Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-14
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NEWS or THENDAY.
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The Louisiana Convention yesterday endors-
ed the representations Congress, giving the
Southern Radical Conventions the power to
remove the State authorities and appoint
others: An ordinance was also adopted au-
thori8ine negroes to remain on the plantations
In the precincts where they registered until
afterthe rotesi astzon the Constitutions
making it q penal offence for any one to eject
them. --T.,-Ju1.g lt.T.l
\ Tits stated that six vessels recently brought
to Texas, by way3of the gulf, a great number
of German immigrants, who. purpose to be
come agriculturists and employ themselves !, IN
farming, and that number OF men from YER
mont have gone to the same State forthe pur,,
pose of rearing herds on the rich pralrles and
pasturages of that region. 49,. ,.It. ao,.
A Havre paper says that Gen. Dix, our
Minister at Paris, has brought suit, IN the
name of the u. g., against MN. Changer,
bankers, and other parties, to force the restl-
tuition of six million dollars, paid these parties
by the Confederate States for ships built and
not delivered but subsequently sold to Prus'
sia and other States. ~.
Ex-Secretary Of the Treasury Thomas Ew,
ing has written letter on the financial issues
of the day, opposing forced resumption s.ot
specie payments, and suggesting new Issue
of bonds, payable in forty or fifty years, and
bearing four per cent interest, payable semi
annually. ts%N3
A large number of negro bandtti have been
captured in Green county, N. G. The despe
radoes confessed to having committed several
murders and robberies. Over thirty are no"
in the jaiIs at Greenville, Kingston, and Sno"
Hill.
The tide of emigration to the West has con-
tined steadily during the past year. Large
additions to the population Of the Western
States have been made by foreign immigrants.
We wish the tide could be turned to the South.
The Commercial Bank of Memphis suspend
ed yesterday. It's said that the assets exceed
the liabilities The suspension caused same
excitement. Runs were made on other banks
but the excitement was soon alayed.
The American Colonization Society's annual
meeting will be held in Washington on the
21st and will be addressed by President HILL
of Harvard College. The board of directors
will hold their sessions for two days
James H. leveridge, second teller of the
City Bank of New York, has absconded, and
is said to be a defaulter to an amount various.
" estimated at from forty to four hundred
thousand dollars.
The House of Representatives at Washing
ton, yesterday renewed the select committee
on the treatment of prisoners of war and Union
citizens by the Confederate authorities.
A Hartford accident insurance company lost
$4,000 by the recent railroad accident at An
COLA. Five persons were insured at $4,000
each. The entire insurance cost fifty cents.
The new gold field lately discovered at the
mouth of the Amoor river will probably swell
the annual production of gold to higher
figure than it has ever yet reached.
The town of Sardis, Miss, was nearly de.
stroyed by fire yesterday supposed to have
been the work of incendiaries. Loss, $50, 1000.
Insurance $40, 900.
The steamer H. 0. Mayer with nine hun
dred bales of cotton was destroyed by fire on
the Ousohitl River, on Sunday last.
The President yesterday sent to the Senate
the name of Hon. S. s. Cox as Minister tc
Austria.
A man in Mississippi lately died from by
drophobia, who had been bitten by mad dog
two years ago.