Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-05
ALEXANDRIA.
THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL S, 1866
NEWS or THE DAY.
.s11a sloao the very age and body of tie Times

between the Majoves and Yabipias on one side,
and the Pintos AID Chimahueues on the other.
The former were defe Ated with a loss Of twenty
FIVE killed and large number wounded. The
mines on the Colorado river are reported very
rich, and ore is accumulating faster than trains
can remove it. General Mcdowell has intro
dueed reforms in Colorado Territory, which are
regarded as beneficial Governor Cummings
and the Secretary Of the Territory were at war,
and charges and countercbarges were being
made against each other Public opinion 10
the Territory is strongly in favor Of the recon
strucsion policy of President johnson The
water at Sacramento is five inches higher than
before this season. The country for hundred
miles is overlooked. The legislature of Cal
fornia has passed concurrent resolutions express
sing hiyh appreciation Of the services Of Gen.
Mcdowell, and asking Congress to promote
him 10 the full rank Of Major General in toe
United States army.
New Orleans adyices statc hat the commit
tee sent two months since to look into the re-
ported guerrilla deprcla'ions in Mory house and
Corna!l parishes has returned having found all
quiet in those localities The Red river navi-
ga'ion is excellent, and cotton loats are bring
ing down much cG't2n I large number OF
VirIinians ard Tenaesseeaf, are there The
people Of the late Confederacy arc all trading
with the South. The Southern Methodist
Conference siltings are largely attended. The
Episcopal Convention assemblies May II, to
elect successor to Bishop Polk The weeks
mortality was one hundrea ana four There
are few fevers and 20 epidenies.
Yesterday morning as The - through train
for Washington was passing along the Penn
sylvania Railroad track on the west side OF the
SchuylkIl river, a small ir.,n bridge which
crosses the road near tie wire bridge broke
down. precipitating the engine and tender to
the road below. Fortunately the train was
moving slowly at the timo, or several cars would
have shared similar fate The engineer Of
the train, whose name was Fennimore, and
fireman, name unknown, went down with the
engine and we're instantly killed. Their bodies
We're buried beneath the ruins; so much 50 that
it was impossible to extrcate them.
Louis Bossuet, Belgian, &c years of age,
residing at No. Isl Green street, New York,
attempted on Monday night - shoot Edward
Wilson, retired pugllist, who keeps liquor
saloon at No. l6 Leroy place Bossuet was &C,
tuated by adesIre for revenge in consequence
Of the seduction Of his daughter by Wilson
He fired once at Wilson, but missed his aim,
the ball woun Sing another man who was sitting
at the same table. Before The attempt could
be repeated the assailant was f=l'ea BY the by
ISLANDERS. He was held to bail to await the &C
ton ofthe grand jury
The Supreme Court oftho United States yes
yesterday, previous its Adjournment sine die,
ordered that the several cases brought into this
court by wrl:s of eroror appeals from the cir
cut and district courts for The several districts
within the States declared 90 be in rebellion by
the proclamation Of the President of the Unit
ed State; dated August lHah. 1861, be called
and disposed Of at the next term of this court,
under the rules thereof and in regular order as
they may sta5d on the docket.
The order Of disbanding the volunteers in
Canada has been rcscinded: and troops are still
being sent to the frontier There is great
deal cf MYSTERY in this m.tt.r The govern
eminent processes to intend TO muster men out,
yet under cover Of night, they send new com
panies to the frontier. On Monday night four
companies arrived a. midnight in Toronto, next
morning there were TO signs IF them. and the
authorities refuse to tell where they went to.
4 robbery of $1,000, 4 special deposit Of
Unied States bonds, from The Third National
Bank, has been discovered in Nashville -
The deposits was made last December A ne
gro porter was arrested and confesses the rob-
berry. About SIS: 900 was recovered.
At an auction sale of coal yesterday in New
York the following pric S were obtained =
S owe, Sc 6506 90 egg, SIS 0O(96 80; CRATE,
So $500 25; steamer, IS 95(06 90; lump,
SIS 62(95 81; chestnut, S. 40(9}5 SO.
The Mexican News states that General Ogai
zon has proclaimed himself President in Culia-
con. under the constitution of 1857.
CASE OF GEN. BRADLEY 7. JOHNSON. The
statement that the President had directed the
release of the bail in the case Of Gen Bradley
T. johnson, who was arrested by the United
States Marshal ashort time since, in Baltimore,
proves to be erroneous The following are the
facts in the case:
After his arrest on the 9th ult., and re.
lease on bail, entered under protest, General
johnson went to Washington and exhibited
his parole pass to Gen. Grant, and the latter,
under the impression that Gen johnson. IN
der the terms of his parole was exempt from
civil arrest, wrote a letter containing his views
to the President, and urged him to take &C.
ton in the case with view to the release of
Gen johnson. No instructions from Wash
ington in reference to the matter have been
States Circuit Court, nor any other advices by