Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-10-02
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The Alabama State Convention las ADJOURN
Id after having passed an ordinance, by a
vote of SO to is, practically abohshing the
ripht Of the negroes to testify in courts OF JUS
lice and to continue until the Legislature
makes a law on the /subject-and adopting
memorial to the President, asking general
amnesty and pardon; also, the following res
.olution: "Whereas the people of Alabama
have given unmistakeable evidence OF their
LOYALTY, therefore we request the withdrawal OF
.troops.' The State Constitution, as amended,
was adopted.
Gov. Sharkey, Of Mississippi, has issued a
proclamation accepting the proposition OF Col
S. Thomas, Assistant Commissioner OF Freed
mems Bureau of Mississippi, transferring the
right of trying all cases in which the rights
of freedmen are involved from the Freedmen,
Bureau to the civil authority, upon condition
that the provisional Government OF that State
will take for their mode OF procedure laws
now in force, except SO far as these laws make
distinction on account Of color. The procla-
nation declares that negroes shall be protected
in person and property, be entitled to sue and
be sued, and be made competent witnesses.
By permission of the War Department., the
associated press will, to-day, re-establlsh their
telegraphic relation with the Southern press,
between Washington and New Orleans, by the
seaboard route The lines south OF " ashlng-
ton are understood to be in fair order, and are
rapidly being put in the best condition.
A convention of the colored freedmen OF
North Carolina, met last week in Raleigh, n.
g. The President stated the object OF the
convention to be to demand the admission OF
nolored men as witnesses In the courts OF law,
their representation in the jury box and the
rightof suffrage These, by God help, he said,
they would have. He counselled the members
to maintain respectful demeanor, and to use
respectful language in doors and out Ihere
was no excitement in the city. ten. Hardin
ordered the soldiers to keep out OF the Streets
but to be ready in case OF need line people
are not disposed to interfere at all.
The Washington correspondent OF the New
York Tribune says telegram has been received
by the President from Gen. Weltzel, now COM
handing in Texas, which states that MIR. GWln
and ex Governor CLARK, of Missouri, have
crossed the Rio Grande and surrendered them
Selves and are now applying for pardon.
Mrs. Lougworth, wife Of Mr.. Longworthi,
the late millionaire, and VINE maker, oleo III
Cincinnati, on Saturday.
Rev. Dr. Francis Wayland, who was for more
than twenty eight years President OF Brown
University, was on Tuesday last prostrated Dy
aparalytic stroke, and died on Saturday alter
noon, at half past five O clock, aged 50 years.
The first through train from ST. Louis, over
the Missouri Pacific Railroad, reached Kansas
city on the Goth ult. The Missouri Pacific
Railroad is now in complete running order It's IS
entire length, and regular through trains WILL
commence moving to-day.
Induced by the high price OF coal, several
parties in New York are engaged IN pertectlng
machinery for the preparation of peat. fuel,
large deposits of that article being distributed
throughout New York and many other North
ern States. The heating and burning qualities
of some kinds of peat are equal to those OF
anthracite coal. . A trial of it is being made
by the American Institute, and SO tar the test
Is against coal #4
"A Polish gentleman, Mr.. Joseph Smolinski,
the agent Of about fifty families OF Poles, who
desire to emigrate to this country, has purcha-
sed some 10000 acres Of land in Palestine,
Texas about eighty miles from Shreveport,
La, and has returned home to pilot On his
j, colony.
= The Secretary of State has been officially
y Informed of the death of one of the foremost
diplomats of Greece-Alexandre Maerocadato
who died on the 18th Of August at Aeglna.
He drew up the declaration of independence,
and has served as president of every National
Assembly but the last He also served more
than once as Prime Minister under Ohio, and
was sent as ambassador to Constantinople and
9 England at trying times. In the death Of the
Y deceased, Greece has lost one Of her first states
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