Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-25
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AtLeayenwo, tn, Kansas, een,sa usday last,
Judge Adams rendered a decision IN The case
oftbe State vs.. Gen. Custer and Lieut.. Cook,
charged with the murder of VIM, johnson, q
private OF Company k, u. S. Cavalry, IN, IN
favor of the defendants The point made by
the defence, claiming want ofiurisdlctlon, was ,s5
not sustained fhe prinefpa point DECIDED
was hat Gem gCuster naFcheddro Riverside
Station, Colorado Territory, to Fort WHAace
under orders from his SUPERIOR ofhcsrs anu
did mot flee; from Justice, as charged IN The
Indictment. ,r5 I'D '.&i& -f.@& "a
:, Dispatches BY the Gulf cable contain news
from Cuba ST: Domingo, Iand Hayti 3. = st.
Domingo, was bare Of provisions, and .starva
tion seemed ilnminent among the Inhabitants.
War vessels had teen dispatched 10 nelgllhormg
countries iorfoed. The Gacos rebels slnIi iaytl
continued active on fhs northern frontiers =
The Dominican war, schooner Gapot1ilo had
been captured with Gen. Juanances by Hay
tan corvette. 49, Ef.~asfEa5 ss5f .sffg11 rs
From Mexico We learn that the mail route
| from Acapulco to the City Of Mexico is nov
ope for the first time since j uarez reached
the t,apitai; but the condition OF at1alrsT the
interior appe .rsao be worse than ever. hob
i,crins are on the Increase no stage passes un-
molested Villages and Small towns are plum.
lercd and the people assassinated. Serious
disturbances have broken out at Mazatlan.
A bill has been introducedin the New York
Legislature providing that it shall be s unlaWful
for one first cousinyto engage oragree to marry
another first cousin oh the same consanguinit NY.
Any person violating hesproposed law may be
punished by a fine Of not more than 81 900, or
imprisonment for not longer than one year, iof
both fine and Imprisonment Eo54&a
The bark Ella and Anna, which sailed from
Portland, Me-, for Savannah yesterday, has
put back, a s>rious mutiny having occurred on
board. in which hecartaiE was stabbed severe,
" Two sailors. we're wounded wi'ISpistol
shots The mntincerS were subdueda l,y : the
officers, and were brought to port IN Irons:
The experiments nov being madel:at the
Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Rail
road shops in Cincinnati, for the purpose tot
heating cars without the use, of stoves, bids
fam to result in perfect-succass, and the IN
vcntor has tax. The necessary steps to patent
his invention. asa II 4a9aa sW
Yesterday Baron Gerolt, who has for many
years past been the representative Of the King
of Prussia, delivered to the President his new
credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter PIenipotentiary of the United States OF
North Germany .s5..l III. .sars.}
Railroad travelling. it isstatel, is decreas
ing more than usual at this season Of the year.
Baggage cars, which are generally packed with
the trunks of passengers, come through nearly
empty, and the conductors are having an easy
time. - +, = .~:si.y H., - ...., >.
The Democratic majority in tue California
Legislature have adopted resolutions for the
appointment of a committee to Investigate
chargcso OF corruption in connection witlllhc re.
cent election Of Mr.. Casserly,as u. S. Senator.
The breeze" between Messrs. Chanler, of
New York, and Julian, Of Indiana in the
House Of Representatives on Wednesday, in
which the former called the latter a coward,
will not lead to Consequences = a +!
A resolution was. offered in the Radical
State Convention OF South Carolina yesterday,
authorizing the County Boards Of Registration
TO disfranehse all persons who engaged in the
rebellion, or gave it aid or comfort.
A fire occurred in q house in Rochester, N.
Y, yesterday. Three Of the inmates were
fatally burned, and two more were seriously
injured by jumping from window.
The Ways and Means Committee of the
House Of Representatives are considering vari-
Gus propositions relative to the tax on tobacco.