Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-20
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WEDNESDAY EYENg5a., NoVEMBHll Bill, 20

1fts4PIEGI1fiA5 NEWS. E&ta2s.@ -
The League meetings % 1.-The plantation Of
J..C. Deane, 1.-THE defeated radical candidate
for the Convention from Amhers; county, are
still contianedsand on Saturday night was a
week ago, while, this sanity" Lacquer was
presiding oyer. q conc lave rot his brethren some
ofthese latter having an eye wide open to bus
mess, invaded bis Deape' s. .hennery, and car
NED off the last cackler on the place. "a :;Esai
The Arnistead hunting party have just held
their annual November hunt. About thirty
gentlemen went The hunting ground is
across tie Ridge 10 Augusta county on the
North Mountaio. The party arrived at their
rendezvous on Monday, the 18th Instant, and
up to Friday night they had killed eighteen
deer, there having been two dayssof bad weather
The Fredericksburg Herald says the pip :"
has killed more chickens in the country ada
cent, and town, than thieves have solen-and
that is saying a great deal, The best remedy
is to catch those affected ,open ;their:mouths,
s.d with your: finger mai pull off foe bly, from
the end Of the tongue hard lbony substance
which scales off, a1zkoh i Il aEi,. .'a"5.
Gen. Sehofeld has ordered military com.
mission to meet atoWarsaw, in Richmond coun-
ty, at lo.a g.: on Thursday, the elst inst. or
as soon thereafter as practicable, for the trial
OF Georgen,W Thompson, civilian, and such
o,her cases as may Be probably, ordered before
II s.l@l Nl.f E.3&ttE
JudgessHW Shelley has recently sold bis
farm near Staunton, containing $40 acres, to
hr. Halle, Of Alabama, for the sum Of $25, 900,
one-halfincash, the balance in three equal an
nual payments, with interest from the day of
Sale. sa&S sw9:1Sa as4s;i l.,.j, h,,ats3a
Ned Horton, a worthy!colored man, tried in
Lyncbburg for: Shooting three Radical negrocs,
WHO, withsacrowd Of seyeraJ hundred others
were endeavorine, to mob, him, on election day
Tor voting the Conservative ticket, has teen
acquitted. i1!is:51 81 27.. n =.
James c. Taylor, Of Montgomery, William
Watts, Of Roanoke, and Charles w Sta,hau,
Of Lynchbnrg,. have been appointed by the
Governor,sStAte Directors IN the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad! aiii =. 80 =: -. =. r.
Gen. Seho6eld has declined to accept the
resignation Of Dr., Eastman. delegate elect to
the Conventonfrom Louisl county. Dr. East
ham, We hear, isrnotia radica as reported 2 :
Henry z. FAINT has sold his farm of 2Gl
acres, onthe Railroad, between Warrenton and
the Junction, fforsl2, 900 to Captain Robt. Nj
nor. XII 7ca z,soI #GE
Mr.. John P Brown Of Petersburg, died in
New Mexico on the 23di ult. i.Atl T. :" + a.!
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PRACTICAL goNF1seAT1oN ALREADY. At
the November session Of, the Corporation Court
On last Thursday, a case was tried IN which the
ieea Of some Of. the negroes as to the present
title to real property in this section, was ex-
h;h;to1 1861 a1a ilG. ss;@ItI1-1 .ls'>' '-5 -
A claim for the possession of house and
lot Ia town, was brought by: the owner Mrs.
J. A. Perryaas, plaintiff, Through her counsel,
Charles T.iGoolrick, esq, j against one Henry
james, negro, he. being the occupant and
refusing to.Vacate 1t appeared from the evil
dence that some time during the war the pro-
perry was rented by the owner to this negro
A few minths since, the tenant not complying
with his c5ntract, Mrs. Perry desired to get
nd of him, and gave him notice to leave, which
he refused to- do; the negro's wife declaring
to the owner thatthey 1.-THE negroes) would
net move out, and that they de6ed Courts,
lawyers and Juries to compel. them 10 quit
Tie negro im5efsa Is ldeclared the next trouble
Mrs. Perry would have, would her being or
dsred to reports to Richmond in the matter
A witnesssalso stated that, several negro occu
pants of other steneulants Seem to have similar
~ determined, and that they intended to pro-
Deed also to,recover back.reDts paid by them
Tince the War.siU 4;@Eulxaa
After hearing the law and testimony, the
Jury gave q verdict for the plaintiff.
This case illustratesqthe teachings Of such
men as DR.. Harris and others, who have been
covertIy teaching the colored man and brothers
his radical duties, Fredericksburg HERALD
DISTURBANCES IN HAYTI.--On the 18th of
October theascene in sthe Hayti Legislative
Chambers was very violent, and the language
used was of the most alarming character. It
ID arose from motion to release Relion Monts,
who is in Cape Hayten dungeon The mem
bers all spoke in his defence It's stated that
President Salnave became so audacous as to
tack the House of Assembly This they did,
amid loud vivasfor Salnave, and ceies Of Down
with the Assemble" hurling at the same time
bricks, bottles, sticks &c The dwellings of
many were vigorously stoned The American
Consul ives fired at, but escaped unframed A
unanimous protest Of the diplomatic corps has
been presented against any further such scenes,
and demanding ohthe Government to see to it
that the like dbesndt again occur AT last ac-
counts the, city of Port au Prince was quoting.
The treaty with the United States is as yet in
suspense, sA,1sS:i (. q Z ~,
CoNaREsst meets to-morrowlin Washington.
1t is not thought that any business of import
sncs WILDE transacted until after the first day
Tor the regHlar session next month. There
will be, it,issaid, 20 Presidents Message to-.
morrow. a9 jssH 90 1ss4R-tH4 5t1t21I
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