Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-03-31
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The speeches and messages OF President
johnson are being translated into all the Ian
guages and published in alt the journals of Eu-
rope, and are meeting with an amount of ct
tention and discussion that has never been be-.
slowed upon any political documents in this
generation. His Freedmen Bureau veto mes
sage is less easily comprehended by the
press of the continent that his message
at the opening Of Congress; but the Pres
idents arguments in favor of limiting the pow
er of the Executive are applauded as reaching
the heights Of politicalvirtue
It is suggested by Richmond paper that
the crater farm, where the celebrated ''cra-
ter mine" was exploded before Petersburg,
July 30th, 1864, he selected tor u Southern
cemetery. and that provision for this purpose
be made by tho different Southern States -
The proprietor of the place says that the es-
tate is so numbered with Confederate dead that
it is impossible to cultivate the soil without
Decorating their remains.
tits announced from Washington that the
special committee, as now increased to nine
members, will soon report the Air Line Rail
road bill to the House of Representatives with
a recommendation that it pass. is also said
TO be the intention of Mr. Thaddeus Stevens
and other promoters of the scheme to push the
bill through the House Immediately it IS re-
ported, under the pressure of the previous
question.
Recent advicss state thata Paraguayan force,
numbering three thousand, lately crossed to
the southern bank Of the Lanama river ard
attacked the Argentines After severe fight
the Paraguayaos recrossed the river, having
first destroyed a stock Of lumber prepared by
the allied army for constructing RATS to cross
river The Argentine loss was two hundred
killed.
The radicals claim that Senator Wiley, Of
West Virginia, will vote with them for passing
the Civil Rights bill over the veto. Whether
the bill can be carried by a majority OF two
thirds, even with the detection of Senator
Wiley, is still nice question. There seems to
be probability of dead lock in the New Jer-
sew LEGISLATURE on the choice Of a new Senator.
The announcement made by telegraph that
the alleged principal of the great bond robbery
Of 81. 800, 900 from the safe Of Mr. RUFUS l..
Lord, broker, in New York, some three weeks
ago, had been arrested proves correct, and the
details of the transaction are given by the Bos-
ton Journal, which says the reward OF 5000, 900
stimulated the detectives to unwonted exertions.
Sir William Gore Ousley, the distinguished
English diplomatist, and formerly minister at
Washington, is dead He was sixty-Scvcn
years of age. Sir William was married to an
American lady at Washington in 1929 She
was the daughter of Governor Van Ness CT
Vermont, and sister Of Mrs Judge Roosevelt,
of New York.
In Newark, n. j., on Thursday morning: a
tank into which naptha was being introduced
on the first floor OF TIE kerosene Gil factory OF
Bedell, Lyon & Co.. exploded with terrific ct
feet, literally shaking the building from its
foundation, cnveloping it in flames in few mo-
ments and entirely consuming the factory, and
killing and burning several persons
Workmen have been busiy at work since the
fire removing the ruins Of the Opera House,
in Cincinnati About fifty thousand dollars
worth of front walls will he saved. Seven
fire. proof safes, belonging TO Adams Express
Company, have been recovered from the ruins,
with their contents uninjured.
A correspondent of the Petersburg va
Express says that whispering Of financial
crash in Richmond greets the ear These hard
tunes have been foretold High rents, extra
ordinary living, big shows, etc.. have done it
all. Richmond is full of goods Of all kinds.
Something must be done or crash is inevitable
Ex-senator Yulee, of Florida, who has been
i'm prisoned in Fort Pulaski ever since May last,
having been arrested in the South soon after
the close of the war, has been ordered by the
President to be released on parole. This Is,
of course, by the earnest ntercession OF friends
It is not true that Secretary McCulloch in
tends to throw twenty millions of gold on the
market. The financial statement of the treas
ury on Monory next will show an increase in
specie and in currency, but no reduction Of the
public debt. ,.......
On Thursday afternoon while two of the
workmen, Albert Carew and Henry Dant, wer'
engaged in small shed at the Washington Ar
senal in unloading shell, one-a twenty-four
pounder-exploded tearing the shed to pieces,
and burning both the men, Dant quite seriously.
Edmonia Lewis, woman Of color has taken
studio in Rome, and works as sculptures in
one of the rooms formerly occupied by the
great master CanoVaf She is The only one Of
her race in the United States who has thus APP
applied herself to the study and practice Of
sculptural art. I
Moultrie county, Illinois, was visited by a
terrible tornado on the goth instant, causing
great destruction to property: Twenty houses
were entirely demolished, and several persons