Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-09-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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Col. Mason las investigated the Brennan,
Texas, riots He doubts wheather the feoeral
soldiers broke up the negro ball. lie THINKS
that the soldiers wounded on that occasion gave
no provocation to their assaants, and IS OF
opinion tina, the subsequent burning OF stores
in the town was done by men in the undress
uniform of the y. S. army, but he cannot say
positively. - +..
We continue to have reports OF tue oanias
done to property in Ohio and Indiana by the
recent rains and floods. At Indianapolis the
injury sustained by the food to property IN the
lower part of that city is estimated at from
three hundred thousand to four hundred
thousand dollars The only loss OF lite thus
far recorded is Of three PERSONS drowned at
Pequa, Ohio.
The fire at NewLern, North Carolina, is
almost as severe, in proportion to the wealth
and population of the place, as that which re-
Gently visited Portland, Maine. The loss Is
some three hundred thousand dollars In town
containing barely three thousand white lnhaDl-
tants and perhaps twice as many epanclpateo
slaves, who have congregatcd there from the
adjacent country.
A telegram to the Philadelphia Ledger
saws lit is now stated positively that MIR.
Chandler has resigned his position as First
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury, and that
the office has been rendered to Pctor 6. Wash
ington, who is an cnGorscr of the President
policy of restoration.
A dispatch from Fortress Monroe says
Bishop Greene and the Rev Mr.. Kelley, ii
is understood, designed proceeding to Wash
iuton to confer with President johnson res
pecting an early release Of NJ. Davis; but,
upon ascer,ainng Mr.. Davis views, imme
diaey gave up their idea. . .....
| There is something Of Crisis IN Canada,
carrying down the Bank of Upper Canada -
The sudden abolishment Of the clearing house
system is said to be the Immediate cause OF the
failure of this bank, but it is announced thai
no loss whatever will ensuc to any Of its de-
positors.
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Wendell Phillips, and formerly q representative
in Congress from Massachusetts, has recently
been appointed Attorney General of the Haw
alan Kingdom, with an annual salary OF i've
thousand dollars in gold.
The President made the following appoint
men,s yesterday Mr. S. Perkins, to he At
torncy for West Tennessee; Samuel Walker
to be Marshal for West Virginia and Michae
Dom. to he Deputy Postmaster at Fort LeaV'
enworth, Kansas.
| The Washington correspondent Of the Phil
adelphia ledger intima;es that Secretary
Seward has stated 10 certain personal anc
political friends his intention to retire soor
from public life
Yesterday the halls and antc-rooms OF the
| White House were thrnogcd with person;
anxious to obtain an interview with the Presl
| dent. many of chem being ladies.
Archibald Gamble, an Cd and esteemed
citizen of St. Louis, died Of heart disease oil
Wednesday last lie was a native OF Virgin a
and brother Of the late Governor Gamble
The Boston Commercial accounts for the
long silence of Mr.. Sumner, by staring that h(
| is ENGAGED in preparing lecture TO be dev
cred before the Parker Fraternity.
The Produce Bank, at Chicago suspended
yesterday, Losses 10 deposltors small.