Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-02-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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Mr. Stanton still continues at the War De-
partment. Yesterday, Marshal Gooding, ap.
peared at the War Office and delivered to Mr.
Stanton notification from the Circuit Court of
the District of Columbia, that Lorenzo Thorn
as had entered suit for $l5O,OOO damages
against him for false arrest. Mr.. Stanton re-
celved the notification, placed it in his desk,
and informed the Marshal that his attorney
would attend to the matter.
The Senate of Maryland yesterday adopted
resolution protesting against the action of the
y. S. Senate in refusing to admit Mr.. Thomas
to his seat It was, however at caucus of
the members of both the Senate and House,
resolved to hold meeting on Monday evening
next to nominate candidate to fill the vacancy
lection of MI. Thomas. The election, under
the law of Congress, must take place on Tues,
day next
On Monday next, by virtue Of an ordinance
OF the Philadelphia City Councils, the Mayor
will take possession of the gas works, hereto
fore managed by trustees. Hereafter the works
will be run as department of the city govern
ment. It is reported that the trustees will
resist the seizure by force, having already filed
bill In court against it.
The board of Presbyters appointed to try the
Rev Stephen H. Tying, Jr., of New York,
for violation of canon of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, have found Mr.. Tying
guilty, and have sentenced him tor receive a
public adnonition from the Bishop, in accord
ancc with the provisions OF the diocesan
canon.
The New York Heralds Washington dis
patch reports that impeachment cannot pass
the Senate, because Senators Trumbull Fes~
sender, Anthony, Sprague, Upton, Van Win
kle, Wiley and Sherman, with others not
named, will vote against it. doubtful.
Senator Wilson yesterday introduced a bill
to incorporate the National Society for th e
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, +" 10 the Dis
trict of Columbia with o. S. Skinner, 4. G..
Robbins, Levi P. Luckey, Frank Moore, and
their associates as coTpOrators.
An organizations in progress at st. Louis
to be composed of Democratic x-officers and
soldiers of the Federal army the object of the
organization being to counterfeit as much as
possible the influence of the Grand Amy OF
the Republic.
The Washington correspondent Of the n, Y.
Commercial says that "Mr. Stanton has quiet
y, and without orders from the President, re-
stored the freedmen Bureau in Kentucky,
which was abolished by Gen. Grant.
A conspiracy has been discovered in Mexico,
to as>assinate President Juarez and rob the
Treasury Department. Several foreigners had
been arrested, with Lieutenant Colonel Este
va, who was on duty, with other officers.
A paper has been started in St. Louis called
the Repudiator, which will advocate, it says,
''the reputation of the so.called national debt,
except that portion of it represented by legal
tender notes.
The House yesterday passed bill, reported
from the Committee on Appropriations by Mr..
Butler, for the better regulation Of the custo-
dy and expenditure Of public moneies
Gen. Grant has revoked the order of Gen.
Hancock removing the Aldermen and Council
Of New Orleans, and appointing others in their
places. ....
Cotton closed heavy, inLiverpool, yesterday,
at decline of I'D.