Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-21
!. NEWS OF THE DAY.
80 shoao the uery age and body Of the Times.


states that Gen. Grant;ssin his testimny before
the Impeachment Committee, said that he
supposed the Presidents plan of 1865 merely
experimental; that he believed Congress had
full power to fix the terms of restoration, and
that his views were in. accordance with the gen.
eral Congressional policy Further than this
there was not much Of special interest ~ his
evidence and its publication will not by any
means create the excitement predicted by some
newspapers. *, y: III . VI s
News has reached the Freedmen's Bureau u in
Washington that the agent of the Freedmen,s
Bureau st Harpers Ferry will in: a few days
bring suit against the local authorities to re.
cover the proportion of the school fund to
which, under the laws Of the State, the colored
people are entitled, and which, up TO this date,
has been denied them. -. 2.a,
There has been another fearful cyclone $at
Hong Kong. in Cbina.---The loss on shore.is
estimated at ten millions. Several American
vessels were injured: AT Shanghai ailures
continue, and leading houses arc closing up
their establishments at the outposts. The
Chinese have again manifested great hostility
to foreigners. :" ss...5> 80 le, t. ...s
An order will shortly beiSsued by Gen. Grant
mastering out Gen: O. Q, Howard as Major
General Of " olunteers, and2 assigning him to
duty according to his brevct rank OF Brigadier
and Brevet Major General in The regular army.
Gen Howard will retain his position as Com
missioner of the Freedmen's Bureau - r,
The National Radical Executive Committee
will meet In Westinghouse the, lth Of De-
cember, to decideYnpon the place iof holding
the next Presidential Nominating Convention.
It is generally conceded that the West will be
chosen, and alively competition has sprung up
between Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis,
The bronze statue of Edward Everett cast at
Munich, from model by VIM. w. Story, was
placed on its pedestal, in the Public Garden, at
Boston, on Monday. morning. In consequence
of the death Of; Gov Andrew, who was to have
delivered the address on he.occasion, all public
ceremonies were dispensed WITH .aI.1e
Senator Wade denies that he used the Ian
guage attributed to him by newspaper cor,
respondent, concerning a conversation as to
Gen. Grants position He says he has al
ways expressed the fullest confidence, in Grant,
and believes him to be in full accord with Che
Republican party. .
The statement going the rounds OF the pa
pers, to the effect that Mr.. Reverdy johnson,
who has been deprived of sight in one Of his
eyes for the last thirty years, was becoming
blind in the other, is a mistake. Mr.. johnson
can see out of his remaing sound eye as well as
he ever could. u
The case of Assistant Attorney General
Buckley against General A II. Terry, for eject
mcnt of the former by the latter from a certain
plantation in Virginia, has been set for trial
in December, before the Supreme court Of the
District OF Columbia
John Mitchell has taken the ini,iatory pro-
ceedngs in New York in suit against Gen.
Dix for false imprisonment. He, it will bore
membered was incarcerated in Fort Lafayette
just after the war had closed, for certain senti-
ments he expressed about the powers that be.
The Democratic Union Convention Of New
York city have nominated Zion. John II. An
thon for Mayor. There are now four candi-
dates in the field l. Hoffman, Wood and Anthem
(all Democrats, and Darling, Radical.
Arrangements are making for a meeting in
Washington about the 10th or 18th of next
mouth, Of persons interested in having changes
made in the internal revenue laws relating to
alcohol and distilled spirits.
The Washington County Railroad IA branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio was completed to
Hagerstown yesterday, and trains will commence
running between Baltimore and that point on
Monday next. ,.--
It is not expected that the names of any
officers will be sent to the Senate for confrma-
ton during the November session, but they
will be held over until the regular meeting in
December.
Mr.. F. Stone, member of Congress from the
Fifth Congressional District Of Maryland, is
detained at home by severe domestic affection,
his wife having died few days since ~.
Gen. Gregory, Commissioner Of the Freed
mems Bureau in Maryland and Delaware, was
yesterday mustered out of tho service by order
of President Johnson. s....ss,
Late Australian adVices state that the canni-
balls at Fejcc had murdered and eaten Rev. s.
Baker, Wesleyan Missionary, and six Christian
natives. .cc,:.,, = -
The Alabama Convention have stri ckcn from
the article on the franchise, Che clause disfran-
cbisiug ill who do not vote Oh the New Con
slitution. @&t.
Gen. Mower continues the work Of removing
impeachment" from Office in Louisiana, quite
a large number being removed yesterday.
The ship Goloonda sailed from Charleston,
S. G., yesterday, for MoLrovia, carrying out
three hundred and fifty colored emigrants.
FNl,o n onor,1 ,oo,,, b1,, of no Cnutb proo-