Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-02-08
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The House Of Representatives of Ohio has
adopted, By strict party vote, resolutions 10
favor of the repeal Of the Congressional recon
struction acts. which are declared to be subver-
siye of the rights of the State, the liberty and
prosperity OF the people, and OF the convention
al powers of tbs exeoutive.and judicial depart
msnts Of the Federal Government. They also
:denounce IN sunmeasurcd terms the pending
supplemental reconstruction aud. Supreme
Court bills. The resolutions go to. the Senate
Tor concurrence. N ST w
Late advises from Gbralter state that &C:
counts from Tangier and Lstnan, in Africa, :
present people in the neighborhood of those
towns,as suffering severely though scarcity of
food. Thousands of poor. on the brink OF
starvation were ,hocking in from the country to
obtain relief at Tangier and Letnan, At the
British and Spanish legations in Tangler bread
was daily distributed. A succession OF dry
seasons and deficient harvest led to the pres
ent scarcity throughout Northern Africa.
From Haytiswe have advices to the l7th ut.
The French clergy had accommodated Sal
nave, on the ground that he had established a
sort Of fetish religion. The British Govern
ment has refused to recall the British legation,
at the demand of President Sanaye. There
was general dissatisfaction and constenat!onr at
rumors Of Senior Rugols mission to the u. s:
for the sale of SANTANA. y7Y ST
In consequence the frequent failures
which have lately occurred on the mail route
via Lynchburg, Virginia, and Knoxville, Tenn
essee, the Postoffice Department to-day issued
orders to forward the New W rk, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington mails, for and from
New Orleans, by way of louisville, Ken
lucky. agJa7a2!a9 =saol o. =
Ariot occurred at Fayetteville, Tennessee,
last Monday afternoon, in which a young man
named Paupaline was killed by, a pistol shot,
and a number Of others wounded With knives
and stones The riot was caused BY q drunken
fellow riding into the crowd and saying he
could whip any person It. as9 md as#..a
An,unknown man,in beastlysstate of intoxi-
cation, was taken to the stltion-house in New
York on Thursday night, by the police, to- pre-
vent him from freezing to death, and WREN cx-
amined by the officers more than $34, 900 in
ereenbacks was found on his person.
Sharpers throughout the country are putting
up $50 whiskey stills, and then informing the
Government agents Of their whereabouts, in or
der that their owners may be convicted and, they
receive the $500 reward TO which the informer
is entitled ia such cases. :. Ii
Tho Lunatic Asylum attached to to the Aims
House of Livingston county, at .Gcnessee, New
York, was destroyed by fire. on Thursday
morning. -Four insane women were burnt to
death. 23slr 2as ID L2i42a@ go 9
The engine and tender of d passenger train,
on the Portland and Kcnnebec Railroad, were
precipitated down an cmbankment seventy feet
yesterday. No lives were lost, and only the
fireman was injured, and he butslightly.
: A special Montgomery, Alabama, dispatch
says, that Gen., Meade has extended the cleo
ton another day, to include Saturday. but the
probability is that the constitution will be de-
fcated anyhow. q =zs:@al
7 The Senate Committee on Territories have
agreed to report favorably on the billfor the ad-
mission of Colorado asa State. The President
rejected similar measure last session. -.
The store, of Morton p. White and dwell
ing in the rear was burned yesterday, in Bel
fast, Maine: A woman aged eighty years,
persisted in the flames. 49,
Gen. Hancock was yesterday: compelled to
remove number of New Orleans officials for
contempt Of orders" from his headquarters.
1t is denied that the English mission has
been rendered to Hon. Reverdy johnson.