Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-10-12
NEWS or THE DAY.
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In Baltimore, yesterday, rubllc meeting
was held 1T the Front street Theatre under the
susnices of the American Freedmen's Union
Commission, and the Baltimore Association
for the improvement of the colored people.
Chief Justice Chase presided The spacious
building was crowded. Judge Russell, Of
Boston; Henry Ward Beccher, Gen. o. ..
Howard, and others addressed the meeting.
At Nion, New York, yesterday, the safe at
Adams Express Office, was blown open and
robbed OF s., 400 worth OF United States revenue
stamps, of denominations ranging from one
cent up to ten dollars; 81, 200 in postage
stamps, and $500 in currency, seven-thiry
COUPONS, &c. \ reward of two hundred dol
lars is offered for the arrest of the robbers.
John Hipvel, of the Metropolitan police
was shot dead upon his beat in Brooklyn, on
Tuesday morning. The motive for the deed is
unknown, aud no,clue is given to the pcrpc-
traitor except the fact that witness states that
he saw a man running away Immediately alter
the shots were fired, whom he pursued but
could not 0vcrtake.
Yesterdays session Of the Plenary Council
Of the Roman Catholic Church in Baltimore
was public Bishop Bonchct, OF Oregon,
celebrated solemn requiem mass for the re-
pose Of the souls Of the deceased prclatcs of
the church. Bishop Boyley, OF Newark, de-
livcred an eulogy on their life and services.
\ statistical table, exhibiting the rates of
increase of the population Of the United States
since 1860, tie date of the last census, is being
prepared at Washington. In 1860 the popu
lation Of the United States was 81 ,443, 32l,
and it is calculated that at the present it is
fully 35, 800 000
The currency bureau of the Treasury Dc
partmcnt has burned fifty thousand dollars
| belonging to the Merchants and Mechanics
National Bank of Philadep hia, on account OF
the signatures Of the president and cashier
being printed, instead of written upon this
| circulation.
| Gen Frank Blair attempted to address q
meeting at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, onSatur-
day evening, but was driven from the stand
with stones, and followed to the hotel with
hooting The windows on the side where Gen.
Blair was known to be were all broken.
The steamer Hclyctia arrived at the New
York quarantine on Wednesday, from Liver
pool and Queenstown, with twenty cases OF
cholera on board, fourteen deaths having occur
red on the voyage four Of which were produced
by cholera
Rev. Mr.. futile has been unanimously APP
pointed by the House Of Bishops of the Pro-
teStant Episcopal Church, Bishop of the new
Diocese Of Montana and Nevada. Thu new
Bishop is not yet thirty-six years of age
Japan advices Of Sept 4report the arrival at
Yokohama of General Van Falkcnhurg, United
States Minister to Japan, and Hon. Arson
Burngaue. Minister to China. Both Minis
tiers were on visit to Jeddo.
It is seldom, Of late, that we have been cal
led upon to record SO many dreadful marine
disasters on the Southern coast as within tie
last few days, eliminating in the loss of the
New Orleans steamer Evening Star, off Tybec.
Tie anniversary Of the birthday of Father
Mathew was celebrated in New York on We'd
uesday b. All imposing procession OF the Irish
| friends Of temperance.
The Texas Legislature has appointed a joint
committee to proceed to New Orleans and &C.
move the remains Of Albert Sidney johnson &c
Austin.
The 'irrepresSiblc" Bishop Colenso is now
''out'' on another tack-objectins to the
multiplicity Of prayers addressed to oul
| Saviour
T,ro doctors have been indicted at Bug
hampton, New York, for setting fire to the
Inebratc Asylum in that place in September
| 1864
The Attorney General has decided that there
is no legal authority to exclude attorneys and
claim agents from collecting soldiers bounties.
Gen. Butler has been nominated for Con-
grcSs for Mass, and 50 has Mr. Boutwell,. -
! Both will be elected.
4 number Of appointments and removals CT
poStmastcrs have recently been made in the
Northern and Northwestern States
A telegram from Savannah reports further
damage done to vessels off the coast during the
recent gales
The Cavalry Bureau of the War Depart
ment has been abolished
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