Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-27
NEWS OF THE DA 7.
"7,o sAop the very age and body the times.

many wears member OF the Unitea States
Senate, who died in Burlington. Iowa, June
10Th, aged So years, was one OF the pioneers IN
western civilization Accompanied by DANIEL
Boone he was often in conflict with the sava-
pes. The celebrated chief Black Hawk became
his prisoner. Ia 1884 he was successfully en-
ployed by Gen. Jackson to make peace with
the red men of the frontier,
Speaker Colfax has written letter, in which
be says that events not entirely unexpected
occurring since the adjournment of congless'
have convinced him more than ever, OF the
vital importance of a quorum being present IN
both Houses at the July session. Mr.. Col
fax will visit Lancaster, Pa, the home OF
Thaddeus Stevens on his way to the Capital,
and both will arrive in Washington Oh Tuesday
next
The International Convention Of the Young
Men 81 Christian Association, composed olrepre-
seutatives from the United States and Cauada,
and held this year at Montreal has just closed
its SESSIONS Among other subjects the queS-
ton of amusemens was fully discussed, and
sweeping resolutions adopted condemning ali
games Of whatever lind OF description.
The fire. works establishment Of Joseph Bond,
on Gest street, in the eastern section OF batl-
more exploded yesterday. The entire building
was demolished, and the proprietor SO seriously
injured that his life is despaired Of. One OF
the workmen was also severely hurt, but he will
recover The loss Of building aud meteTial is
$4,000, with no insurance
The democrats of New York are to have a
demonstration on the 18th Of July, Ga "hlch
day the corner stone of the New lanmahy
Hail is to be laid There will be procession,
an Grafton delive. ed by the Hon. Cullen Z.
Verplanck, aud addresses made b. Gov. Eng
fish, Of Connecticut, Senator Stockton, OF New
Jersey, and others.
A destructive FIRE occurred at Council Biut1a,
Iowa, on the night of the oath. The building
destroyed is the large and fine brick Empire
Block, the largest and finest block IN the CITY.
1t was entirely destroyed. The fire Is supposed
to have been the work of an incendIary, VINO
threw rockets between the block and frame
dwelling house.
The crops reports from the interior Of len
nessee are generally favorable. Emily two
thirds of the land in cultivation Is planted IN
corn and small grain; the latter has been gath
ed with fair yield. In Eastern Arkansas,
along the Red river, the crops are almost en-
tirely ruined by the overflow OF The rivers.
Gen. Ramon Corona, who captured Maxi
milan and his Generals, has given his version
of the affair, and states that on snrrenderlng,
Macmillan remarked that he was no longer
Emperor, having placed his ablication In the
hands of Minister I4acunza when leaving the
city Of Mexico.
Contracts for supplying the navy with an
tbracite coal for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1868, have been awarded rs follows: VIM.
H. Wheeler contracts to deliver at New York
10000 tons at So 40; and George e, Mitchell
GO, 900 tons at Philadelphia, at SAB per ton.
Preparations continue active for the new Mail
service, which goes into operation On Monday
next. As the entire southern section will then
be resumed on footing similar to that before
the war, new offices are established and old
Offices re-esabished in large numbers
The Navy Department isin the receipt Of L
cable dispatch stating the loss Of the u. $.
steamer Sacramento, Capt. Collins, commander,
near Coconda, Madras No lives were lost.
This vessel was a screw propeller, Of ], 3G7
tons, and is a total loss.
Recent Illinois newspapers speak with con-
Gdence Of the results of the efforts making in
that State to manufacture sugar from bcets
after the plan adopted in France Il few years
ago, and since prosecuted with much success.
Gen. Grant has declined to give Gen. Sherl-
dan any instructions relative to President
Johnson's order, preterring to let the latter
settle his difficulties himself.
The merchants of Philadelphia have called
meeting to make arrangements for i suitable
reception of the President 90 bis return from
Boston
The steamer Winooski, with the yellow fever
on board has been ordered from Fortress Mon
roe to Portsmouth, r, H.
Boag, tried in Charleston for killing a man
III recent duel, was yesterday acquitted
Yellow fever cases continue 10 be reported iii
Havana, and other places in Cuba.
SURRATT's TRIAL.-The prosecution lii the
Surratt trial yesterday, convulsed the court
room with laughter by circumstance they
attempted to prove through Col. Petit. He,
it will be remembered, was examined Oh the
first day that witnesses were examined lie
had a room near Ford's Theatre, and testified
that 90 the night Of the assassination he heard
a whistle from an open lot between his room
and the theatre. A common black whistle
was found, among other things, at Mrs. 2ur
rats house, and it was attempted to connect
this whistle with the signal heard by Colonel
Petit To do this Mr.. Darlington blew upon
the whistle in COL Petit hearing, and then
asked him if the sound was similar to that he
heard on the night Of the assassination Mr..
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