Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-19
lNEW,S or THE .DA T.,
so sho,o the yery age and body Of the times.


white speakers. Resolutions were adopted
afiliating with the Radical party and demand
ing the right to sit on juries, hold Office, and
ride on the cars. The meeting adjourned at
late hour. Most of the coored persons were
armed and great number of shots were fred
into the air after the meeting adjourned.
The citizens Of Little Orange township, Yer
non county, Missouri, on hearing of the murder
of General Joseph Bailey, the Sheriff OF the
county, went in body in search Of the MUIR
derers One oftbem, Tom Ingram, was caught
on the 26th ult., turned over to vigilance
committee, and the next morning his dead
body was found swinging from the limb of a
tree HI
The General Assembly Of the Presbyterian
Church New SCHOOL, is to meet in Rochester
on the 10th Of May. This will bring together
a large number of the leading men in that
braUch of the Church, some $50 or 300 iii all.
A delegation Of distinguished men from the
Free Church of Scotland, including DR. Guthrie,
and from the General Assembly of ireland, are
TO be present.
Since the revolution in Hayti, which resulted
in the fight of Geffrard, no President has been
selected. The quarrel appears 10 be between
the mulaltoes and blacks The iull-blooded
negroes demanded full-blooded negro Presl-
dent and have agreed to recall Soulouque, the
former Emperor He was to leave Jamaica
for Port au Prince on the 2lst instant
An unknown coal laden schooner went
ashore at Plymouth, Mass, during the gale on
Wednesday, A life boat in attemptingto save
the crew was upset alongside, and four OF her
crew were drowned. The boat drlfed ashore
and was again manned and succeeded in saving
the crew of the schooner.
The strike at Pittsburg has ended, and the
workmen engaged in it, are glad to resume
work at former prices Much actual suffering
from want has been experienced in the ranks
of the strikers, and they are forced to yield
without having accomplished any single good
from their strike. .s.#
Mrs. Tyler, widow Of the late ex-President
Tyler, is on visit to Virginia, with the
view Of seeking the improvement OF her plan
tations and estates on the James river. She
will visit the Davis family and the village Of
Hampton for the purpose OF renewing old ac.
quaintaDces and friendships
Ex-Governor Gilmore, Of New Hampshire,
died at Concord on Wednesday evening, after
a lingering and painful illness, aged tfty-fye
years. He was President Of the New Hamp-
shire Senate in 1859, and Governor Of the
State during 1863 and 1864
The conservative meeting at Petersburg yes
terday, passed resolutions affirming the equal
rights Of white and black, and accepting the
terms Of Congress. The meeting WAS very
large and enthusiastic and about one half
colored.
The trial of the parties indicted for murder
on account Of alleged carelessness resulting
in the burning of the Kingstree South Carroll
Ma jail, with twenty-five prisoners, some
months ago, has been concluded iii Kinestree
by the acquittal ofthe accused.
The New York Herald says that it is stated
on very good authority that the Government
has on foot plan for the sale, BY yearly con-
tract of all coufscated whiskey which may not
bring at regular sale a price sufficient to cover
taxes and costs thereon.
John r. Livingston was Shot yesterday in
New York He was employed as 4 lecturer in
Barnum's Museum. Cady, the man who tired
the fatal shot, asserts that he acted in self de-
fence, Livingston having made an attempt On
lis life
The authorities in South Carolina estimate
that one hundred thousand peop'e III that
State have not tasted meat for thirty days.
The restitution is represented to be very great
aud several cases Of starvation arc reported.
The Corporation of Brown University on
Wednesday accepted the resignation OF Dr.,
Sears as president, and elected Marto 3. An
derson, now the president Ct the Rochester
University. as his successor.
Attorney General Stanberry is reported as
saying that Mr. Davis must be disposed of
during the coming term of the United States
Circuit Court which meets al Richmond on
the first Monday in May.
The Cumbelana md Union dominates
Hon Schuyler Colfaz, OF Indiana, and Ez-
Governor Francis Thomas, Of Maryland, as the
Republican candidates FOR President and Vice
President ia 1868.
The injunction cases before the u. $. SD
preme Court have been postponed till next
Friday-this day week. The Mississippi and
Georgia applications will, it is supposed, both
be argued then
Forty miles OF the Pacific Railroad are SAID
to be under water. The bridges over the
North Platte and the South Fork are 80 badly
damaged by the overflow as to be unsafe for
crossing. .4.
The workingmen of Baltimore, last night, or
gained Workingmen's Political Union Oh
the platform Of the National Labor Congress
which was held in August last
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