Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-02
NEWS OF THE DAP.
$50 sdo,o the very age and body of the times


aud Benjamin Holmes, colored, OF Tennessee
There was great enthusiasm. Resolutions were
passed demanding the enfrancbisement OF all
whites, and declaring the right of the negroes
to hold Office. There was good order until the
speech of A. R Lamar, white, when ne was
by a soldier of the GARRISON VINO
was promptly arrested and placed IN the guard,
house. There was Il demonstration by haulcal
blacks at night to mob Joe Williams and
Holmes
By orders from the Secretary OF the Treas
ury, the further purchases OF 7-30 notes OF the
issues of June and July, 1867, have been
stopped. The reasons for this action are that
the work of depicting the heavy balance OF idle
money in the Treasury has been to great ex-
tent accomplished; and that the books have to
be made up for the monthly statement OF the
debt which is to appear early this week.
Four of the clerks of the higher grades in
the internal revenue office, who were dis
charged last week, have been re-appolnted as
first. class clerks. A number Of employees OF
the Treasury Department of both sexes are to
be discharged to- day The services of those
who have been absent without leave, or who
lost time without sufficient cause, will be first
dispensed with.
j. S. Kirby, late telegrapher and agent OF
the Union Pacific Railroad at Topeka Kansas,
committed suicide at Americas Kansas, last
Thursday. 1t is reported that he was de
faulter to tie company in the sum OF $4,000.
Mr.. Jewett, son of Judge Jewett, OF Ohio,
agent of the railroad company at Junction City,
has disappeared in mysterious manner.
Michael Barrett, Of Waterbury, Connecti-
cut, while fishing on Saturday, was stuck by
lightning and killed He had raised an UNI
brella to avoid the shower, and the lightning
was attracted by it. Mr.. A. A. Lucas, who
was in the same boat with Linn, was stunned
by the bolt, and Oh returning to consciousness
found his companion dead.
According to the Savannah Republican tn
entire Southern relief fund amounts to $751;
500. OF this amount 100000 came from
Louisville, 1921 900 from New York, 81 900,
600 from the State Of Maryland, from Boston
$40, l27, from St. Louis $347 ,375, from Phla-
delphia s65, 900, and from Chicago Sill 1906.
The reports of the ravages OF the yellow IT,
yer in Louisiana and Texas are terrible. Al
Galveston there We're two hundred and forty
one deaths from the disease last week, and at
New Orleans one hundred and tweny-slx. AT
Corpus Christi one-half Of the residents are
sick or dead
A number of Mexican detectives are in New
York on the track Of man named Mcdaniel
and others, who recently robbed certain officers
of that Government of two hundred thousand
dollars in gold
The guilty parties to a horrible murder and
abortion case in Lansingburg, New York, have
been arrested The abortion was committed
by noted female physician of Troy, Mrs Pa
melia Wager.
There seems to be no doubt but that ins;ruc
tons were at one time forwarded to Genera
Sickles, directing him to arrest any civil officer
who attempted to serve j warrant upon him
for interfering with process from n y. 5.
court.
Gen. Grant has requested to be relieved
from attendance at Cabinet meetings except
when military matters are under discussion, a!
he does not think it proper for military officer
to take part in political discussions (?)
A building has just been completed in New
York which is to be used as place for lnstruc
ton in the art Of swimming. 1t IS to he opcr
to the public at all seasons. and used as SWIM
ming bath.
The u. S. consul at Palermo represents that
the cholera there is committing great ravages
that the entire population is panc-stuck, anc
that the rich people are escaping to the con
tinent
A fight took place near Fort &. Is. Smith OF
the 2Gth ult. The Indians attacked train,
and were repulsed with loss of twenty killed.
One officer and four u. S. soldiers were killed
Gen. Sheridan has confirmed the removal OF
the three Texas judges, made by Gen. Griffin
on the 18th Of August The removals were
made on the charge of disloyalty
Thirty-nine marine losses have been report
ed Tor the month OF August.
The accounts from all parts Of England and
Ireland represent the harvest prospects az bet
ter than in any year since 1859. The accounts
are also favorable frora the continent.
The foundry of Webster & Co., at Chatta:
nooga, Tennessee, was destroyed by fire on Sat
urday night, and four men were seriously in
jured by the explosion of shells. Loss 100000.
The Prince and Princess of Wales are on a
visit to Germany. The Duke Of Edinburg Is
in Brazil, and Prince George of Greece visiting
England.
The Grand Jury Of Bergen county, New Jer-
sey, have found six bills of Indictment against
Sigler, keeper Of the Patterson Aims House.
The first of the Fall elections takes place to-
morrow, in Vermont The only question is as
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