Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-03-12
IVEWS or THE DAY.
To shoso the rsrv age art ho,M of the Thurs.

By order OF the Town Council Of Clifton, at
Niagara Falls, the sole remaining portion of
Table Rock will he blown from its present
dangerous position. This will entirely oblit-
crate every trace Of that natural curiosity
The food in the western waters is remark
able for its continuance AZ we'll a. its extent.
For three weeks the Ohio has been at flood
height, and the losses by the overflow Of
bottom lands have been very enormous.
Negotiations have been on foot for some
time on the part Of the Emperor Napoleon,
with certain parties in this country, with the
sanction of our government, to lay an Atlantic
cable between Brest and New York.
Ex-Governor Philip +. Thomas was last
evening nominated by the Conservative eau
Gus Of the Legislature of Maryland for U. s.
Senator. TO fill the position made vacant by
the resignation of Gov. Swami.
The Detroit Union gives dreadful &C
count Of case Of hydrophobia in that yicin-
lily, where D little girl was "smothercd TO
death, us the most humane method to end
her horrible SuffcringS
4 London journal says the young Lord
}clsravc, grandson Of the Marquis Of West
minister, if he lives to inherit his patrmony
will be the richest man in the world.
4 snow-storm prevailed throughout west
crn Wisconsin and Minnesota, on Sunday
night. From six to ten inches OF snow fell
The Dry Goods trade has improved con.
siacrablv in New York, the past week
Before Mr.. Summers string OF resolutions
| rcouirinr further guarantees, we're laid
;ailo ,.,.4o.lo, =, tho ooro,o bo t,,rcbo1
VII ~ ''''0 "
little upon c1hilscAtion' IN advocating Il
! homestead for the blacks, he said it Was ne
| cossorv to rivc = ,,iccc orland to each freedman
:" ,"ios :, .lrnIo 49,, ,.,o.;on, ro,l. ~
~ olue' ~ ''''''o"0 '"' 7'''''' Won" VI
emancipation,
Mr.. Grimes inquired where the Government
would get the land.
Mr.. Sumner said there were several ways OF
getting it. lie would say nothing about contls
cation, though he thought 1t would have been
wise policy to have divided the large landed cS
tatis OF the rebels among the freedmen. There
wee lands that had been sold for taxes in the
South that might be used for this purpose
| But probably the best way was that which the
| President could have carried out if he had been
ulSpoSco W ~ 81 IL T"s .i.a' VI l"I, a.
shonl1 ,s,irn a rnr,ion Of his lands "a his
freedmen.
Mr.. Dxon SAID 1t was asserted that the lnIll-
tatY ''chnalt uc'Ion ou wa 10 !: .,"1' ,'lo"
snra n nocfc,tinn This he did mt beIirvr
| II now ,nnp,rnj from Mr. Summers rrsolu
tinns thai il WAS not = Gnaitv The 6fth
n,.nnos ;t;on noant univcrsol confSro,ion in the
rchpl States and re- Wished to call fine attention
| nf tho Snnoto and thn countrv n II
Mr. johnson sail he rose to coutroycrt .
| ,tatarnant madr hv Mr. Dixon that the policv
| 81 NJ SINNERS resolution wonJ sooner or
later, be adon!ed by the Dominant party in the
| two Uousrs Of CONGRESS. He Mr.. John
son1 I'D NJ, heErve Cnncross vonld donart
from The conditions OF the bill recently
messed Tjn had 50 assured MANY leading
mon nf,bn SmtL 1y;th whnm hr Ind recent
" rorrcsnopIsd On the Subject. Ic believed
tbot lin ,oee. nmrlo nro,nr,;on "a al citizens
OF the South, and ample snrautecs 10 Tie
oorarnod ~ H. ;mnorej The Senate 70
adhern IN GOOD faith to thc measure nov be-
fore the c0nntrv. and not 10 think Of adont-
;rro ,orcy ~ nnn6cc,tioo which -, c,ortain
r. end n = rcnr,;rion Of the horror. ut r.
Domirpn
GENERAL AssEMBLY.-No business Of i'm
portance was transacted in the Senate, on Sat
,,a,v T, .he ITonsn of DeIsvatcs the hin IN
"'''":' = ,l,N1:. r.,'Ip';,..,1
relation 10 the AlcAahor'a O'i''' ''a'''o"u COM
ing up, Nr. English earnestly advocated the
passage Of the Till as vitality important to his
constituents. Mr. Lewis endorsed the remarks
Of Mr. English, and the bill vas further sup
ported by MesSrs Evans and Wood and op
posed by Mr. Il. Turner. The vote by which
the bill was ordered to engroSSIncnt was recon
sidcrcd, in order to eoabIe Mr.. IIerndon to
offer ao amendment, whiGh was accepted by
the friends of the bill. The bill was passed
BY but subsequently taken up aud ordered to
Tbo hin anrron,iatinp $500 for removing OBJ
structions from the Rappahannock river, near