Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
10 shoo tseyay age and body Of the Times.


The celebrated cotton case, involving the
right to s35 bales of cotton ibelled as prize Of
war, but brought before the Supreme Court on
appeal, was decided before the adjournment
The case is that Of Withembery & Doyle, G.
A. lie More, and Grief and Zunts vs. u. S.;
the Supreme Court dismissed all claims upon
the ground that they interfcred with the nom
intercourse act of July Is, 1868.
Judge Waldron, who issued writ of babeas
corpus short time since in favor of the editors
of the Memphis Avalanche, then in prison un-
der an order Of Judge Hunters, was arrested
at Memphis at the instance Of Hunter on Mon
day last for unlawful interference with his
Court. Judge Waldron was released on bail
and threatens in turn to arrest Hunter.
The police of Memphis have captured some
twenty reported members of the Kuklux Khan,
who we're holding meeting in that city, A
constitution of the organization was found on
one of the party The parties arrested claimed
to be members Of base ball club, called .sIhe
Pride Of the South" and were subsequently
discharged. n .ar,.s3..s:ga.
An order has been issued from the Adjutant
General Office, by command of Gen. Grant,
directing the setting apart of suitable public
lands, near military posts, for the cultivation OF
vegetables by the garrisons for their own use.
Surplus produce may be sold, and proceeds
credited to either post or company fund.
A Washington dispatch says that: at the
earnest request of the Government, Minister
Adams has consented to remain in his position
for the present, although he desires to return
home at an early day. The same dispatch say
Secretary Seward is, preparing a reply to Judge
Blacks letter on the Alta V.ela case. ,s-o.2
Among the reserved evidence of the I'm
parchment Managers is a batch of testimony tc
substantiate q second alleged charge of viola
ton of the Tenure of Office bill by the Presi
dent, which, in case of necessity, may form
the basis of an additional charge against him.
For the first time for years the privilege of a
member of Congress was pleaded in the Wash
ington Circuit Court, yesterday, in case q
debt. Gov. Sprague, Of Rhode Island, pleaded
his privilege as Senator, against his late gar
dener, Vim. McKenna. ,..;@ ISL ~. 2..1.i@>f ~
An intense excitement has been occasioned
in Canada by the assassination of darcy Nc
Gee, atsomewhat noted politician and member
Of the Canadian Parliament. He was an Irish
man but bitter opponent of Fenianism. " |
A Bremen dispatch Of yesterday states that
the tide of German emigration to the u. S.
had commenced With increased volume. ovel
seven thousand emigrants having left Germany
during the past week. s5as. s.....r e..#
Advices from South America received il
London confirm the assassination Of Flores
President of Uruguay. His successor had ia
ken charge Of the Government without oppo
stion. y !
In the Western part of Massachusetts, maple
sugar sofa al the thn way IRON to 10 srt
has been unprecedently large this season.
There was heavy snow storm, yesterday, a
Concord, N. H., and Portland, Me-, and othel
places at tho North.