Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-13
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The Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
have rendered o. the city, as a gift, the old
1William.P Penn mansion, corner of Second and
Gothic streets, providing the city will remove
it and place it in the Fairmont Park. Mayor
McMichea, remarked that the building was in
such state of diapidation that it would not
stand the shock of removal He said, how
ever, sufficient quantity Of material might
be preserved to reproduce it on a small scale.
The Washington Starmention an automaton
horse, invented by VIM. T. Godwin, for exhibit
at the Paris Exposition. The continuance is
worked by machinery inside, The horse,
when wound up, will start off at a smart trot,
for instance, drawing a considerableload, as
boy inia small wagon, and will move for thirty
minutes, putting its feet down with all the vim
ola regular 2: 80 trotter. l32l Hdij4
Mr. Lareintre, formerly. Secretary of the
Mexican Legation under Minister McLane, has
recently returned from Chichuhua and denies
through the columns of the New Orleans Pic
ayune that Juarez has consented to part with
any portion Of Mexican territory in consldera-
ton OF assistance to be rendered him by the
u. S. Government in re- estab lishing the Mex
lean Republic. = 2 g
The American, Emigrant Company heldits
annual meeting at Hartford on Thursday, and
choose &. NJ. Bartholomew, of Hartford, pres
idert This company zownsr several hundred
Thousand acres of land in Iowa, beside the
| 100000 acres Of the Cherokee Indian reserva
| tion il. Southern Kansas, lately purchased
Through Secretary Harlan zg2s.
| In consequence of the failure Of the fisheries
been rendered destitute, and the prospect is
fearful to- contemplate. The Canadian Gov
eminent has placed a steamer at the disposal
Of the charitable for the transportation Of
supplies. -,e--,,<r.--
From Brownsville, Texas under date Of the
Sth inst, we learn that General Ortega has
been arrested at Brazos by order of General
Sheridan, who offered TO permit Ortega to
return TO New, Orleans if he thought proper to
do So Ortega filed protest against bis arrest.
The negroes who killedEMrs Garvin and
daughter, near Orangeburg, South Carolina,
were hung by the citizens Of that place on
Saturday last The freedmen Of the neighbour
| hood wanted themselves to burn the murder
ers, but we're prevented by the whites.
The preparations for another disgraceful
prize ring cxhibtion--that Of Mike" Carr,
Of Washington and "Bob" White, of Balti-
more, are said to be progressing, the affair be-
ing promised to the lovers Of such brutal
amusement within the next ten days.
!" An injunction has been served by certain
parties in New York upon Governor Fletcher
and others to prevent them from selling the
Carlo and Fulton Railroad for the benefit of
the State of Missouri. DIX ag4
Thetremains of General Hanson formerly of
the Confederate army, were inferred at Lex
ington, Kentucky, on Sunday last, after a pre-
liminary service. Everything passed off quietly.
The Tallahassee Ella. papers announce the
death, in that city, of Bishsop. Rutedge, of
the Episcopal diocese Of Florida, after long
and painful illness of cancer of the mouth ~
Frederick S. Frelnghuysen has been APP
pointed BY Governor Ward, of New jersey
u. S. Senator, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death Of Senator Wright 49,.
The estimated Republican majority in Mis-
souri,, at the recent election there is put at
between twenty and twenty-five thousand
Mr.. John Lee Chapman, Mayor Of Balti-
more, has been elected President of the West
ern Maryland Railroad @,.' -. - q 81
Mr.. John Minor Bolts book, just published,
is dedicated to Gen Grant! 1t is extremely
prejudicial and bitter.
One the buildings attached to the Mary
land Penitentiary in Baltimore, was burned
down yesterday. #s.aaa, .laar nd