Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-28
MEW.S or THE DAY.
70 shoe The vlrs age and body of the819inae

40 SROaC I7le TtIya@ye uHo O06y OF Ne8I mes
The two#mercantile failures, says the New
York orrespondentsof the Philadelphia Led.
ger, alluded TO in MY letter Of yesterday, were
those Of Robert L. Taylor, shipping merchant,
and Il. ". Hubbell, shipping and commercial
merchant Both parties have made assign
ments. The liabilities of the former, It is
said, will reach million Of dollars, including
endorsements for Mr. Hubbell"
r The Army and Navy Journal is informed
that Fitz John, Porter does mot ask, nor does
the desire a newtcohrt martial, What he asks
is, that the War Department shall detail
board Of officers to examine his case, with the
light thrown upon it by such additional testl-
omony as he. may Offer the board TO, report to
the President. what action they deem nd visa
bic to be taken. . .t,'s.as ~, .'ss .ltasaI
!, a convention OF, colored men assembled at
Pittsburgi Oh Saturday night, to consider the
results Of the recent elections. TWAS declared
that they saw no necessity for nominating
Grant tor President, and resolutions were
passed recommending the freedmen to support
Chief Justice Chase iorthe Presidency, but to
stand by the choice Of the Radical party, tail
haz ards, ca. j..5ea.g agaH I gfal4 vla a.
i HE courts, Gsays.thc New York correspond:
Sent of the PHILADELPHIA Ledger. are doing
fine business III the naturalization line With
in the past fortnight upwards Of 1000 Of the
Democratic persuasion have been attended 10
by the Tammany Committee alone, and ali
these arc supposed to be Democrats. 4af 3.
Charles p. Bayard, stockbroker in. Phlla-
phia has suspended for large amount. He
owes money both there aud n New 4urk. lie
has large amount of assets, but they are OF
an unavailable character. It's Thought that
lie will ultimately pay all, and have a balance.
An Indianapolis special to the Commercial
says that the nomination of Gen Grant Tor
the Presidency by Speaker Colfax is under
stood in Indiana to be equivalent to an avowal
by the latter of his candidacy for the Govern
orship OF that State.
"A disastrous con1agraton occurred at Mem
phis, on Saturday night, by which the Bradley
block was almost entirely destroyed. Joseph
Bofil & Co., Moody & Co., and r.. ID. Wall
& Co. all wholesale groccr4, we're among the
principal sufferers The loss Is estimated at
5000, 600 Y s#i's.t .#@t
The Postmaster General has, in accordance
| with the provisions Of the new postal conven-
ton between the United States and Great Bri
! tain, issued proposals Tor carrying the United
States mails thither. The contract proposed
is to be for one year from the first OF January
next .
As the steamer Leo, from Savannah, entered
the East river yesterday morning, che came
into collision with the sloop David Sands, OF
Fshkil through the carccssncss Of the latter.
The sloop was sunk and three Of her crew
drowned. The steamer was not damaged =
w. j. Humphrey, State Senator from the
Thirtieth District in New York, has been ar
rested at Warsaw, Wyoming county, for cor
ruption in the last session of the Legislature.
He gave bail in the sum Of $4,000 to appear.
The taiors strike 10 London, which lasted
seven months, has ended by the men going to
work on such terms as the masters choose TO
give them They came off worse than they
were before.
Quite serious railroad accident occurred
on the Little Miami Railroad. near Xenia,
Ohio, on Saturday night. Two trains colIided
and afterwards took fire. One man was burned
to death, and several others injured.
Gov Crawford and Senator Ross Of Kansas,
arrived at Topeka on Friday, having left the
Indian Commissioners at Medicine lodge Greek
on the 22d. Both express the opinion that a
satisfactory treaty will be made with the H.
dams.
The Fortieth Congress, which assemblies on
the 2lst proximo, stands in the Senate Rad-
Gals, AZ; Opposition, II. In the llouse-Rad-
icals, Id; Opposition, 40. ..-
The Collector in Baltimore on Saturday
seized the whskey distillery Of Martin, War
rem & Co., fur violation Of the revenue laws.
There arc fourteen colorcd delegates elected
to the Alabama Convention