Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-28
NEWS or The DA !.
TO sho1o the rc1y age and body cfMr Times

A suit WAS instituted lin the WcaIchester
Court, New York, on Wednesday, to test the
right OF mechanics to prevent Eon-nembcrs OF
their unions from pursuing their avocatons. -
Eight bricklayers were indicted for conspiracy
| in refusing to allow the defendant, William
| Dawson, to work at the trade, he not being q
| member of their club. Alter considerable cvi-
dence and 4 legal exposition Of the statutes
affecting the case, the jury returned verdict OF
| guilty.
The Western Union Telegraph Company has
commenced suit against the Atlantic and Paci-
fc Telegraph Company, and prays an Injunction
restraining the defendants from engaging in
the business of transmitting dispatches with
in the boundaries Of California They lay
their damages at fifty thousand dollars, by rea
son of the Atlantic and Pacific Company con.
structing their lines in close proximity to and
removing the poles of the plaintiffs lines.
A Convention of Superintendent of Regis
stration held in st. LOUIS have adopted certain
rules and regulations to govern the Registers
in the different election districts Of Missouri
which are denounced by the Democratic press
as in direct violation of the Registration laws,
as infamous in character and the issuing of
| tn EN- an outrageous usurpatlon OF authority on
the part of the Superintendent Of Registra-
ton.
At meeting of the New York Board of
Health, yesterday, report was made fAvo!Dg
thirty days quarantine observation for cattle
at all herd yards throughout New York, Penn
sylvania, and New Jersey, as new cases Of dis
ease have been reported.
A noted pick pocket, named Datch Heinrich,
robbed an aged man named Patrick Dickery,
on horse car in New York yesterday, Of S15,-
900 in U. S. bonds. The thief was arrested
but the bonds we're not recovered.
Most Of the white y. S. troops are being
removed from North Carolina. One or more
regiments of black troops are being concentrate
ed in the State This is seriously deprecated
as an unwsc and hazardous arrangement
The Brooklyn Union states that at meeting Of
the leading dry goods firms Of New York, held
yesterday, it was resolved to sell no more goods
to merchants in the Southern States except Tor
cash, during the present season.
A Colored State Convention held in St.
Louis, Missouri, demand that the word white
be stricken from the Constitution, and that
| they be given equal rights and privileges IN
der the law.
A few nights since, diamonds, wearing APP
parel, and other articles, to the amount of SIC,
/ 900, were stolen from the rooms OF the guests
! at the Stetson House, Long Branch.
Tie session Of the Ferian Convention in
| N. Y, yesterday, was devoted to the discus
sion of the best means Of cffectiug union Of
the Brotherhood.
The brig Virginia Dare, of Baltimore, ar
rived at Key West yesterday from AspiawaI!.
with all hands sick with Chagres fever.
David L. Swain, President of the University
of North Carolina, died yesterday.
The cotton crop of Alabama this year is es
| timated to be worth forty million dollars.
Mrs SURRATr's CASE. The following has
been addressed to the editor of the Washing
ton Chronicle:
I'm your remarks with regard to Mrs. Sur
rats case, you state:
| Gen Hunter was the only member OF the
! court that convicted Mrs. Surratt, who refused
| to sign the petition for her pardon
My oath and military law preclude my max
ing known my vote in this case, but [ can with
| proprieiy state that my name headed the list
| Of members OF the commission recommending
| Mrs. Surratt to the mercy OF the President,
| and that l have always looked with utter con-
tempt on the execution OF the poor woman,
excusing, at the same time, thousands of re-
| bel men who so much more richly deserved
| hanging. Respectfully.
| DAVID HUNTER United States Armvn