Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-12-04

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SUPPRESSION OF SMUGGLING. The Com
missioner Of Customs is ii the receipt OF intel
ligence that the efforts Of the collectors on the
Canada frontier have been most eHectWe ;, an ne
satisfactory in theSsuppresslon OF smuggling 1ng
The means which accomplished this emo was
the employment of female detectives VINO search
every woman on whom the least suspicion rests
of being engaged in this illicit traffic. Notone
lady crosses the line now where twenty dlo
few weeks ago. The merchants along the line
who have been suspected of being engaged III
this business are rapidly closing their stores
and suspending operations. In tact, smuggers
are becoming frightened.
Colonel Forney, in recent lecture, SAID:
ITO show the magnanimlty OF Mr. Mncoln,
7 NAV mention that, on one occasion, when an
editorial article appeared in my newspaper, the
Washington Chronicle, speaking we'll OF the
bravery and the mistaken sincerity OF Stone,
wall jackson, the news of whose death had
been lust received, the President wrote me
letter, thanking me warmly for speaking KIND
" Of fallen foe. These were his words: Il honor
you for your generosity to one Whe, though
contending against US in guilty cause, was,
nevertheless, gallant man. Let US forget MS
sins over his fresh made grave.
A fire occurred on Saturday morning, on
State and Bridge streets, n: York, which de-
stroyed three large bonded warehouses; to-
gether with seven thousand bales OF cotton
and other merchandise. The buildings were
six stores and are complete ruins. 1t sreport-
ed that one or two fremen were kllled by
the falling walls. The loss is estimated at
near 100000.
An extensive foundry of locomotive works,
belonging to Hinckley, Williams 4 Co., IN Bos-
ton, formerly known as the Boston Locomotive
w forks, was nearly destroyed by fire on Satur-
day night; also, large unoccup1ed building
adjoining, in which four locomotives we're
stored, having been recently sold by the GOV
eminent to private parties. The total loss IS
estimated at $751; 900.
It is understood that General Thomas will
shortly be retired from his position as Adjutant
General of the United States army, and take,
up his residence in Mississippi, upon planta-
ton.
Mr.. Chas. NJ. Steif, of Baltimore, the cele-
brated piano manufacturer, has just finished
and forwarded to General Robert E. Lee, Pres
ident of Washington College, Lexington, Va,
an instrument which, in point of construction,
tone and finish, it is difficult to surpass.
There is at length decided turn downward
in the dry goods market. -
It is stated that Henry Winter Davis
has Written a letter to the New York Nation,
in favor Of Negro suffrage and IN opposition to
President Johnson's restoration policy.
Albert Pike informs the Indian Bureau that
manuscript copies Of the treaties made by the
late Confederate Government with the various
Indian tribes, were recently stolen from his
pocket near Richmond The War Department
has instructed Gen Terry to institute search
for them.
Horace Maynard claims that Tennessee nev-
er seeded, and must not be placed with the
other Southern States.
On last Monday soldier offered u gross in
suit 10 young Lady OF Winchester, on Main Ct,
and she was com PEELED to fee for safety. Lieut..
Rodes, Of the guard, being informed Of the cir
cumstance, committed the rufian TO the Guard
House.
Official information represents that there will
be great suffering in Alabama during the pres
ent winter owing to the small corn and grain
crops, the result of the want Of necessary labor
and the severe drought which prevailed over
most of the productive lands of the State. 1t
is estimated that there are no less than two
hundred thousand persons, both black and
white who must be furnished with food until
they can raise it for themselves.
Some two hundred Cheyenne and Apache
Indians attacked the coach on Butrerhed s
Express route on Sunday Of last week, killing
civ r,occonUarc ond fhe nynresS messenger and