Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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bound from New Orleans to 81. John, N. B.
Her pumps had choked with sand ballast, and
she becoming water-logged had washed to pieces.
The captains wife and some of the crew had
left in boat, and this man with four others
tried to save themselves on this piece of the
wreck, but all the others had been washed off,
The funeral Of the ex- Queen of the French
took place at Claremont on the 3rd instant, 10
the midst of demonstrations Of respect. The
King Of the Belgians, five Of the Orleans
princes, NJ NJ. Theirs and Guizot, General
Changarnier, end others, were among the
mourners The Prince of Wales and the Duke
of Cambridge were present at the chapel where
the body Of the ex Queen was inferred by the
side of that of her late husband Louis Phil
ippe.
The Federal military commanders 1T the
South have been notified from the War De-
partment that President Johnson's peace proc
lamation does not remove martial law They
are, nevertheless, advised that it is not expe.
dent to resort to military tribunals in any case
where justice can be attained through the me-
dunn Of the civil authority.
Captain Ezra Nye, formerly Of the Collins
line of steamers, died at Newark yesterday
Captain Nye, before the days Of European
steamers, commanded the New York ships In
dependence and Henry Clay, and was noted as
commander of the first named vessel, for his
very short passages to and from Liverpool.
A letter from Brownsville, Texas, states that
Cortina, with force of Liberals, was within
twenty miles Of Matamoras, watching the ap-
proach of General Mejia. Murders and rob
berries are said to be of frequent occurrence in
the neighborhood of Matamoras and Browns
vile.
The lady directors Of the National Soldiers
and Sailors Orphan Home will commence to
hold public fair in the city Of Washing ton, on
the 18th Of May next, the proceeds of which
are to be devoted to the support and mainteu
ance of the orphans Of national soldiers and
sailors. "
A meeting was held at Norfolk Virginia, on
Saturday evening last, Of officers and enlisted
men formerly in the Confederate army and navy
to take measures to erect monument to the
memory of those who fell in the cause Of the
Confederacy.
Letters received in Boston from Professor
Agassiz' expedition report that up to Februa-
~ he had discovered fourteen hundred new
species Of fish and other animals-a number
far greater than he had any reason to expect.
The military commanders in Alabama and
Tennessee have received orders from the War
Department to muster out INN ediately all vol
unteer organizations in their respective COM
mands. L .......t
A number of Southerners under the leader
ship of Major Hastings, lett Key West, Fori-
da, recently, to establish colony on the banks
of the Amazon in Brazil.
There is no truth in the reported death Of
Ole Bull, the celebrated violinist He has not
been in Quebec for years.
The American Consul at Aspinwall reports
the appearance of cattle disease supposed to
be the rinderpeSt.
The negroes at Pensacola are represented as
getting very insoent and mutinous.
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DISCHARGE OF NEGRO REGIMENTS. Under
the head of Department News, it will be seen
that orders have been given for discbarging q
large number of negro regiments. 10 this pol
icy of the President the heart of the country
will respond While the necessity is recogniz-
ed by many Southern officials and presses 1ol
the retention Of troops in the South for the un'
doubted purpose Of preventing collisions be-
tween certain portion Of whites AID the negroes,
it is clear that the kind of troops needed Tor SO
important, so essential, and so delicate a ser
vice, should possess the average intelligence OF
white soldiers. AS the latter-whether Union
Or rebel-have uniformly fraternlzed since the
war, it is manifest that when they have officers
of like feeling, with integrity, sense, and Judg-
ment superadded, their presence in the South
will rather promote tranquility, at just this
else effect when negroes are detailed to keep
guard over white men-North or South. In
stead of employing avast body of negro soldiers,
| simply because they are negroes, which Is the
animus of the Radical disunionists, let the mil
itary peace establishment consist of a large
| number of regiments fully differed, while the
soldiery shall be limited to third Of the war
footing. This will make places for the most
meritorious of the discharged volunteer officers
who are seeking for army appointments, and
insures, in case Of need, large force for active
war purposes, by the filling up Of the ranks
upon emergency. Ia protesting. against the
extensive employment Of negroes in the army,
we do not feel that it springs from prejudice or
that such service is peculiarly advantageous to
them National htelhgencer.
| The VALLEY RAILRoAD.-Messrs. Harman,
Christian and Allan, as committee of the
Board of the Valley Railroad, attended the
meeting of the Manassas Railroad Company
on the 18th inst, and on conference it was
agreed that the Manassas Company would
transfer to the Valley Company the franchise
and property of the Railroad from Harrison
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