Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-29
VIEWS OFTHE Day.
- To Ssh.oD The; uery age and body of the times

the garrison consisting OF torty men, teionslhgs
Ito the Third infantryaand Seventh cavalry, un7s
der command of Lieutenant Hale Sergeant
Dumme and private Bacon, Of the Seventh
| cavalry, and privates Woldrotf aud McNaly
Of tbs Third infantry, were Killed. + John Ha-
ney and George Gafney9 of the Seventh cav
airy. and Joseph Winehquse and Patrick Nc
Carly Of The Third infantry, Were MORALLY
wounded: Anumber Of horses and mules were
also killed. The, Indians lost twenty Of their
number, aud sitter hard fight were driven
back. -, ~ s.. .,1tjss[,,si agT
u S. Treasurer Spinner says in a circular 10
the National Banks, that after the failure of
any one of them it's relations are changed as
/ bank It has nothing more to do with its
notes, whether mutilated or perfect. The
United States undertakes to redeem all the
notes Of all @defunet or deiaulting National
Banks as may be. presented at the Treasurer's
| Office for payment, whether the sureties lodged
| for the purpose are sufficient or not.
In the Supreme Court of New York, on
Wednesday, in the case Of Forrest VS.. Forrest,
Judge Barbour directed that an order be en-
tered directing the payment Of alimony to
plaintiff, the effect Of which is to compel Mr..
Forrest. to pay the lady amony from the
time the divorce was granted, many years ago.
It is believed that the courts and the public
have now heard the last of4this litigation
s European advices by the Atlantic cable state
that victory has been had over the Christians
in Crete. A commission appointed by Parlla-
ment says the Fenian prisoners are we'll treat
ed The Pope has issued an allocution to the
Bishops attending the ceremonies in Rome to-
day, 10 which he praises their zeal. A list Of
awards to Americans at the Paris Exposition
is given. Il Et5ttt
Mexican advices say that the Liberals are
wrangling among themselves as to who were
the greatest traitors in the Republic, every
Mexican accusing every other Mexican of trea
son. The press is unanimous in favor of the
execution of Macmillan. 1t is said that Els
cobedo has threatend to depose Jnarez should
he not sanction the execution ...-.
} The Charleston Savings Bank has been
seized by the military authorities for failing to
pay full principal and interest to certain q. s.
soldiers who were stationed at Fort Moultric
when the war broke out, and who were depos
| tors The bank is insolvent and in liquidation.
Its directors refused to prefer these deposltors
to other creditors 0"
The Memorial Diplomatique says that the
effect upon the Empress Carlotta Of the news
that Macmillan was a captive, and that his
life was in danger, was that she appeared sud
denly to recover her reason. She declared that
the Mexican nation could not be capable of SO
odious act.
The Gar of Russia has lett million cot
francs7) for the poor of Paris. During his
visit he spent two hundred thousand pounds
sterling, and the Casarewitch forty thousand
pounds The intended assassin Beregowiski
in bis deposition says he had meditatcd the
act ever since his infancy.
Rev. s. NJ Merrill, formerly Of North Ad
ans, Massachusetts,, about whom newspaper
paragraph was recently published charging
him with having eloped with young lady,
fell out of fishing boat in the Saranac river,
at Plattsburg, on Wednesday last, and was
drowned.
General Grant will leave Washington Oh the
| 18th of next month for West Point, New York,
| to attend the st ssions of a Board which has
been ordered to meet there on the 9th proxi-
mo, to settle the question as to whether the
army needs change in tactics. ii Inv
Washington dispatches say that the report
of The Turkish victories in Caudia are not cred
tied by The Greek Legation there, and that the
latest accounts from the seat OF war we've favor
able to the Greeks.
Senator Wade, Of Ohio denies the recent
report that he favored q general equal division
of property, and says that he does not seek The
Presidency. Certainly not
Secretary Stanton has been i'll for some days
past, but has so lar recovered as TO be able TO
resume his duties.
The wife Of President Juarez left Washing
ton, yesterday, for New Orleans, on her way
home.
Two or three cases Of yellow fever and chol-
era were reported in New Orleans, yesterday
TRIAL OF SURRATT Nothing new vas de-
yeloped on the Surratt trial yesterday, except
the introduction of two letters written in 1864,
by Surratt TO Weichman, neither of which
have been heretofore published, but which
have no special bearing upon the case on trial.
Weichman's examination in chief closed at
half. past one, and the defence then took him
in hand, but did not proceed very lar. The
defence asked him number Of questions,
mainly for the purpose of testing his power Of
memory. and he was questioned also as to
certain allegations said to have been made by
him at various times, with view of contradict
ing him in the future He was asked also to
reconcile certain discrepancies between his
testimony as now given and that given at the
trial at the Arsenal. His recollection seems to
be perfectly clear upon all points bearing against
Surratt, but he does not so we'll recollect any
circumstance in favor of the prisoner or his