Of the former Rumor says there will
be a weekly line to California in a few months,
at the outside
Mr.. De Bow has received his pardon from
the President The Review will support the
policy OF reconstruction, aud devote Itself TO
national interests
AtElmira, New York, lately, an indignant
husband applied to Justice of the Peace tor
Warrant against Baptist clergyman, his
offence being that he had baptlsed complain
ants wife without his knowledge.
The statement that all troops will soon be
Withdrawn from the Southern States IS entire
y groundless.
: At the desire of President johnson the
freedmens Bureau In the several States WILL
be abolished as rapidly as possible, wherever 1t
IS found that the negroes and their former
masters work harmoniously together. Gen.
Howard is to make tour through the South
ern States.
The Secretary of the Treasury has decided
70 grant no more permits to strangers to view
"a me process of printing greencaoks at the
treasury building, because 1t has been dis
covered that counterfeters or their friends,
nave secretly taken drawings of the improved
machinery which is used there in the produc
Clon OF Government notes.
;, An important circular has been issued from
.ne treasury Department ordering that all
atucles IN the States lately in lnsurectlon, that
were manufactured previous to the war, shall
NC held tree from taxation under the present
asese3ssment, unless transported beyond the limits
OF the States in question.
:, LIE differences between the lovaIa and disloy-
d Greek Indians have been amicably adjusted