Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-06-08
NEWS or THE DA T. ,.
70 sho,c Tie gerry age and body ofthe Times.

To shorc Tie Gerry age and body of the Times.
The grand jury of Mercer county, New Jer-
sey, who have been investigating corruptloDs
used in passing bills through the Legislature
have presented indictments against G. S. Wag-
oner, of Passaic: c. NJ. Rue, of Hudson;
Barclay Haines. Of Burlington and Daniel
Holsman, Of Bergen. The first two were mem
bers of the House the last two were what is
known as ''lobby members. - They also made
a general presentlnent on this subject, calling
public attention to this crime, and also to the
kindred crime of using money in elections.
Hon. A. NJ. West, member of Congress
elect from Mississippi, and president OF the
Mississippi Central railroad, visited the Freed
men Bureau yesterday for the purpose OF pro-
curing about hundred laborers TO work on
the Mississippi Central road The Commits
sioner could not furnish the required freed
meen, but suggested that if Mr.. West should
have an interview with the President, the re.
quired authority to transport freedmen South
might be obtained. y -, ~.
The resolution Of Mr.. Ancona to provide for
an adjournment Of Congress on the 2Sth inst
faally passed the House yesterday, buta mo-
ton was Immediately entered to reconsider
The House would have ample tine by that date
to close up all business, but the Senate is so far
behind that it is not considered possible to ct
feet an adjournment before the middle Of July.
The rates charged for advertising by the news
papers in Richmond, Lynchburg, Norfolk, &C.,
are much higher than those charged BY the
Alexandria Gazettc--not that the former ask
100 much, b. any means, considering the pre-
sent cost of publishing newspapers, and the
enormous expenses to which they arc subject.
A letter from Richmond, published in the
papers, say that Judge Underwood charge"
was listened to, by those in the Court Room,
with Mingled feelings Of wonder and amuse-
ment. sense Of the ridiculous, however, over
coming, for the time, the indignation that such
harangue might have excited
Conscience money may now be regarded as
one of the regular sources of revenue. Thieves
who have suffered from remorse, and good peo-
pie who have been accidentally overpaid, send
the amount Of their offerings or the oyerplus
at their receipts to the treasury-when they
are only in small sums. :......- -"
4 special dispatch from Memphis, Tenn,
predicts that in consequence of the floods and
cold weather, and the too general cultivation of
cotton by the planters instead of grain, there
will be famine in the South before another
season. &@--
A dispatch from Philadelphia says: The
failure of prominent banker of this city is re-
ported The failure excites considerable COM
ment He is said to be short in gold to
very large amount fs N-- %
A tornado passed over Augusta, Ga, on the
9Th instant. At Hamburg. on the opposite
side of the river, school house was destroyed
and seven of the children were killed and nine
wounded ~ -slE.D
From New York we learn that officers who
served in the late war are applying, in consid-
cradle numbers, to Gen Ulman for, positions
under him in the volunteer corps of Garibald,
in Italy. - =. ,.a@....j
The officers of a wdely-advertised oil com
pany are under arrest at Philadelphia for con-
spring to defraud the stockholders. Among
the accused are two we'll known clergymen.
Gen. Fremont is in Washington.