Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A serious riot occurred at Portsmouth, H. |
ginia, last evening, between parties OF whites
and negroes. Three white men were danger
ously wounded and several others slightly IN.
jured. A number of negroes were also Woun'
dcd during the disturbance The origin OF the
riot appears to have been the burning OF
severa! houses, one of which, it was surmlsed,
had been set on fire by negroes and the flames
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Di!uge' 1o' s''o0''"a q o0-oi n:a,ud
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aFc ''io 'otIn'0'' iot 'Is - y,
menC USED " Tue oc'e"uao' 00'nS'. - :. ,:'0'
the military authorities nave ~ ','':>,'.
IN the case ana 'ha' II can o"'S '' o'''''o'' y
'he civil courts
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laylo'' co'il.ii',S io'0'' III S0f pc 1o'0 ''
oeoiSe ~ .'o'ana "uO 1 'r'11 1'O'~' rN.
chasers ana another tract oi thirty S'E''' "0'''
was sold Tor $5O-John Stewart, purchaser.
The remains of Lieut.. William Thrift, of the
T,on3onn Cavalry. who was killed in a skirmish
-, r: c.; d,,r;,r +bo ,ror rrnre
III f'eIu'oi DP'i"6'' UNi'"o W.
brought to Leesburg, and buried on WedneS-
dav. the 18th Inst.
II,1.,o- ,bo oo,orod ,,., n Richmond who
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lately Killed a negro prcacner' u'i:ier ''leu'N-
stances OF great preVocatlon, OF domestic NJ .
| ture. has been tried and acquitted
! Congress. The Senate, yesterday, amend
ed and passed the deficiency Till, and agreed
to the House resolution to adjourn over from
the Goth instant until the 81 of January The
bill to admit Nebraska into the Union was
taken I'D, and an amendment offered that
colored suffrage should be granted before the
admission should be allowed. Considerable
debate enSued. during which Mr.. Wade, of
Chic declared that he was for holding the
sor,he,n s,at.s IN suh;ec,ion by force. IF thew
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'eJ''''>' t''0 e0''''''
out comlng to vote The oe' ate ADJOURNED
until Monday next
The House, by q vote of lis to &C, passed
the Senate bill to grant colorcd suffrage in the
District Of Columbia. It PASSED without de-
bate under the operation Of the previous CUES
ton. \ bill was reported appropriating $50
Geo 70 estahlish a government TELEGRAPH line
hin to re- establish civil governments in the late
rehelEons States. Several other bills we're in
troduced and referred. The Senate amend
mcnts to the deficiency bill we're concurred in.
After transacting some other uninportant bust
,occ tho House nniIIlrnn1 until MOnnaC
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VIRGINIA LEGIsLATURE.-ln the House OF
Delegates, On Thursday, Mr. Robertson offered
a resolution of inquiry into the e1pediency OF
investigating the condition Of the Alexandria,
Jondonn ond Uamsb;ro RAILROAD under whose
management Sa'o !o'''' III" - no" II - eon
Quoted, and whether the interests OF the o'atc
are properly represented in the same and that
;f,bov shall find # expedieDt and proper to
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StayLaw.
klcHMoSD' DfGemoeT j. -lhe senate I. 10.
9ay aSS'G tT Cor p !"'U rh ra7ion
amendments, which will probably defeat the
scheme:
The House passed the, bill amending the
stay law, cngro.scd yesterday.
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HE iilSlNH HhNhRATioN' iii an artic'e
on ''Anlercan Manners, in the Home Jour
nal we fpd the following: How great ha.
boon tbo aononarot:on ~ a,nor;oan ,noonore
bCCI VIC HCS1'Sia'l VI 'AitiSi iSHi