Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-12
NEWS OF1HE DAP.
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A dispatch from Louisville says: General
Henry E. Read, ofthis city, on Monday walked
into the law Office of Major Buck Allen, with
a note, stating that his life was failure, lay
down on lounge, and shot himself through
the head with Derringer pistol. Pecuniary
embarrassment was the main reason for the
act. He was lawyer by profession, and was
generally loved and respected. He represen-
ted Kentucky in the Confederate Congress,
He gained the title of brigadier generalin the
Mexican war.
A few days since, farmer in Iowa took a
bag of buckwheat to mill, and the miller on
opening it found therein another bag contain
ing 1870 in gold. The farmer subsequently
claimed it, saying that he had placed it In a
buckwheat bag, and had brought the wrong
bag to mill,
The Colored Literary Associations of New
York are arranging for course of Lectures at
the Cooper Institute, during the coming winter
They propose to invite Gen. Butler, Congress
man Blaine, and Vice President Colfax to en-
tighten them.
Fifteen boxes of new muskets arrived in
Memphis yesterday, from st. Louis, consigned
to L. Holman, who refused to receive them,
and denied knowing anything about them.
They were stored and will be sold to pay
charges.
The New York Post announces the complete
success of o moonlight velocipede race, by la
dies, which took place in that city a few even
ings since. The enterprise was planned by a
young lady fresh from Paris, where she got
inoculated with the velocipede mania.
The new Diocese Of the Episcopal Church in
Northern New York, will come into existence
on Sunday next. By the suggestion of the prel
sent Bishop the day will be celebrated in al
the Episcopal Churches in that part of the
State.
The municipal election in Charleston, s. G.,
on Tuesday, resulted in the election ofthe Radi-
cal candidate for Mayor, by a majority of II
votes. Much excitement and talk of contest
ing the election.
Nathan Cope, of Columbiana county, Ohio,
has sold one thousand barrels of apples from
his orchard this year at three dollars per bar
rel, and has about one thousand barrels still on
hand. His orchard consists ofabout eight acres.
Lieut. Comm. Mitchell, who was murdered
in San Francisco on the evening of October 81.
says an exchange, was considered the finest
mathematician in the navy, and was aboutpub-
fishing mathematical work.
The congressional Subcommittee of Re
trenchment is making an investigation in New
York to determine why certain cases tor de-
frauding the Revenue laws, known as the Ken
lucky BourbOns case, are not tried.
The Secretary of the Navy has decided to
further reduce che expenses of that Depart
ment, by ordering home some of the larger YES
sells from distant sQuadrons, and supplying their
places by smaller class vessels.
Alabama has cast her electoral vote for
Grant, the Radicals claiming 81 900 majority,
but this is probably an excessive estimate.
Kansas gives $4,000 Radical majority
The troops sent out from Memphis, to pre-
serve order in a neighboriug county, have re-
turned, and report that although a large body
of blacks had assembled, there was no riot.
Italy is fast becoming as bad as the city of
New York. The brigands are said to be get
ting so powerful that it is no longer possible to
convict them in the courts.
Mahogany is said to be so abundant in Ne
vada as to be used for fuel A contract has
been entered into to supply several thousand
cords of it at three dollars aud half cord.
A VENERABLE MINISTER. has been
on visit to Winchester within the past few
weeks, venerable servant of God who in
many respects may be regarded as remarkable
man. We refer to Rev. Joseph Carson, uncle
of our townsman, Mr.. Joseph S. Carson. The
venerable divine is now in his SD year, hav-
ing been born in 1885, in the town OF Winches-
ter. In eally life he entered the ministry, at
taching himself to the Baltimore Conference,
NJ. E. Church. From thence he was trans
ferred to the Virginia Conference, to which he
now sustains superanuated relation.
During his active ministry his labors were
with remarkable success, and his rem
iniscences of primitive Methodsm are exceed
ingly interesting. Mr.. Carson is still active
and hearty, and he breaches with zeal and
power, His sermons delivered during his re-
cent visit here were vigorous pulpit efforts.
God grant this good old man many happy days
yet on earth : Winchester Times.
GEN ROBERT e. LEE.-Wc were informed
yesterday that the "Knickerbocker Life lnsu-
rance Company" of New York, have transmit
ted communication to Gen. Lee, rendering to
him the position of Supervisor of Agencies"
of that Institution, In the Southern States.
The salary proposed to be paid is $4,000 per
annum.
In this connection we may state that there
has recently been considerable talk on
Change about the expediency of electing
Gen. Lee to the Presidency of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company. The advocates
of the idea argue that his election to that posi-
ton would secure the Immediate realization of
the funds required to complete the road to the
Ohio river--Rich Wing.