Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-01
NEWS or THE DAY
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remained three weeks, but, finding no water,
they started in the ship long boat for Ladrone
Islands in charge of the first mate, the captain
and eight persons taking the gig. The former
were saved, but the latter have not been heard
from. Madame Anna Bishop and party were
among the passengers. A schooner has been
sent in search of the missing boat and to bring
away $94, 900 of treasure, which was saved and
buried on the island The cargo was valued at
three hundred thousand dollars.
Information has been received at the Navy
Department of the capture of SLAYER in Pen
sacola Boy, Fla, by the U. S. sloop Angus
tine, having on board one hundred and fifty
freedmen, secured at Mobile, Ala, and bound
for Cuba The system has been to enlist col
ored laborers about Mobile, and transport them
to plantation in Florida, near the Escalabla
river, where they are placed on fatboats, and
after reaching tidewater, on board of vessels
destined to Cuba. Parties in New Orleans,
Mobile, and New York are implicated in the
affair.
An agent Of the Freedmens Bureau at An
napolis, Nd, applied recently to Gen. Howard
for company of U. S. troops to be stationed
at that city, on the ground that the civil trlbu-
nails refused to punish white men for assault
ing negroes, or else made the punishment too
light. Gen. Howard was disposed to accede
to the request and applied for the desired force,
but Gen. Grant declined to resort to military
interference, alleging that Maryland had never
been out of the Union, and, therefore, did not
come within the scope Of his military order.
Head Centre Stephens has addressed a doc
ument from his headquarters in New York to
the Fenian Brotherhood, in which he says that
the Fenians 10 this country are ofright subor-
dinate to the organization in Ireland, and that
they will do mischief instead of good unless
they work soley to give aid to the organization
in Ireland He reiterates the statement that
the fight for freedom on Irish soil will come off
this very year.
Gen. Grant, the general-in-chief Of the army,
has announced the following named officers as
the aids de-camp upon his staff, each with the
rank of colonel Gen. f. T. Dent, 4th i. S.
infantry; Gen. G. B. Comstock, Z. S. engi-
neers Gen. Horace Porter, Z. S. ordinance
corps Gen. 0. E. Babcock, =. S. engineers;
Second Lieut. A. Badeau, 4th u. s. infantry;
Second Lieut.. E. S. Aasker, ID y. S. cavalry.
It is stated that an entire family Of four per-
sons died in succession from cholera in the
course of last week in a tenament house in Null
berry ST., ~ Y. The Express says: THE
members Of the family, it is reported, buried
each other until the father succumbed to the
disease. He had none to attend to him while
laboring under the symptoms peculiar to the
Asiatic cholera. >
There was an explosion at the Light-street
wharf, in Baltimore, yesterday, on the steamer
Henry L. CAV Of the canal line. She was
damaged to the extent of about ten thousand
doars-not insured The cook, was killed.
Richard Wood, of Baltimore, fireman, was
severely injured. Another man, was also in
jurcd, but slightly. There we're several mar
row escapes.
The Senate did not, after all, confirm the
nomination of Joseph S. Wilson, as commits
sioner of the general land office. 1t appears
that day or two after confirming Mr.. Wilson
the Senate requested the president to return
the certificate of confirmation This request
was complied with, and the Senate took no
further action in the matter.
The sergeant-at- arms Of the House, Fir.
Ordway, has concluded the payments to the
members, due them under the act increasing
their salaries. Each member receives about
50, 500 extra pay. Mr. Ordway has deposited
in the treasury SIT, 900 in payment Of the tax
on this back pay.
In Baltimore, last night, the Union primary
election was held in all the wards. The contest
was for the Mayoralty at the nominating con-
yention. Mayor Chapman, the present incum-
bent, carried fourteen wards, and General Den
nison only six. The contest was very spirited.
The total number of deaths by cholera among
the troops on Tybee Island up to Sunday last
was ninety-i7e. Two deaths have occurred
since Nineteen new cases and seven deaths
were reported in New York and fourteen cases
in Brooklyn. yesterday.
The General court-martiai trying the Freed
men Bureau officers in n Carolina, has con-
Guided the trial of Gen E. Whittlesey, the ar
gument for his defence being delivered by his
counsel, Charles Whittlesey, of Alexandria,
Virginia.
The election in kentucky will take place on
Monday next The only Offices Of general I'M
,>o-topoa RI ba G1a1 ora tho cInrk shin of thn
Court Of Appeals and the seat tin Congress made
vacant by the resignation Of General Rousseau.
The St. Mary's Gazette says Hon. Judge
Tuck, of Annapolis, is announced as candidate
for Congress in that district also, Edward ".
Belt, esq, of Prince Georges; and Hon. JAS.
T. Briscoe, of Calvert, county Nd.
The Atlantic Telegranh COMPANY have issued