Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-19
NEVIS or THE DAY.
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Mr.. Sco6eld, Of Pennsylvania, a member ct
I the House committee on elections, and who was
specially charged with the inquiry into the
Kentucky election, reports that some OF the
members elect to Congress were elected by COM
munities who were passive sympathizers with
the Contederacy yet the testimony taken is
rot sufficient to show such condition of hos
tility to the United States as should exclude
the members from their seats if they are other
wise qualified 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Adams of Louisville, was the only mem
Der elect that was permitted to take bis seat at
the special session. sA.a a=oess
Maj Gen. Harry I. Hays, Sheriff of New
Orleans, has been removed second time, after
re- instatemeLt, by a military order dated yes
terday, and DR.. Avery appointed in his place
r. J.. Shelby, former correspondent of the
New York Tribune, and now correspondent OF
the Philadelphia Press, has also been appoint
ed Clerk of the Second District Court of New
Orleans. ~ ~ =
General Mcclellan has decided to remain in
Europe forsom months longer, and cannot,
therefore, be expected at home this tall or win
ter. The family of General Marcy returned to
New York last week by the Scotia, having left
General Mcclellan and family in London The
latter were expecting to 60 to the Continent in
a few days. Il r..1.f -g5falo5 sla esgai
Hon. David Davis, administrator OF the, es>
tate Of the late Abraham Lincoln, made final
settlement Of the estate at Springfield, Illinois,
last Thursday. After paying all the debts
there remained $l1O,294 g. which divided
among the widow and heirs. gives $36,765 80
to Mrs. Lincolo, and the same amount to each
son. nAta'J .%5orA gsit.E ,%si' y - -,
"A council was held at Fort Laramie on the
18th inst, at which the few Crow Indians who
were present expressed desire to remain in
their own country. The :Sious did not attend
the council ct all, and will not come to Fort
Laramie until next spring They requested
General Harvey to meet chem at Fort Phil.
Kearney.
Nearly eight thousand tickets were sold at
Boston yesterday, for Dickens readings, and
so great was the crowd, that police force was
required to see that fair play was observed. A
few tickets 10 the hands Of spectators were
sold at twenty dollars each.
Two entire blocks in the business portioo of
the town of Louisiana, in Pike county, Mis-
souri,, were destroyed by fire on Friday night
last. The loss il estimated at $4,000.
Governor Boutwell, is con6d got that the
House of Representative will accept the re-
port of the Judiciary Co,nmittee favoring i'm
parchment a54
A prominent and wealthy pawnbrokeg at ST.
Louis has been sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary for receiving stolen goods
General Candy has undertaken to arrange
the new tax bill for South Carolina. The mer-
chants request him to lower the rates.
The Convention in Flori da has been carried
by a majority of votes. N early all the negroes
voted, but very few whites.
Colonel Belger is imp ortuning General Grant
to reverse his decision in his case, that he may
be put on duty at once.
The present President and Board Of Direc-
tors OF the Baltimore all Ohio Railroad have
all been reelected.
The garrison at Wa shington has been 10
creased in month from 1900 to about 5000
men.
Surratt continues I'M good health in the
Washington jail