Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-05
VIEWS OF THE .D-A T.
:. 10 sAo.9 the very age and body Of TIE t;wgs

took place at ST. Louis on Tuesday. Two
hundred buyers from abroad, representing
New York, Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore,
Cincinuati, Louisville, Chicago, aud other
places, were present The value Of the pro-
perty offered is estimated at $4,000, 900, cor
siderable more than half of which was sold =
There was much competition between bidders,
and pretty good prices were obtained The
bulk OF goods sold were bought by st Louis
houses,
A serious fight between number OF white
boatmen and coorsd men occurred at Cincin-
matt on Tuesday morning. Pick axes, clubs
and pike poles we're freely used by the com
batauts One colored man was run through
with pike, another was pitched down de-
cIivity Of fifty feet add smashed to Il jelly, and
a white man knocked over an emhankment
into the river and dtow ned. No arrests were
made
A sad catastrophe occurred yesterday alter
noon on Lake Ontario, twenty rods from the
iron fork docks, 10 the town Of Ontario, Wayne
county, N. Y. A pleasant party Of fourteen
young persons were taking sail on Lake On
tario, and on attempting to turn the boat TO-
ward shore it was capszed, and nine OF the
party, six girls and three boys, were drowned.
Gen. Sheridan telegraphs to the headquar-
tiers Of the army that the yellow fever contin-
ues to rage at New Orleans in the most VIM
lent form Gen Griffin reports that there Is
not an army surgeon in and around Galveston
fit for duty, and that the regular medical prac-
TONERS Of that city have more than they can
possibly attend to.
The number of deaths from yellow fever in
New Orleans on the Esd, was IS The Board
of Health has declared the fever epidemic, but
describes it as being Of mild type. A COM
municaton was sent to the Board Of Health
announcing the reorganization Of the Howard
Association, but that it was entirely without
funds.
The Delaware Radical Convention which as
sambled at Wilmington yesterday, was largely
attended One hundred delegates were APP
pointed to the Border State Convention to
meet in Baltimore on the 18th instant, and res
olutions in favor Of impartial suffrage adopted.
The committees regular and special, to make
inquiries instituted by Congress at its last SEES
sion, have mapped ont great amount OF work
to he done between this time and the meeting
of Congress, in order that they may make early
reports.
Advices from Oregon state that Mr. viii
liams, in making canvass, is advocating
negro suffrage for the South, but none tor
Oregon This is the Radical party idea OF
'equal and exact justice for all men.
The statue of Edward Everett, cast in
bronze 10 Berlin, after the model made BY W.
W. Story, and to be placed in the Public Gar
den in Boston, is to be dedicated early IN De-
tober
The WISCONSIN Radical State Convention
met yesterday aud adopted resolutions endors-
ing Secretary Stanton aud Gen. Sheridan, and
favorins the impeachment Of President John
son.
The California election took place yesterday,
but sufficient returns have not been raceivcd
to decide the result. which is rendered doubt
full by division il the Republican ranks.
It is not true that Gen. Pope suppressed
the Georgia News. 1t is also denied that phi
7ate instructions have been issued forbiddlng
freedmen running for the Convention.
There was tremendous rain il New Orleans
on the Sd. There is some difficulty i'll that
city, about the public schools. which have been
suspended On account Of the epidemic
The cholera has become epidemic i'll Rottter-
dam and id towns aud villages in the vicinity
1t has also broken cut at Martisny and On the
southern slope Of the Alps.
Rodoti 4 Co. and Galipolto Il Co, of Man
chester, England, have disappeared, after pnr
chasing largely. leaving debts to the amount Of
eighty thousand pounds.
FOREIGN NEWS. The London Times CT
yesterday has an article On The Alabama claims.
1t accuses Secretary Seward Of an unwillinsness
to bring the negotiations to definite conclu-
sion, and of being less ANXIOUS for Judgment
than for litigation. A Congress Of the leading
Democrats Of Europe is to meet at Geneva on
the 9th inst The assemblake ia said to be in
the interest Of peace. 4 Constantinople dia-
patch reports that the British subjects 20 long
held prisoners 10 Abyssinia have gained their
freedom The Spanish Government has sent
out orders for the immediate return Of their
feet in the Pacific 1t is probable that the
trouble at home has rendered this necessary. -
Baron Won Beust, the Austrian NJ mister, IS
said to be maturing plan for the sale Of the
Church property in order to relieve the finances
of the Empire \ considerable portion Of the
cable dispatches Of yesterday were devoted to
the results Of horse races in England and Ger
many.
GEO. C. WHITING, Grand Master OF the
fraternity Of t,e District Of Columbia,
died at his residence in Washington yesterday.
Mr.. Whiting was native of Fauluier county,
Va He held the office Of commissioner Of
ooneions nnder President buchanan and s1han