Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-21
NEWS or THE DAY.
40 shoo the ve,y age and body of the Times :


for the purpose Of celebrating the organization
of the National Union Club Of that city.
Addresses were delivered by Senators Doollttle
and Cowan, who strongly advocated President
Johnson's policy, and denounced the schemes
of the radicals in Congress.
It is reported upon good authority, says the
Washington correspondent Of the New York
Times, that the judiciary committee have come
to the conclusion that the evidence produced
berore them does not warrant the charge that
Jefferson Davis is guilty Of completely IN the
assassination Of Mr.. Lincoln.
Gen. Grant has just received q despatch from
Gen. II. w. Halleck, in California, in which he
says that there is not word OF truth IN the re-
port that Fort Goodwin had been captured by
the Apachcs and the garrison massacred. lie
denounces the report as altogether sensational.
Under the recent order Of Assistant Quarter
master General Charles Thomas, the officers OF
the Ouartermasters Department have with
drawn the public funds in their hands from the
national banks in Washington, and deposited
the same in the Treasury.
On the 10Th of June next ensuing the elgh-
teen hundreth anniversary Of st. Peters death
is to be commemoratcd at Rome. On that oc-
casion all the Bishops in Christendom are said
to be summoned to assemble at Rome, where
grand celebration is to take place.
From Washington we learn that Mexican
news is exciting great deal of attention just
now both in and out Of Congress. 1t is ru-
mored there that perfect understanding exists
between Secretary Seward, Mr., Romero, and
General Santa Anna (?)
Newspaper accounts from Texas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia,
Florida, South and North Carolina, represent
the growing crop Of cotton as seriously injured
by the cold weather, heavy rains aud overflow
Of the cotton lands.
The trial Of Jefferson Davis before the u. 5.
Circuit Court in Virginiais considered rs set
tied, but ChiefJ Justice Chase has not yet signi-
fled his intention to hold the court for this Or
any other purpose.
The sale of the Coyington aud Ohio Railroad
toa New York company, although agreed upon,
has not yet been consummated-as the parties
purchasing ask for several months before sign
ing the papers.
The Georgetown Courier, whose editor was
present at the recent Orphan Asylum meeting
in this place, has handsome notice Of the pro-
ccedings of the meeting, of Mr. Wise's speech,
&c.
Bishop Lay, of Arkansas, was elected, on
Friday last, by the Episcopal Convention in scs-
at New Orleans, to the diocese made vacant BY
the death Of Bishop Polk.
4 mass meeting Of the citizens of Charles
co., Nd, was held in Port Tobacco, on the 10th
May, to endorse the policy of President John
son.
The civil rights bill, passed by Congress over
the President veto, has been declared uncon-
stitutional by judge Of Louisiana.
The Radicals in Baltimore, had large meet
ING last week, in opposition to the President 5
restoration policy.
The yellow fever is reported to prevail at
Vera Cruz and the small. pox at TruxlIlo.
IMPORTANT GEOGRAPHICAL QUESTION:
will be recolected that some short time before
the war, the Legislature of Virginia passed an
act authorizing the appointment Of a commits
sioner to ascertain the boundary lines Of Vir-
einia, and make report thereon. Colonel An
gus Mcdonald, citizen of this State, and we'll
known for his erudition, was chosen for the
duty, and in company with his son as an assist
ant, he proceeded to London, where, with the
most scrupuous regard for truth, and with
great energy and patience, he commenced re,
searches among the English archives, and in
every quarter where there was chance Of light
being thrown on the object Of his missloo.-
After thorough examination of all the means
within his reach he returned to Virginia, bring
Ing with him most valuable and curious col
lection of books, maps and manuscripts, all OF
which he was authorized by the Legislature to
use for the purposes Of compilation. He had
the various documents copied, and, together
with the maps, bound in book form, but unfor-
tunately, when the library Of Virginia fell into
the hands of the Z. S. soldiers, some Of the
volumes and ail.thc mapswe made away with,
and there remain now but four volumes. 1t is
possible, however, tEat some Of the originals
remain in the hands of some member or mem
bers of the Colonel's family. A short time
since, there was fortunately found manu-
script signed by Colonel Mcdonald, and dated
March IL, 1862, and which may be styled the
argument or summing up to be presented TO
the Legislature and is the deductions at which
he arrived. F. or reasons of State policy, this
document was never published or acted on; for
the war was then raging and it contained con-
illusions relative to the boundary line between
Maryland and Virginia, which, if published,
would have ueen calculated to create some un-
pleasantness in the minds Of Marylanders. =
Now, howevcrit is not improper to publish what
Colonel Mcdonald says in the argumet above re-
terred to, with regard to what may be termed the
proprietorship of the Potomac. Here it is:
THE true boundary line, them between Mary
land and Virginia, as shown by the Maryland
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