Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-25
EIGraIrn News.

Admiral Flrragut's squadron has arrived at
Southampton.
Sunday next has been appointed as day Of
Thanksgiving in England for the success Of the
Abyssinian expedition.
Great preparations arc being made ia Worms
for the Luther celebration. Large numbers Of
Americans arc arriving there.
In the Austrian Rechsrath, Baron Won
Bcust declared that the threats of the bishops
would not prevent the enforcement Of the law
concerning the confessional. The Reichsrath
has adjourned. ..,...... ..
The Pope, in his allocution on Monday, said
the concordat with Austria should have been
perpetual in effect, and warned all of the spiri-
tua pains attached to its violation. He also
granted amnesty to all persons, with few OK
ceptionS, who invaded the Papal territory last
year. .-~. .-.... .... ...rt...... .r.. .s...
1t is reported" in dispatches that the Ital-
ian Government has issued circular note TO
the various representatives OF that power IN
other countries, announcing that Italy will re-
main strictly neutral IN the event or a war be-
tween France and Prussia. @l...-o
"DDN'T FOSTER NO SUCH FEELIN "--Dea-
con Shines was an austere man, wVo followed
Clustering, and was of the hard .shelI persua-
sion The deacon ''alus made it pint to
tell his customers that the money which he
received for listers" did not belong to him
The good Father made the listers" said the
deacon, land the money is his'n; l. only a
sooart' They DO say the deacon had a way
of getting about ten cents moro on hundred
by his peculiar method Of doing business for
somebody else One Sunday morning the old
fellow was tearing round from house to house,
with suspicious bit Of currency in his hand,
and more than a suspicion of rage IN his lace.
Some one had given him bad fifty cents, and
The wasn't goin 10 meetn' till that are was
fixed up" why, Deacon" said one Of his
customers, whom he had tackled about it,
whats the odds? what need you care tisn't
yours, you know; you are only steward t
isn't your loss The deacon shifted his
shoulder, walked to the door, unshipped his
quid, and said 'Yaas, that's so but if you
think that I'm agoin' to stand by and sec the
Lord cheated cut of fifty cents you re mista-
ken don't foster no such feelin'!' ....
WASHINGTON ITEMS. The police still stand
guard at the City Hall. Mr.. Bowen was in the
Mayors Office yesterday, and he was attending
to Corporation business. .l
The blacks of the city Intend sharply contes-
ting with their white friends for the several
positions in the gilt of the Corporation.
Already meetings have been held in several Of
the watds of the city, and persons selected for
many of the offices.
The splendid gold medal ordered by Con
gress for presentation to the great American
phiIanthropist, George Peabody, esq, is now
on exhibition for few days at the new jewelry
establishment of Gait & Bro, Pennsylvania
avenue.
Charles WEIGH, about twenty-five years of
age, timer by trade, and resident OF Balti-
more, committed suicide yesterday morning by
drowning in Iiber Creek.
It's not improbable that J ohm FL. Surratt 5
colnssl will, on Monday next, ask for fur
n her postponement.
Perry Fuller, Of Kansas, was yesterday NOM
mated tor the office of Commissioner OF Inter
nal Revenue by the President.