Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-12
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sitous liquors in the Capitol building, saying
that during the last few years employees of the
Capitol had been taxed to keep members Of
Congress in whiskey Mr. Clark spoke Of dis
graceful! scenes about the building lately, and
said he had known little boys employed as
pages to be sent home drunk. Mr.. McDorgail
announced himself in favor of wine, whisky
and war. The resolution was passed, Messrs
McDougall and Davis only voting against it.
< A rush for land for actual settlement is now
taking place. Reports received at the General
Land Office shows that over 49,700 acres were
entered at the District Land Office Of Boone
vile, Mo-, the greater portion for homestead
actual settlement, part cash sales, amounting
to SO, 462, and the residue bounty land loca-
TONS At La Gross Office. Wisconsin, 1886
acres were taken up, and at Topeka, Kansas,
5000 acres were taken up, making in all 65. 81
acres.
Messrs Bowles, Milligan and Horsey, who
were convicted Of treason by military commits
whose sentence was subsequently, committed to
imprisonment for life, have been set at liberty
by President Johnson under the recent decls-
ion of the Sugreme Court. Milligan is the
Democratic candidate for United States Senator
for Indiana, and was released on ha6eas corpus
before the order for his discharge arrived.
The New York stock market is weak. The
apprehensions Of cholera are sa1dIed with the.
chief responsibility for the change in tone.
The Commercial Advertiser says Governments
are quiet. Five-twenties are depressed undera
report Of the return of bonds from London, and
an apprehension that the threatening comFll-
cations between Austria and Prussia may force
home considerable amount.
Two of the Health Commissioners Of New
York, Drs. Stone and Parker, testified on Tues
day last before the Board of Health Of that
city, with res pect to the imminency Of the dan
ger from cholera DR.. Stone reminded the
Board of the fact that it had always heretofore
been the case that the cholera made its appear
aucc i'll this country one year after 1t had
scourged the cities of Europe.
Judge Wythe, OF Guntheryille Ala bama,
represents that the condition of the people III
his ncighborhood is pitiable in the extreme.
Three cases Of actual starvation have already
occurred, aud hundreds must perish if reet is
not Immediately afforded.
Captain r. B. Winder who has been i'm
prisonea at the old Capitol and at Richmond,
Va, for quite a number of months, on charges
connected with the Andcrsonvillc prisoners,
was released from custoday yesterday by orders
from Washington.
The railroad passenger car: manufactured IN
Alexandria ly The military railroad authorities
for the exclusive use of the late President of
tho u. S.. at cost of over sc, 900, was said
yesterday, for $3.50; Ward Fl. Lamon, the
purchaser.
Gen. Ruckcr, formerly Of the Confederate
States army, was arrested recently at
Memphis, Tennessee, on the charge of treason
General Rucker was held to bail in ten thou
sand dollars to appear at the next term of
court
The newly elected Mayor of Richmond, Hon.
Joseph Mayo, inaugurated his term on ycster
day with tull docket of representatives OF all
colors and ages: There was ais 0 an unusual
crowd Of spectators present.
Gen. Miles commanding at Fortress Monroe,
has issued an order, declaring quarantine OH all
vessels entering the Chesapeake Bay from the
West India Islands, or from any port infected
with the cholera
The Military Commission which has been
in session in Richmond for some months past,
adjourned on Saturday, sine die All cases not
already disp ISL d of by them have been turned
over to the civil authorities.
Ono fourth of the persons recently appointed
to take charge Of post offices in North Carolina
and Virginia are said to be women, and some
that have been appointed have been unable to
take the oath.
DIR. Irving on the Cooper River. South Caro-
Ina, writes very discouraglngly of the coming
rice crop. He thinks the production Of that
region will be about the same as last year.
Mr.. j. Fl. Gilmer, Of Richmond, is said 10
be in Washington, endeavorng to procure the
release of Dick Turner, who was the keeper Of
the Libby prison during the late war.
The steamer Golden City sailed from San
Francisco on the 10Th inst, for Panama with
1914, 642 in treasure, of which 100000 was
for New York.
A treaty signed by the Bots Fort Chippewa
Indians gives the u. S. the Veruil ian Lake
gold fields, and removes the Indians fifty miles
further west.
Since lst May last, los, 75l horses and l03,-
1872 mules have been sold by the government,
at quartermaster sales, for the sum of sl4,-
62l OPP.
The Civil Rights Bill is the sixth in the his
tory of the country, which the Presidential veto
failed to arrest in its enactment into law.
The civil rights bill has been fled at the State
Department, and will be officially published as