Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-15
NEWS or THE DAY.
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cral citizens, including George *. Eaton and
VIM Edwards of -Quartermastcrs Depart
ment, and brother of Captain Arms, have
died. There are now nearly 20 soldiers IN the
hospitalssick with the cholera. The surgeons,
think the disease was caused by the recent
overflow of the Smoky Hill river. Several
citizens of Selma, and one Of Junction City,
also died. #
Two flibustering expeditions to Mexico to
avenge Macmillan are reported to be on loot
in New York. A similar organization Is also
in progress in Buffalo and in New Otleans. :
AT first it was their intention to seize Maxi
milan in Oueretaro and demand heavy price
for him from either Juarez or Austria, but on
the news of his execution they changed the
scheme to one Of vengeance The ranks are
filling up slowly, however.
Some members OF the House who have read
the letter Of Mack, in the Cincinnati Com
mercial, suggesting that members have recelv-
ed consideration in one form or other Tor their
votes on measures before Congress, are threat
ening to ask the appointment OF committee
of inquiry. The author of the letter says he
is prepared to furnish the persons and papers
to establish the truth Of his allegation.
Extensive deposits Of coal have been dlscov.
cred on the line of the Union Pacific Railroad,
Kansas Branch, seventy miles from Pond
Creek, on the route OF Albuquerque. Mr..
Sanderson, proprietor Of the Santa Fe stage
line, reports the veins from ten to fifteen feet
| thick
Arrangements have recently been perfected
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
by which freishts to and from Cincinnati,
Louisville, Chicago, St. Louis and other
points West, Northwest and Southwest, are
shipped through without breaking bulk.
Washington dispatches saythat the Judiciary
| Committee OF the Senate have postponed
further inquiry into the alleged disoyalty OF
Ex-Governor Philip Francis Thomas, Il Senator
from Maryland, until the next session OF
| Congress.
A party Of the employees Of the Chicago
and Great Eastern Railroad seized train
bound east on Wednesday at Logansport,
| Indiana, for the purpose of securing their
arrearages OF wages.
The cornerstone OF new Protestant Church
for the accommodation Of American residents
and visitors was laid yesterday Ia Paris, in the
presence of a large concourse of spectators.
| Our Vice Consul General at Havana reports
the yellow fever as having assumed mallg-
nant form there, and that the Board Of Health
now issue foul bills of health only.
The President has nominated Hon. George
Bancroft as Minister to Austria and Henry j..
Raymond as Minister to Prussia.
The affair OF the d. S. steamer Haze, at
Montreal, is creating some excitement.
The great German Saugerfest commenced at
Philadelphia yesterday
SHARP TALK-In the House of Representa-
tives, on Saturday, when the bill was up, max
ing an appropriation Of 81, CTS, 900, 10 pay the
expenses Of Congressional Reconstruction, Mr..
| E!dridee spoke about the extravagances OF
District Commanders, allu1iug to General
| Sickes as a greater harlequin than the COM
| mander at New Orleans and sent to the
| Clerk S desk and had read IN extract from The
New York Commercial Advertiser speaking OF
| the display made by General Sickles in riding
around Charleston in coach Of and four.
| Mr.. Bingham replied that it seemed to him
| fitting that man who had lost his leg IN 5he
| defence of his Government should be allowed to
ride in coach aod four. Applause.
Mr.. Edridge wanted to know whether it re-
quired more horses to draw a man with onc leg
| than man with TWO. Laughter
| IL hot
| men had made their way to Canada during the
war without any horses at all.
Mr. Eldridge retorted that the gentleman
from Ohio Mr. Scbenck) had made a charge
| in America which, if he had continued, wonld
have carried him to Canada.
Mr. Schenck declared that that was an OLD
lie, which had been exploded in the teeth OF
liars
| Mr.. Edridge said he knew that the topic
would make the gentleman Mr.. ScGenck) get
| nervous.
Mr. S;henck repeated that it was an old lie,
which had been put down long since.
| Mr. EIdridge remarked that he knew the
gentleman had contradicted it, but the people
repeated it.
TAX ON CoLoRED MALES In the estimate
of receipts for the ensuing fiscal year, present
ed to the Council on yesterday afternoon by
the Finance Committee, we find the sum OF
81, 400 Tor tax on 2 200 colored males over IS
years of age-at 81 each. The registrat ios'
returns of the four wards in this city show tI7o
thousand four hundred and forty colored males
here over twenty. one years Of age. 1t is faiT
| to presume that there are several hundred
| between the ages of Is and q years in the city
| who, added to the registration list, would
run the number probably up to 400. Thus
colored males in Petersburg liable under the
| law to taxation, whose names do not appear
on the commissioner books. In the present
embarrassed condition of the cty's finances
would it not be we'll to make some effort 10
secure this additional revenue ?-1'stersb71y
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