Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-12
NEWS OF7HE DAY.
$40 sso11 the very age and body ofhe Times.

A colorcd man was arrested in Memphis last
week, on charge OF completely in the assault
on Mr. Alexander and burning his house,
near that city, some weeks since. He has
confessed that he was one of party regu-
lary organized tor plumber, Of which Doc
Woods, who was recently captured after des-
perate resistance, was captain. At the colored
Methodist church in Memphis, yesterday, a
negro sitting on the steps fired pistol. A
policeman came up and attempted to arrest
him, when he fred at the policeman. The
congregation rushed out, when an lndlscrml-
nate firing took place, the police leaving in
haste. Being reinforced by other citizens the
blacks fed Although some three hundred
! shots were fired, no one was hurt.
The cases of Charles W. Woolley and KIM
| berly Brothers against Gen. Butler were up or
Saturday in the Superior Court Of Baltimore
| city, on motion In each case to Vacate service
of the writs. Mr.. Gushing argued in favor Of
| the motion to vacate. He was followed by Il.
| T. Merrok, the opposing counsel. The point
| at issue is the legality OF the arrest OF mem
| Der Of Congress going to or returning from
| Congress. In these cases the writ was served
| as Gen. Butler was returning home from the
| late session Of Congress. The matter has been
continued until next Saturday.
A fire occurred in New York on Saturday at
the American Hotel, No. Is Bowery. Meow,
one of the boarders, was suffocated in bed
Charles Lobby, an employee, while lowering
himself from the fourth story, fell and broke
his leg. Mary Lohmann jumped from the
third story window and broke a leg. The hotel
| was owned by Peter Wilkins. Loss $4,000:
fully insured.
The Union Pacific Railroad is now open to
the public as far as Green River, $50 miles from
| Omaha, and about 200 miles from Salt Lake
| City The stage coaches which connect it with
| the Mormon capital, now take their passengers
at Green River. The laying Of the railroad
| track is still actively continued, and will be
prosecuted as long as the weather will allow.
| Mr. Edward A. Pollard, the Southern hsto
rian, is III Washington, applying for permission
from the State Department to have access to
the Rebel archives, and to annotate and
condense them in an historical work on MIR.
Davis. The ground for his application IS stated
to be desire to verify certain important alIcga-
tons.
A circular has been issued from the War De-
partment directing that those actually present
| and rendering service in the capture of Mir.
Davis, who are entitled to receive rewards under
| the act of Congress, to send evidence OF their
| claims to the Adjutant General before the tlrst
| of January next. rs
News was received in Montgomery, Ala, On
Saturday morning Of a terrible Ku Kluy out
rage in Russell county, being the murder OF
the loyal Probate Judge and Clerk but later
| dispatches proved that the report was entirely
without foundation. I'D
Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee, having inter
dicted the extreme rituaistc practices OF Rev.
J. Rogers, of Memphis, that gentleman has
published reply of an excoedngl ~ contuma-
cious and belligerent character, which cannot
| fail to bring OF another ecclesiastical trial.
| Earthquakes continue on the Southern coast
| of Peru, but cause no further damage. Six
| thousand houses were destroyed by the previous
shocks in Arequpa, which would cost $40
100000 to rebuild.
The Revenue Bureau has just issued roguia
| tons and instructions concerning the lax on
distilled spirits, supplemental to those CT An
| gust last
| Yellow fever has appeared in Peru. -Four
| cases occurred in one day at Callao.
| Ex-Prcsident Pierce has so far recovered as
| to be able to ride out.