Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-18
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The chief Of the Mexican Legation at Wash
ington cautions the public against buying any
Mexican bonds except those issued under. the
contract signed By Jose M }. Carvajal, with
Messrs. John w. Corlies q Co., Of n ; Y, on
the i th Of April 1865, and put on the market
by the same firm. The Legation repudlates
the bonds purporting to- be issued under a con-
tract between Gen. Carysjal and Daniel Wood
house, the latter acting as agent Of the So
called y: S., European and West: v iirgin i.
Land Company arrag o5f.,, sqSg.r.,i
The decision of the Board Of Local lnspec-
tors OF Steam Boilers, in the case OF the Van
derbilt and Dean Richmond investigation, de-
clares that the responsibility for the late COLI
sion rests with Charles Bissouete, the pilot OF
the Vanderbilt. In accordance with the dici-
sion, Mr.. Bissouette' s license has been suspend
ed indefinitely. 5e So a.@@a4
Work on the Baltimore and Potoms railroad
is to be Immediately commenced and prose
cuted with as little delay;as possible until com
pleted. The contracts for grading the entire
line Of the road where awarded on, Saturday
last in Baltimore under the superintend ence
of Hon Oden Bowie, president of the road.
1t is announced that unless the workingmen
in the various iron manufacturing establish
ments at Wheeling, West Virginia, consent to
mills will be stopped altogether. There are
s., 900, 900 capital and 5000 men employed in
that business there. Al aE@.las. a..z.s1
A boiler in one Of the largest disti!eries in
West Philadelphia, owned by a Mr.. Haas,
exploded yesterday, killing one man, named
George w. Sheetly, and woundiug two others
The building, and others in the vicinity, where
greatly damaged. Ho-s
There are FIVE treaties now under considera-
ton by the Committee on Foreign Relations Of
the Senate. None of these will be reported to
the, Senate till after the recess. h. - l1-.
Yesterday morning Secretary Seward pre-
sented to President johnson the Danish Com
missioners, several of whom are officers of the
Denmark navy. III sFsl., sEutf(ges
The military committee of the House have
agreed to report in favor of the repeal of the
2lst section OF March 3, 1865, DISTINGUISHING
deserers from the Union army during the late
war. t.,,.
SINGULAR DIABoL1sM. We find the fol-
lowing in the Louisville Journal: "A private
letter from Tennessee, received 'erday, gives
the particulars OF most inbuman outrage,
which was perpetrated in Williamson county,
some twelve or fifteen miles southeast Of
Franklin, in that State While riding along
the road few nights ago. Mr.. VIM. 3. Eariy,
grand nephew of Bishop Early, Of Lynch
burg w., was attacked by three negroes and
white man; whose chief object is supposed to
have been robbery. Having beaten theirlvic
tim until they thought him dead they robbed
his person of all that was worth taking, and
laid him upon pile of rails which they had
thrown up Tor the purpose, SIT the rails on tlrc,
and then fed Mr.. Early came to his senses in
time to save himself from the flames, but not
until he had been severely burned Having
crawled from the burning pile, he again be-
came insensible, and lay in that condition until
about sunrise the next morning, when he man
aged to reach the nearest house. The negroes
were all arrested. Upon one of them were
found evidences of his participation 10 the
crime, and he at one confessed his guilt. I'm
fortunately the white man made his escipe. -
/. THE PoRK TRADE. The city is wellsuppled
with pork, Judging from the number Of slaugh.
tered hogs which We see daily in front Of the
grocery houses. l1.J3a HfE. "
From the accounts we get from the West,
the hog crop this year seems to be very
bountiful one. The newspapers Of Chicago re-
port that the pork-packing business OF that
city is making giant strides this season, but
the operators are of opinion that the season
will practically terminate about New I ears
day The receipts Of hogs for the week just
closed were SO, ss1 live and 7,l6S dres ed =
total l41, O49 head.<~ This is the largest mum
Der ever received 10 any one week in that or
any other city The receipts two weeks ago
were III ,24O, an increase Of %, S09iu favor of
the week just closed y 1@..n.--.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. The President 5 mes.
sage, vetoipg the bill lately passed, striking
out the word white from all the laws Of the
District, has been nearly completed, and the
principal points Of the same were before the
Cabinet yesterday. a
& "A large number Of workmen nave recently
been discharged from the navy yard, 10 c'nse
quence of lack of work, and it is feared that
much suffering will be occasioned thereby
s The judiciary committee had yesterday I'M
der consideration the bill introduced vesting
the appointment of marshal Of the District, in
the Supreme Court, and it is probable that
they will report upon it favorahly ct the next
call Of the committee. ~. t. 80
"A meeting of citizens is to be held here on
Thursday evening, to take action for the relief
of the suffering poor of this city and District.
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