Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-24
NEWS OF THE DAT.
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Colonel Haly, fthe Madras army, writes to
an English journal: observing it stated that
tue diamond mines Of Golconda are giving out,
and those of India rapidly failing, allow mic to
correct what [ have reason to consider is a
great error. Certainly such is not the belief Of
the natives of that country, who, on the con-
trary are under the impression thatthey have
not vet been whatmay be called opened, and
the diamonds hitherto found have only been
the surface ones the better sort lying deep in
the bowels of the earth
The judiciary Committee had before them
yesterday Mr.. Robert johnson, the Presidents
private secretary. He was summoned to give
evidence principally in relation to the charge OF
corruption in the pardon of Howell, mentioned
in connection with Mrs. Cobb, in Detective Ba-
kers book. The examination extended to
whole history of affairs about The White House
SHINE MIR. johnson has been his fathers secre-
tary.
The reports from revenue officers throughout
the country are now to the effect that much the
larger portion of the whskey now being man
ufactured, is going into bond ostensibly for ex-
port, but really, it is believed, for the purpose
of evadiDg the tax by fraud. This accounts
largely for the falling off Of the internal reve-
nue. receipts. The Treasury Department is en-
gagged in rigorous endeaVors to enforce the law
The testimonials which the State Of New
Hampshire has prepared for each of her soldiers
who served in the late war are now being dis
tributed They are sixteen by thirteen inches
in size, beautifully engraved aud printed on
thick plate paper Each sheet bears six scenes
incidental to the war, the portrait of Governor
Smylh, and the legend, Honor to our coun-
try's brave defenders
% Saturday last. Mr. Thomas Nowland, of
Charlevoix, Mich, was chopping wood, and
his wife, and daughter aged Is months we're
standing near The child, unperceivea by
either parent, crawled to the log on which the
father was chopping, and getting beneath the
ak, received the descending blow 90 the head +,
killing it instantly.
General Grant was present yesterday at the
extraordinary Cabioet meeting called to hear
and consider the opioion of Attorney General
Stanberry on the disfranchising clauses of the
Reconstruction acts 1t is understood that the
opinion met with unanimous approval, and that
it will this week be furnished to the newspaper
press.
Anvices from Mexico, via Havana, state that
Miramon had endeavored to force his way out
c,t the City Of MEXICO, but was defeated and
riven back The Castle of Chepultepec,
which in our attack Was regarded as the key to
the city, had been taken by the Liberals a!tera
fierce struggle. Macmillan was still at Quere-
Garo.
As if rum and the vices which it engeuders
and f,sters, were not rapidly enough sweeping
the remnaut of Hawaans from the face Of the
earth, it il sad fact that the practice pi smol,
ing opium, introduced here by the Chinese
cnoies, has become prevalent am ing the ma
tive Hawaians, and Is fearfulIy on til: increase.
The Treasury Department has received in
formation from New Orleans that General
Saeedman has recently made seizures Of whis
key and other liquors in that city to an amount
rrga|ing The largest seizures OF the palmlest
ia Us Of New York whiskey rllia. He has
closed 4 majority Of the distlll:ries.
On Friday night last, six car loads of oil took
fir e on train which was coming down The
near kittanning Point, On the Penn,
sylyania Railroad, and about two huHdrel bar
rels burned up The flames Illuminated the
whole valley between the Allegheny and Brush
Mountains
Joel Linlstry, confined 10 Auburn prison on
a sentence of Two years and three months Tor
whipping his two .year-old boy to death, has
been released on bail fer a new trial, to take
place at the Oyer and Tcrmincr Conrt of Or
leans county, New York, on the 9th inst
The New Orleans Picayune gives additional
particulars of the new textile plant that is to
supcrcede the cotton plant 1t is called the
the Ranie Roots set out on the 23d Of March
have sent up vigorous shoots, which are now
five inches high.
In Charleston, on Thursday evening, during
"a thunder storm flash oflighting struck down
three ladies and two gentlemen standing under
the portico of St. Michaels' Church, and stun.
ned the Waterman on the steeple-5ut none Of
them were killed.
Divers at work in Boston harbor on Monday
ito remove the yacht Wave, which was sunk on
Sunday, out Of the channel. found two of the
women who were drowned when she went
down. clinoiny to the rigging, holding on with
a death grip.
On the 9TH of March last King Kanehamcha
V. laid the cornerstone of church for the
Episcopal Mission in Honolulu. The ceremony
appears to have been one Of great interest.
Amcog those who attended were the doNager
Queen Emma.
The Examiners Of the First National Bank
of New Orleans consider it's assets sufficient TO
pay all the debts of the bank. The stockhold-
ers, under the new direction, have decided to
resume bnsiness az soon as the Government