Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-26
NEWS OF THE DA j.
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| ''To sho,o The uery age and booty Of the fim's. !"
| On Wednesday the passenger train on the
Jackson Rail: load ran off bridge near Terry,
Mississippi, caused by some parties removing
the frogs connecting the rails The iocomo-
tive, tender, and baggage cars we're thrown
from the track, falling thirty feet The pas
man was killed, and the brakeman badly in-
jured The train was detained several hours
A reward Of one thousand dollars in gold is
offered for the miscreants who removed the
| frogs
The table rock at Niagara Falls Was ou Wed
nesday partially thrown down. Several at
tenpts had previously been made to blow it
| up, but unsuccessful On Wednesday blast
was made, charge of two hundred pounds of
powder being exploded The extreme point
Of the rock WAS broken off, but the great mass
! settled back again to it's old position. The at
tempt to destroy the rock was to have been
renewed yesterday
The killing Of Captain Speak, OF the Eng
lish army by Il soldier, on board The steamer
Oo,avia, on the Upper Missouri river, some
time ago, is likely to become au international
| affair. Courtney F. Ferry, of the 6Sth Royal
| Rifles, who is Il personal friend of Captain
| Speak $, is now at St. Louis taking testimony
in the case. under Instructions from the british
| Minister at Washington.
| There was parade Of newly formed col
ored military company in Baltimore yesterday,
headed by band of music. They were most
ly armed with muskets The procession halt
ed on Baltimore street. opposite the Office Of
the American newspaper, and cheered that
paper, and also Thad. Stevens and Congress.
A communication from citizens Of Memphis
has been received by Brownlow'S Secretary Of
State, Fletcher, calling attention to an 'incen
diary" article of General Albert Pike on the
duty of citizens on election day, and asking
if be has not violated his parole according to
General Grants letter to General Pope.
The U. S Consul at Havana has notified the
State Department that cargo Of Coolies may
be expected to shortly arrive at New Orleans,
and that extensive arrangements have been
made to introduce Coole labor into the South.
AS the Importation of Coolies is prohibited by
law, Of course the attempt will fail.
Rev DR.. Young was yesterday, lie New
York, consecratcd Episcopal Bishop Of Florida.
Rev. DR.. Hopkins oficiated. The ceremony
took place in Trinity Church. which was
crowded, Six bishops and fifty clergy were
present. Bishop Wilmer, Of Louisiana, preach
ed a sermon appropriate to the occasion.
A large countcrteiting establishment was
broken up in Cincinnati few days ago, and
the persons engaged in manufacturing the spu-
rlous five cent coin, arrested.
The Radical State Convention of South
Carolina yesterday adopted the Congress plat
form of principles. A resolution in favor Of
confscation was voted down.
A boat was upset, in Bar harbor off Desert
island, coast of Maine, yesterday, and eight
persons drowned among them Clergyman and
three ladies.
The registered blacks in Alabama will exceed
SURRATTs TRIAL The Surratt case yes
terday was void Of interesting Developments
A large number Of witnesses were examined as
to character, &C. The prosecution put many
witnesses on the stand to show the running of
the railroad trains between Washington aud the
North, and it was attempted to show that Sur
raft was iii New York On the morning Of April
10th, and that he breakfasted there that morn
ing.
The defence objected as the evidence was
not responsive TO anything that had been
brought out by them in direct examination.
The objection led to considerable argument, in
course of which Mr.. Bradley expressed will
ineness to submit the case to the jury as it was
This was accepted by the prosecution, and for
time it was supposed that this long trial was
at last to come to an end, but the hopes Of
jurors and others, who are compelled 10 be
present at the trial, were destined to be blast
ed; Tor alter some discussion relative to the
speeches, it was claimed that there was L mis-
understanding.
Mr. Merrick said the offer for the defence
contemplated an Immediate submission of the |
case without argument of counsel or charge of
the Judge. MIR. Perrepont and Mr.. Caring
ton did not so understand it. but supposed
that the case was closed only so far as the tes |
tlmony was concerned. The attorneys for the |
prosecution would not consent that the case |
should 20 to the jury without argument, and |
the examination of witnesses was at once re-
sumed. The case will hardly close for TWO
weeks yet, as the defence have 4 large number
OF witnesses to examine in sur-reouttal, and the |
rebnttlng testimony for the prosecution will
hardly be closed this week, -RaI Sun.