Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-10
NEW.S or THE DAY,
70 shoa0 the ve,y age and botiy Of the time,


The Boston Transcript says, that George
Peabody will sail for Europe OH the lst Of
May. The picture Of the Queen, to be pre-
scented to MIR. Peabody, is now on board the
Scotia The presentation will be made in
Washington to which city he will Immediately
repair--by the British Minister in person
Ultimately the picture will be placed in fire
proof room in the Peabody Institute at South
Danvers
In New York city the valuation Of taxable
estate for 1867 is $736, 9S9, 90S, all increase
over the valuation OF 1866 of $l30, 900, 900.
The rate Of taxation is s.. SO per 500, rs com
pared with 81 80 in 1866 and 81 80 in 1865
The city has revenues from rents and other
sources, exclusive Of taxation, o! $1,000 900
Annually, and for The current year ab0ut SIS
000,0 600 muat be raised from taxation
Gen. Marston, member OF the last Congress,
who has recently returned from Al extended
trip in the Caronas, and Alabama and Geor-
gia, tesifies to the great dcstitution and other
| forms of distress that exist in those States.
He says that the garden seeds, that are being
sent there by The Commissioner Agriculture,
under the appropriation Of Congress, IRE of
great service to the people.
Governor Salisbury, of Delaware, mas APP
pointed ex-senator James 4. Bayard, Senator
OF the u. S. to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Senator Riddle. Mr.. Bayurd resi- gn-
Cd his position in 1864, as Senator, in consc-
qucncc Of The ''tcsL OATH" Senator Salisbury
has returned home. It is minated that he
will resign his scat.
The Indiana Legislature has passed law
making it an offence punished by Il fine to
trap, net, shoot or seine fish in any Of the
lake, rivers or small streams" Of that State
for period oi two years, or between the
months Of May and September thereafter. -
The Ohio and St. Joseph rivers are excepted.
One Of the employees in Kelly, Tackett i
Fora's Factory in Fredericksburg, wove recent
", from g clock one day until 4 o'clock the
next cveuing--in eighteen working hours
one hundred and twenty four yards OF all wool
cloth, such as they manufacture.
TIE President yesterday issued his warrant
of pardon 10 T. B. Vance, late Governor Of
North Carolina The pardon was issued on
the recommendations of Senators Wilson,
Ross, Ferry Yates, Representatives. Stevens
Mr.. Horace Greeley, and large number OF
others.
TIE steamship Relief will shortly load at
New York with provisions for the sufferers of
the South. August Belmont has consented
to allow his private gallery Of paintings to be
thrown open to the public for five days Tor the
benefit of the Ladies Southern Relief Asso
citation.
4 dispatch from Albany, to the New York
Post say 1T is reported here that measures
are preparing quietly for the arrest and bring,
inc to Justice of at least half dozen of the
most norious lobby operators in behalf Of New
York jobs. .
Soma, or Wilson left Washington, for Boston,
Yesterday, to attend temperance Jubilee
On the Goth he leaves for the South to fill
numerous engagements 70 address the people
at Orange Courthouse, Lynchhure Rich
mond, &c.
The bakery owned by Jonathan Keith, at
Pctrolia. Canada, West, was destroyed BY fire
on Sunday morninY. Two Of MIR, Keith 5
daughters, aged respectively twenty-on and
eight years, persisted i'll the flames.
At the charter elections held yesterday, at
Trcoton, and New Brunswick, New jersey,
and at Albany, New York, the Democratic
| tick cts were successful.
\ large FIRE occurred at Wiikeshurr', Penn
sylqania, yesterday, destroying portion OF the
business part Of the town, and causing lOsa
Of 500, 900.
Yesterday was the second anniversary OF the
| surrender Of the army under Gen. Lee. 1t
was celebrated at various places in the North
fl is not improbable that the Senate will ad-
ioum this week, for it has already given such
an Indication by meeting now daily at ] 0 clock
At the city election at Hartford, Conn, on
| Monday, the Democrats had 4 majority Of l35
greater lhan at the recent State election.
Felix G. !lanstord, ESQ.,, All aged I'D prom
inent citizen Of kanawha county, Va, died at
his residence. on the 22d ultimo.
The Southern Orphans Relief Association
Fair seems to have met with trouble in Rich
mond as well As in Baltimore.
The steamer Great Eastern arrived at New