Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-09-03
NEWS OF The DAP.
"Io sho,0 the very age and body ofthe Times. )

" "tOto t!te Oe7y uye 0n0 oo0y " Ute lures.
The hands Of the Bremen steamship Deutch-
land, at New York, while engaged in breaking
q cargo yesterday evening, discovered the body
Of man, in remarkable state of preserva-
ton, lying near one of the boilers. The mus
Giles and tissues seemed to have been entirely
absorbed and the skin was drawn tightly. over
the bones. Dr. Charter, who examined the
body. said that death was caused by suttocatlon,
after which the body was dried by the heat to
it's present condition There were no marks of
violence on the body. No person on board the
ship had ever seen the man while alive, and it
is therefore supposed that he had smuggled
himself on board the ship at Bremen.
Proceedings were commenced in New York on
Tuesday for the arrest of Commissioner Rollins,
Deputy Commissioner Harlan, and Thomas
Smith, late New York Collector; Murray, late
Inspector and Haggerty, distiller. The
principal charge against them is that they
shave entered toto conspiracy to :, qefrau9 tne
revenue" Messrs. Rollins and Harlan have
both declined to answer the warrant, either in
person or by counsel It said that the Presl-
dent disapproved of these proceedings.
| A recent Interpretation of the revenue law,
| by assessors requiring job printers to pay tax
| on their productions, induced Major John ii.
Eastman, q veteran job printer, in Boston, to
| inquire into the matter and he has received q
| letter from Washington stating that unless
| Job printer produces work which Is sold by
him, or sold by others for his account, he IS not
| liable to manufacturers tax.
Matthew Canon, of Wicomico county, Md,
is now in his 93d year. On the 9TH of July
last he walked ten miles to picnic, and has
since offered to walk for wager against man
80 years old, to Salisbury and back, distance
of eighteen miles. He is at present in the en-
ioyment of excellent health, never used tobacco
in any form, and has always been temperate in
the use Of spirituous liquors.
Augustus P. Webb, Of the house Of Webb
& Jenkins, of Baltimore, was married to Miss
| CaproD, Of Washington. on Sunday, 23d ult.,
and died on the following "Wednesday. The
same paper that contained the marriage notice
published his obituary. Lieut. Webb was a
member of Dement'S Confederate (larylaDd)
| Battery, and was brave and honorable SOL
| der.
It is stated that over fifteen thousand sacks
of wheat are on the Mississippi banks, near
AEOkuk, WulGiUS lUl ulS1 NdlCl lO1 "uSpoAC u"
ton down; and we learn from Chicago paper
that one hundred and fifty cars would not sup
ply the daily demands of the Burlington and
Mississippi road.
A treaty Of friendship, commerce and naVi-
CATION has been ratified between the United
States and Nicaragua, by which the right OF
free transit through Nicaragua, as we'll tor
troops and munitions Of war as for passengers
and articles Of commerce, is granted the United
States and its people,
| The blacks on the outskirts Of Savannah are
causing trouble. They arc armed and drilling,
| and nightly stop farmers on the roads leading
| to the city. In consequence, the country peo-
pie come to market only in parties OF ten to
| twenty. A boy has mystcriously disappeared.
Minister Webb telegraphs the State Depart
ment that the difficulty with the Brazilian
Government concerning Minister Washburne
has been settled his demand having been COM
piled with.
Governor Smith, of Alabama, has issued a
proclamation converting the Legislature in ex.
traordinary session on the 10th instant, for the
purpose of passing registry law.
A letter from Farestvile, Prince George 5
county, Maryland says that there is much dis
| content there concerning the road law passed by
the late Legislature.