Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-10-26
NEWS OF THE D.A J.

Turks Island was visited on the 3Oth OF
Septcnber With terrible hurricane, destroy
lug over 500 houses AMI their contents. -
Twenty lives were lost, and Il number OF per-
sons crippled Over 1000 persons were rem
dcrod houSclcss, pennileSs, and almost naked
The whole laboring portion Of the Colony Is III
an almost destitute condition. The public
schools, armory, Jail, quarantine hospital mar
kct. and ali the Government buildings were
blown down The Government house and
pubGc Offices were badly shattered. One hun
dred and twenty thousand bushels of salt were
swept away. Six foreign and twelve Island
vessels war. lost, with twenty Of their crews.
At Sslt Key the ruin was equally great. Five
vessels were ashore. AT Cockburn Harbor the
storm was also felt very severely. Scarcely
enough houses remain to shelter the destitute.
The Peabody Institute in Baltimore was
opened yesterday. A large a:semblagc was
present. \ telegram WAS read from President
Johnson, in response 10 an invitation 10 be
present, expressing regret that othcia! business
prevented his attendance Prayer was offered
by Dr. Backus; after which formal address
of welcome to Mr.. Peabody Was delivered by
Governor Swami Mr. Peabody made brief
response.
At Il meeting Of the directors of the Mer-
chants and Mechanics Exchange, held III
Norfolk last evening, Mr. +. G. Lindsay, one OF
the committee to 90 to Washington with the
view Of making such arrangements, if possible,
as would allow cotton destined for the Norfolk
market to pay the tax there Instead Of iii
transitu, reported thc complete success OF then
mission.
The Navy Department has received despatch
cs from Com Garter, commanding the u. S.
steamer Monouacy, announcing the arrival OF
that vessel at Bridgctown, Barbados, on the
24th Of September The Monccacy put into
Barbadoes in consequence Of the illuc:s and
subsequent death Of Lieut.. Com. j. G. Chap
lain, the executive officer Of the vessel.
4 band OF rubJcrs on the Rio Grande, about
fifty in number, have been committing great
outragc$ They have been pursued by com
panics OF rancheros and i. S. coiore,l troops,
and i've OF the thieves have been killed. They
are composed Of Americans enlisted on the
Liberal Mexican side, but who deserted after
the quarrel in Matamoras
The Chinese Government has declined all
responsibility Tor the outragcs on the French
missionaries in Corca, and has expressed the
intention Of remaining neutral il steps are
taken to obtain redress. 1t is supposed that
while demanding redress the French Admiral
will tako the opportunity Of exactiDg u COM
ncrclai treaty.
4 special DESPATCH From Toronto, says that
COL LYNCH tie Ecnun prisoner, is to be hung
on December l3;h and that great excitement
prevails over the sentence, but that the people
seem to concur il it, and will oppose any at
tempt at rcpri7e. The Rev Mir. Lumsden
is to be tried next.
The National Railroad Convention met at
the St. Nicholas Hotel, New York, on Wes-
ncsday afternoon. About fifty gentlemen,
Of all the leading lines in the United States,
were present, representing an aggre gate capital
Of 100000 900, aud three thousand miles Of
road.
Last week theft at Broadway hotel, in
New lork, clambcrcd out of 4 fifth story win
dow, into the outside windows of the five
adjoining rooms, and robbed the persons occupy
ing them This kind Of robbery, gettdg from
one five story window into another, requires,
We should think, considerable nfrre.
\ freight and construction train on the Mem
phis branch of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad collidcd yesterday morning near Rus
Seyille, Ky Part Of the cars We're precipita-
ted over fifty-f0ot cmbankmcnt. Dick
Thompson, one of the oldest and best engineers
in the country, had both legs crushed.
\ COW, exhibited at a late fair in Illinois,
gave yield of milk during three weeks in the
month OF June of twenty nine quarts daily,
from which was made thirteen pounds Of but
ter weekly. She took the premium.
4. T. Leonard has been elected to the Virgil
MA House of Delegates, from Norfolk. in place
of f. I. Hardy, who has resi- gned. Leonard $
majority is l0l over his opponent, James L..
Bciote.
Capt. Townsend, Of the United States steam
er Wachusctt, died on the 18th Of August at
Shanghai.
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mis-
souri, pay this year an internal revenue tax OF
$4,000 900 on tobacco.
The failure of George A. Simmons, oil deal
or, of Boston, for $3.50, 900, is reported.
The New York Herald of Tuesday publishes
an account ola conspiracy which was organized
some time since by the Radicals to impcach
the President, overthrow the government, and
make Senator Yates Of Illinois, dictator The
Washington Constitutional Union says -
Owe announced the existence of this conspiracy
on Monday, and from the information in our
possession We believe the Heralds account to
be substantially correct, with the exception
that another Senator is to have the place as