Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-16
NEWS or THE DA l.
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Telegraphc dispatches from Matamoros
dated August 10, contain important news IRON
the seat Of war in that country Monterey
Saltillo and ether towns fell into the hands O
tbe Liberals on the 2Sth ult Only two fort:
defending Tampico still hold out, and they are
closely besieged Imperialists are DESERVING
to the liberals in large numbers. Juarez Is
on his way to Montery, and Marshall Bazalnt
had gone post haste to the city Of Mexico. =
Advices of the llth say thatMonterey was evac,
uated on the 2Sth ultimo by the French, and
Tampico was occupied by the Liberals on the
lst inst It was also stated that Cen Lew
Wallace, late Of the United States army, had
arrived at Matamoros with a supply of arms
and ammunition for the Liberals.
A child in Ohio, nine years DID, in state OF
som9ambulism arose from her bed one night
last week, at twelve clock, walked to fourth
story window and jumped out In her descent
she struck one of the iron rods used for the
support Of an awning. This rod gave way and
threw her out from tie house on the pave
mcnt: but she was uDhurt, save the scrapmg
and blisteriDg Of her hand, and the knocking
out Of two or three of her teeth. There were
some scratches and bruises on her lace, an
abrasion of the skin on her breast, and brulse
on one Of her knees.
One of the severest storms Of the. season
swept over the Northwestern States on Satur-
day and Sunday last, by which the growing
crops have been materially injured. Lin Min
nesota the rain fell in torrents AMI the coun-
try was submerged so rapidly that most OF the
persons living in the low lands had barely time
to escape with their lives, and thirty persons
were drowned. The destruction OF property
is great, reaching probably to a hundred thou
sand dollars or more.
Major Eldridge, an officer on the staff OF
Major General O. O. Howard, the Commits
sioner Of the Freedmen's Bureau, has made q
report to the latter officer Of his personal OBJ
seryations OF the workings OF that peculiar insti-
tuition in the States Of Alabama and Georgia.
He reports that more rations are being issued
to the people Of those States than is at all ne
cessary, and recommends its discontinuance.
At Upton, Missouri, on the 2Sth Of July,
Rev. Harvey Chaplin, Presbyterian Minister,
aged sixty years. and late of Michigan, was
burned to death by the accidental catching fire
of his dwelling house. Himself and three
children we're at one time safe from danger, but
in his anxiety to reach trunk sitting at the
head of the stairs, and containing u small amount
of gold, he fell with the burning stairs, and in
moment more the entire roof fell upon him.
4 young woman, eighteen years of age,
named Eliza Gerding, was burned to death at
Newark on Sunday by the explosion Of kero-
scne Gil can She was trying to start fire
with the kerosene, and approached the stove
with the open can in one hand and lighted
match in the other, when the match, by some
means, jgnited the kerosene, and the can con-
tanning it exploded, the contents being scattered
over her.
Frederick Schley, Collector of Internal Rev
cnuc in the Fourth District Of Maryland, and
VIM. Kimball, Of Baltimore, Agent of the
Postofiice Department, both Unconditional
UnionistS and who sustain the policy of Con.
gress, have been removed from their positions.
4 letter from Dalton, Georgia. says that one
company there took cut $4,000 worth Of gold
from the mines in one day, and that capitalists
of New York and Boston are about to ship
extensive mining machinery to that place for
the purpose OF working the mines.
Secretary McCulIoch notifies the holders of
certificates of deposit on temporary loan, other
than those for Clearing House purposes, that
they will be redeemed, with interest accruing
up to August %, and after that day they will
cease to bear interest
1t is reported from Washington that Presi-
dent johnson is about to issue a proclamation
re-establishing the privilege Of the writ OF
habeas corpus in all the States, and practically
terminating the military occupation Of the
Southern States.