Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-27
NEWS OF THE DA 7.
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80 shoo the uery age and body ofthe Tal"s.
The German Convention which was held at
Topeka, Kansas, on Monday last, adopted res
olutions against the Sunday and temperance
laws, and declared that they would not sup
port any man for the State Legislature or mu-
nicipal Office who would not give pledge to
oppose such laws Unsuccessful efforts were
made to commit the Germans on negro SUIT
frage The female suffrage question was not
touched.
The interments in New Orleans from yellow
fever for the twenty-four hours ending at SIX
o'clock yesterday, lumber ffiy-seven. Two
hundred and fifty privates and seven ot1cers
are now under treatment for lever at jackson
barracks. There have been at the barracks
and military hospital upwards Of one hundred
deaths from fever.
1t was lately reported that DR.. +. N. Convey,
formerly Of Talbot county, Md, had died ot
yellow fever at Houston, Texas. The report,
however, was subsequently, contradicted by the
New Orleans papers The FIRST report it now
appears, was correct. lie died on the 18th
instant, after an illuesss Of three days.
One of the largest dry goods firms in New
York proposes to adopt the English warehouse
plan, and board their clerks. 1t is reported
that they have rented u number of houses III
Hudson street for that purpose, and that ex-
tensiye arrangements are being made to carry
the plan into operation at an early day.
The Secretary Of the Navy has instructed
the Commander of The Philadelphia Navy
Yard not to obey writ Of habeas corpus issued
by State Court in the case Of an enlisted
minor In Virginia, the military authorities
have refused to obey writ for similar pur
pose issued Ivy State, Court
Captain Hall, the arctic explorer, has been
heard from hy means of whaling vessel which
arrived at New Bedford on The 23l inst, Tic
was at Repulse bay, where he had been for two
years; but next spring he will proceed TO King
William Land and return home.
Gen Sheridan's progress Northward ha:
been continued ovation Yesterday he wa:
formally received at Independence Hall by the
authorities of Philadelphia. To-day he pro
ceeds to New York, where another manifesto
ton awaits him.
A distillery near Cincinnati, Ohio, Was en-
tirely destroyed by fire on Wednesday night
Loss SEQ, 900. Another fire damaged the lin
coin Hotel to the amount of $4,000. A IhirC
fire destroyed the feed store Of George Ben
nington.
A great granddaughter of Mrs Sid1onS ha
made her appearance on the stage Of London
and though possessing the personal beauty o
the Kemble family, she has not yet developed
the histrionic talent of her renowned ancestor
The Judges of the Supreme Court Of Geor
gia, Warner, Walker and Harris, are out il
letters favoring reconstruction under the min
tary bills, on the grounds of necessity and OK
pedency.
The New York correspondent of a countr.
paper says that Edwin Forrest has been con
verified to Spiritualism, and talks in his room
all night with the shades of his dead friends.
Considerable dissatisfaction is expressed il
Baltimore at some of the nominations mad
for Judges, by the Conservative Convention
recently held in that city.
DR.. Charles Allen, of Washington has beer
appointed to temporary clerkship, in the Pat
cnt Office, and assigned to duty IN the ohemis
try department.
A man has been arrested in Washington
for cheating several persons with spurious
silver plate mixture.
Gen. Thomas and Gov. Brownlow arc boil
at Nashville and it is hardly possible that an!
violent collision will be permitted to occur.
U. S. troops are being sent to the newly &C
quired Russian American territory. Som'
laborers accompany the the troops
Gov. Stephenson, of Kentucky, has issuec
proclamation against the Regulators and al
other illegal organizations in that State
One of the new members of the Vernon
Legislature weighs three hundred and twenty
pounds.