Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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Awrit of habeas corpus has been served on
Gen. Sickles by the G. S. District Court OF
Charleston, 8. c., directing him to produce
Francis G. Stawers and others, who are under
sentence OF death at Castle Pinkney. Gen.
Sickles refused to comply, on the ground that
the prisoners were convicted by court-martla
for the murder Of three {. S. soldiers, and
farther declared that the privilege of the witt
was suspended in S. G.. Judge Bryan ordered
an attachment to issue against Gen. Sickes for
contempt Of court The attachment was made
rs,urnablc on Tuesday next-to-morroW.
Awhile man was recently committed to jail
for trial in Montgomery county, Md, by JUS
tice of the peace, on criminal charge, on the
testimony Of colorcd person. and application
was made to Chief Justice Bowie for his dis
charge, The result was that tho application,
after hearing on writ Of habeas corpus, was
refused, the judge founding his eclion on the
sdmissibilty of suoh testimony, on the act OF
Congress, called the civil rights bill,
The American colonist5 at Cordova, Mexico,
have been occurred by Gen. Basaiuc against any
further attacks by guerillas. In addition to
the assistance that will in future be rendered
them By the military, the colonists have form
ed an organization for sclf-defence. Extensive
public improvements continue 70 be prosecuted
in Mexico and there is said to DO as much &C.
tiyity as ever in the acquisition and survey Of
lands, for color: cation purposes.
Gov. Orr has issued an address to the people
of South Carolina, in which he approves Of the
objects Of the Philadelphia convention, and
urges upon them the duty of Immediately elect
! ing delegates to the State convention which
| meets at Columbia On tho first Of August, to
appoint delegates to the national convention.
The bill introduced into Congress for the
admission of the British provinces iuto the
Union has aroused an angry feeling 10 govern
ment circles The bill is looked upon as Did
to the provinces to throw of their allegiance to
| Great Britain, and join in what IS termed the
political confusion OF the United States.
Paymaster Pauldng was, on Saturday, sent
to Fort McHenry, under guard, by order OF
Secretary Stanton, in compliance with the re,
cent sentence of the c)urt-martial by which he
vas tried Efforts arc being madc for his par
| don and release.
| McGnnis, teacher in Louisville. recently
chastised son of DR.. Roberts, and expelled
him from the school. Roberts published a
letter of denunciation Of Nee The latter met
Roberts and stabbed him, probably fatally.
The total Chinese population in California,
is estimated at fifty eight thousand three hun
dred persons. OF these some fourteen o,
fifteen thousand are employed in the coustruc-
ton Of the Pacific Railroad.
Tanpico is said 10 be closely invested BY the
! Liberals, and tee reports are, at present. an
favorable to MaximiIian's government.
Last week George Peabody, made anothel
gilt of 500, 600 to the Peabody institute, es
tabli>hed BY him at South Danvers, Mass.
| Considerable sums are being collected il The
northern cities for the relief Of the sufferers BY
the late fire in Portland.
! Chang Wow, the first China!nan ever exccu,
ted in San Francisco VAS hucg there last Fri
doy, for murder.
George Bruce, the we'll kuown type founder,
| died in New York a few days ego, aged eighty
FIVE years.
Judge Garrick Mallery, the Oldest member
Of the Philadelphia bar. died on Saturday ,agec
eighty years.
A case OF cholera in New York, ana anothc.
in BROOKLYN, were reported yesterday