Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-09-19
Miscellaneous Btcl2s.

Dan Thompson was Def0Tc the CanaQIdn GILL
Gals yesterday, for completely in the express
robberes, and was discharged. tie then gave
evidence for the defence, and stated that the
robbery was planned with the conniVancc ol
the express messenger that no violence was
used, and that the offence was simply ombeZ-
element, which is not cytradit0aaI,
Advices from the City of Mexico have been
received to September 18th. The ministerial
crisis has ended. TIE opposition press con.
denim Secretary Seward for his late treaties
about naturallzed citizens and claims. GeD.
| Ortega has renowned ali claims on the Prcsl-
dency and given in his allegiance to Juarcz.
Advices from Hayti state that an amnesty
had been proclaimed in favor Of all but the
! leaders in the late rebellion. 4 priest had
made tAe offer to surrender Miragoane to
Sanave's forces The Caco5 were concentra
ting their forces to arrest the new movement IN
favor OF Salnave
The House of the Georgia Legislature has
passed, by a vote Of 10l 10 10, a substitute to
the Jury bill, which places grand and petit
iuries on the same footing. It permits none
but intelligent aud upright persons to sit on
juries, and excludes blacks from the jury box.
The billiard championship OF America was
won at Chicago on Wednesday evening by Ne
Dewitt against Dion, Of Montreal. The score
was 1900 points, and McDeVtt made run
of 1852, winning the game, when Dion had
only counted 40S.
Dispatches from all sections report unusually
cold weather Tor this season Of the year.
| DISCOVERIES ON TIE POrOMAC.-An cX-
Dlorcr along the banks OF the Potomac had his
attention attracted few days ago to spot
near Marlboro Point, where the AccOceck emp
ties, and examination proved the spot to lave
been used as place for intcrmcnt. The size
of the bones of the bodies and OF the skulls, a
first led the explorer to conclude that he had
fallen upon graveyard Of buried giants, and
it was only after the discovery Of r'nl'us of
moccasins, several hammered pieces Of copper,
and large quantities OF beads, believed to hay c
been made from bones, that his opinion was
changed to what is doubtless the fact, that it
was used hundreds Of years ago as the burial
place for tribe OF Indians, giant-Ilke III stat
ure There is q large issure in the bill, some
ten feet up. The waters have gradually washed
away the earth until this IS visible, and large
quantities of beads Of bone have been found at
the foot of the hill, which Is washed by the
creek. 4 further exploration IS to be made
Fredericksburg HcIuld
THE FOUNDATION OF GRAND OPERA IN
FRANCE. "A French paper has reproduced the
letter By Which KIM Charles IN founded The
Grand Opera in 1910: "Charcs, by the grace
| God, King Of France: FOR those present ana
to come, sllutation. As we, after the exam,
pie of our grandsire King Francis, have ever
had the keenest desire to see arts and science
flourish in France, and especially in Paris,
where 50 many people afc devoted to 1t night
and day, and seeing that modest music make"
modest audiences and so influences the peO-
pie; regard being had to that, and having
been pettioncd through our Council by oGr
dearly beloved I. A. dc Bait and J. i. do
Courvile, who, it seems, have labored hard 10
bring back the art: as practiscd in Greece aud
ITALY, to France, and DESTROYS Of assisting III
that work, we ordan the establishment Of az
| academy, which shall not only be schoo! 81
riusic, but an academy Of taste Tor the public -
CnIGNoNs. "A late number Of The I!ouJon
News says:
"a few days ago we recorded the arriTa! al
| Havre OF It shi, LOAF Of human hair from hleX-
leo, in such filthy condition that thc harbO!
authorities had to order the removal CT the
vessel to prevent its cargo breeding Z postlcnco;
and the exposure was sufficient proof thai mere
ithincss is not enough to prevent the votarlcS
of fashion from pers!sting in making th2p
selves ridiculous; but the knowledge that The
false head dress Of a sensitive lady may have
been cut from lcver-str!ckcn corpse, and may
communicate to the wcarer Il most loaths0mc
disease, will, it IS to be hoped, 90 something
| towards checking the increase Ola disgusting
trade, ard help to abolish the wearing OF the
hde0us, contagion bearing chignon5.
The News is severe, but the Iact3 seem to
justify the criticism
"Chicf Justice Cartier, Of the D. Q. Supreme
Court, has accepted appointments to speak Ter
the Republican ticket at various points IN OHIO
and Indiana. "-Erchungc.
The degcncracy Of our times would be StrlE-
ingy illustrated in this, if it be, as stated 10
be sure, in the appointment OF Judges, SIS we'll
as all other officers of government, since the
war was inauguratcd, little Or no regard has
been paid either to the experience, integrity,
| or o,o;,opt ftnncc Of an ndi flatns the only nTD