Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-19
NEWS FIHE DA 7.
"To sho,o the uery age and body oftAe Times.

says: ''B E. Randolph, a colored preacher from
the North and member of the South Carolina
Senate, was murdered at Cokesburg, in Able
vile county, in that State, on Friday. lie had
been on an election tour, and on Thursday de-
ligered speech at Abbeville Court House. On
Friday he took the cars for Anderson, and on
his arrival at Cokesburg put his baggage in the
ladies car and went on the platform. Three
white men then rode up, fred on Randolph,
mortaly wounding him in three places. Though
recognized, and made their escape. The BODY
Of Randolph was taken to Columbia.
The reformation Of John Allen, the Water
street dance-house keeper. who has been ex-
tensively paraded as the "Wickcdest Man in
New York." has been short lived. For some
time past it has been understood that Allen
had gone back to his old ways, and that his
dance house had once more been devoted to
the Infamous business that had before caused
it to be byword in the fourth ward. All the
rumors circulated on the subject were more
than confirmed at the Toombs police court "a
turdav morning, where John and his "lamily'
were brought before Justice Bowling, on a
charge of disordery conduct and theft.
: The Sheriff and Parish Judge Of st. Mary's
Parish were assassinated at Franklin, La, on
Saturday night, by parties who escaped with
out being recognized. The Sheriff was killed
in his hotel. The body of the Parish Judge
was found 10 the street by the patrol, which
was Immediately organized upon the discovery
of the Sheriff's assassination. A coroner S
Jury elected nothing towards discovering the
perpetrators Several men were engaged IN
the transaction, but mounted horses and es-
capped in the darkness. 1.1 3si ea- =
General Sherman has issued q field order
calling attention TO the gallantry OF certain
officers and men Of his command in recent
fights with the Indians. Tie makes special
mention OF Col Forsyth's command oil. forty
seven scouts, who fought and repulscd SIX nun
dred Indians several charges, killing seventy
five, and maintaining their position for eight
days, during which the party lived on horse
flesh. A number OF prlyates are mentioned by
name as having shown unusual bravery on dill
ferent occasions @&-2J&
The Protestant Episcopal Convention on
Saturday, after sharp debate, adopted re-
solution amending the canon SO that any clergy
man Of tho Church can ofiiciate in any church
of the denomination with the consent of the
clergyman or proper officers 10 charge. An
amendment, proposed by Judge Conyngham,
bearing upon cases similar to the Rev. MIR.
Tyng's, was referred to the Committee on
Canons A resolution in favor OF opening
weekday grammar schools in church chapcls
was refei led. .. =.
The Inauguration of Dr.. McCosh as Presi-
dent of Princeton College will take place on
Tuesday, October e. Drs Hodge, Stearns,
Maclean, Musgrave, and Bishop McIlvaine,
P. Stockton, Gov. Pollock and Chancellor IA
briskie will take part in the exercises. DR..
McCosh has notified the authorities Of the
College that the subject of his inaugural adj
dress will be Academic Teaching IN Europe.
The argument in the case Of Woolley and
Kimberly Brothers against Gen. Butler, on
the motion to quash the service of the writ to
arrest him by the Sheriff, was resumed in Bal
timore on Saturday in the Superior Court, be-
tore Judge Dobbin. Mr. Schley, for General
Butler, will close the argument to-day. No
decision is expected for several days.
The plague of grasshoppcrs is again sweep
ing over large area Of Texas. Up to last
advices it had not reached Dallas, none having
been nearer than Mansfield, TarranJ county,
according to the Dallas Herald. That paper,
however, has heard of them at several places
on the frontier. They are tout In millions. "
Gen. g. B. Brown, us. pension agent in St.
Louis was required to plead on Saturday to an
Indictment against him for conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government, in connection with dis
titled spirits. His brother, DR.. Brown, was
also arrested for]complicity in tobacco frauds.
1t is said negotiations are in progress between
the American Atlantic Telegraph Company, OF
New York, and some foreign capitalists, to lay
cable direct from Belgium. Responsible
parties are ready to contract to lay the cable
for s500,O00. r.-s..e- .s-,srn7-. g.. ...-
A few bands of insurgents are reported to
be wandering about in the interior of Cuba,
but their numbers are daily diminishing, and
the troops have been successful IN preventing
any serious disturbances.
The many representations made in various
newsnaners that President johnson would be
a candidate for the presidency IN case OF the
withdrawal of Mr. Seym0ur,ar are without 1ounda-
ton. -, 80; -. r. ....t =. .s.-. II.
Cyrus W. Field sailed from Liverpool Tor
New York on Saturday last, and it IS said Mr.
Belmont will sail Tor Europe 10 few days
BY 40 explosion Of the magazine OF Turk
ish troop ship at Smyrna seven persons were
killed and seventy fatally injured. f.
Advices from the West report that the In
dian troubles are subsiding. 80
THE ELECTIONS. The Cincinnati CONNER
cial OF Saturday estimates the Radical majority
in Ohio at l7,2ll. The . Commercial thinks
that Governor Bakers (RadicaD majority in
Indiana will be under eight hundred.
Mr., Covode is defeated in the Twenty. first
District of Pa. The majority against him is
fort7.fiye. He is to contest the election. =