Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.
slssso the peag aae ana 61odrof the Times

81 A large number of cotton growers and manu-
aiaeturers Of be Omitted States assembled in
convention at the ST. Nicholas Hotel, in New
York, on Wednesday, for the purpose of con-
sulting on the formation of a national assocIa-
ton for the promotion of the cotton interest.
Several delegates from the Southern States
were present and the. New England amanulae-.
turers we're Largely presented 9EzFasrs
The statement. of the PUBLIC deb, to be IS
sued onsths 9Th instant, will show decrease OF
the ssspe Of eight or ten millions OF dollars,
which sia the heaviest for some time past
Duringssth he month of Aprilithe expenditures
on account of the various Departments of the
Government, especially the War Department,
which is generally very heavy, have been much
less than usual. stfs l III tx Isl tf4lf3 5csES
lea conflict Of the military and civil authori-
ties, is reported in Alabama Mr. Randolph,
editor of the Tuscaloosa Monitor, had been
placed in military confinement Tor an ARRAY
with negro, and was to be tried by the militia
~ authorities yesterday. !, A! writ. OF habeas
corpus was granted By Judge Busted, but it
was not obeYed, and the Commanding General
refused to stop the trial. s. $40
Hundreds Of applications are being received
at the Treasury Department. for appointment
10 the bureaus thereof, but che Secretary finds
it utterly impossible to i pay any attention to
them, as there are no vacancies consequently
no moro appointments can ;beamade. Among
the applicants are many ladies after positions.
Joubcrt, a colored Alderman in New Or
leans, sued thu Convent Sacred Heart
for $4,000 damages, for the rejection OF, his
daughter as d pupil The case was dismissed
on the ground that the school was not an ipcor-
porated body, and could not be sued. ARIA -
A Baltimore. dispatch says that young Je-
rome Bonaparte, of the French army, has sail
editor America to visit his parents end grand
mother. The latterisI now In her eighty sixth
year, and resideStin that city,. atf asa&illa
The certified copy Of che Constitution Of
Arkansas has been received from the President
Of the Convention Of that State, and is now in
the, hands Of the President of the US: sgJe,a
The preparations airs all madedorlthe meet
ing of the General Conference of the African
NJ r. Church, which conVenes on Monday
morning next, in Washington. &S
Complaints ;aremade Of remarkable drought
in Western New York. It is. said that compa-
ratiyey little rain has fallen in that section fo1
nearly 9. year,IT ~ ~ / & Gl Il ,. lt2l}f1G
lGen. Alexander MacRae, prominently con.
nected for many years with Internal Improve:
ments in North Carolina, died q few. days ago.
Ihe propeller, Governor Cushman, exploded
herboiler at Buffalo, yesterday, killing eleven
persons, and injuring three Others, .s!I lssf Z
An outrage on six Americans at Monterey,
has been reported to the State Department BY
Consul UIrich.. q .Es5fz5los gii..1l5s..
Its said that the trial Of President Davis
will be fixed for the last Of May or the middle
| of June.
The, entire business portion Of the town 81
East Berkshire, Vermont, was burned, onthe
29th ult. aiflii4.d odf .aitJag 81. IS EojtabaG: