Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-09
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sylvania, expressive of their opinion concern
ing the impeachment trial, endorsing Mr. John
sons course, and pledging him their support
as the constitutional commander-in chief, ect.
Yesterday General Grant, issued an order as:
signing the commander of the post, General
Grier, to duty with his regiment of cavalry in
Missouri, and ordering General Hatch to his
plaza for two years A subsequent order noti1
hes the new commander to prepare detaeh5
ments of recruits, from time to time, and for
where they will be assigned to duty.
A most distressing fire is stated to have &C.
Cured near Mount Tabor Church, on South
river, AnneArundelcounty, Md Monday night,on
the farm of Mr.. John L. Hawkins, a respected
citizen, which not only resulted in the total de-
structlon of bis house, but, shocking to relate,
the eldest daughter of Mr.. Hawkins, miss
Fanny Hawkins about % years OF age, was
burned to death in the flames.
Correspondents in Ireland write that the
exodus from that country to the United States
has again begun, and that all the steamers
coming to America, and also numerous sailing
vessels are filled with emigrants. The vari.
Gus ports of Ireland are also filled with emf
said to be from Is to Is years of age. 80
1t is again announced from Washington that
the trial of Jefferson Davis WILDE begun at
the next term Of the u 8. Circuit Court in
Virginia, which commences in May. Chief
Justice Chase will proceed to Richmond for
that purpose as soon as the impeachment trial
of the President is fnished.--------- -
Cornelius Y andeYenter, of. Clarke county,
Virginia, was arrested in Baltimore yesterday,
by the Treasury Detective. Downs, on the
charge of passing counterfeit $50 Treasury
note on Marcus Reese, on 2Sth. of September,
1867, while Mr.. r. was at the store Of the ac
to await an examination: -~,r
The Chicago Tribune says that twenty three
States have held their State or District Radi-
cal Conventions: and appointed delegates to the
Chicago Convention, and all, without a break
in the line, have pronounced for Gen. Grant
as their candidate for the Presidency IT,,
In Liverpool, at present, there are said to be
10000 poor persons who are receiving relief,
whilst 5000 others are in the parish work
houses. These figures show that enc in every
eleven of the population of Liverpool is a
pauper. saao.. r..
j. r. Whitaker, messenger of the Merchants
Union Express Company between Chicago and
St. Louis, was detected last week in stealing
money packages to the amount of twenty-thou-
sand dollars. He was assisted by confeder
ate named Herbert, saloon keeper. -
Forty COWS have been purchased by the Cen
trail Park Commissioners of New York. The
animals will Craze within the Park, and the
milk furnished by them will be sold for the use
of the children who may visit the enclosure
during the summer,
It is said that Gen. Grant has ordered the
commanders of military districts to take i'm
mediate and summary measures for breaking
up and preventing the organization and spread
of the secret order known to outsiders as the Ku
Klux Khan. .a ssa.zs.t-<1 = 80 4
In the New York Methodist Conference on
Tuesday th. Committee on the State of the
Country submitted resolutions of sympathy
with the impeachment projectl and prayer for
the Divine guidance of the 'High Court" to
just verdict. .-
While repairing an old building in Brooklyn
last week, rats nest lined with $4,000 in bills
of the Mechanics Bank of Williamsburg was
found under the floor. The money had been
lost in 1852 and came thus strangely to light.
Two men, named Whelan and Doyle, were ar
rested on Tuesday night at Ottawa, Canada, on
suspicion having been concerned in the MUIR
der of D Arcy MCGEE. tits said that thessus-
picions: against them are very strong, ~
-. A young man was poisoned few days ago
at Hudson City,b his sweetheart, who request
ing her lover to shut his eyes and open his
mouth, popped therein candy ball containing
some noxious substance. Lar
A joint resolution has passed both Houses of
Of the Pennsylvania Legislature requesting the
President to cause the Governmeutof st. Domln-
20 to restore to the United Statesthe Island of
Alta Vela.
Marshal McMahon has come over to Paris
to ask for subsidy for his starving province of
Algeria The Corps Legislatif has voted
credit of two millions for the relief of the
Arabs.
There was heavy and general frost in Ala.
bama on Tuesday night, which had bad effect
on the young corn, cotton and fruit.
Va. ssReconstructiOn'' Convention.
In the Convention, yesterday, resolution
prohibiting the Legislature from establishing
separate schools for the two races, was defeated |
-67 to 81. .. .-. 80, .. 20
All the propositions for relief, including
homestead exemption, were discussed Egs
A speaker refused to give way to allow Ser
geant Bates to be invited on the floor, saying
he did not wish to see the flag brought in I'M
der Copperhead auspices.
THE WH1sKEY RING. For quite a number
of days the Us. grand jury have have had
under consideration the cases of several reye-
nue. officers of the third, fourth, fifth. and
sixth districts in Virginia, and under the oper-
alton OF the new Congressional statute, which
compels witnesses to testify whether it. crimi
mates them or not, the discovery Of sufficient