Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-01
NEWS or THE ia \.
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A dispatch received at Philadelphia from
Washington, states that Sir Frederick Bruce,
the British Minister, expresses the opinion
that the Canadian authorities will accede to
the request of the Government in the case OF
the Fen!ans now under sentence Of death. The
Canadian papers in discussing Secretary Sew
ards letter, and the tone Of the press of the
United States, in regard to the Fenial trials,
say that the threats made by many Of the jour
mails will do the prisoners more harm than
good.
Fenian meetings have been held at Boston,
Philadelphia, Chicago and Louisville, to de-
nounce the conviction of Lynch aud McMahon,
and to take such steps as may be necessary,
either to Sc cure their release, or avenge them.
The Episcopal Church in Brantford, Canada
West, was sacked by the FenianS, o. hearing
that Lynch and Mcmahon were to be hung.
Messrs CSgood, Lorrillard and Bennett
have made match to sail the yachts respect,
lively owned by them, from Sandy Hook to
Cowes, for a. sweepstakes Of ninety thousand
dollars. The yatchts are to leave Sandy Hook
on the llth Of December next, and the winner
Of the races is to challenge ali England for
one hundred Thousand dollars in gold.
Some two hundred negroes from Bib and
Hancock counties, Ca, are preparing to leave
for Liberia The city authorities of Macon,
in the same State, arc furnishing from six to
ten collins daley for pauper negroes. A vein
of flowing oil has been struck in Walker coun-
ty, about fifteen miles from Chattanooga.
The news of the mental disease OF the En-
press Carotta has been received from the
Mexican ministers in Europe. Solemn servl.
ces bave been ordered by the ecclesiastical au-
thorities in the Cathedral and other churches,
invoking the assistance of Heaven in her be-
halt. Her disease is styled the brain fever.
The largest crop Of Sea Island cotton pro,
duced heretofore was about fifty thousand
bales The crop this season is not estimated,
by the Georgia and South Carolina papers, at
more that fifteen or twenty thousand bales
even with the benefit of favorable weather and
the absence of frost.
Gen. VIM. SchowIer Adjutant General Of
Massachusetts, came out on Tuesday With a
letter against Benjamin Butler as candidate
for Congress. He says that he is Repub-
can but he cannot vote tor Butler, because he
does not live in the district, and because he is
pledged to impeach the President.
We learn from the New Orleans Picayune
that the election for members of Congress, so
far appears to have been treated with con-
tempt by the voters of Texas At Galveston
many of the principal citizens were not aware
an election was 10 come Of or had to take
place.
The well-known fronliersman, Kit Carson,
who has been in the service Of the y. S. ever
since the conquest of California, has been APP
pointed Lieutenant Colonel of battalion Of
New Mexican volunteers, mustered in the ser
vice for the purpose Of operating against the
Indians. as
tits stated that Generals Grant and Sher-
man will attend the meeting Of the Society Of
the Army of the Tennessee, In Cincinnati, on
the 18th of November.
Advices from Buenos Ayres state that an
other desperate battle has been fought between
the Brazilians and Paraguayans, in which the
latter were defeated