Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-11
NEWS or THE DAY.
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sAdispafch from Knoxville Tenn lsays g.
ssJudge Trigg, of. the q. s. Court, yesterday
refused togrant their nctlon pro h1Dltln gStne
new board Of Mayofand Aldermen from taking
their Office. In his opinion, however, he de-
clared the law enfranchisiug the blacks OF the
State null and void, on the ground that the
Legislature exhausted its special power IN
enacting the first franchise law. ',..zssz,,s ss.s
Twenty years aao Melbourne, the capital OF
Victoria, had population OF 5000 Its pop
ulation is now 1913, 900, In 1913 the province
of. Otago, one Of he nine provinces into which
New Z5sIannd is divided, had population OF
62O,, and in 1864 It's population was 81 ,O0o.
Twenty three years ago the population OF South
Australia was l9 900, and in 1866 it Was;l ~,
o005aA3,e !1sts,.} s.. s.i.< Ell =. NJ
s. The Prince Georgian says that contracts
having besn awarded for grading the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad, large parties Of work
men under competent engineers are rapidly
pushing onAthe work on the sections bstWeen
Marlboro and Millersville, and also on the
branch road to Washington. eT5@o4o .rf
i It is now said that Mr.Stanton declares that
whenlreinstated by the Senate he shallno re-
sign, but will hold on to the Office at his own
pleasure. The President, however, has some
voice ia the matter, and it remains to be seen
what action he will take in the premises.
The Directors of the Soldiers Home, at New
ark, N. j., have resolved to receive number
of the late inmates ofthe Soldiers Home, at
Augusta, Maine, they having been deprived OF
sucoor By the burning down of the Augusta
Home. IL 8 40 &IE1t: 70 s4,r
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The Louisiana Convention is. rushing the
constitution, having reached the 9th article
yesterday 1t is stated that this sudden actlv-
clans now at Washington.
|. Squeer' and Dotheboys hall have been out
|, done the Western House of Refuge, at
Rochester, n. Y, where a systematic and per
sistent course OF brutal treatment has lately been
discovered 81 5i7;E'gIa sG@sE Z'l.o: -
The board appointed to consider the amount
due Henry B. St. Marie for his agency in the
arrest OF John Fl. Surratt awarded $l5, 000.-
Their report is now before Congress for its &C
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The house and, lot, situated in Marlboro ,
Md, belonging to the estate Of the late John
H. Salisbury has been sold to Adolphus II.
Lambert, for 50, 500. ..7s, e#
The newspapers of Maine say that manutac-
turing in that State during the past year has
been without profit But few mills can show
any gains as the result of their operations
is reported that a lady temporarily visit
ing the capitol, gave birth to child in one of
the corridors on Thursday. The babe was
still born and was left by the mother ~
The President has sent to the Senate the
nomination of Col. Chas G. Green, of the
Boston Post, to be assistant treasurer of the
u. S. at Boston. a.f'.1aA @ #
q Mr.. Washburn, Of Illinois is preparing a
bill, soon to be ofered in the House, providing
for the adoption by our government of the pos
taltelegraghic system. ri ..3os ass -
The military sentries have been trebled dur.
ing the past few days at Parliament and other
public buildings, at 0ttowa, Canada.
Guisseppi Guidcini died in New York on
Wednesday. He was the first artist of note
that introduced fresco painting into this country