Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-18
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The Charleston Courier says: Coroner
5Iaiti0g, after four days investigation of the
circumstances attending the murder Of B. S.
z.hett, Senior. concluded his, examination on
Wednesday Horace Greelev, alias Horace
johnson, (nehro,) the principal party impli-
ea;cG, made voluntary confession before the
irry on tuesday, in which he acknowledged his
guilt.
:7o1 tnc Grst time the anniversary Of Ameri-
can independence vas celebrated Oh the Fourth
Of July copjoiutly by British and American
war-yessels in AZ English port. All of her
;.ajesty's ships at Portsmouth hoisted the
american flag at the mainmast, and at noon
all the ships carrying over ten guns fired ma
tioael salute Of twenty. one guns.
The .{ew York Herald, Of the l1th has a
iette? from Washington developing what it
clar2cterizes as zone of the most viainous
eonspiracies ever concocted in the civilized
world, "a bloody and cruel conspiracy to
murder, through the forms Of law, Mr. Jetfer
son Davis and others Of the detunct Confeder-
acy.'' by means Of false witnesses.
iGr. ". J. Walker, formerly passenger agent
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and recent
" general agent of the Virginia and Tennessee
:silroad, has received the appointment of gen.
eral eastern freight and passenger agent of the
Great atlantic Seaboard route to New Orleans,
7i5 Weldon, Wilmington, Kingsyille and Au-
guSte.
It i3 reported that considerable opposition
EXISTS IN the Senate committee on postof6ces
enc roads to the confirmation Of Hon. Alex. W
Randall, recently nominated by the President
s. Postmaster General, to supply the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Mr.. Denpison.
:. man living at village near Mobile, on
p..onday night, attempted to frighten some
girls by wrapping white cloth round his bady
ani perscnating ghost All ran but one, who
pulled out revolver and deliberately fired six
nalls into the head and body.
(. negro man, in July last in Marion, Ala,
;ofntnitted an outrage on the person Of a lady
Living ir that neighborhood, and escaped. A
?sg, weeks ago, he returned and killed the lady
End beat TO death a child in the house. He
las been arrested.
Reports Just received from Denver and the
.yolC regions say that the most serious appre
52ensiors are felt there and upon the great over
and route, as the Indian bands assembled at
Fort Laramie, ct the Peace treaty. have taken
he war path. ..... -a1
.--,,e New York Tribune is emphatic in speak
..Dg c. :le common council Of that city. Hear
i: ;;iVa now give notice that an earnest ef-
&C.: I'll! be made ne2t winter to abolish the
common corncil CT our city. It does nothing
,ont stesi. - .. ...- <. -
The ship gornet from n York to San Fran
cisco vas burned at sea on May 5. The crew
nd passengers escaped in boats, and one of the
boats lss arrived on the California coast. The
-assei was loaded with kerosene oil.
Intelligence from Brazil mentions that nearly
every american emigrant who has arrived in
tnct country since the close of the war has
>srei badly, ard quite number have already
SET sai again for home.
Stephen B. Guion, an American merchant
al Liverpool, has presented large statue of
Commerce, costing $50, 900, to New York. 1t
will be placed in Central Park as soon as the
pedestal is finished
st the ceremonies held on the occasion Of
he feast of ST. Peter, the Pope renewed his
protest against the annexation to Italy OF the
provinces formerly belonging to the States Of
the u urch.
I.vo cases of cholera and three of sunstroke
:5are reported in New York on Monday. There
zare $40 deaths from all causeslas week, being
an increase of over 100 per ct. in five weeks
cco'he Secretary of the Treasury received to-
Gay from some conscience stricken person IN
5eoeton 81 900, which he says he owes to the
United States. ..@. sa-
i is currently rumored around that MIR.
Jtanton mas resigned his Office, though it is
,aic the letter of resignation has not reached
lie President ~
The Hiremen's Association of Philadelphia
lave voted to take forty men and an elegant
1taem ire engine to Paris on the opening Of the
Oxidation. ..-5.
t seems 10 be thought that Hon. Henry s.
Ntaasbury, Of Ohio, a gentleman of fine legal
a'talnments, will succeed Attorney General
:JpeeG -..-.
she project CT police in Paris has issued GER
'aln regulations under which the sale:of horse
desh is permitted in the city.
'NiHEESE.-N York State Cheese, lust rc-
y celVed and for sale by