Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-09
MEMS or THEs DA Us
so .so,o the ve,y age and body ofthr Yrn

from Caps Henry unite in characterizlng the
late storm on the coast as very severe. hamp-
ton Roads is full Of vessels. The schooner
Il. FL. Dehart, from Windward Islands for
New Y ork, encountered on the Goth. ultlmo,
aon thenorthern edgeso the guilt stream, a hea-
Wy gale. lasting three days. She saw fifteen
vessels with spars and sails lost
A correspondent Of, the New Orleans Plea
yune, writing from the city of Mexico, states
that Affairs there have now reached crisis.
The people arc becoming sick Of outrage and
executions, and recent events are said to show
that three fourtbs of them are opposed to the
Juarez Government. Civil disturbances still
prevail
J. F. Kinney, special Indian commissioner,
submitted hisreport yesterday to 0. H. Brown
ing, Secretary of the Interior. lie sets forth
in detail and at great length minute statement
of his operations and recommends the already
tried reservation policy as the only solution of
the vexcd Indian question,
Gov Brownlows message to the Tennessee
Legislature recommends the repeal OF the law
disquafying negroes from holding Office ami
sitting on juries, and INDUCES in bitterness
against ''the Rebels. He does not advise the
extension of suffrage to the 'Iisfranchlsed
whites .
A new grass is springing up in the Southern
States. 1t appears to be IL dwarf clover, is
very thick set, covering the Garth with beau
tiful carpet of green. 1t is much relishcd by
cattle, and is complete exterminalor ct Der
muda, Joint, sedgc, and other grasses.
Parties have been trying for some time past
to purchase OF the Government, the Dismal
Swamp Canal, and on request from he Sccre-
tary of the Treasury, Gen Grant has sent Col.
Parker of his Staff to inspect the canal, and re-
port its condition and value.
The banking house Of Stone, MeCoy 4 Co.
at independence, Missouri, was robbed on Sun
day night of several thousand dollars, the exact
amount is not known The loss falls mainly
on special depositors, the working balance OF
the bank on hand being less than $4,000.
The y. S. steamer Wilderness, now at Char
lesion, has been placed at the disposal ofMinister
Romero to carry him to Vera Cruz. The
Wilderness is to leave Charleston on Monday
next, and will not touch at any point on the
route
The week just ended has been the heaviest
ever known in the cattle line at New York city,
the receipts reaching the hitherto unapproach-
ed supply OF s, 1868 head, of which $500 were
on sale on Monday at the National or Harlem
Yards
1t is stated that at the suggestion of Secreta-
ry Seward, it was decided at the last Cabinet
meeting not to sell any more roncad war YES
sells. There has been great demand for
these by various foreign Governments.
On the 18th OF September the anniversary
Of Mexican independence and of the rcsora-
ton Of the Republic was celebrated in the city
of Mexico, where the greatest enthusiasm pre-
vailed among the people.
The announcement of the death OF William
Yorke At Lee, at New Orleans was incorrect.
A telegram, received yesterday evening, states
that he is still alive and is considered oonva-
descent.
At the serenade to Gen. Sheridan in Boston
last night, the crowd in Bowdoin Square was
50 great that over fifty ladies tainted. One had
her ribs broken, and others were more or less
injured.
A letter received from the steamer japan,
formerly the Stonewall, reports n Il on board in
good health The letter was dated Barbadoes
where the vessel touched on September 18th.
The sub committee Of the House Judiciary
Committee meet at Washington TO- day to COM
mence the investigation in relation to the cor
dition of affairs in Mary land
Secretary Seward has left Washington on a
short visit to his residence in New York.
Edwin NJ Stanton arrived in Philadelphia
on Monday.
WASHINGTON ITEMS "A meeting Of the