Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-03
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70 shov the very age and body of the Times.

He had purchased soneehundreda Thousand dol.
lars in gold from Messrs Black aud Spaulding,
and j. s. Cronise; fifty thousand from each.
and had paid for the same in certified checks
on The Continental Bank. Thosechecks proved
to be forgeries. He is also said to have forged
the name Of "a, <speyer''.to two checks Of
sixty four thousand I've hundred dollars each,
on the Union Bank, and two checks on Howes
& Macy. The amount Of the latter is not STA
ted. =
From Memphis We learn that sanguinary
afray occurred on Monday last, in that city,
between the police and certain negro soldiers.
Thirty policemen and about hundred and fifty
negroes were engaged, and the fight. was kept
up for several hours. OGe policeman was kill
ed and three wounded On the part of the
negroes eight or ten were killed and several
Others wounded The 10th regular Infantry
was finally called out and the riot queled.
The Washington correspondent of New 1ork
Times, states ION authority that President
johnson regards the privilege OF the writ OF
habeas corpus as fully restored all over the
United States, with the exception of Texas. -
But the restoration of the writ is withheld IN
the case of army contractors tried Tor frauds,
and its suspension is continued in all cases that
had been actually commenced prior to the pro-
mitigation of the peace proclamation.
The courts in Virginia have very little mercy
for horse thieves 1t appears that Jonathan
Hughes, of Rockbridge has been sent to the
penitentiary for nineteen years for horse steal
ing. In Henrico county, Also James r. Shu-
maker, convicted of a similar offence, was SEN
fenced for nineteen years and eight months.
Port Republic, Va, promises to be one OF
the first manufacturing towns in the State. 1T
has nov three iron foundries in full blast,
another.is projected, and large -four mill is
about to be built.
\ negro man was attacked and eaten by
wolves in Arkansas, short time since. lie
had defended himself with knife he had used
in Strengthening hogs, and killed FIVE wolves be-
fore he was oycrpowered.
A small fishing vessel, with armed men, sup
posed to be Fenians is reported to have lett
nu5ec, lie, May 2, and was pursued by the L.
States steamer Winooski, from PASSPORT. ,a
Juarez, the Mexican republican chief, was to
leave Ell Paso for chihuahua on the 10th ult.,
and have ball and serenade from {. S. officers
at Fort Bliss before leaving.
John Scott, Of Fauquier, will have publish
ed and ready for delivery during the coming
summer, complete history of the operations
Of Mosby's battalion during the war.
The Secretary of War announces, in general
court-martial orders, that the sentence Of death
in the cases of one hundred and seventy three
Sautee Sioux Iodian prisoners has been remit
ted by the President. d. ,-9..s-2a&.
Gen. Tinegan has located at Fernandina,
Fa., and is devoting himself to developing the
future metropolis of that State. n E0w
1t took the jury Is minutes to find Probst,
the Phladel phia murderer, guilty of murder in
the first degree. T.. -. -. '',. n -
Three women died at Boston, Mass, iii a
single week lately in the hands Of professional
abortionist .,,..... =. H.,
It is said by medical men that vegetables are
conducive to health. ~. -l.lUasz-
There is bad odor Of speculation about chic
ride Of lime. III
On Thursday last, a torpedo exploded at
Sullican's Island, in Charleston harbor, throw
ing up an immense quantity of water. It had
been sunk over three Years. l.5~
The Jacksonville Ella. Times says that
thousands of negro children are nov educated
in that State by their employers, who we're
slave owners. .........,. --......
The rag business in New York amounts to
thirty millions Of dollars per annum. ~
The hail that fell in Baltimore on Tuesda
evening, s:ys the Sun, was as large as pigeons
eggs.
There is good sleighiog in Western New
York.
The cultivation of hops is extending very
rapidly in the West. 1t is discovered to yield
q great profit. .-. <....
Slavery is on the increase in Egypt. The
slaves are brought from the upper Nile.
Atlanta has organized Board of Trade, and
proposes to spend 100000 Tor water works.
Eight railroads ask for charters to build
bridges over the Mississippi. G.
The papers in Paris advocate the opening of
licensed gambling rooms. Play is ve-y high
there now. .,:......-.
Gen. Frank Blair, it is said, will be the next
candidate for Governor Of Mis-
souri,. -..,- .,..---
W. ". Clapp, one of the Oldest editors and
publishers Of Boston, died on Tuesday.
The Moblians are preparing to build an i'm
nense cathedral: .".j
The growing wheat in Frederick county
promises an abundant harvest. --:&
Business is very dull in Richmond.
Spring bonnets in Paris are made of flowers.
Gen. Braxton Bragg is living on a farm in
Alabama, acting as agent for another person.
He has lost ali he owoed before the war. -,