Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-27
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


teegraphic dispatch from Frankfort, Ky,
states that the factions in the Democratic State
Convention effected compromise on the Ind
,s, Gen. W. c. Preston was Withdrawn from
tLs contest for the Go7ernorship, and the to!-
lowing nominations were made For Governor,
John L. Helm, tex Governor: J For Leuten-
ant Governor, John ". Stevenson, (ior-
merly member Of Congress j for Attorney
General, John Rodnlan.
Dr. Rally. j. Clark died at Glen's Fails, y.
Y, on Wednesday last, in the goth year OF his
ace. It is stated that he drew up the consti-
,ution of the first regularly organized temper
auce society in the United States, IN Saratoga
county, in 1905 -
There are Chinese laborcrs now cn a Louis.
iaua plantation. The Natchitoches Times OF
the 9Th says THE coolies are good laborers,
and sober men. They are industrious, aud
perfectly satisfied with their new country.
An engine on the New York Central Rail
road exploded while standing near the Broad
way crossing at Albany, Monday. The enel
ueer was seriously hurt aud others slightly.
The eneiue was entirely destroyed.
The Columbus and Indianapolis Central
Railway bridge, over the Miams river, at re-
auia. which has twice been carried away by
floods and ice within the last two weeks, IS now
substantially rebuilt.
The soundings for the cable between Cuoa
and Florida have been made, and the cable
will be laid by next November. A submarine
mountain was discovered while making the
sounding.
Colonel McIlgane &. Moore has been con-
frmed by the Senate as paynaster IN the
army This gentleman has been acting as cue
of the Presidents private secretaries.
The 44th =. S. Colored Infantry, under
command of CoIonel Miles, will shortly leave
Washington for South Carolina, having been
ordered to duty in that department..
Emigration from Germany to the L. s., ac-
c,rdiug to letters written from Berlin and Mu-
nich, will become ''comp!ete torrent as the
Sprpg advances. ..... ..
George R. Latham, Of West Virginia, was
Yesterday confirmed lythe Senate as Consul at
Melbourne, Australia.
Rev Michael McCarron, Archdeacon OF the
Catholic Diocese Of New York, died in that
city on Saturday.
Canada.
ToRoNTo, February, 25.-An advance copy
of the Confederation bill TO be introduced into
the Imperial Parliament has been received here
The name of the united provinces IS to DC The
Kingdom Of Canada. ....
Ire Federal Legislature will be styled the
Parliament Of Canada. The upper house Is to
be styled the Senate and the lower house the
House of Commons 'Iha local legislatures to
be known as the pfo7incia! Legislatures Of
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Bruins
wick, respectively. Ontario, formerly Upper
Canada, to have but one chamber, to be known
as the Legislative Assembly Of Ontario. The
other Provinces have each Legislative Coun..
ell and House of Assembly. The Speaker OF
the Senate is to be appointed by the Crown,
and is to have power to create SIX additional
Senators beyond the stipulated seventy-t"o, IN
the event OF necessity. The House OF Com
mons is to consist of one hundred and eighty
one members: eighty two from Ontario, sixty
five from Quebec, nineteen from Nova Scotia,
and fifteen from New Brunswick. The Queen 5
representative presiding over the new Hngdom
is to retain the title Of Governor General, with
q salary of $50, 900. Each Province is to have
Lieutenant Governor, to be appointed by the
Governor General 10 Council. The seat OF
Government is to be at Ottawa, subject TO the
royal prerogative Toronto, Quebec, HALIFAX
and Fredericktown to be the seats OF the loca!
legislatures. -..s....
A railroad frora the ST. Lawrence to Halifax
is TO be commenced six months after the union,
and completed within three years.
Provision is made for the admission here
after of Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island,
Rlpert's land, Northwest Territory, anc
British Columbia, on such terms as the Par-
lament of Canada shall deem equitable