Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-10-23
NEWS OF TILE DAY.
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$40 shoao the very age and body OF the t'"'eS
A despatch from New York states, On
what is said to be the authority OF foreign
papers, that the Empress OF Mexico has become
insane. Extracts from the papers alluded to
have been received, and seem to confirm the
statement. 1t appears, however, by one &C
count, that the nervous excitement, which very
possibly gave rise to the disease, had aoated,
and that the mental condition Of the Empress
was improving
District meetings arc being held at various
points in South Carolina to petition the Lesls.
lature to call Convention for the purpose OF
ameliorating the pccuniary distress Of the peo-
pie of that State by preventing the sale of
property for debt. The Greenville, South
Carolina, paper denies that Gov. Orr is in ia
vor of the Constitutional Amendment.
Cen Sherman has accepted an invitation to
be present at the meeting of the Society Of the
Army of Tennessee, to be held in Cincinnati
on November l4th. Gen. Grant will also be
present. 1t is true that Gen. Sherman has
been called to Washington, but whether IN
connection with Mr. Stanton retirement from
the War Office or not remains to be shown :
The cholera is said to be alarminsly on the
increase in Hudson City, New Jersey oppo-
site New York Thirteen new cases and nine
deaths have occurred there since Saturday.
In every instance thus far the cases have ter.
minated fatally. In Chicago there were TWEEN
tv.seven new cases and five death within forty
eight hours.
The Colts Parent Fire-arnns Manufacturing
Company Hartford, Conn, have received an
order fer th' manufacture OF a thousand needle
guns, conforming in all resnects to to famous
needle gun Of Prussia. The company have
also an order Tor the production of one hun
drcd revolving cannon, at cost OF 500, 900.
The last of the volunteer courts-martial has
adjourned sine die This court has been in
session during The past two months in Nash
vile, Tenn, and vas presided over by Brevet
Brigader General ShaAiey The last case
before it was that OF Thompson Taylor, which
was dismissed by nolle prosequi.
George Peabody, Esq, has written a. letter
to the trustees ofthe Peabody Institute in Bal
timore stating his purpose to bestow upon the
Institute an additional donation Of five hun
dred thousand dollars Mr. Peabody adds
that he will be ready to pay the amount, so
nobly donated, into the hands of the trustees
in the course of few days.
a terrible storm swept over st. Louis, Mis-
souri,, on Sunday afternoon, doing great dam
age to houses, churches and buildings of every
description. several (which were blown down.
4 number of persons are said to have been in
jured.
An entire white family consisting of a man
and his wife and their Two daughters, were
murdered by two negroes, near RoHe, Ga,
within the past day or two The negroes have
been arrested and have confessed the crime.
During yiolcot yale in Chicago on Sunday
night, brick dwelling in process Of erection
was blown down, crushing twelve persons
beneath the ruins Five of them were killed,
and others were scriosuIy bruised.
The gold excitement in the upper counties
Of Georgia is said to BE OF the increase. 1t is
reported that rich orc has been found in Lump
kin and Hall counties. and mines nave been
sold At high figures.
" Hcpwortn Dixon and l.. OIiphant, Esqs,
Of London, England; j. Noda an3 T. Vagar,
Of Japan, have arrived in Richmond and are
soiourniUg at the Ballard House
On Saturday last, Col. Stanlish Barry died
at his residence, at Newport, N. y, in the
10th year OF his acc He was tic Assistant
Treasurer Of the United States
The steamer Hloiida, loading at Ha2Tc, was
sunk at that port cn the 9th inst. She had
valuable cargo OF French goods on board when
the disaster occurred,
Mr.. Fowler, prominent English railway en-
gineer, proposes to build a pontoon railway
bridge across the English Channel, from Dover
to Calais
General Robert Allen, we'll known to the
Quartermastcr Generals department Of the
army, sailed for She Pacific coast on Saturday
last.
The newspapers i'll various parts Of the
country are noting an imnlenSe increase in
maria ges since the close of the war
A fire occurred yesterday at OIL City, Penn
Sylvania, oecasioning loss Of oil property to
The estimated amount Of $50 000