Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-16
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seizure, In that city OF the steamboat Louise,
belonging to- the New Orleans mail line. The
city tax collector claimed the sum OF $1,000,
alleged to be due for city taxes on the value OF
the Company boats which touched at that.
port. The agent refused to pay the claim, as
the boats are owned in New York, and taxes
On them paid there. The collector seized the
Louise, whereupon the agent applied to the.
military authorities, who, forthwith released
the steamboat, and she proceeded on bertrlp.
It was understood when Mr.. Davis left
that on his arrival at New York he
would be the guest Of Mr.. Charles O. Conor,,
(one.ot Of his counsel) On leaving New York,
he designed going to Canada for his CHILDREN,
who are at school there, aud returning, stop at
Fortress Monroe! for Mrs. Davis and proceed
thence with his family direct, to his home IN
where be will take up his abode
for the present. s.
The celebrated Dragon-trcc OF Oratavo, IN
the Canary Islands, which has been known
and used as a land mark by seamen of all ma
tons exists no longer. The hurricane Of the
sth ut., which caused considerable damage in
those islands, uprooted it. The tree had a
very peculiar shape, and was universally known
as the Drago de Oratavo. Its age was estl-
mated at over 1000 years i
A Mobile dispatch Of last night gives the
names of three persons who were killed in the
late riot, an account Of which was published
Yesterday The. city was perfectly quiet yes
terday. Judge Kelley was invited by the
Mayor to remain and speak last night, but be
refused TODD so. An indignation meeting is
to be held to denounce the rioters.
Mr.. w. Gilmore Simms says that, soiar.as be
can see, there is no possible escape rlSouth
Carolina from general famine, in which all
must suffer, and many perish unless the char
tiles of the outer world should be more prompt
and more bountiful than hitherto. He says
that the very beasts are dropping dead at their
work for want of food. -:
The remains Of the late Bishop LA Vielle,
Roman Catholic bishop, reached Louisville
yesterday, and were escorted from the depot to
the Cathedral by one OF the largest funeral
professions ever witnessed, numbering about
5000, including the Mayor, City Council
about twenty-six Catholic societies, and large
number Of citizens.
From Mexico there are conflicting accounts
Of successes and reverses by the acontendlng
armies. Imperial reports from Vera Cruz say
IL, IL. lot
tero, and we're driven toward San Louis Potosi
by Miramon, who had sent 5000 men to re-
leve the city of Mexico. The death Of Mira
mon is denied. @a@
] A Washington dispatch says that the de-
fciency in the accounts of the U. 3. Treasurer
at New Orleans is about $l,000,000. Nearly
all the National banks of that city are involved
in the financial panic now existing there. The
recent decline in cotton is said to he the cause
of the difficulty.
( Fogler was executed at Washington, Pa,
yesterday for the murder Of Mr.. Dinsmore, in
December last. He reafirmed his former con-
fession Of the completely Of young Montgome.
ry, son of Hon. Wm. Montgomery, who was
tried at. the last session of the Circuit Court
and cleared.
A dispatch from St. Paul, Minnesota, an
nounces that Moses A. Hawks, who killed his
wife to get the insurance on her lille, has been
indicted for murder in the first degree The
lady was young bride, and was killed by the
discharge Of pistol which her husband was
cleaning.
Miss Hathaway, of Auburn, Maine, has re-
covered s7s7,5O from livery stable keeper.for
injuries sustained by being thrown from car
rage through horse running away. The
Judge held that the5slivery man was RESPONSE
bic for hiring an unsafe horse to lady.
Complete lists of nominations tor registers
in bankruptcy have been made for the States OF
New York, New j ersey, and Louisiana. After
the adjournment of the Supreme Court the
Chief Justice will send out the remaining nom
nations as rapidly as possible. %U1
The rooms of the Young MEMS Christian
Association in Washington were broken into
last night. and three hundred dollars stolen.--
There is reason to suppose that the robbery
was perpetrated by some one or moro members
It is stated that, the dispatch sent from
Washington to Judge Underwood in Rich
mopd. telling him to beware of Greeley"
cts. was sent by clerk in the Treasury Dc
partment.
There was a second shock Of an earthquake
at Nebraska City at about three o'clock on the
morning of the Sd instant. It was of longer
duration and more violent than that of the oath
of April. IS
Rev. j Freemen Young, D, D., an assist
ant minister of Trinity of New York, was yes
terday elected Bishop Of Florida by the lpis-
copal Convention of that State.
The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday res
ceived two contributions to the conscience
fund, amounting to 1925 and SO so, respect
lively.
A vessel has been chartered in Liverpool for
the purpose of laying the submarine telegraph
cable between Florida and Cuba.