Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-22
NEWS OF THE DA !.
.sqo sho,o the pery age and body OF the times

ded the promotion OF colonization schemes
public instruction, and "a revision OF the mllla=
ry and penal laws Overa thousand eulgraniis
had recently arrived, half of whom were from
the ~. s: The cholera had broken out among
the: Paraeuayans, Who were Throwing the
bodies of those died of the disease into the
river This had cause a re-appearance OF the
! epidemic iu several towns in the: vicinity. The
/ disease had disappeared from the camp Of the
: allies. l
I Mr. r. G. Schenck, Chairman Of tie Radical
Congressional Committee, has issued a circular
| letter to the members Of Congress- urging.
them to be present in Washington on the Sd
of July, SO as to secure quorum III both
Houses, with The view of taking the measures
rendered necessary by. the Attorney Generals
!. Interpretation of.the Reconstruction act, and
4 The action of the Administration thereon.
/ General Scott, the Assistant Commissioners
Of the Freedmen's Bureau, in South Carolina,
| has issued an order njoinng upon subordinate
officers and agents the importance Of their duty
in keeping the freedmen fully informed as to
their rights and privileges under the recent
acts of Congress There is no Sideboard for
white men, to keep them fully informed az to
their rights and privileges
The Buffalo Commercial is responsible Tor
the following A. certain railroad employee
at the North, who was rather inclined 10 ex
pensiye amusements, recently astonlshcd his
! friends by sporting gay horse and establish
ment One Of his, friends, in criticsing the
animals antecedents, said: Gle was got by
| Conductor out of New York and Erie. ~
Gen. Rosseau, lately appointed brigadier
! general in place of General Rosecrans, resign
ed, who is the military commander of Oregon
and Washingto Territory, is about to have
the newly acquired Russian American territory
attached to his military Jurisdiction. General
4 Rosseau is at present travelling with the prcs-
Dental party en- route TO Boston.
I Omaha dispatches say that 4 battle was
fought on the 18th instant at O Fallon's Sta
ton, between sixty whites belonging to Wilson
| & Cloggin' strain en- route for Fort Phil Kear-
ney, and from one hundred to one hundred and
fifty Indians. Nine Indians are supposed to
have been killed, and the Whites sustained
no loss.
It is understood that the Secretary OF State
accompanied his recent letter to Juarez with
copies Of dispatches from the Queen of Great
Britain and the Emperor of the French to tho
President, soliciting the good offices of tho
United States in behalf Of Macmillan, at least
to the extent of saving his life.
The President has requested Gen. Sheridan
bv telegraph, to extend the time for reglstra
ton in Louisiana, to the, first of August. =
General Sheridan proposed to close il on tlt
= 10th Of July. About $4,000 black and white
voters had been registered in the State al the
+ last advices.
Charles w Goldman, sexton of Rev Dr. Gar
J rett's Church, in Boston, was arrested yester
!, day for enticing young girls into church a, ano
subJecting them to licentious treatment nc
was held in $4,000 for trial. Surely the
liDevil must he let loose. = - %
) Seven employees Of the State Capitol at
Harrisburg, were arrested yesterday, on The
charge of stealing books and papers belonging
to The State large amount OF the stolen
property was recovered at L junk shop, where
they had been sold n.s
i M. Romero, the Mexican Minister, is o.! Tic
opinion that the news broughthy the Steamship
Virginia, relative to Santa Ana Is reliable. =
II says it was the intention OF The Liberals to
hang Santa Ana, in case they found him upon
Mexican soil.
Friends of General Sickles have autographed
him to reconsider his purpose Of reaigning,
assuring him that he will be Sustained by Con.
gress Similar kilograms have been sent to
General Sheridan by his friends.
President Johnson, by proclamation, official
w announces the ratification by both the con-
tracing parties OF the treaty which adds to
this country. the Territory OF Alaska, late
Russian America.
The Coroner jury in the case of Roe, killed
in a recent due! at Charleston, S. c., have
rendered a verdict of felonious homicide against
the surviving principal and the seconds con
cerned therein.
ln response to the invitation OF the Maryland
Convention President johnson has promised
to visit Annapolis on the 29th instant, il the
public business will permit.
The issuance Of the orders TO the various
military commanders at the South, will he
delayed until after the Presidents return from
his New England trip.
The President has appointed Marcus Otter
berry, now Consul in the City Of Mexico, Min
lister Resident there in place OIL. D. Campbell,
resigned.
Brazilian steamship Catharine Whitney,
left New Orleans yesterday, with two hundred
and fifty emigrants for Brazil.
| VIEWS OLA CoNPEDERATE.-- Raphael Sem
mes, ex Confederate admiral, presented set
| Of Union colors to the steamer Commercial, at
Memphis, last week, and made speech, wind