Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-08-16
VIRGINIA. NEW.H.

Internal Revenue Collector James, tried on
the charge Of accepting bribea was acquitted
in Richmond yesterday.
kilograms from all parts of the State say
that rain haa been falling heavily throughout
Virginia.
H. NJ Smith, late Of the Richmond itnqui
rer, has received the appointment OF president
OF the Petersburg Female College, i'll place Of
Professor Carr, who has removed to Warren
ton, in Fauguier.
A letter in the Washington Chronicle says
that the Navy Yard at Gospori, us Il nest of
copperhead sympathizers. Somel'ody has
an axe to grind in that yard.
Titus Pine, Of I.uray, Page county, coorcd
man, who commenced turning white about q
year ago, is still going through a gradual trans
formation of color
The Richmond Wing says that Mr. james
Nceson, of Richmond, and Gen. Wells, OF Al
exandria, are the cmosel for Judge Thomas
The two colored men charged with the MUIR
der of colorel In an named Enoch Lewis, in
Richmond, short time ago. have beer arrest
ed in Norfolk
FOREIGN NEp7s.--Fhe action OF the British
House Of Lords last Tuesday night III rccedlns
from its amend, ncnts to the kelorm bll
placed both hous es OF Parliament In complete
accord On that great measure. The bill has
finally passed !'arlament, and having received
the assent Of the Queen, is now the law OF the
land.
In the He use Of Commons, the bill intended
to prevent public meetings i'll the royal parks
was wi1bdr avn by the Government.
Dispatches received from Constantinople
state that the Turkish Government after giving
due consideration to The collective note OF The
European Powers, has come to the conclusion
tnat it capuot admit the intervention OF other
Governments in the atfai1s OF the Island OF
Gambia, and refuses TO consent to the JOINT IN
Quiry proposed.
A meeting is being planned to take place
between the King OF Prussia and the Emperor
of Austria
The new u. S. minister to the court OF
Berlin, Hon. George Bancroft. has had an
informal interview with the prime minister,
Count Won Bismarck, at which the conTerSa'
ton was of the most cordial character
Next week MT. DdHCfolI VIII lld'C liz iA''o
audience with the king.
On the l4th disastrous fire broke out 10
the Domkirshe, or Roman Catholic Cathedral,
Of Fraukfort-a structure OF great antiquity,
da1ior from the year 4. D. 1925, and famous
for its architectural beauty and historic assoel-
ations. All the elaborate decorations of the
interior were destroyed, and the walls, root,
and tower we're so lady injuled that it will
probably be necessary to take the whole build
ing down
The Sultan, on his return 10 tonstahiinorle'
received an address from the trand Si2er,
whom he left in the charge Of the Go7crnment
during his absence. In his reply TO the ad-
dress the Sultan, after reviewing his recent
journey 10 Western Europe, says that as the
result Of his observations he is prompted TO
iuaugurate an era OF progress for the Ottoman
empire and he promises to submit a series OF
measures of reform for the benefit Of his sub
jects
The American steamship Quaker City, Capt.
Duncan, with a large number Of cxcars;onists
from the United States on board, has arrived
at Naples. where she has been placed in quar-
antine. The Quaker City was on her way to
the Holy Land, and her detention causes much
indignation among the passengers
All the members Of the Danublan Cabinet
have rendered their resi- gnatons 10 Prince
| Charles of Hohengollcrn,