Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-23
NEWS or THE DAY.
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| A project has recently been started By some
! persons at the North for the purpose Of max
ing settlement Of freedmen in Texas. Five
plantations are designed to be brought in Aus
tia county, on the Brazos River, and G. stock
company formed, with superintendent and
directors, whose duty twill be to erect churches,
school houses, and quarters for the freedmen.
A clergyman named Cuyler, writes from
Saratoga that the race course there is az IN
mitigated device of the devil The same
gentleman belongs to a class who have been
anathamatising the ''aristocracy OF the South v
until they are hoarse; but according to his own
account, an aristocracy is appearing at the
North equally obnoxious,
The Colored American Baptist Missionary
Convention at Richmond, adopted resolutions
consolidating with the Northwestern and
Southern Baptist Convention. They also
adopted resolution declaring that colonization
is detrimental to the interests Of the colorcd
people, aud claiming equality in national aud
civil rights
The Washington correspondent OF The New
York Tribune states that Secretary Stanton
will not resign until after the next meeting OF
Congress, when he will send in his report OF
the operations Of his Department during the
recent war and will receive a foreign mission.
Tie Democratic State Committee of New
York has called a Convention of all the sup
portcrs of President Johnson policy TO meet
at Albany, on the llth Of September next, to
nominate candidates for support at the coming
election.
It is not perhaps, generally known that the
sleeping cars used upon all The principal
railroads in the United States arc u monopoly,
the profits Of which arc enjoyed bya few paten-
tees who have formed themselves into cor
poration.
Right Rev. Dr. Magill, Bishop Of Richmond,
has succeeded in securing the important Scrvl-
Cos of the Sisters of the Visitation towards
founding and conducting an academy for young
ladies in the capital Of the Old Dominion.
j. 3. Lippincott & Go, announce the carly
publication Of a Commentary on the Book OF
Psalms, at once critical, expository, doctllnal
and practical The author is Rev. VIM. 3.
Plummer, D. D.,
The good people Of Richmond glory now IN
nothing so much as the piles of new buildings
going up in the burnt district, especially on
Main and Cary streets.
Mrs. Lconidas Polk, widow OF the Louisiana
Bishop and Confederate General, has opened 4
Female Educational Institute to support her
self and family.
Great preparations arc making at New York
to receive President Johnson when he reaches
that city on his way to Chicago.
Gen. James Magic, who served both In the
Mexican and the late war, died in Pottsvillc,
Penn, few days ago.
Rev. Dr. huntington declines his election as
Protestant Episcopal Bishop of the nioccse Of
Maine.
Rev DR.. Brainard, pastor OF the Pine st t
church, in Philadelphia, died yesterday.
The member Of the Radical Executive Com
mittcc, from Virginia, is VIM. J. Cowipg.
The latest news from Mexico, is still tavora
bic fer the liberals.
A large fire was raging in the Dismal Swamp
last Saturday.