Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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the smurderof the Deeripg family occupies cons.
siderable space in the Philadelphia papers. -
On Thursday the opening speech was made on
past. ezsAe.-eemmonwe by =Chas.-.A,=
Mann, esq. A large number Of witnesses we're
examined, but nothing new elected The EVIL
dence against the prisoner. however is over
whelming. The callous conduct Of Probst IN
laughing While one Of the witnesses was on the
stand is said to- have sent 1a{thrit of horror
throughout the COURTROOM .n2sg,r.js. ~
It is stated that Baker, ex-detective Of the
War Department., was greatly surprised on the
PRONUNCIATION Of the report Of the commission
appointed to examine the claims Of persons
entitled to the conspiracy awards to find that
his name was only down for the triHing sum ct
$3,750. He undoubtedly expected the Lion $
share, for it seems, according to the. corespon-
dent Of the New 7 ork Times, that by an arith-
NAUTICAL calculation peculiar to. himself he had
estimated that he would receive about $50, 600.
This latter sum, we understand, is the amount
he claims. ...., .-.~ ~
Wm. 3. Astor is projecting the erection Of
an immense hotelin New York city, on the
square bounded BY ..Forty-ffth street; Broad
way, and Seventh avenue. The location has Il
very uptownish sound, but. though nearly four
miles from the City Hall, the hotel, when COM
pleted, will not DE as much ahead of the times
as was the Fifth Avenue Hotel when Amos +.
Emo laid it's foundations -, - T.: Z
The Government is about to remove a large
part Of the negro population from Roanoke
Island to theinterior of North Carolina, whence
they came. A large steamer has left Newborn
for that purpose. They will be distributed all
over the State, so that they may more readily
obtain employment. The same disposition
will be made Of the negroes in camp'near New
bern. III .i-,l- 80.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Tribune states that Messrs. Eyarts, CIit-,
ford and Resseau have been retained by the
Government for the trial Of Mr.. Davis, and
have been ct Washington arranging the case.
No decision, however, has been reached, as yet
as to where AIr. Davis shall be tried, nor has
any particular time for the trial been fixed.
A letter from Detroit states that Gen. Cass
is failing fast The veteran statesman. passes
most Of his tine in sleep, uudisturllbci. At
rare intervals he wakcns up sufficiently to ask
for some Of his old friends, who are sent for.
but on arriving, even within this hour, he Is
generally asleep again. His disease is soften
ing Of the brain. ~: ~ W ,.,l..l.:.
The President yesterday granted special par
dons in the case Of j. T. Munroe and j. 0.
Nixon, OF New Orleans, mayor and aldermen
elect Of that city The pardon ofthe President
was necessary before these gentlemen could
take the Offices 10 which they have been recent
" elected, and they came On in person to obtain
them ..,": .a ..-....z
The statement that the President had refus-
ed permission to Mrs. Jefferson Davis to visit
her husband was founded on the representation
of an intimate friend of thatlady: but, on in
q1tiry. it was ascertaiaed, that the request has
been granted, anG proper facilities will be al
forded for that purpose.
On Friday, as circus as passing through
Westyile, Connecticut, the elephants fright
ened to death a horse belonging to L Mir. Bald
win, of " oodbridge, which was hitched by the
side of the road. The horse seeing the e!c-
plants, started at them wildly for an instant:
and then gave leap into the air and fell dead.
The Senate OH Monday last, refused to con-
firm the recent appointments made BY Presl-
dent Johnson in Pennsylvania Several Of the
Senators announced that no man who Was NOM
mated to Office on the ground OIL! his advocacy
Of the Presidents policy should be confirmed.
Mayor Mayo recently tried a white man
named Nettles for abusing a negro woman,
fined him twenty dollars and costs: and bound
HIM over for five hundred dollars to keep the
peace. This occurred in Richmond, Virginia,
not in Massachusetts,. =
The Methodist Conference at New Orleans,
has elected four new bishops: Weigatman, of
Georgia; McChoyne, Of LOUISIANA; Doggctt, Of
Virginia: and Marvin, Of Missouri All are
learned men, and the choice Was nearly unani-
nous Sw9..@,g r..EEE.lm t.
The Treasury Department has received,
through the. U, S. Consul at Birmingham,
England, $4,000 III gold, which was subscrb-
cd by the citizens Of that place for the benefit
Of the freed race of this country
DR.. Bissel, in New York, reports that there
have beenno more admissions of cholera pa
tients to the hospita! ship since the last report
There have been three moro deaths.
A black child, and two white ones, were pois-
oned near Fredericksburg a day Or two ago,
from eating poke root, One ofthe children
died. '.' .1t'.- .. ..----
It's currently runored at Washington that
President johnson vii! veto the bill for the
admission of Colorado into the Union should ii
pass the House Of Representatives.
Mr., Peabody has written handsome reply
Of thanks to Queen Victoria. for her recent
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