Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-09-18
NEWS OF The DAY,
''4o shoao the very age and body ofthe Times.


Some time ago the Secretary of War asked
the Attorney General for an opinion on the
question whether officers in the service of the
Frcedmen's Bureau, who had been mustered
out of the military service, are entitled to the
pay and allowance OF their several grades ID
the army? Acting Attorney General Ashton
has Just sent in an opinion that they arc entl-
tied to the same pay and allowance. Mr..
| Ashton is preparing an opinion on the question
whether the owners Of steamboats, pressed into
the service of the Government during the war,
and lost in the Confederate States, should re-
ceive pay therefor.
A successful attempt has at length been made
to raise the safe OF the Adams Express Com
pany, with its treasure, which was sunk with
the steamer W. R. Carter Of the Atlantic and
Missippi line, 10 the Mississippi river, about
twenty miles above Vicksburg, two years ago.
The treasure consisted of $4,000 in national
currency, and all has been recovered vi this,
5000, 900 belongs to the u. S. Treasurer, and
the remainder to parties in Memphis.
The banquet given by the Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of Missouri at St. Louis, on Tuesday
evening, was superb affair. Eloquent speech
es were made by Mr.. Mackey, of South Caro-
| lima; John ". Worrall, of Kentucky; John
w. Symonds, of New York, and others. Many
ofthe speakers alluded to the late war, and the
good produced by the Masonic fraternity
Albert Pixies speech was enthusiastically ap
plauded.
In order TO assist the starving population OF
the Red River country, the Canadian govern
ment has decided to commence work on Fort
Garry, Ia that section, and also to open a Toad
thence to Red River. Provisions will be issued
to the laborerS IN part payment tor their work.
Subscriptions for the relief Of the destitute are
also being raised in various places in Canada.
Intelligence OF the death Of Rev. Hiram n.
Bishop. D. D., in Paris, has been received. lie
was Rector of the St. John Episcopal Church
of Chicago, and had accepted call to the Rec
torship of St. Johns Church, Cincinnati, and
was to have entered upon his duties there in
October. Hs died from the effects OF sun
stroke.
Speaker Colfax is about to be married to a
niece of Senator Wade, Miss Nellie Wade, who
spent part of the winter before last in Wash
ington, when the friendship was begun that has
matured il matrimonial engagement. Miss
Nellie Wade was one of the party with Speaker
Colfax upon the recent trip to the Rocky
Mountains.
A fire broke out yesterday morning at the
residence Of James Gordon Bennett, % Wash
ington Heights, New York, caused by dcfec-
floor, and extended to the upper floors, involv
ing loss, including the damage by water, Of
about twenty thousand dollars, which is fully
covered by insurance. .............-.....
a dispatch from Madison, Wisconsin, says:
"Advices from the hop districts in this State
are very discouraging. Much damage has been
done by lice within the last few days; many
yards have been utterly ruined andsabandoned
1t is thought that not over $4,000 bales OF
prime hops will be shipped from this State" (?)
The act recently passed by the Legislature Of
louisiana extending protection to laborer5 III
the exercise Of their privilege of suffrage, makes
it Unable offence to discharge laborcrs on ae,
count of their political opinions, or to attempt
to control their suffrage or votes by any con-
tract or agreement.
Mike McCooe accepts Heeuan's challenge to
fight him for $4,000 side, with these proVi-
SOS: That the fight, when it occurs, must take
place within five hundred miles Of St. Louis,
and that Frank Queen must not be stakeholder
Two of the freight houses Of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway have been destroyed
by fire, together with other valuable property,
involving loss estimated at 100000
James w. Holden, son of Governor Holden,
made speech at Raleigh, on Wednesday night,
in which he advised the blacks to 90 to the polls
armed to the teeth.
Gen. Longstreet visited the Louisiana Legis-
lature and was introduced to the members gen
orally, and also to some colored women.
Dispatches from the North report heavy
frosts and snow at some points in Canada and
New York.