Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-16
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The Supreme Court OF the State OF Mlcnl-
gan has decided that the telegraph companies
are not common carriers, and that they nave
right to establish any reasonable rules govern
ing their liability in the impartial TRANSMISSION
of messages, which become binding on the
senders by their signing the papers or slips
having such conditions prin ted thereon.
On Wednesday last in Mobile, Alabama
three negroes, Charles Richardson, Ulysses
Grant and James Richardson, We're sentenced
to be hanged for the robbery OF the store OF
Frederick Peters, on Dog river, near that city
whom they attempted to kill, and Tor outrag-
ing the persons Of his vile and daughter
Important negotiations are said to be Ill pro
gress between our government aud England,
looking to the settlement OF the Alabama
claims upon the basis OF purchase by the U. 5.
of the British Possessions bordering on the
Pacific ocean, and intervening between the Tor
mer Territory and Walrussla.
A riot took place at Elm Park, n. T., on
Sunday, between a large party OF Germans
and the police, in which the latter were driven
off and the former sailed without further mo
lestatioa to New York. The drinking OF free
lager in violation to the Excise law was the
alleged cause of the affair.
Adobe Wolff, well-knowu merchant IN
Richmond, who closed business recently anu
went South, Was brought back yesterday from
Alabama, charged with obtaining goods on
fraudulent pretences from parties in Richmond.
He had also dealt largely in Baltimore, New
York and Cincinnati.
Last week second attempt was made to dis
lodge Table Rock, at Niagara. Ten blasts
were made each containing one and hall
pounds of powder The only effect produced
was slight ey plosion on The surface. 1t Is
said third attempt will be made with fifty
pounds of powder.
A German machine for making cigars,
patented in this country, is in operation III
Detroit. 1t is claimed for this machine that
the tobacco can be worked up dry that when
the cigar is made it is ready for use; that
cigars can be made at half the price they can
by hand.
The New York Sun, in overhaullng the
statistics of that city, and the schools, comes to
the conclusion that there are probably 900,
children of suitable age to attend school, and
yet school reports show that the average at
tendance is less than one.third of that number.
We still have reports of organizations in
Richmond, New York New Orleans, NC, &c.,
for a Mexican expedition, A cavalry officer IN
the late Confederate army in Virginia is spoken
of as one of the leaders Many Of these re-
ports arc cxaggeratlons.
Senator Sherman arrived in Washington
from Europe, and took his seat in the Senate
Yesterday morning. He sailed from Liverpool
on the 4th instant in the City Of Paris, and
reached New Y ork on Saturday, having made
the trip in nine days.
Mr.. Raymond has written letter to friend,
in which he says he never sought the nomlna-
ton of minister to Austria, did not know nc
was to be nominated, does not want the posi-
ton, and will not accept it even if confirmed by
the Senate.
At Baltimore the receipts from customs from
the lst to the 9th instont were 81 3, $50, beng
the largest return yet made from that port,
and greater than the receipts at Boston or
Philadelphia Tor the same period
Ex-Confederate General Louis r. WigtalI,
formerly T. S. Senator from the State OF Tex
as, is about entering upon the practice Of law
in England in connection with American cases.
The reports received at the Department OF
Agriculture concerning the grain crop just llar-
vested generally agree that the crop has turned
out exceedingly we'll
Major Cooper, Of the 1th cavalry, shot him
self through the head in fit Of temporary i'll
sanity while on 4 march with Gen. Gustav
Mr.. John Kits, resident Of Baltimore, in
good health, with good eye-sight and hearing,
Is now in the lOjth year OF his age.
Fifty-one cases Of alleged Whiskey frauds on
the revenue are to lie tried at he next term or
the II. s. Court in Richmond.
Gen. S;ckles has suspended registration III
the Cavolinas, and is awaiting the action OF The
present session of Congress.
1t is said that Gen. Sheridan Intends TO
clarity the New Orleans city scrip middle by
means OF his own soon.
Mexican alvices say that JnareZ declines to
give up Mayimilian's body, stating that it is Il
subject of treaty.
A new asteroid has been discovered from The
Hamilton College IN. Y Observatory.
4 destructive fire occurred at Concord, n.
f., last Saturday
Bishop Scott, of Oregon, IS dead.
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