Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-09-08
NEWS OF TIE DAY.
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The Commissioner of Pensions has turned
his attention to the glazing frauds that have
been committed in the payment of the semi,
annual pensions Usurers and claim agents
have paid needy pensioners trltilng advance
on their semi-annual payments, and received
from them q power OF attorney TO draw inc
whole amount, which, of course they pocketcd
for themselves.
AT the primary election in Baltimore, yes
terday, for delegates to the Convention to nom
mate candidate for Congress from the Third
District, composed of thirteen wards Of the
city, from the eighth to the twenty first, inclu-
sive, the Swami ticket carried every ward. La
the Second District, to which seven wards are
attached, Archer carried enough to insure his
denomination.
Among the liquor sellers in Boston there are
few Jews, who claim that under the proVl-
sion of the statutes allowing them to do secular
business on Sundays they have right
when licensed to sell, to keep their shops open
on the first day of the week. The city author,
tiles do not assent to this, and the question WILL
be settled by the courts.
In the House of the Louisiana Legislature a
bill was passed yesterday vestipg the entire con-
troll of the New Orleans Schools in board OF
sixteen directors, to be appointed by the Gov
ernor The schools were opened yesterday, IN
der the direction of the old board, with former
regulations. The Registration bill has finally
passed
Commissioner Rollins and Deputy Commits
sioncr Harland continue to ignore Buckley and
his charges against them at New York. The
attempt to effect a compromise in the appoint
ment OF Supervisors of Revenue is again an
nounced from Washington as having tor the
present been abandoned,
A Louisville despatch mentions the arrest in
that city, on Thursday, Of Charles A. and
George W. Powell, for robbing the wholesale
drug house of r. A. Robinson & Go. Of about
$4,000 worth of opium. Charles A. Powell
was an employee of the firm, and the robberes'
years
Gen. Sherman has returned to St. Louis
from his trip to the Rocky Mountains. He re-
ports that the Union Pacific railroad is finished
seven hundred and ninety miles west OF Oma-
ha, and will be completed to Green river, sixty
miles further, by October 1st.
Twelve thousand dollars worth Of postage
stamps, captured by the Florida during the war,
and which have been the subject of conslac
litigation have been returned to this Govern
ment by the decision Of Canadian Court.
TIE Arrapahoe and Cheyenne Indians made
an attack On Fort Dodge on the Sd instant, but
were driven off after a severe fight. -Four SOL
diers were killed aud seventeen wounded. Gcn.
Sheridan is at Fort Dodge.
Mr.. B. II. Hill, of Georgia, is to stump the
North and West in the interest Of the Demo-
cratic party, and to represent the true condition
of affairs in the South.
The Senate of Georgia has sustained the
Governors veto of the Savannah bill, which
was designed to place that city il the HANDS OF
the carpet baggers
Speaker Colfax telegraphs Secretary Scho-
field from Denver City, that the Indians are
committing terrible rayages all around that
section OF country.
A bill was introduced into the South Carroll
ma Legislature yesterday: to suppress lnsurrcc'
ton and rebellion. 1t gives the Governor die,
tatorial powers.
Gen. Banks, who is now at Washington,
fayors September session Of Congressman
for legislation, but to take another recess until
October.
Ex-senator Bradley, Ieoored,) OF Georgia,
has made speech denouncing carpet bag
gers" whom he advises the people not to trust.
To-day the festival Of the nativity of the
Blessed Virgin Mary is solemuly celebrated BY
the Catholic Church in all parts Of the world.
De Conta, editor of the New York El Crouis-
ia, has been committed for an assault on the
Nicaraguau Minister
A Convention of the iron manufacturers of
the West will be held in Pittsburg on the 10th
of September.
Troops have been sent to Kentucky to en-
force the revenue laws.