Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-27
NEWS or THE DAY. !.
To sho,o the very age and body of the Times, :

| Mrs Howell, the mother-in-law of Jefferson
Davis, died in Montreal yesterday, at the resi-
iaence OF John Howell itShe had been failing
for many days. The deceased lady was a ma.
tive of Georgia, and about sixty-fve years Of
age. She married son of Gen. Howell, OF
New Jersey, Of revolutionary fame, by whom
she had several children, one of whom, Varina
Howell, is the wife of Mr.. Davis. Mo
Baron Won Hansen, Belgian Secretary of LIE
CATION, was recently married in Washington to
+ a Protestant lady, by adispensation from Arch
bishop Spalding, and the ceremony was after
wards performed under Protestant form. 1t
was this which gave rise to the notice recently
read in some OF the Catholic churchesin Wash,
ington. See an article in yesterday $ Gazette
"A sheep killing match for $4,000 a side came
of at Comnuu paw, New Jersey, on Monday;
two young butchers killing and dressing one
hundred and twenty five sheep in four hours
| and thirty-three minutes, beating their oppo-
| nents by 1.-TWO sheep. -
| The case of John G. Brane, formerly Of the
Confederate naval service, was called before
Judge Benedict, lin Brooklyn, q: Monday,
| when the District Attorney stated that he had
referred the whole case to the Attorney Gene
| raj at Washington. = = go -
| /. An explosion of nitro glycerine took place at
South Bergan, N j., on MONDAY evening, by
which nine men were killed and it is lmpossi-
| Bile to estimate the number wounded. Every
| house in the vicinity was damaged, and three
| were demolished. -
Two female practical jokers frightened a
young married woman into insanity, at Mil
waukie, the other day, by telling her that her
| husband was dead. 5
The shipping news Of New York city shows
that 200 vessels arrived there on Friday last, a
larger number than had ever before been pre-
viously reported for single day. $50
! A Charleston dispatch Gays that the impress
sion" prevails there that owing to a lack of the
requisite majority of registered voters the Con
| venton will be defeated in South Carolina.
The Georgia journals are urging upon the
people the necessity Of organizing for the pur-
pose of defeating the new Constitution to be
framed by the Convention K g.#
The Ouchita river packet, whilst lying at
New Orleans, yesterday, exploded her boiler,
whereby six men were wounded, two Of them
mortally. -la
The widow of Gen Meagher, il is sai1 will
be worth some $4OO, 00O ''the fruits Of lucky
investments made by her late husband in Mon
tana mines.
It is said that Mr. Turnover Churchill is,
lust at this time, more important parsonage
| than Mr.. Impeacher Ashley.
| The riot at WadmiIlaw Island, S. c., is said
| to have been greatly exaggerated. No person
was seriously hurt ~ tI.t.
THE CoLLYER AND KELLY FIGHT The en-
deayors on Monday night to secure steamer
in which to take the principals to the contem-
plated prize fight and their friends down the
Chesapeake, proved Intellectual and during
| yesterday the crowd heretofore alluded to re-
| manned in the city During the morning the
police authorities made an attempt to arrest
Kelly, in order to require bond of him to keep
| one one Of Kelly's seconds, was arrested, and
gave bail before Justice Robinson in the sum
| Of $4,000 not to engage in a prize fight within
the State of Maryland There were conflicting
rumors during the day, but about 3 P.
NJ. the matter having been left to the
stakeholder to decide. it was generally
un de to cd that the place for the
fight had been selected at a point some
where between the Susquehanna and Delaware
rivers, and that it would certainly come of as
| soon after daylight this morning as possible.
| In the meantime it was noticed that the crowd
| of the Clancy gradually thinned off, the after
noon trains of the Philadelphia, Whining ton
and Baltimore railroad going out with large
| numbers Of them as passengers. The main
rush, however, was reserved Tor the s. IS train
last night, which was crowded to its utmost
| capacity. Both Collycr and Kelly and their
seconds left, it is understood in an earlier train.
| The fight, it was conceded last night, will take
place in Delaware early this morning. Bali
San; &'ta'
"THE OLD CAPITOL Prison. We wish
somebody would give the public an impartial,
accutate account of what took place during the
war in the Old Capitol prison. Think Of Amer
lean citizens being snatched up and held in con-
fnement one, two, and even three months, de-
MED all communication with their friends, and
charged extortionate prices for what they de-
sired. And when the facts are investigated,
no substantial charges are made OUT. Think OF
prisoners not being permitted to mold converse
with their counsel unless in the presence ola
detective. Think Of men being prosecuted BY
their jaor until, in sheer desperation they
commit suicide We believe that if the people
understood 1.-THE of the secrets of the Old
Capitol prison We would have much less said
about the enormities of Libby prison. Wash,
Errress . +r..s Il .a .a.aea q a5!<fa
The newly elected officers of the Virginia 4
Tennessee Railroad took possession ofthe road
yesterday. The Board Of Directors were inses-