Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-16
ANEW,S OF THE DA \.
80 sao,0 the ve,y age and body ofthe Times.

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4 One of the largest claims for cotton how be
fore the Treasury Department is that of aior-
mer President of New York bank, who went
South at the beginning of the late war. His
claim is for 900 bales of cotton captured by
Gen. Sherman at the fall of Savannah. The
Treasury Department has refused to paysthe
claim.
A dispatch from George Francis Train, is
dated atthe end Of the track of the Union Pa
ci6c railroad, '4sl miles from civilization, ,
where, on Saturday last, the company OF Vest
err editors, whose departure on trip to the
Rocky Mountains was recently announced, we're
having grand picnic in the open air.
The fever is abating in Memphis, and the
excitement is subsiding Many persons have
already left town but many others who had
made preparations to leave have abandoned
the idea. Twenty-four new cases aud four
deaths were reported at noon yesterday. The
fever is of mild type. 90 @.JiELf -
1t is now said that Eastern capitalists have
made propositions to take the Southwest Pa
cifc railroad on the terms of Fremont's con-
tract, and build it at once. These, and other
important railroad interests furnish the reason
for the extra session OF the Missouri Legislature.
The steamer Tonawanda, coming up to Sa-
vannah yesterday, came in collision with the
pilot boat Young America, and the latter sunk
in fifteen minutes. The ship Taugcniond is
ashore on Cumberland island, tota! loss.
,Seci etary McCuoch gives notice thar the
Department is prepared to exchange Five
Twenty bonds of 1867 Tor Sevenand-Thrce-
tcnths notes, interest to be charged on the
notes up to the time Of conversion -5
Intelligence from Montana states that two
companies of State mounted militia have dc.
serted and it is supposed intend committing
depredations on the road from Montana to
Colorado. -
A man has been arrested in Buffalo, n. Y,
for passing counterfeit $50 National Bank
note He is implicated in passing $1,000
counterfeit seven. thiries on prominent Butfa-
10 banker. 49,. s.o-
A riot occurred at circus in Eaton, Ohio,
on Monday night, when one of the rioters fired
at the ring master, missing him, but killing u
young lady in the audience. s'"
A mob OF about fifty men tore up the tide
dam at Sheepscott, Maine, few days SINCE
The rioters allege that the dam injured navlga-
ton. -....
The yellow fever in New Orleans is declining,
and the Secretary Of the Howard Association
gives notice that 40 further aid is needed.
Only two new cases Of fever in Galveston, in
two days, up to yesterday. ..
There was disastrous fire in Buffalo, yes
terday. Loss $50, 900
Gen Sheridan is Oh bis way ont TO bis mill
tary command in the West. T..
VIRGINIA NEWS.
VIM. Fl. Fi!zhugh, as Attorney, sold the
property Of the late Mrs f. Phillips, in Fred
erick sburg on Thursday last. The resldenc.
and lot lately in The occupancy of Mrs r. was
purchased by Mrs Emily i Caldwell for So
1850 The lot at the intersection OF Caroline
and Frederick streets Was purchased by Mr..
4. X. Phillips, for S7l0 The lot opposite,
was purchased by Robert f. Dignum for s52:j.
Several prominent gentlemen OF Christians
burg recently offered to register under the
Presidents Amnesty Proclamation, but the
Register refused to take their names. They will
endcavor to vote when the election comes oil
and if denied the privilege, will carry the mat
ter before the u. s. Court. II the Court de-
cides 10 their favor they will sue the Board Of
Registration for damages.
They are enjoying fine venison in Suffolk.
The Sun says: "Wilis S. Riddick esq, Of
this town. was out deer hunting on Tuesday
last, and killed two large bucks at one shot
They weighed about 100 pounds each, and the
party made general division amcng their
friends, the editor of this paper DOT being over
looked
Two of the planks in the ''platform'' Of
white Union League candidate for the conven-
ton, in Amherst, are "a modification of the
Road Laws and the purchase by the coun
ty of the James River Bridge, to be used as Il
free bridge Grave questions these for con
stitutional psoyisions .s..%...: ".at
We regret % hear Of the death, from yellow
fever, of Hon. \. NJ. Branch, Of Texas, mem
Der. elect to Congress from that State. which
occurred few days since The deceased was
brother of the Mayor of Lynchburg. He
was native, we believe, of Buckingham
county.
= The Woollen Factory of Kelley, Tackett L
Ford in Fredericksburg, paid an Internal
Revenue Tax to the Federal Government of
$445 for their manufactures during the single
month of September. ......... ....-r.r
Company Q, 2lst infantry, has been ordered
from Fredericksburg to Petersburg, and COM
panies and II, 4th artillery, have been or,
dcred from Fort Whipplc, Va, to Fort Nc
Henry, Nd ~" "'''1'-z
Col. Robt. Z. Withers, editor of the Lynch