Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.
ss7o shoso the very age and body ofthc Times

The military commission at Atlanta, Geor-
gia, has adjourn ed sine die, and the Columbus
prisoners are to be released on 1000 bail each
for future appearance. The Democratic State
Convention has ratified the Democratic noml-
nations. Thursday night there was grand
Democratic demonstration at Atlanta, conclud-
ing with q torch light procession. Ihe city
was brilliantly Illuminated. Gov. Bullock has
sent message to the Legislature congratulate,
ing the people on the establishment OF civil
government, etc.
A Base Ball match at Worcester, Mass, on
Friday, between the freshmen niue of Yale
and Harvard, resulted in the victory of the
latter. After the ball, which took place Thurs
day night, the collegians made riotous demon,
STATIONS, throwing everything movable out OF
the ball room into the streets, tearing down
signs, &c. The police finally arrested thirty OF
the more prominent rioters and quelled the
riot.
Samuel Nicholson, dry goods merchant on
Market st, Philadelphia is missing. He LETT the
city to visit thefals Of Schuylkill, and lett there
about nine o'clock in the evening in a boat,
which was found drifting in the river yesterday
with his hat, coat. and vest. tie had with MN
a gold watch aud considerable money, and
foul play is apprehended. The river has been
dragged, but without success.
1t is reported on authority Of kilograms
received from Madrid, that the Spanish
Government will make st. Juan de Puerto
Rico free port in case the ships Of the Royal
Steam Packet Company, plying between South
ampton and AspinwalI, will stop at that port
instead of St. Thomas as at present.
The Houston Telegraph says: day
there is not as much crime in Texas as among
the same amount of population in any part of
the North. Men of the North are just as
safe in Texas, as in one of their own churches at
home.
Upon his own application, Brcvet Major
Gen. Silas Casey, colonel 4th infantry, having
served forty consecutive years, has been, by dl-
rection of the President, retired from active
service, and his name entered upon the retired
list
Thomas Hopwood, shoemaker, living IN
Stratford, Canada, on Saturday last, enraged
at the infdelity of his wife aud the duplicity Of
his apprentice, severely maltreated the woman,
and with shoemaker knife cut OFT the boy S
ears.
Mr.. Reverdy johnson, Minister to Eng land,
took his leave of the President and the Secre-
tary of State on Thursday and received his f.
nal instructions. He sails for Europe on the
first of August.
Sheriff Van Heer has issued his porclama"
ton, warning the strikers at Scranton, Pa, to
dspersc, and notifying them that in case OF
refusal he would call on the Governor for
military aid.
The Finance Committee yesterday agreed
to report favorably the name of Cen N. l..
Jefries as Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
The vote in committee was six to one.
Robert NJ. Douglas, son of Stephen A.
Douglas, has entered upon his duties as Pri-
vate Secretary to Governor Holden, Of North
Carolina.
The bill reducing the army cannot be passed
and consequently the Senate amendment furn-
ishing arms to the Radical in the South will tail
, The colored Radicals Of Baltimore generally
disapprove of the call for the assembling of q
Border State Convention Of coored men.
The President yesterday sent to the Senate
the nomination of Samuel Milligan to be Judge
of the Court of Claims.