Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-09
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The Senate was engaged on Saturday with
the appropriation bills. The Pension appro-
priation bill was passed, with an amendment
providing that the interest on the fund known
as the naval pension fund shall hereafter be at
the rate of three per cent The Consular and
Diplomatic appropriation bill being under con-
sideration "a debate took place OH the amend
ment striking out the appropriation to nay the
salary Of the Minister to Portugal, Mr.. Harvey.
Without coming to vote the Senate found It
self without aquoruln and adjourned.
The session Of the House OF Representatives
on Saturday. was devoted to speech making,
principally upon the national finances and tax
alton. ISh
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-We have learned,
through the kindness of Rev. Mr.. Richardson,
the full particulars Of the sad affair at Mr..
Thos.. Miller's, about midway between Licking
ton and Buchanan, on last Saturday night. It
seems that Mr.. Miller, before retiring, had
been looking over his old papers and dropped
some fire 10 amongst them, from which the
fire resulted Not only was the dwelling de-
stroyed; but also all Of the adjacent out-build
/ ings A young man named. .Cade, Of Bote-
tourt, had stopped there the evening before in
company with his sister and her two children.
While the fire was raging the young man sue
ceeded in making his escape from the house,
but not finding his sister he returned to the
house III quest of her, and was lost in the at
tempt. The sister, however, had placed her
children upon the roof Of porch under her
window, and then getting out herself succeeded
in saving both them and herself. The young
lad ,,,t bo flo Of
tempt to save his sister and her children. y
negro woman also vas consumed in the flames.
Mr.. Millers loss about s., 500.-Lcringt0n
Gazette.
JUDGE ALEXANDER RIvEs. The Richmond
Dispatch says:
eve have been assured by Judge Rives him
self that he is opposed to the sweeping disfran
chisement proposed by the Radicals OF the
Convention, and has never given anybody good
reason to doubt his position. We learn that
his recent speech was really much more conscr-
vative than We had supposed it to be- We
learn from himself that he is not pledged to
vote for the ratification Of tie Constitution,
but expressly reserved the right TO vote for or
against as he should think best afGcr seeing
the whole instrument. He is not in favor Of
negro rule IF the Convention shall attempt
to disfranchise enough whites to throw the
State into the hands Of the negroes he will, so
we understood him to say, vote against the IA
LITIGATION of the Constitution.
Much as weare opposed to Judge Rivcs'
political course, we are glad to hear this from
him. .... ....
REsCUEAND RECApTUGE. Considerable ex-
element was produced in Hampton on Tues
day last in consequence Of the sheriff Selling a
boat for taxes due by black man. The black
man was exceedingly belligerent, and made
such threats as led to an effort To arrest him.
This the sheriff was unable to do in consequence
of large crowd Of negroes who deGed him.
The military was sent Tor, and the man al
rested and lodged in jail. But the next day
"Wednesday the negroes collected in torce and
liberated the prisoner. The military were
again called, the prisoner reeapured, and is
now in the Hampton prison. The presence Of
the military was necessary for some time after
wards to quiet the multitude who had collected,
--NorfoH Day Book.