Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-26
NEWS or THE DAY.
30 szoao the ve,y age and body Of thetimes

A few weeks ago the dry goods trade OF
New York estimated the Cotton crop OF the
present season at only eleven hundred thousand
bales. Now, the Independent, an organ OF
that trade, estimates the crop at three millions
of bales. Though the season has been more
propitous than was expected, this would seem
to be wild exaggeration. But the same organ
states, that cotton agents have contracted Tor
the delivery of crops, at Southern ports at
twenty five cts. currency, and that they have
contracted with planters in Georgia and Ala
bama at eighteen cts. 1t states further, that
planters are DESTROYS Of selling their growing
crops, deliverable in November, at prices much
less than presentrates.
President johnson has signed the bill to aid
in the construction of telegraph lines, and to
secure to the Government the use Of them
when wanted for postal, military and other SER
vices. Also, the bill reviving the grade Of Gen
eral in the army of the u. S., and has nomlna-
ted Gen Grant for that Office. He has like
wise nominated Vice Admiral Faragut as Ad-
miral in the navy, under a recent law.
OF the losses by the recent terrible fire in
Portland, the Press of that city says that the
first estimates were too low. It now states that
1900 houses we're destroyed, and 5000 taml-
les embracing at least 10000 persons, render
ed homeless, whilst the value Of the property
desroyedmay reach $l5,0O0,OO0. The amount
Of insurance thus far ascertained is $4,000, 900.
New and dangerous counterfeits of the last
issue of the ftty-cent fractional currency notes,
which bear upon their face the head of Treas
urer Spinner, have been detected at the Treas
ury Departments The paper is thicker than
that Of the genuine notes, and the general APP
pearance, though poor, is calculated to deceive,
unless closely inspected.
4 riot between whites and negroes, OCCASION
ed by railroad conductor attempting to cut
the buttons off negro's coat, occurred at Co.
lumbus, Ky, on Saturday. Three or four ne
groes were killed Several whites are missing,
but it is not known whether they are killed.
Six of the refractory members of the Ten
nessee Legislature have been expelled by their
associates, who do not themselves constitute q
quorum for business; and the Speaker Of the
House has been relieved from duty, at his own
request, for the rest of the term.
Six cases Of cholera, three Of which proved
fatal were reported in Philadelphia up to two
o'clock yesterday. Out Of twelve cases OF chol-
era reported in New York yesterday there were
three Deaths In Brooklyn eigho new cases
were reported.
A large crowd of negroes paraded the streets
of Richmond on Monday evening, with beating
OF drums, &c. The demonstration Was made,
it is said, against the city authorities.
Congress, in the appropriation bills, is rails
ing salaries They will increase their own from
three to FIVE thousand dollars a year, exclusive
Of mileage.
A ernae 'wigmam" for tho accommodation
of the National Union Convention is to be
erected in Philadelphia.
The COLLECTIONS for the benefit Of Portland
have already reached $500,000.