Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-02-20
NEWS OF THE DAP.
"75 shoe the Gerry age and body of the Times

respectfully asking to be relieved from coming
to the Capital to take command of the new
MiTtary!Divison. This letter is addressed to
General Grant, and is to be submitted to the
President by him. Senators have written to
General Sherman asking him not to think OF
resgning, should the President Insist upon
bis coming to Washington to assume the new
command.
The consolidation of the Marietta and Cincln-
natl Railway with the Baltimore and Ohio Raj
road was consummated at Cincinnati yesterday.
A new Board Of Directors was elected; of which
Messrs Jno. S. King, Jr, Thos. Whiridge,
Johns Hopkins, c. Oliver O 'Donnell, and Allen
A. Chapman, of Baltimore, are members. at
subsequent meeting of the Board MIR. King
was elected President Of the Company.
70 Philadelphia, last night, Patrick Nc
Laughlin was stabbed to the heart in scuff1s,
by Michael Carey, who boarded at the house OF
the former. The former was employed at thr
skating park, and coming home lare fund
himself locked out, when he attempted 10
break open the door, and after being assaulted
by his wife, scufe eusued, which resulted in
his death. Caley has been arrested.
Later advices from Hayti confirm the news
that President Sa'nave's Hay tien army, bad
been badly beaten in series Of engagements
by the Cacos rebels, who had succeeded in re-
cap'utiug all the important posts out Of which
they were lily driven by the national troops
IT, add to Sanave's difficult :, he had quar-
rel with General Nord, the best Of the Haytiep
generals.
Advices from Nassau to the 18th instant.
have been received. A meeting of the blacks
had been held and three speakers openly CIT
ticised the Government for its inability TO OK
tricate the Colony from the difficulties caused
by lavish expenditures and extravagant mea
sures J he whites are thoroug hly loyal to the
British Grown, but are uneasy IN regard to the
negroes.
Advices from Kingston, Jamaica, state that
the u. S. Consul Mr. Gregg, has telegraphed
to Washington, demanding the services OF a
man of war to obtain redress for an outrage
committed on the American whaler Hannah
Hran5 The captain Of the whaer has gone to
St. Thomas to obtain assistance from that point
ii possible.
According to the official report sent into
Congress] yesterday the President, since April,
1865, has pardooed twenty one persons convlc-
ted of forgery, seventy one convicted OF passing
counterfeit money ia possession OF counterfeit
money, fourteen; countertelrlng, eleven; and
number for minor offences.
The friends of temperance in Michigan have
issued an address to the people Of that State,
urging the adoption of the article in the pro-
posed new Constitution prohibiting the traffic
in intoxicating liquors. The election occurs on
the first Monday In April, and this article is
separately submitted.
Semi official kilograms were received yester-
day from Alabama, indicating that it is not yet
certain at headquarters whe Their the new Con
sttution has not been ratified. The Radical
Congressional Executive Committee admit
however, that it has been lost by at least 4, 900
or 5000 votes.
The Odd Fellows of the Northern States,
we are informed, have contributed large
amount to aid the Order in the Southern
States, or, in other words, to resuscitate those
lodges that were broken up during the war
About $4,000 comes to Virginia from the
Northern States, and 5000 from Kentucky.
A young man, named Levants, cashier Of
Ezra Goodrich & Co.. mporters, of New York,
is reported to have disappeared " 18th from one
hundrs d to three hundred thousand d liars A
dispa ten states that the defalcation will fully
amount to the latter sum.
A Catholic Priest named Father HenneSsey
refused to be sworn in court Of justice 10 st.
Louis, yesterday, on the ground that he was
foreigner and member OF the French Legation
at Washington. He finally was ermitted tu
testify without taking an oath. ~
In the Georgia Convention resolution in.
structing the next Legislature to enact such
laws as will compel all carriers to provide equal
accommodation Tor all persons, without distinc
ton of color, was tabled by vote Of 81 yeas
to 80 nays.
Pet schemes for the payment of the national
debt are now the order of the day The latest
proposal in that line is that Congress shall en-.
act that hereafter the public domain shall only
be- >old for Government bonds, which, fast a.
obtained, shall be Cancelled.
The tobacco factory of George B. Hayne, at
Hannibal, Missouri, has been seized tor al
legged violation of the revenue law. Abou
our THOUSAND pounds OF manufactured tonacc
and the machinery were taken possession Of By
he officers.
Pie ,ident johnson was yesterday waited
upon by deputation Of The Baltimore City
Council, who presented to him the resolutions
OF endorsement passed hy that body. Col-
gratulalions and addresses were made on both
sides.
1t is estimated that on the first of May, af-
ter paying all the gold certificates and interest
on the Ten-forty bonds due March l, and Five.
twenty bonds due May l, there will be about
s72,O00,0 600 in gold remaining iu the Treasury.
John Sullivan, who was arrested in Louis
vile short time ago, charged with robbiOg
the Southern Express Company at Dresden,
Tenn, Of ST 600, has been convicted and sen,
fenced to the penitentiary for five years.
Three men were capsized in an open boat
yesterday, in the Niagara river, and drowned;
Tho anoid.nt is snnnnsed TO ha ye been caused