Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-12
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American whaling ship Antelope, lost last
October, near Nleatelick have arrived at ST.
johns. The St. Johns Commercial says ::
1.-The officers of the Antelope bring interesting
information of the discoveries made by Mr. y.
+. Hall, Respecting the FrankliDg expedition
Mr. Hall hassin his. possession a gold watch,
some silver spoons, and other relics, supposed
to have belonged to the Franklin party. He
also learned that the remains OF some OF Frank,
In men were lying under boat in Commit
tee bay, where they had been placed by the
motives after death. . >grsssa
A young lady OF Quincy, ILL.,, who has been
i'll for some time, died, :as was supposed, a few
day ago, was cohiued, and the body placed in
the family vault Yesterday one Of the aten-
danis heard means proceeding from the vault,
and Immediately broke open the door Of the
tomb The lid of the coffin was removed, and
to the astonishmcnt and qualification of all the
young ladyrwas found alive. Proper means
were taken to restore her and she will undoubt-
cdly recover.
The Washington correspondent OF the New
York Herald writes that at a meeting OF the
| Cabinet on Saturday the President communl-
Gated portions of his annual message on McXl-
can affairs, in which he says that, should Gen.
Sherman find that neither MACMILLAN nor the
French intend 10 leave Mexico, he will recon-
| mend vigorous action to hasten their departure.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
1 "a e
York Commercial Advertiser, speaking OF tho
reports ofzthe Secretaries, says: The estl
mates of appropriations will show a great pro
posed reduction in our national expenses, al
though the sum total will be very large as
compared with the expenditures Of other days.
COL James L. Blackstone has been APP
pointed and commissioned by his honor, Judge
Brent, as State attorney for ST. Marry coun
ty, Md, for the unexpired term of 6. Fred
Maddox, Esq, who has resigned in conse
quence of being recently elected to seat in Tho
Senate OF Maryland
Wall street in New York, Tor the past two
days has bean in a futter Of excitement over
the fact Of The failure Of prominent gold min
ing company, coupled with an alleged case O
swindlsag by the reputed president of tho
company.
The Fenian trials at Toronto, Canada were
continued on Saturday, Ia the case of thu
Queen vs. VIM. Hayden, the jury brought IL
a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was sen
fenced to be hung on the 18th Of December
next.
The large -four mill at Chadd's Ford, on the
Brandywine, fell yesterday, from the pressure
of II, 900 bushels Of wheat stored up stairs
Two ,aen were killed Most of the wheat was
washed down the stream.
! General Sherman, accompanied by Mr.
| Campbell, the United States Minister to Mex
leo, left New York for Vera Cruz on Saturday
on board the United States frigate Susque
hanna. .talt5 all.si s-.a
Messrs. Robert Laurie and Giles NJ. Hitler
are in Washington, in order to present to the
President the resolution in the Mississippi
Legislature, asking the release of Mr.. Davis
The story Of dividing the bodies of the dead
soldiers tor re-interment, so us to procure pay
for four bodies instead of one, rs positively
contradicted.
Judge Bartol, it is expected will give his
decision tomorrow, in the case Of babeas
corpus writ for the Baltimore police commits
sioners
The Grand Jury in Washington has indicted
J. A. Durham, alias Sanford Conover, fo1
perjury during the Lincoln assassination trials.
4<&E &t> Maryland.
BALTIMORE, November ll.-Very strong
representations were made to Governor Swann
last night as to the propriety of calling an extra
session Of the Legislature, which he will care
fully consider upon his return from New York
on Wednesday or THURSDAY.
E. kumors prevail that the judges Of election,
for some unexplained reason, hesitate 10 make
the return of votes cast at the recent election.
The penalty of refusal is five hundred dollars
fine and imprisonment. The five days allowed
by law expire tomorrow
1 All the defeated Radical candidates ior Con
gless threaten to contest. Stewart, who was