Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-11
NEWS OF THE ia Y.
$40 sJ.o,o hhe very age and body ofthe Times. -

Dispatches from Havana by the Cuba caIle
are TO the afternoon of the 9Th instant. Santa
Annals son was contemplating an expedition
into Mexico. Five hundred cigar-makers en-
gagged in strike have been thrown into prison.
The payment O! taxes is very slow. Mr.. Vt
tenbourg presented his credentials to President
Juarez, as Agent of the United States, on the
Goth utimo. The Prussian Minister at Next
CO, keeps in seclusiou at San Luis Heis sup
posed to be insane, and is needless OF orders
from Prussia to leave the country. Admiral
Tegathoff arrived at Vera Cruz on the 26th ul-
timo, and was to leave for the capital next day.
Gen Candy in Charleston, has issued an or
der to the effect that, as many persons subject
to parole under the terms of the surrender OF
Lee and Johnston voluntarily exIled them
selves from North and South Carolina since
the 5th of April, 1865, thereby evadins the
obligation assumed by others subject thereto,
and as many Of these parties have since return
cd to the States in question, they must, within
thirty days from the issuing OF his order, give
the parole required by ,Gcus. Grant aud ohcr,
man. and he notifies his subOrdnatcs to enforce
this order.
1t is said that the Italian residents OF New
York mean to introduce on the race course the
Roman and FIorentine method of racing. The
feat is achieved thus: The course being fenced
10 on both sides, thongs OF leather armed with
spurs are attached 10 the girths, which spurs
goad the horses as they run, and urge them to
their utmost speed As soon as sufficient funds
have been raised to defray the expenses OF the
experiment the thing is to be tried.
Gen. Custer is now on trial at Fort Lcaven-
worth for leaving his command without per-
mission He says in defence that when he re-
turned to Fort Wallace from his midsummer
campaign against the Indians he heard that
the cholera was raging at Fort Harker, and as
his wife had been left there before he started
on his campaign he was anxious for her safety,
and hurried to fort Harker reaardess of his
military duties. ~.
The Pope has made present to the Arch
bishop of Baltimore, as he was the President
of the Council held in Baltimore last October.
In presenting it the Pope said that Council had
done great honor to the Roman Catholic Church
in Europe, and spoke in high terms Of its pro
ceedings
A very large Conservative mass meeting con
vened at Monument Square, in Baltimore, last
night to ra'ify the new constitution, Ex,GoV.
n Ii
by Gov Swami and others, AMI ii series of les
olutions eS yressivs Of it's sentiments were
adopted.
Francisco Cruz attempted revolution IN
ed, captured and shot No new cases of chol
era are reported in Nicaragua, and it was zap
idly subsiding, Mr. Rosseau, the u. s Min
lister to Honduras, il desperately i'll.
At Wilmington Del, the extensive spice
mill Of c. J. Fill l. Brother. doing business in
Boston, was burned yesterday The mill,
which was one of the largest 10 the country,
was of stone and foar stories in height.
j. S. Caruthers, teller Of the Central Rail
road Bank ut Savannah, Ga, absconded with
So. 900 belonging to the bank bnt he was pur-
sued after he had embarked in L vessel, and
brought back.
A wagon containing eight persons upset on
Mill creek bridge near Cincinnati, bridge yester-
day and fell forty feet Two persons were kilt
ed, and the rest badly injured.
A boy named Daniel McDermott, aged four
teen years, was murdered by some persons un-
known, on Thursday last, near Long Green,
Baltimore county.
Dispatches from the Indian country say that
the Cheyennes and Sioux are willing to make
peace and are anxious to see the Commits
sioners.
A Haytien corvette, recently disabled in a
gale off Bermuda, arrived at Norfolk yesterday.
An effort is being made to unite the two
wings of the Fenians in this country.
Gen. Grant was in attendance at the regular
Cabinet meeting held yesterday.
Rev. DR.. Taylor, Rector of Grace Church,
New York city, died yesterday.