Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-10-29
The Fenian Difficulties.

The sentence Of the Fenan Cot. Lynch 10
death causes great excitement among !hc
Feuiana throughout the country. Fenian
meetings are TO be held in New York and Buf-
Galo, and on Saturday the General COMMITTED
Of Tammany Hall met in New York and APP
pointed L subcommittee to present TO the
President resolutions adopted by them, asking
that The President insist that Lynch and the
other Fenian prisoners DC given up 10 the j. S.
authorities Secretary Seward has addressed
a letter to to the g. S, Consul a Toronto, direc-
ting him at once to obten copy Of the trial
and conviction Of Lynch and McMahon, for
the use of the Department Of State, and
also of all further trials and convictions Of like
character which shall take place ia Canada.
Secretary Seward has also addressed a note
70 the British Minister, at Washington. in-
forming him ct the instructions given the i. S.
ii0nSul at Toronto, and stating that as soon as
the President shall have inquired iuto the
legality and justice of the judicial proceedings
in these trials he will make known his opinion
quests that the application Of the u. S. Consul
shall pc promptly granted, and asks that if it
should be necessary the execution OF the SEN
tence on these prisoners shall be delayed until
this examination can be made by he President.
He concludes by appealing to the clcmency Of
the British Governmental behalf oftho prison
ers, which, Mr. Seward says, as the offence is
entirely POLITICAL, that Government can well
afford TO exercise - Bait. GG.ctic.
DUEL IN HOBoKEN, N. VA genuine and
no-mistakc but not cxtermiuativc duel was
fought in Hoboken on Thursday. One Of the
principals was merchant of this city, and the
other merchant of Missouri, but formerly
connected with prominent banking house in
Wall street. It was not an Incorporate br0ii,
but originated in political differences of opiuon
One of the seconds was formerly on General
Buffers staff, and the other staff officer Of
General Lees.
After meeting on the ground. it was found
that the seconds had made somc error IN regard
to the weapons, one Of the principals having
rifles, and the other bowie kniysS. It was
finally decided to use rifles, and the duel was
fought with them, but neither party was
wounded. After an exchange Of shots, thH
affair was settled. ~ y loHd.
An hlpORTANT MOVEMENT An important
measure has been con:umated, which will prove
OF vast advantage to Norfolk and the railroad
interest Of Southsilc Virginia. Gen. Nahonc
accompanied by J. w Robertson, Of the Hcor
Ella, Western and Atlantic Railroad and Cen
eral Agent Of the Virginia Air Line RAILROAD;
Col. J. r. Kramer, President Of the East
Tennessee and Virginia railroad and II. 4.
Jackson, Esq. Of the same road, have been III
Norfolk on Il tour OF inspection and invcStiga-
ton Of the various roads between here and the
Mississippi valley. We learn that i most
satisfactory arrangement has been made, and
that schedule for freights has been entered
into which will give through connection to
trade and travel between this city and Mem
phis. -NoYoM IIugni;tla.
WAsnlNGTON ITEMS. The Centenary ser
vices at the Methodist Churches in Washing
ton and Georgetown, yesterday, were very in
tcreSting They are 10 be kept up during the
present week.
A negro man named Anderson Cooper, who
some months since was tried in North Carolina
and sentenced to be hung, for an outrage upon
a lady in that state, and who, subsequently,
broke jail and made his escape, was arrested In
Washington, on Saturday, and IS held subject
to''a rcqnSition from the Governor OF N. Z.
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