Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-06-28
GENERAL NEWS.


l.: Uano dispatch gives the particulars of
ao,aer peculiarly radical proceeding that re-
antly occurred at Cape Girardeau The Sis
.asc. teachers of religious school for young
.;GieS, at that place. were arrested by radical
o4cers inlom Missouri, for teaching without
.s.!:ing the oath. The greatest indignation was
>:ocsed among all classes of the people by this
zcate,otible conduct, ana the prisoners were
-o"o panied to the jail ty the entire popula-
:c:,. The final result was that, through min
5le1 shame and fright, the radicals we're brought
3: ;nei- senses. and released the young ladies
X mar by the name of Prince, living in
:ioIoy, mississippi, sends petition to Cen
ere! Gtoneman, with forty signatures attached,
praying that protection may be extended to the
>ersecrted Union lhen Of Tippah county. The
ocpe, passed through the ''circumlocuton
cfice," and finally reached the Sheriff of
ipp&h, who endorsed upon it the fact that
: cnce is NOTORIOUS law breaker and liar, ;"
AID Under arrest for fcoay, when the petition
~,a5 gotten up. The signatures were all written
~ Prince, and embrace the names Of many
ncn who have been dead for years.
!. Ioccr Lynn is now performing in Edin-
,rrg lis most graceful feat is the Japanese
butterflies" " Out Of two pieces of tinted tissue
paper he cuts pair Of butterflies, and, by the
Use Of a tan, sends them futtering into the air,
there they fly about, circng round after the
manner Of butterflies in real life, and finally
i1utter down and settle into hat, as the live
insects do into the rose bushes. There is no
apparatus; the tricks are performed with dex-
:erity and perfection Of touch.
GrgaDdies, null musns, bareges, mozaln-
.oiGues, are all lhe rage, in New York, and they
ere, for the summer, certainly the prettiest
dresses ia the world These goods have, too
the one great advantage over all other goods
>net Of cheapness The most modest purse
ill dress its owner with comparative elegance
curing the summer months. There is kind
OF dress goods called English barege, selling
or 81 cts, per yard, which makes dress pref
y enough and elegant enough for any lady in
ne land.
twenty eight Ola School Presbyterian min
ita:5, and thirty one ruling elders of Missouri
&c ether States, have issued an address to the
Presbyterian people, protesting against the ac
.ior: OF The late General Assembly, and calling
conference of all members and elders who
:g:et nth them, to meet in St. Louis on the
.2ta OF august, to debate on the present state
D a&iairs n the church.
he following gives list of the Bishops Of
:1e Episcopal Methodist Church, with their
g2lcr:ey: Bishop Sou|e, $780,; Bishop
ie.ce, $4,000; Bishop Early, $4,000; Bishop
.zz.fvenaugh, s2,500; Bishop Andrew, 81: 500 !;
ziaao2 Paine, $4,000; Bishop Wightmau,
$4,000; Bishop Marvin, $4,000. Bishop Nc
',,eiie, $4,000; Bishop Doggett, $4,000.
The chains and iron work of the Charlotte
-nt Columbia railroad bridge over the Cataw-
0e liver. South Carolina, are made from the
:,u3:ets, bayonets, she'll, &C., picked up on
;rgps battle felds. and which were stored
= tne Confederate armory of Richmond when
.lst building was burnt at the time Of the
evacuation.
The Round Table makes warm protest
<ssiast paper collars, saying that arsenic is used
=, :he process of enameEng them, and that it
< G deadly poison, however it may find its way
Ito the system, whether by absorption from
yca:cact with the skin or otherwise. We know
.,o,n;rg cbout the matter. It is probably all
Ccge.
.ucge Lewis D. Campbell, recently in a
)roc speech, declared that, as near as he
ovlC: remember, ''about one hundred and
S!yz;-,-Gye amendments have been offered to the
Constitution of the United States during the
>.2sect session Of Congress!
ne Commissioner of Pensions yesterday
nee the following appointments Of examining
-rrseoos: Drs Lawrence B. Pope, Fredericks-
urg, Virginia; Isaac c. Walker, Peru, In
Ciaaa; and j. R. Carbon, Amboy, Illinois.
he Tallahassee (Florida) Sentinel states
ne; Major John H. Gee, who was on trial at
Haleigh, North Carolina, has been acquitted.
COET BLUE WINDSOR PLASTER
- SEQ tons Soft Blue Windsor Plaster, to
"rrire shortly, and for sale by
uOOE s. WEDDERBURN,
la 2G-t: Foot of Prince street.