Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-28
NEWS OF THE DA Y.
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The troubles in Hayti are thickening. Sal
nave, the new President who went to Cape
Hayden With large force to put down the
rebellion in that quarter, has demanded rein
forcements. There appears also to be serious
dissatisfaction at Aux Caves. a terrltlce hight,
it is said, had occurred on the frontiers and as
scripts apparently-had been put in the ad-
vance guard many of them were killed. The
best families at the capital were IN mourning IN
consequence, the stores were closed and busl.
ness suspended.
The Mississippi Clarion has the particulars OF
n outrage committed in Jasper county, Miss,
on the 25th and Goth instant. A squad OF
freedmen, who had been stealing bogs, way
laid the constable's posse, who were searching
for them with warrant for their arrest. Two
white men were killed aud one mortally wound
ed and five severely injured. Only one negro
was wounded and arrested. Several parties are
searching for the perpetrators Of the crime.
The King Of the Feejce Islands has forwarded
a treaty to the President of the u. S. 1t con-
sis!s Of whales tooth attached toa grass
string and enclosed in piece of bark. The
| Interpretation which the King places upon
this document is that he mortgages his posses
sons for the payment of certain immunit!es
due to our Government for the lives of three
Americans whom the Kings subjects had
eaten T.. -i..s.s :.r.F al ..tE sas55 a..1:s
The British Viceroy of India has lately held
a grand celebration at Lucknow The princes
of Victoria's great Oriental Empire of two
hundred million people, passed in gorgeous pro-
cession before the Viceroy. -Four hundred
richly caparisoncd elephants also. formed part Of
the grand array. The show is known az the
Dunbar" ~
The Central Grant Club, Of St. Louis, Mis-
souri,, has issued manifesto in favor of Grant
for the Presidency, assigning, among other
reasons for this preference that Grants views
on reconstruction are in accord with those Of
the Radicals that he will know no distinction
OF race Or color, and that he--"Wlll settle up
the Alabama claims"
Messrs. Peter Cooper, A. T. Stwealt, and
other gentlemen of New York, have presented
to Mr.. Seward picture which they have caus-
ed to be made by the artist, Leu:ze, descrlp-
tive OF the international act of signing the
Alaska treaty by the American Secretary OF
State and the Russian Minister. y.
tits again rumored from Washington that
the President will remove Commissioner Rol-
Inns during the present week. There will be
some difficulty in having ms successor conflTm
ed. III. Bishop, who WIS Commissioner OF
Patents under Buchanan, has been designated
as MIR: Theas er's successor In that position.
Considerable excitement followed tie ad-
tournament Of the Convention in Charleston yes
tsrday, growing out of an assault upon the re-
porter of the Mercury by son of Collector
Mackey, the president of the Convention, on
account OF an article in that paper. ~
Twenty persons, residents Of GAINESVILLE, N.
Y, have for some months past been purloning
coal to the extent of fifty tons per month, from
road en- route to New York. The offenders
have been arrested.
A letter from New York says: "Shippers
to Europe continue to complain of scarcity
of tonnage suitable to the business The grain
trade continues dull from lack of margins on
exports, but there is large quantity of cotton
and provision going forward"
The election ior a member Of Congress for the
Eighth District in Ohio, to fill vacancy caused
by the death Of Mr.. Hamilton, resulted in the
election of General John BETTY, (RadicaD
by over one thousand majority.
The Lower House Of the California Legisla-
ture has refused to endorse the resolution of
the Senate nregsrd to the investigation Of the
charges OF corruption in connection with the
late election of the U. s. Senator
Major Davis, of Massachusetts,, formerly Of
General Buffers staff, committed suicide at
Hong Kong, China, November "a, 1867, by
shooting himself in the head Cause, peeu-
mary embarrassment.
Mr. Battle, the State Treasurer of North
Carolina, 10 letter to that body yesterday, de-
clined to comply with it's order for the payment
of its expenses The subject has been re-
terred to Gen. Candy.
It is stated that the Democrats of the Ohio
Legislature, in caucus at Columbus, on Thurs
day last. decided not to press the projected
Encouragement OF the Congressional districts OF
that State.
A meeting Of the Lincoln Monument AS,
ISOLATION was held at Springfield ILL.,, on Thurs
day, and twas resolved to erect a monument
costing two hundred thousand dollars.
A great majority of the Louisiana Conven-
tion has signed petition to Congress asking
for the removal of Gen. Hancock aud the State
officials.
Evansville, Indiana, has an apera house
nearly finished, which will seat nearly two
thousand persons, end cost $3.50
The steamer Siberia, with the new British.
Minister on board, arrived at New York, yes
terday.