Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-14
NEWS OFIHE DAY.
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in Canada, in relation to the election OF a
Bishop of Montreal. The House Of Bishops
persist In nominating persons not acceptable,
and the diocesan synode has passed resolutions
recommending that steps be taken during the
next session of the Legislature to secure such
| legislation as will vest temporary charge OF
the diocese in the Church dignitary next IN
rank to the bishop, until bishop be duly elect
| ed and consecrated.
Gen. W. L. ('Baldy'') Smith, the reputed
leader of the expedition said to be fitting out
in New York against the Island Of Cuba, has
telegraphed the Captain General of that island
| that he is in no way connected with the hlbus-
tiers. Gen. Harry Hays, OF New Orleans,
whose name has also been mentioned IN connec-
ton with the affair, denies all knowledge of the
expedition,
The semic entenni4l anniversary Of the es
adjustment of the Order of Odd Fellows IN
the U. s., will occur on the Goth ofApril next.
The event will be celebrated by national Jete
in Philadelphia, The programme Includes an
immense procession OF members of the Order IN
full regaia. A committee Of the Grand Lodge
is already engaged in the work of making prep
arations.
The further examination OF testimony IN the
alleged New York revenue frauds was sus
pended yesterday, to enable Mr.. Fullerton to seek
additional proofs He left for New York last
night for that purpose. 1t is given out that
so far as District Attorney Courteney IS con
cerned, the prosecution has failed to furnish
evidence to sustain the charges,
The Sherman House at Syracuse N. Y, was
destroyed by fire yesterday, together with a
number of adjacent stores and Offices. The
total loss is about $3.50, 900; insurance for 500,
| coo. The destroyed property was In the heart
| of the city Many OF the boarders made their
escape by jumping from the windows. Mrs.
| Bardick, the laudlady, broke her thigh by fall
| ing from window.
The Supreme Court of Florida, in the case
Of Governor Reed against the Lieutenant Gov.
and the Secretary of State, for conspiracy
against the State, has qu4shed the proceedings
on technical grounds The Court meets again
on the 10th instant, when its opinion upon the
| legality of the impeachment of the Governor,
will be rendered.
A physician named Dionysius G. Cremmen,
has been arrested in New York on warrant
| issued by Recorder A. E. Andrews, oe Bing-
hamton, Broome county, N. Y, charging him
with having been concerned in the robbery OF
| 5000, 900 In L. S. bonds, about eighteen months
ago, belonging to the Royal Insurance Com
pauy of New York.
Rev. j. Roger, rector Of the Church Of the
Blessed Virgin in Memphis, and leader Of
Ritualism, ha2 published card in Memphis
renouueing his allegiance to the Episcopal
| Church, and declaring his intention to unite
Nth tbo P0poop Nathoio Gburoh
The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania An
ti.Savery Society will be held in Philadelphia
on Monday, the 10th of December On the
evening of the same day the Pennsylvania Fes
| tival of the Friends of Freedom will be held in
Philadelphia.
The hotel at McKinsie Station, on the Nash
vile and Northwestern railroad, was destroyed
by fire at four o'clock this morning, and wo-
| man and four children, from North Carolina,
were burned to death. The hotel was valued
| at 50, 900, and insured for So 000
The Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue,
of Newberu, N. c., has seized about one hun
dred barrels of liquor from parties there who
failed to report their stock on hand up to the
IL instant
Commodore Vanderbilt has purchased at
private sale the great steamships Erie and On
tario which were built little over year since
by the newly organized American Steamship
Company of Boston, and will run them between
the Pacific coast and some foreign port.
Quite an excitement was created in Raleigh,
n c., on the 1lth inst, by the arrival of
wagon train laden with arms. AS they were
deposited in the State Arsenal, it was coDcu-
ded they were intended for aiming the loyal
militia.
Advices from Havana, report the arrest OF
twelve men who were about to create an insur
rection in the Vuelta Absja region. The re
volutionists at Manzanilla have been given
eight days in which to lay down tAeir arms.
Between forty and fifty thousand dollars, in
premium notes, and nearly all the books OF the
company, were taken from the office of the
Live Stock Company, IN st. Louis, last night.
Five persons have been arrested,
A fire at the House of Refuge in Baltimore,
yesterday, destroyed the engine house, match
factory, aud other outbuildings, together with
500 tons of coal. Loss, $4,000. The main
building was not injured.
AS the law requires an election fer a new
Legislature In Alabama on the third of Novem-
Der, the point has been raised that the acts OF
the present Legislature are illegal. a case VIII
probably be made to test the question.
Alabama is now conceded to Grant by about
2 500 majority. The Democrats did not poll
their strength by 100000 In Marion county
no election was held.
Near Buffalo, yesterday, cattle train COLI
ded with passenger train on the Buffalo and
Erie railroad. A large number of cattle and
hogs were killed.
Mrs. Victor, who was to have been hanged
at Cleveland, Ohio, on the goth instant, for the
murder of her brother, has had her sentence
communicate Imprisonment for lte
A committee appointed by the Union League
to Investigate alleged frauds in the election in
New York city, have made preliminary re-
port.
William Head, of the we'll known tobacco
firm of Jacob Head & Co., Baltimore, died in
that city on the 10th inst