Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-11
NEWS or THE DAY.
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From Canada We learn that James Whelan,
who is charged with the murder of D Arcy Nc
Gee, is Fenian. There is very little doubt
felt at Ottawa that he is the real culprit. A
plot has been discovered to blow up the houses
of Parliament by means Of nitro glycerine. It
has produced the most intense excitement.
The Canadian Government and the English
Cabinet are constantly exchanging cable dis
patches concerning events of the past and pos
sible events of the future.
Ashley and Mackey, two Of the Radical can
didates for Congress in South Carolina, ad-
dressed piebald meeting Of their constituents
at Columbia, yesterday. They were chaleng-
ed to a discussion with prominent Democratic
speakers at the same place last evening and
accepted the challenge. When the hour ar,
rived for their appearance they were neither OF
them to be found. &&
Charles Rose, who has been in prison in
Cincinnati tor some time on charge of muir
dering the wife of his landlord, in Ireland,
several years ago, has been taken in charge by
two British officers, who arrived there yester-
day. The British government offered a re-
ward of $3.50 for his apprehension. After his
arrest he attempted to cut his throat, but is
now sufficiently recovered so that he can be
removed. ~
The latest advices received by the English
Government from the Abyssinian expedition
arc that King Theodorus was at Magdala,
readyfor seige. His force consisted Of five
thousand effective men, with twenty. six large
guns. General Napier had completed his plans
for ge neral assault on the works. -.
A Nashville paper publishes quite a long
list of coored men in that city, who have &C
cumulated property ranging in several cases
from IS, 600 to 5O,OOO Many Of them bought
their freedom and that Of their wives and
children before the war
The Wardens and Vestrymen of the Church
of the Holy Trinity, New York, adopted dec
laration of principles and series of resolu-
tions, in which strong protest is entered
against what is termed "the pretended trial.
of Rev. Stephen Fl. Tying, Jr.
A boy in New Worcester was so frightened
by maskers making friendly, funny call, a few
evenings ago, that he left the house barefooted
and halfdressed ran four miles in less than
half an hour, and was frantically wild and inco-
rent until morning.
The milk question is agitating New York
They have there ''pure, anti.chalk- and-water
milk club, which has been discussing for some
weeks the best means of preventing adultera-
tons Of milk.
The Indians in the Powder River country re-
fuse to treat with the Peace Commissioners un-
til every white man has lett the disputed terri
tory In the meantime those settlers who will
not leave are being driven away or killed.
A number Of bids for the purchase Of sew
eral of the monitors were opened by the Navy
Department yesterday, but being below the
price appraised by the Government, none were
accepted.
Bishop Stevens, who was seriously injured
by the railroad accident near Scranton, Penn.
is now able to sit up portion OF each day, and
expects to return to Philadelphia in few
weeks
1t is supposed that the u S. Senators to be
elected by the Arkansas Legislature next Tues
day will reach Washington in about two weeks
but their Immediate admission is problematical.
The Pennsylvania Legislature has adopted
an act entrusting to the Mayor of Philadelphia
the whole duty OF preserving the peace at cleo
tons. -r-.r.
Gen. Phil Sheridan is to be at Fort Leaven-
worth to-day. The Indians in his district are
disposed to give considerable trouble this
spring.
The High Church party in New York are
threatening to suspend Mr.. Tying, jr, from the
Ministry. ia.
Several vessels were destroyed by fire at
New Orleans yesterday. -. ....-.
At Baltimore, from April first to April fourth
SAG, 900 were received from customs duties.