Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-09-24
NEW,S O.FIHE DAY.
$50 sho:y the very age and body cfthe Tines.

20 SoS uae tery age ana Go0y OF the Itn'eS.
Gen Meade has been in Philadelphia, at his
home, for some time. He visited Washington
yesterday, and had an interview with President
johnson and Secretary Schoheld concerning
the late disturbance at Camilla, Georgia. The
Secretary Of War directed him to proceed at
once to his command, and prevent all further
disturbances, by the use ofFederal troops, and,
if necessary, to call upon the War Department
tor additional aid. BE is also directed to have
Instituted thorough investigation OF the affair
The brown gelding John Stewart, yesterday
afternoon, at Fashion Course, near New York,
trot ted twenty miles, to wagon, in 6fty-nin
minutes and twenty-three seconds, tor wager
. of $4,000 against $1,000, that he could not
make the distance in an hour. He trotted
quite evenly, his quickest mile being In 249
and his lowest in 3O7, and he came out of the
long trip so little Wearled that the last mile was
made, apparently without exertlon, IN 3:O2 :.
This feat IS said to be unparalleled.
During the past summer, and even up to the
present time, great competition has been going
on between the Philadelphia Railroad Com
pany and the Hancock or Independent line OF
steamers between Wilmington and Phlladel-
phia The John Sylvester, belonging to the
Hancock line runs TOR 20 cents or 80 cts. for
the round trip, whilst the railroad company S
boats, the FELTON, and the Ariel, carry passen-
gers for 10 cts. or for IS cts, they can 60 to
Philadelphia n the boat and return on the
cars the same day.
The most remarkable discovery of hidden
treasure came to light in DinWiddie, near Ham
Inns Crossing, few days since. Mr.. Joseph
Boisseau, in company with others, came across
place in the field, which he supposed to be u
grave, which proved to be, on examination, a
child's metallic coffin, which was opened and
found to contain 50, $50 in money. It is sup
posed to have been deposited there by some
soldiers during the war.
A little girl and boy named Mary and James
O'Conner, aged respectively five and half
and three and half years, died from hydro
phobia few days ago, in New York. The
children, it was stated, were bitten on the
18th Of August by dog owned by woman
named Mrs. Serlock, who, in her efforts to
rescue the children was also bitten by the
animal.
At the National Labor Congress in New
York yesterday, a resolution was adopted to
form national labor reform party for political
purposes. A committee of three was appoln-
ted to issue an address calling upon the work
ingmen OF the u. S. to vote tor no man for
office who was not pledged to sustain the
National Labor Union.
The Manchester Paper Mill, formerly owned
by Robinson & Fairbanks, has been leased by
J. B. Wortcndykc, Of Godwinsville, New Jer-
sey, and will be run in future for the exclusive
purpose of making paper for 4 twlne factory
North. Paper tWlne, or jute, as some call 1t,
has to great extent, superseded cotton and
hemp.
At recent interview between Gov Brown
low, of Tennessee, and one OF the Senators Of
that State, the Governor said that he should
not call out the militia to suppress laweSSncSs,
provided the President did as he promised the
Legislative Committee be would do, and send
regular soldiers to preserve order IN the State.
Some days ago the British Minister called
upon the President pursuant to Instructions
royal grand daughter, the child OF the PrIn
cess Helena. In response the President, &C.
cordng to custom in such cases, to-day wrote
copgratulatory letter to Queen Victoria.
Assistant Attorney General Ashton was yes
terday examined by the Congressional Commit
tee on Retrenchment, relative to the alleged
whiskey frauds in New York. He testified
that Buckley had no authority from the Attor
ncy Generals Office to make any investigations.
General Smith, Of Alabama, and commit
tee Of the Legislature Of that State. are on
their way to Washington to ask the President
for troops 10 preserve order in that State
The last news from Mexico is that disturban-
ces continue, and the country is still unsettled
but, probably, tho Juarez government is grow
Ing stronger.
The boiler of the Petersburg city dredgc cx
poded yesterday morning, off Fort Clifton
blowing hole through the hull of the machine
and causing it to sink Immediately.
Black bears are becoming numerous in the
northern section of New Hampshire. In many
places they have done greatiojury to the sheep.
In Charleston, yesterday, three coiorcd men
were admitted to the bar Of South Carolina by
the Judges Of the Supreme Court.
Half bushel of potatoes is the price OF adj
mission to the Salt Lake theatre. o..
Theirs has been offered $50, 900 for his forth
coming History of the Restoration. "