Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-15
NEWS OFTHE DA 7.
$40 sho,o the very age and body Qfhe Times.

In regard to the alleged insanity of Com.
Meade, his son-in law, Mr.. Charles K.
Lands, says that his confinement was made by
his son, Lieut. Com Meade, and approved OF
by his brother, Gen. Meade, and Secretary
Welles, of the Navy, on the grounds OF human
ity. Mr.. Lands knew nothing OF the conhne-
ment until the day of his marriage, when he
was informed of it by Lieut.. Com. Meade, and
urged to delay the marriage
Caleb Gushing mission is said to be to aid
Mr.. Reyedy johnson in the Alabama negotia
tions, and has no reference whatever to the ac-
QUESTION of Cuba. His services were secured
by Mr.. Seward. and the act is acquesced In by
the President. This is one of many reports.
The Spaniards residing in New York will in
few days hold meeting in that city, for the
purpose of sending words of encouragement to
the friends of popular government in Spain,
beSeechiug them to stand firm and declare Tor
Republic.
After mu,h delay and complication, League
Island, at Philadelphia, is at length about be-
coming the property Of the u. s., as depot
for its iron. cladS. Attorney General EVarts
has passed upon the title as clear beyond dis
pute.
In the Supreme Court Of the U. s. yester
dav several cases from New York, involving
the question whether certificates of indebted
ness are securities of the u, S., and therefore
exempt from taxation by the States, were
argued.
President johnson yesterday nominated
Henry A. Smythe, Collector Of Customs at
New York, to be Minister to Russia, and
Alexander Cummings, to be Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue.
1t was rumored yesterday at New York that
Moses H. Grinnell is to be the successor of Mr..
Smythe as Collector of the Customs at New
At Chicago to day the reunion of the sol
diers of the Western armies takes place. Cen
erals Grant, Sherman, and a number of other
army officers arrived there yesterday.
In Florida yesterday the Supreme Court rem
dered judgment of custer against Lieut.. Gov.
Gleason, who assumed to exercise the duties Of
Governor.
H. V. Clinton, who robbed Fargo's Express
Company in January last Of 5000, 900 in bonds,
is now 10 custody at Aspinwall.
Boston and Newburyport, Mass, yesterday
reelected the present Mayors of those cities
both Democrats.
Gen. Grant will not return from Chicago
until Saturday.
RAILROADS TO WASHINGTON In the Sen
ate yesterday, MIR. Sherman introduced "bill
to provide railroad facilities to the capital OF
the United States" The first sectonl ncorp0
rates company to build continuous line OF
railroad, with one or more tracks, and teic-
graph line, with the appurtenances, from the
city of Washington, in the District OF Columbia,
to point on the Pennsylvania Central railroad
east of Harrisburg, in the State OF Pennsylva-
MIA.
The second section provides that H. d. Cooke,
Moses Kelley, Haet Kibourn, D. L. Eaton,
G. II. Nichols, William Helmick, w. w.
Moore, Wright Rives, John o. Evans j. IL.
Croker, Thomas Mcnamara, D. Q. Forney,
N. Acker, Esau Pickrell, j. L. Kidwell, A. II.
Herr, and Joseph Libbey, Of the District OF
Columbia, and Lewis Mckenzie, John NJ.
Bolts, j. c. Underwood, and Joseph Segar Of
the State of Virginia, are made corporators,
under the title of the National Railroad
South" to build continuous line of railroad,
with one or moro tracks, and telegraph line
with the appurtenances, from the city Of Wash
iugton, in the District of Columbia, to point
on any railroad in the State of Virginia.
The third section incorporates company by
the name and title Of the National Chesa
peake Railroad, authorized to build continu-
Gus line of railroad, with one or more tracks,
and telegraph line, with the appurtenances,
from the city of Washington, In the District OF
Columbia, to Point Lookout, in the State OF
Maryland.
The fourth section Incorporates company
by the name of the National Transportation
Company" to build continuous line Of rail
road with one or more tracks, and telegraph
line, with the appurtenances, beginning Tor the
same at point connecting with the lower lock
of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, in the city
of Georgetown, and thence running to such
point as they may select on the Chesapeake
Bay.
The fifth section provides that the capital stock
of said National RailroadNorth" and said Ma
tiona Railroad South" shall each be $1,000,
600, to consist of forty thousand shares ofstock,
at $50 each. The capital stock OF said Ma
tional Chesapeake Railroad and said Ma tonal
Transportation Company" shall each be $780,
600, to consist of ten thousand shares OF stock,
at $50 each.
The sixth section provides that the Corpora
ton of Washington, the Corporation OF George
town, and the Levy Court of the county OF
Washington, in the District Of Columbia, are
dutiOIlLGu anu ICuullCu W ouUoClAUC " tllO
stock of each said roads the amounts severally
set forth as follows, viz : To the company of
the National Road North $l,000,000; to
the company Of the "Nationa, Road South, "
1000, 900; to the company of the National
Chesapeake Railroad" $250000; to the COM
pany Of the National Transportation Com
pany," $250,OOO Such amounts so subscribed
by the Corporations of Washington aud George
town, and by the Levy Court Of Washington,
shall be in proportion to the taxable property
in each Corporation owned and assessed by
each of them, respectively, for the year 1868;
and for the purpose OF enabling them to pay
subscriptions, they are authorized and en-
powered 10 issue bonds payable in twentyye
and to borrow the money for subscriptions upon
those bonds
Congress.
In the Senate, yesterday, the House reSolu-
ton providing for a recess OF Congress, from
the Dist instant to the 5th of January was con-