Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-13
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These great pedestrian feat now being
attempted, is that of walking from New. York
to San Francisco in one hundred and fifty days.
By way of the Central Pacific Railroad, the
distance is precisely three thousand three hun
dred miles between the two points, so that an
average of twenty two miles per day will have
to be made. Mr.. Seth WILDER Payne, the Pc
destriap, is well known to the public as an au-
thor. .5. 8 3ia
It is said that Gen. Pope will send ito Con
gress,' at its next session, list OF names OF
prominent Georgians, who, though disfran-
chised by reason Of their participation IN the
war, have recommended themselves to
him by their exertions in behalf of. the Con-
eressional plan OF reconstruction as proper per-
SONS to be included in a special act of pardon
or amnesty.
Accounts from different sections Of Missouri
AID Kansas mention very serious losses to
farmers from prairie fires. In some instances
whole farms have been devasted, fences, barns,
sheds, grain and hay stacks, orchards and occa-
sionally houses being. consumed: Many thou
sands of dollars worth of properly has been
destroyed. s, has4@ss Gsiar1
The Acting Commissioner, of Indian Affairs
has finally determined to award the contract for
furnishing subsistence to the Indians, on the
proposal of Fl. G.. Worthington, of ON aha, to
Louis Stittsuer, at Fort Cobb, and james A.
Osborn, at North Platte City, and Big Bend
Of the Arkansas. ~
The proprietor of the Planters House, at
Platte City, Missouri named Jenkins, was
shot and instantly killed by q negro man, yes
t,terday, who had. been discharged from his ser
vice for misconduct Five hundred dollars re-
ward has been offered for the apprehension of
the murderer t.&&-~sA -
10 On Monday about one mile above Newcastle,
the steamer Mai Reybo!d, from Delaware City
for Philadelphia, collided with the steamer
General Putnam, Of the lighthouse depart
ment, sinking her in about four fathoms OF
water. The accident occurred during dense
fog. { = !. ~ -, +, ~ ;-...,..
! !. A New York correspondent says: Arch
bishop McCloskey is stirring up his clergy, and
the clergy are stirring UP their congregations,
to give 500, 900 per annum until the great
Catholic cathedral in the Fifth avenue is com
pleted. - ----r--------------7,-.- 4~a1
Senior Don Manuel Murillo was yesterday in
troduced to the President by the Secretary Of
State, and delivered his credentials as envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoteniary Of
the United States of Colombia. aE.
| A manufacturer:in New York city is filling
an order fer two thousand thimbles, at eigh-
teen cents per dozen, for the managers Of a
popular gift enterprise. mo blanks! Every
ticket entities the holder to present =
The election fora constitutional convention
.inlArkansas terminated on Saturday last A
telegram from Memphis announces that the
State has given u large majority for conyen-
ton:
: The Alabama reconstruction convention. con-
sumed yesterday in considering the franchise
question The majority report, which contains
strong proscriptive features, will be adopted
"A special dispatch from Havana says that
the IT aims of Maximlianwere to be delivered
to Admiral Tegethoff on the 9Th inst. ~
There was snow storm at the North yes
terday. In New York The snow fell rapidly,
but soon melted.