Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-03-09
NEWS or THE DAP.
80 sAoao the ve,y age and body Of tie times.

The committee appointed by the Chamber Of
Commerce Of Cincinnati to examine the claims
of committee now here from Cherokee coun-
ty, Alabama, regarding the restitution OF the
people in the county, reported that about i've
thousand people are wholly destitute OF food,
and recommend that donations be made lmmc-
diately OF money or corn to meet their ncccssl-
ties The proprietors of all the boats running
on the Memphis and New Orleans trade offered
to carry donations thus made free of charge to
Memphis.
The President yesterday again nominated
Hon. Edgar Cowan to be Minister Plenlpotcn-
tiary at Vienna; Hcnry S. Sanford, to be Minis,
ter Plenipotcntiary at Brussels, where he has
been Minister Resident; General Bartlett OF
New York, to be Minister Resident at Stock
holnl and Charles X. Tuckerman, TO be Min
lister Resident ut Athens, Greece. lie has also
nominated Peter j. Sullivan to be Minister
Resident at Bogota a
The coorcd citizens of Washington and
Georgctown arc about organizing, for the pur-
pose of establishing daily and weekly news
paper in tic National Metropolis. 1t is stated
that upwards OF two thousand dollars have
already been subscribed The object Of the
association will be to establish a press and pub
lisb and print daily and weekly newspaper in
Washington, District Of Columbia.
Louisiana is likely to take the lead in re-
organizing under the Congressional Recon
structicn BILL Governor Wells has issued his
proclamation reciting the passage OF the bill,
and declaring it law and in force i'll that
State, and that hereafter all elections therein,
whether State, municipal Or parochial, must
be conducted in accordance with its provisions
or they will be void and Of no effect.
The contract for building 4 free bridge
across the river at Richmond, has Leen award
ed by the Board Of Trustees of Manchester to
Henry Exall 1t is to be stone arch, 1900
feet long, with roadway % feet wide, and
sidewalks feet wide 1t is to be located just
below Mayo's bridge, and will cost $250,00o
The citizens of Johnson county, Missouri, re-
Gently formed Vigilance Committee, made up
Of men Of all political parties, for the purpose
OF Kidding thar and adjoining counties of law.
less men, One OF two desperadoes have al
ready been shot, and two or three OF hers driven
from the State.
At Milwaukee, on Monday, the Il. s. Mar
shall sold the Milwaukee and La Crosse Rail
road at auction 1t was bid off By The Milwau-
kie and St. Paul Railroad Company Tor $780,,
920. "a. The sale was made subject to liens
and membranes to the amount of s.. 800, (l5,
with interest
On Wednesday, number Of police Of New
York paid 4 visit to the rooms Of the Bank
ers' and Merchants Presentation Enterprise, >
at G. Broadway, and arrested thirtyFth
young men and twenty,nine young VAIN IN, and
the manager Of the concern.
There are reports Of two additional deialca
tons in Baltimore, current on the street, one
affecting the Marine Insurance Company, and
the other large fancy store Baltimore
street. The amounts are variously stated, but
neither is very heavy ....
Mr. James 0. Harris has left at the Office Of
tie Charlottesville Chronicle, a perfectly black
egg laid by a duck. He states that last year
his ducks laid in the beginning of the season
number of black eggs, and that gradually they
aid lighter eggs, until they became pale blue.
A man died in Annapolis a few days ago, OF
1Edrophobia. He was bitten by dug three
months ago, and for three days preceding his
Heath, the mere sight Of water, or any other
liquid, would throw him into violent s:5asms.
The New York State Senate on Thursday
passed its bill for the Constitutional Convention
~ "a to !. Itprovides for the cleo ton of l37
delegates, and 40 delegates at large, and gives
,oored men the right to vote
The Chief Of the Mem phis, Ten nessac, Police
las been hiring out the negroes 'ghonl he had
n custody at so much head, to planters, and
General Howard has ordered hg,n to be pres
,cutcd.
The selection Of military c,,mmandants Tor
he Southern States, and the rules for their
lctioa, were considered in the Cabinet, yes
eIday, the III after Was not definitely settled.
There was great excitement at New York
among the Feaians, arising from the
oref details OF recent Outbreaks in the vicinity
# Dubln, as furnished By the cable.
Presiding Justice Leonard, of the New York
Supreme Court has decided that United
States legal tender notes are, in law, money,
md as such are liable to taxation.
Some time daring Saturday night last the
First National Bank at Paw Paw, Michigan,
gas robbed Of $50 900 in money and bonds.
TT is said, that General Sehoield will be
ontinued as Military Conlmander OF the Dis
riot Of Virginia. .....
Charles +. Browne, better known as Arte-
aus Ward, died at Southampton, Eng land, on
thursday.
Serious Fire ~ Washington City