Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The Maryland Legislature, in joint iconven-
ton Yesterday, ballotted four times Withoutre-
suit for IT. S. Senator. On the first ballot the
vote stood for P B. Thomas &c, j. T. Earle
81, H. Mccullough is, S. Hambleton s, Geo.
Vickers ID, and three votes scattering. The
second ballot showed but few changes. The
name Of Mr.. Earle, was then withdrawn, and
most OF his votes were cast on the succeeding
ballot for Mr. Swami. On this ballot the vote
was Thomas %, Swami "a, Vickers Is, Nc
Cullough l9, HambIeton 9, Franklin /. The
fourth ballot showed but few changes, Mr..
Thomas vote falling to %, whilst that OF Mr..
Swami increased to 20.
The train which left Elmira, N. Y, on We'd
nesday morning and due at Canandaigua at
eleven O. clock a. NJ, when near Gorham sta
ton, disabled one of her locomotives. The
passengers, thirty in number, were all transfer
red to the baggage car, aud with one locomo-
tive proceeded on their way When near
Hopewell station the baggage car Jumped from
the track, and overturned all the passengers
into one end of the car, infctng serious IN
juries on twelve of them. The car stove was
broken. and, with its mass OF living Goals OF
Gre, was thrown with great force upon the al
ready suffering passengers, burning several IN
most shocking manner.
Gov. Haight, of California, in message to
the Legislature of that State, declines to for
ward the resolutions endorsing the action OF
Congress on the impeachment of President
johnson, on the ground that they would i'm
properly influence the judgment of the Senate
in sitting as court but that the Assembly
resolutions expressing sympathy tor the Pres
ident are not liable to the same objections, or
he would not have transmitted them. The
message is sustained by the casting vote OF the
Lieutenant Governor.
1t is reported that Mr.. Seward has made
conditional purchase or lease Of the Island Of
SANTANA, or, in other words, has got the refu-
sal of it at certain figure He has laid the
matter before the Senate Foreign Committee
for their consideration, and will not proceed
any further unless his course meets the appro-
val of tibet committee The sentiment Of the
committee is decidedly averse to the PROPOSE
ton thus far.
Gen. Hancock has written letter in reply
to that Of Gen. Grant revoking his order for
the removal Of certain members Of the City
Council Of New Orleans, in which he repeats
the reasons heretofore given for his action, but
says he will promptly obey Gen. Grants order
reinstating the Councmen, though be thinks
the public good will not thereby be advanced.
Full returns from the Alabama election have
not yet been received at army headquarters. 1t
appears from the records that Gen. Pope origi-
nally ordered the election to be for but two
days, and that the change to four days was
made by Gen. Meade, in accordance with the
direct suggestion OF Gen Grant.
A resolution was adopted in the South Caro-
Ina Convention, yesterday, pctitioning Congress
to turn over tie lands sold for non payment Of
taxes to the State for distribution among the
negroes 1t is stated that everybody IS cleo
pioneering, and that three-ffths Of the Offices
in the State will be filled by negroes.
Yesterday afternoon, while five men were
engaged in tampering with an unexploded blast
exploded, killing three OF them instantly, lniur-
ing one of the others so badly that he subsc-
qucntly died, and the fifth was seriously III
jured, but will recover.
In the Mississippi Convention, yesterday,
Committee of Investigation reported in favor
Of expelling one Merriman, member Of the
Convention, for drunkenness and disorderly CON
duct, and for impugning the motives OF MEM
bers Of the Convention
Wicker, the murderer OF John Bccknel, was
the second time taken from the Columbia,
Tenn. jail, on Tuesday night, by mob, who
gave him few minutes for confession and
then hanged him. He admitted that he COM
mittcd the murder
"A Baltimore merchant, whose son lost $l,370
at faro bank in Cincinnati, recovered a YER
dict in the Common Pleas Court in that city,
on Saturday, for the full amount, with interest,
against the proprietors of the gambling house.
The Maryland Court of Appeals has reversed
the decision Of Judge Alexander, removing the
trustees Of the National Express Company
The assignment is decided to be good, and the
trustees are reinstated.
A report prevailed at the police headquar
tiers, in New York, yesterday, that riot was
in progress among the inmates of the public
institutions on Wards Island A strong force
of police has been sent to the Island.
Daniel Lord, an eminent lawyer of New
York, died yesterday. Ali the courts adjourned
as a tribute of respect.
Mr.. Stanton still remains at the War De-
partment during the night, and is constantly
receiving his friends"
Destructive fires, yesterday, at Cleveland,
Ohio, Fond du Lac, Illinois, and Willamantic,
Conn.
Congress.
In the Senate Yesterday. during the morning
hour several bills and reso lutions we're submit