Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-20
VIEWS or THE DA Y.
$40 sho,o the ve,y age and body ofthe Times.

Inc VIauu 1ooko VI L. w. ". T., VI WV
United States, in session in New York, was
engaged on Wednesday in protracted debate
upon resolution to permit the reception as
non beneficial members, by working lodges and
eneampments, such members-not over forty
FIVE years of age-as may have been suspended
for non-payment of dues. The resolution was
rejected-3O to g. 1t was resolved to permit
the resuscitation of defunct ges and encamp-
ments on application of FIVE members.
Messrs. Darlington and Howard, OF the
British Legation, started to Boston yesterday
to take charge of the remains of the late olr
Frederick Bruce, which were then in charge
of Senator Sumner. chairman Of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations. The State
Department has telegraphed in reference to
the demise of the Minister
A letter to the Treasury Department from
one of it's agents, dated FIVE miles from Gal
weston, speaking of the yellow fever in that
city, says: Language fails to describe the
consequences Of its ravages. Hope has fled,
and absolute desolation pervades everywhere,
with no prospect of speedy release. y
Gen. Sheridan who will arrive in Washing.
ton to.day, is enjoying the second leave of alb
sence he has had in twenty years service.
During the whole Of that time he has been alb
sent from duty but twenty days. He has been
subpenaed to appear before the Pay Depart
ment Investigating Committee.
Two women who had been quarrelling in
New York ran at the top of their speed to q
courtroom, each trying to be ahead OF the
other 10 obtaining warrant, The heat was
pronounced dead, and after the affdayits
had been taken they were fined each $40 and
costs.
The entire diplomatic corps have signihtd
their intention to be present at the funeral Ger
emooies of the late British minister to this
Government, Sir Frederick Bruce but it has
not yet been decided whether his body will lie
brought to Washington or be sent to England
from Boston.
At Salt Lake City, on the 9Th instant, two
of the leading Mormon Saint" made violent
speeches denouncinG the Federal Government,
pronouncng it as violent and unjust, and hav'
ing no right to interfere with polygamy, and
advising resistance to the laws Of Congress-
The steam tug W. R. Muir at Detroit ex-
ploded her boiler last night totally destroying
the boat, and instantly killing the Captain,
Mate, Engineer, two fremen and the cook -
Five others were badly injured, one Of whom
will die
The New Orleans papers record the disease
from yellow fever, of many prominent citizens,
among them j. H. Wheeler formerly of Ports
mouth, Va, and of H. " Schwartz, who, +
year ago, accompanied Gen. Bsauregard to
Europe.
NJ H. Calum, ticket agent and telegraph
operator at New Orleans, and son Of Jane;
f. Callum, esq of Dan7lle, Va, died on the
18th instant, of yellow fever, after al Hines;
of four days.
A dispatch received at the Treasury Depart
ment yesterday, announced that Hon. s. B.
Colby, Register Of the Treasury, is sinking
rapidly There is no hope of his recovery.
An additional freight train has been put OF
the Winchester and Potomac Railroad, to ae
commolate the increased amount Of produce
shipped from the lower Valley.
The Indians still continue their oulages. -
Several wagons laden with ammunition AM
quartermaster stores were captured near Fort
Dodge, few days ago.
The trial OF L. NJ Chase, 4 achoo lmaster il
Rozbury, Mass, for whipping pupil to1
throwing stones in the street on his way tt
school, resulted in the verdict of acqnittal.
A colored man has been arrested at Memphis
on his own confession of being the murderer o.
Dr. Ramsey on the Raleigh road, short time
since.
The steamer Java, in her last voyage across
the ocean, made the fastest passage on record
She steamed between Halifax and Queens
town in 6 days and 2l1 hours.
General Canby's order that no one shall be
"a juror in his district, who has not paid his
taxes for the current year, will make the num-
Der of colored jurors small indeed
Mrs. Keene, the mother Of the two young
ladies who were burned to death at Abingdon,
Mass, on Sunday night, has become insane on
account of the sad calamity.
The Baltimore Corn and Flour Exchange
committee are continuing their collections in
aid of the sufferers from yellow feverin Louisi-
ana and Texas.
General Sheridan was the recipient of an
ovation at Pittsburg last night, on his passage
through that city en- route for Washington.
Registration closed yesterday in Charleston,
S. c., with the colored voters in majority of
1901
Gems Grant and Hancock yesterday had in
terviews with President johnson.
Chief Justice Chase has gone home to Ohio.
THE YELLOW FEVER.
NCIU NnpE SAINT 1Q-V ootor1av tho pbV.