Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-20
HANOVER.
Mexico.

ay31!i Mexico.
Admiral Tegethoff has receive the remains
ofthe' late Emperor Maxmiliau from the Mex
lean Government They are reported to be IN
a fair state of preservation, considering allathe
circumstances attending his unfortunate death.
The newly-elccted membersto Congress are
already arriving at the capital. As yet, what
the policy of the Oppositoa members will be:
is not known.
!. Gen. Escobedo was still at the capital. 1t
was reported that division ofGen. Escobedo' 8
army was also going to the city OF Mexico, and
AMID g,Mncs were on the alert to know where
fore
The amnesty proclamation had at length
been issued. 1t mitlgatos to very great ex-
tent the punishment Of Imperial prisoners.
Monsieur t. Eon was released from his con
inement at night, but he was too late tor the
regular conveyance, and an extra train had TO be
hired TO convey him. He left Mexloo IN the
French steamer Panama, as also the Baron y.
Won Magnus, late Prnssian Minister near
Maximilian's Court Padre Fischer is still
hold as prisoner, although the amnesty proc
lama!ion sets the Prince Salm-Salm Tree. Va
rous reasons are assigned for this dlstinc ION
made against the fhdre.
The treasury was reported to be empty. A
conducta OF three hundred and fifty Thousand
hard dollars had arrived at the capital from
Morelia Another of one million or hard dol
lars had started from the capital for Vera Cruz
on the way to Europe.
All sorts of Kidnapping was being practised
on prominent and wealthy persons, OF all ages
and sexes to extort ransoms. This was prn-
cipally the case in the rural parts and suburbs
of the cities. Torture and even assassination,
were threatened to make people swear secrecy
as TO who were the parties to whom these ram
SONS were paid Vigillnce committees, how
ever, were organizing to put stop TO the pro
ceedings around the capital.
Mr.. IPlumb has been we'll received In Mex
lean diplomatic circles. and is quito popular
among all classes. There was quite a mystlti
cation us to the proposed visit Of Gen. Banks,
and people were asking whether he was coming
to buy Sonora or chihuahua. On this subject
one of the prominent journals had come out 10
favor OF union between the two republics.
President Juarez was reported as not having
yet come to amy determination on the subject
of renewing the concessions to the Mexico and
Vera Cruz railway concern. The old mana
gers of the road, Messrs. Crawley and Burnett,
had arrived from England on business connect
ed with the railway.
i, The first week in November was spent prin-
cipally in festivities There were bull-6ghts at
he capital.
The WISE POLLARD AFFAIR.-The Balti
more Sun of this morning says:
stWe have received brief card from Mr. E.
A. Pollard, in reference to what he terms IAN
extensive statement by George d. Wise of an
assault with pistols" committed on him, and
while he regards such publications as wholly
improper when case has been brought to the
tribunal Of public justice, takes occasion to say
this much: *#t %3-.@ ~:
'sThat more than dozen witnesses, who, to
some extent, shared my danger in the street,
will testify that my arm was shot through and
smoking with blood before succeeded in get
ting out my pistol, to find it unmanageabe, and
to discharge it on the pavement; that John S.
Wise and Geo D. Wise both fired upon me
without uttering word--without opening
their mouths without signal, menace. or
inquiry being even ignorant who they were,
having only been informed that two men from
Richmond" were hunting the streets to shoot
me; that when the firing took place my wife was
near my side, not more than one pace to the
rear; that John S. Wise ran from me the in
slant. he fired and that all the circumstances
leading upto this rencounter-suc as leaving
their namesfor me at the hotel, as gentlemen
from Philadelphia, and further requesting
the clerk to have me conducted to private
room to meet them-shew carefully construct
ed and cold FLOODED plot to take my life with:
out any risk to themselves, which nothing on
earth prevented but the bare accident that my
elbow, by an instructive movement, caught the
ball that was aimed, within less than two feet
of my heart. 3 ~
"When the case is called at the bar Of the
Criminal Court here, it will be time enough to
enter into details; aud when the statements Of
cloud of witnesses" are put in opposition
to that of Geo. D. Wise, the public will sufi
GENTLY judge, and the law finally decide be-
tween us. Lam content to await the due legal
course of justice especially in matter where
society is as much interested for public ex-
ample as can POSSIBLY be for a private vlndi-
cation Here should end the matter until
the trial comes on. =
The SOUTHERN HOME JoURNAL--The reg
ular weekly issue of the Southern Home Jour
nal, published by J. Y. Slater & Co., Ba,i-
more, has been commenced, and the first
number is filed with excellent reading. Among
the regular contributors are John Esten Cooke,
w .Gilmor, Simms, Mrs. Anna Cora Richie,
Miss Fanny Downing, Professor Schele DeVere
and others of no less literary renown The
paper is beautifully printed, and we hope it
may receive the support it so we'll merits.
~;lsfFbIo otoomob; pGNnha With Nher1asr Dick ans