Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-10-09
ALEXANDRIA.
TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9.

TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER
.H;1ANKsGIvING-Itw will be seen that the
President has issued Proclamation recon-
,acaJing Thursday, the Goth proy;mo, to be OBJ
served as 4 day of thanksgiving and praise to
almighty God, for the many mcrclcs and bcnc-
lis with which He has blessed our country
q. ng Inc past yc9r
81. nATrGcK's CATHEDRAL IN New York.
n Gu: news items, yesterday, was published
M account Of the recent destruction by fire, of
:hs venerable cdilicc. The New York papers
contain iull accounts. The Cathedral was one
9. ,hc Oldest landmarks of New York, and en-
Gear5l by many rccollections. Besides con-
5aining the remains Of three bishops and one
archbishop, in it has been witnessed the con-
scccr&ti3n Of many others. There were very
many splendid iicsc5cs and paintings by
american and foreign artists, and other valua-
tie works completely destroyed. The walls
have escaped without scllOus damage. An
ay:,cnditu7c OF sos, 900 OF 10000, above the
i.l@rIAilCc, VIII rent IL al" NaaPI IL "5''n III
farther use. This VII, no doubt, be aocom
;;'l&2cG IN hYc or SIX mohths.
r,n,.r ~, rTrrrrco~ D,v1c-A ennc;ol
despatch from Washington, in the Baltimore
Sun says: ''Thcrc is good reasoa to say that
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corncj. Ciel Justice Chase, Judge Under
wood, the United States District Attorney Tor
Virginia, aud the United States Marsh;il Ii
sc scvoT4l!y notified formally that Davis Is held
subject 10 Tic wit OF the United States Circuit
''0uIt, 10 answer the Indictment found III that
c0ur;. These officers Of thc law viii be request
u le take immediate custody OF the prisoner,
aa1 rcIio7c tho administration Of ..'rthcr re&-
possibility
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mitigation and the other half, g'oss cxagscra-
ions. Wicked anc depravcd must be the hcort
"i'Ictr, at such time as THIS ard under such
circumstances, as exist OF present, would re-
kjnd!c The flames OF civil st1hc' or add 10 the
m:&e1l"S and dlstreSScs OF Il suffering people
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i'c!GS oi news VIII DC louhu prlei llo''ce III
'H2 ceAth OF Com. STOCKTON. lie III" Deeh
distinguished officer OF the U. ;. Navy, anu
'hI &c remembered IN conncXlon Ndh Nartorn-
-, 2Ed as commander OF inc Princeton at the
Ho" ihc fatal explosion took pace on 'i''t
vessel m IS44. lie resigned his commission IN
ne -'a\J IN io4'' ana mas subsequently, oee''
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':'lc Norfolk Day Book says ''lt is manifest
j to the Agricultural interest Of thc South to
sc every means to render the condition of the
ji;;cjl man as comfortable and happy as posi-
&c. md it is the resort Gf folly, II not crime,
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ELECTIONS. To-day four Of the States hold
their apArol election. PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio.
.nHian', ana iowa. Inc vote IN e'Vh VIII IL
'ai' ~ i'Nlce'' II dooS not rAcc'"' '"a' VI ''"S
'feSio2fLiA' contest ne interest ~ TIC can