Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-23
NEWS or TIE DAH 7.
$40 sho,o the yery age and body Of the times

and lett mmediately-hlmselt anu suilt-4ol
Salt Lake City. He was waited upon anu his
wives intcrrogated, the New York Herald
says, by numerous lady visitors who paid
their respects at the Metropolitan Hotel-and
they all cleft favorable impression. Brig
ham jr., has been called home by his father'
ia consequence of troubles in the Mormon
Church. and the advancing years of the senior.
A woman residing near Centre Point, Clay
county, Indiana went to an adjacent Creek 'ne
other day, to do family washing, taxing with
her three small children The two elder ones,
while playing about the woods, were bitten pv
a venomous snake, and their screams attracting
the attention OF the mother, she fastened TO
their relief, leaving the smallest child, which,
during her absence, fell into the creek, and was
drowned. The other children died the same
night from the effects of the snake bite.
All London is at the feet of NJ 'lle. Christine
Nilsson young Swedish singer, who has OF
sudden made almost as great sensation there
as did the Swedish nightingale Jenny Land
= score of years ago. She is described IS pale,
fair-haired, little above the medium height
slender in frame, composed and graceful III
bearing in fact, very attractive person. -
Her voice is pure soprano, tresh bright and
penetrating, aud her style is remarkably hn-
ished and brilliant
Santiago (Chil) advices are to the l4th OF
June. The President had recommended to
CONGRESS the sale of all The vessels recently
pu released in the D. s., as worthless aud unit
for service. The debates in CONGRESS were
very fierce, the minority attacking the admin,
istration with great vigor, and the spectators
in the galleries kissing or applaualng. Two
earthquake shocks had been felt in the city,
doing no serious damage
Custar's command arrived at Fort Wallace
on the 18th and 18th, and found tie bodies OF
Lieutenant kiddcr and ten men of NJ Troop "a
cavalry. Lieutenant kdder left Fort Sedg-
wick on the both Of June, with dispatches
from Sherman to Custar. The indians caught
him at Beaver Greek. Judging from ap-
pearances, but light fight was made. The
bodies were so mntllated as to be nnrecognlZabe
John H. Surratt is by al odds the best tried
man in A1Derica. He was fret tried by the
military commission which convicted the moth
cr, and then by committee OF Congress; on
Wednesday he was tried and convicted by Mr..
Coyode in the House of Representatives, and
for several weeks past he has been on trial be-
fore Judge Fisher, Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio,
and the newspaper reporters.
The Board of Health Of St. Louis has pro
hibited the sale of green corn, cucumhers,
melons, cabbagcs, squashes, and all kinds o1
unripe fruit, within the city limits, until the
first of October next. Any violation OF the
order will be considered q mistlemeanor, and
subject to the penalties imposed by the act
creating DO ards Of health.
Five men, supposed to be regulators, killed
Major Bridgewater while playing chcchcrs al
Stanford Kentucky last week The trouble
arose respecting horses which Bridgewatel
pressed for the federal army during the war,
and which led to his Indictment for horse
stealing 1t is said Bridgwater had threaten
ed to kill his assailants whenever they met.
Military Commissioners are about to be ap-
pointed to carry out the act Of Congress to es
tablish Peace with the Indians. 1t Is pro
posed that the Commissioners shall hold 4
meeting at some point in the West probably
at St. Louis-where they will decide on the
mode Of earring out the purpose for which
they were appointed.
A destructive fire occurred on Sunday ia The
navy yard, in Memphis, which destroyed
Crowder & Co.'S tobacco factory, and Christian
4 Cos warehouse, together with 300 bales o
cotton and C,000 barrels of salt. The total los:
is 800, 600, insured for So, 900, principally ii
northern offices. The fire was the worl; OF Al
incendiary.
There is heavy freshet 10 the Mississippi
river, which on the upper waters is reported IL
be as high as it was in 1859. \ telegram iron
Minneapolis, Minnesota, states that the Casey
Island boom, nine miles above Minneapolis
gave way on Saturday, and eight millions O
feet Of logs were swept over the falls.
The President has under consid eration the
propriety of calling the five district command
ers to Washington that they confer with eacI
other and the Executive relative to the eyecu
ton OF the reconstruction acts, and determine
az near as may be, upon uniform rules I'll ac
ton aud practice.
The New York Tribune states that 40 on,
has been more completely taken b. surprise al
the noulinaton ct Mr.. Horace Greeley to
Minister to Austria. than that gentleman hun
self, aud also says that he could not be- induced
to leave this country al present.
General Pope in Georgia orders the enforce
ment Of General Order No. 10, which prohibit
civil officers from using any influence whatevec
in lettering or dissuading people from takio4
an active part in recoustructing the State GOV
eminent under the military act.