Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-09-12
NEWS OF The DAY.
TO shoao the very age and body Of the Times

A delegation Of gentlemen from Washington
county, Maryland, and Franklin county, Penn
sylvania, under charge Of COL Deckart, Of the
Hagerstown mail, and Capt. Samuel Deford,
ofBaltimore, agent of the Columbus, Indiana,
polls, and Chicago railroad, are now engaged
in examining and purchasing lands IN the Wes-
tern part of N. Carolina. The party are OF opin-
ion that Western n Carolina offers greater in
ducemeut5 TO settlers than any other part OF
the South.
Suit has been been entered in the federal
court of Nashville, Tennessee, against General
George H. Thomas and others, for the recovery
of 45, 900 acres of land in Middle Tennessee,
claimed to belong to Archibald Dwope. 1t IS
alleged that military intimidation on the part
of General Thomas was brought to bearin fore
ing Dwope to give up his land.
The parade of the Order of United Amerl-
can Mechanics in Lancaster Pa. yesterday, was
the largest and grandest civic demonstration
ever witnessed there. About fifty Councils from
the State was represented, and several from
New Jersey and Delaware. Upwards OF t7e
thousand men were In line.
In Cincinnati the Radicals have formed
Grant and Colfax cavalry battalion. The uni
form consists of cavalry jackets, red caps, white
aud blue bands &c. A regiment OF Grant
Guards, zen listed for three months, or during
the campaign is being recruited 10 Menad-
Gille Pa.
Several men were discovered on Thursday
night robbiog the u. S. arsenal near Phlladel,
phia of pig lead, &c They were fired at by
the guards. Doe was captured, one was shot
qhist swimming across the creek, and third
was wounded but escaped.
. A difficulty occurred yesterday in Cincinnati
at the Rail Mlis betwt en- John Thompson and
John Kember, when Thompson snatched u red
hot iron rod, 6 it. long, and ran it through the
body OF kenbec, killing him instantly. Ihomp-
son has been arrested.
The Ward brothers challenge the world
for four cared race has been accep pied by tn :
New Brunswick crew, who were victorious at
the International regatta at Paris The latter
crew propose that the race be roWed SIX weeks
nence on the Connecticut river, at Spring held.
Secretary McCulloch yesterday appointed
Col. James Mari, Supervisor of Internal Re
venue for the District comprising the State OF
Missouri This IS the first appointment made
under the new law. Mr.. Marr is one Of the
gentlemen named by Mr.. Rollins
One of the tigers in Forepaugh's manegerie
was placed under the influence Of choroform,
at Tlfin, on Sunday, and leg which had been
badly manged 10 fight with panther was
successfully amputated.
The Democrats Of Tennessee have decided on
vigorous prosecution of the canvass. An adj
dress to the colored people will be issued in a
day or two. ....... ....
The white speakers at a Radical nominating
convention in Augusta, Georgia, warned the
blacks that if Seymour and Blair were elected
they would all be put back into slavery aga !
There is to be another discussion on the me
gro eligibility" question in the Georgia Logis-
ature. It is thought the blacks will be de-
clared ineligi BILE by small majority.
The Militia bill has not been passed by the
Tennessee Legislature as was reported, There
is disagreement between the two houses With
reference to certain sections.
In California steam pillow has been inven-
ted, which, it is said, can, in soil free from
stones strong roots and stumps, pillow from
thirty to forty acres each day for, ST. 50 per acre.
ibThe charter election at Alton, Illinois, on
Tuesday resulted in a Democratic victory. The
vote shows Democratic gains.
On Sunday night Mr.. Cook, living at Cen
tralia, Illinois, was robbed OF $4,000 in green
backs. i.. ......
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