Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-17
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y Tn,the us Circuit Court, 10 Baltimore,
yesterday, Chief Justice Chase announced his
decision in the case of Elizabeth Turoer vs.
Philemon T. HambIeton This was test case,
its decision involving the question OF the Valid
tyg ofe the indentures of colored children eye
outed by The several Orphans Courts OF Mary
land immediately after the emancipation 10
1864; aud the practical result of this decision
is that all those indeatures are invalid, and all
the colored apprentices held under them, sever
in number, are freed from their
bonds and remitted to the care aud control OF
their parents -1,',, ,'l. ~. ~. .-s,:...,
= Some weeks since the President directed the
heads ofdepartnentt to notify certain diplomatic
Of the government, who were
yet holding appointments in the army, and
thus enjoying the honors of two Offices each,
that they would be requested to resign one OF
the positions The only response thus iar. is
one to-day, received from General Fitzpatrick,
Minister to Chill, resigning his position as
captain in the army. i; tt:
An experiment was made in Whitehall
street, New York, last night with the electric
light recently invented by Frenchman, with
which he claims to be able to light up the
city with single lamp more completely than gas
can do. The light on exhibition
last night was so bright as to be painful to the
naked eye, and cast bright glcarS I'LL over the
bay. .. a9qsi..a. .,'sa
8 A special order from the Military Command
or in Louisiana, removes the sheriff and clerk
of the Fourth Judicial District Court, in the
parish of St. Laudry, for being obstacles to re-
construction, and appoints others to fill their
places. The same order removes the Council
Of theCity of Jefferson for passing an ordinance
for the election OF city officers.
Second Assistant George f. Sawyer U. S.
navy, who has been on trial at Portsmouth
for several days before court-martial, has
been found guilty of disrespect to his superior
officer,in declaring that the President ought to
be impeached, and, by order of Secretary
Weles, has been suspended from duty FOR one
year on halt pay.
There is now encamped on the farm of MIR.
Clark Mills noar Badensburg, band Of Clip
sies numbering about twelve. A number OF
persons have visited these "rccs of the oldeu
time" and number of them been victimized
to the tune of one dollar each to have ''their
fortune told.
Two men have been hanged by a vigilance
committee in Missouri When discovered
they were found suspended from tree with a
paper posted near them containing the words
Hung on confession Of the murder of r..
Mitchell, Of Buchanan county" 49,.
Samuel Nj. Semmes, prominent lawyer of
Cumberland, Md, died on the l4th inst. aged
81 years The deceased was formerly mem
Der OF the Maryland Senate. He was brother
of Capt Semmes, ofthe late Confederate navy
A letter from Canada, referring to the ap
preaching session Of Parliament, says tha
among the earliest measures to be introduced
will be one to reestablish, if possible, the
reciprocity treaty with the u. S. t...s 3.
A giraffe, owned by Mr. Craven, which
has been for some time on exhibition at Medina
died at Seville, Ohio, Il few daysago. Tht
owner had been offered, and refused, SIS .O0(
for the animal lately.
Six hundred shop-keepers in Brooklyn have
been reported to the internal revenue depart
ment for selling manufactured goods without
the Government stamp The fines will amoun
to $50, 900. '. .....
During the recent storm OF October Sd aud
4th, the lighthouse at Shell Keys on the south
part Of Marsh Island, one Of the small she |
keys in the Gulf ct Mexico, was completely
destroyed E~...s-sf
Strenuous efforts are being made in North
Carolina by influential leading men to revive
the Democratic party, for the purpose of Co
operating with and encouraging the Northern
Democrats s. -- .r.r.. .'--
Twentyleight deaths from yellow fever in
New Orleans we're reported yesterday. At the
present rate the disease will soan cease to he
epidemic. -..#>
Owing to the prevalence of the yellow fever
in Vicksburg Gen. Ord has removed his head
quarters to Holly Springs The yellow lever
however, sabatIng. i. ...- ...s...
The Louisville Courier states that one hun
dred thousand dollars of the so,called spurious
7-3O bonds have been imposed upon the bank
ers of that city. ..# ....
The Pennsylvania Radical State Contra
Committee have determined to contest the elcc
ton OF Sheaswood. His maiorityis less thar
500. 81
Professor Dimitry, we'll known in this section
of country, has been appointed assistant super
intendent of public schools in New Orleans.
The sentence of Col. Gilbert, mentioned by
us yesterday, has been approved by the Secre
tary of War all interim, and the President.
The judicial election in San Francisco is
passing off quietly. The Democrats claim the
city by 1000 majority.
A tornado passed over Fort Mcdowell, Ari.