Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-06-13

NEWS or THE DAY.
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In reply to an inquiry of the District Attor-
ney OF Pottsdam, New York as to whether any
of the subordinate officers and men Of the Fe-
Man prisoners should be indicted, the Attorney
General telegraphed instructions, yesterday, TO
indct the leaders only, and to prosecute them
for breach of the United States neutrality laws
with such diligence as would be consistent with
the dignity of the United States.
A proposition will soon be introduced in Con-
gress equalizing the compensation of members.
Under the present rates some members receive
over SIS, 1000 pay and mileage, each Congress,
while others only receive a few hundreds over
$4,000. It will be proposed to pay every mem
Der $4,000 aCongress, and his actual travelling
expenses.
Benjamin NIifAin, Esq, died in Philadelphia
on Sunday, aged rs years. For many years the
deceased was connected with journalism 10
Philadelphia. Moore than forty years ago he
was associated with the Hon. Simon Cameron
in the publication of the Doylestown Democrat.
He subsequently became one of the owners and
publishers of the PENNSYLVANIA, ia Phllade.
phia.
Rev. DR.. Bullock of the Old School Pres
byterian Church, in Baltimore, delivered an
address to his congregation last night, in which
he reviewed the recent action of the General
Assembly with regard to the Louisville Pres
bytery, sharply condemning the same, and an
nouncing his intention of withdrawing from
the said General Assembly.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis have considerable num-
Der of visitors, whom they receive in the newly
fitted up quarters in one of the classmates inside
Fortress Monroe, which were assigned to Mrs.
Davis shortly after her arrival. but which, until
now, she has not occupied Her husbands as
signed quarters however, are still in Carroll
Hail.
Some severe cases of trchina, from eating
diseased pork. are said to have occurred in Linn
county, Iowa Nine persons in one family had
been taken ILL., One of them had died and
three others were in critical condition. They
had ell partaken Of ham in its raw state, sliced
like dried beef
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
represented by John ". Garrett, esq.,, has just
completed the purchase Of the valuable proper
tv at Locust Point, belonging to the Misses
Howard, and Of the estate of the late Colonel
John Eager Howard. 1t is designed tor the
accommodation of the Company's European
steamers.
J. Z. Bryant, the editor of the Loyal Geor-
gian, the freedmen's organ in Georgia, was ar
rested by civil authorities Of Augusta, ycster-
day. for attempting to defraud negroes out Of
money borrowed from them when he (Bryant)
was an officer Of the Government. He was re-
leased, colored man becoming his security.
While the rite of confirmation was being adj
ministerad by Bishop Quintard, in the Episcopal
Church, at Jackson, Tennessee, the other night,
large and costly chandelier fell to the floor,
and was shattered into fragments. Nobody
happened to be under it.
The Boston Traveller complains that there
is great scarcity Of help in some Of the man.
ufacsurng districts of New England, and that
it has been caused 10 great measure by the
calling away of thousands Of bodied men
to join in the various Fenian expeditions.
Letters from the Red River country, in
Louisiana, give affecting accounts Of the over
flow and the destruction Of property. The
floods are everywhere subsidiag, and the plant
ers are putting in cotton again as fast as the
water recede$ The hopes Of crop are small
The ship carpenters and caulkers' strike in n
York, has terminated by their going to work at
the old rates, and many Of these men have
lost time, and money, and many of them good
situations by suffering themselves to be driven
into this strike by few
A reward of $1,000 has been offered for in
formation Of Henry j. Bachelor, OF Boston,
who has been missing since the 20tt ult., when
he left the Eagle Hotel, in Philadelphia, and
it is feared has been ioully dealt with.
4 special session of the State Senate OF New
Ior., has been convened for the purpose Of
trying Judge Smith, the county judge of
Oneida county, on the charge of malfeasance
in office and collision with bounty brokers.
The Georgia Central railroad, destroyed by
Gen. Sherman's army, has been reconstructed,
and trains from Macon to Savannah and Au-
gusta went through yesterday.
In accordance with instructions from the
War Department, stringent quarantine regula-
tons have been established at the ports of Sa
vaunah, Brunswick and Daren.
Latest from Europe.
By the arrival at New FORK Of the steamship
Scotia, we have advices from Europe to the 3rd
instant. Austria, Prussia, Italy and the Ger