Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-09
NEWS or TIE D4I.
"7o Mo'o the rery age and Jody Of the Times.

tcriCltlng OF the Revenue stamps Is carried on
10 such an extent that the Department Is
thinking OF recalling the whole OF the present
issue, changing the designs, and having the
work carried on solely under the supervision oil
the Government.
The Chicago papers are jubllant over. the
presence in that city of Sing Nun AND Chung
Luc, representatives Of two large Chinese c)m
mercial houses in San Francisco. These mer-
chants were publicly received on Change, and
one OF them made or read speech in English
Gen. Rosecraus telegraphs from San Fran
cisco to Senator Thurman, Chairman of the
Ohio Democratic State Central Committee,
that his private business forbids him "the
honor OF leading the Democracy Of Ohio in the
pending canvass for Governor" Another can
ddate will have to be selected
An ex officer Of the Confederate army named
John ii. Pratt was arrested in New York on
Thursday on the charge of having been engaged
in riot and murder at Jeffersonvie, Texas,
in October last, in which an OK Union officer
and three colored men were killed
Charles Allen, long known as one of the
most prominent men Of Massachusetts,, former.
ly member of Congress, and Chief Justice of
other positions OF honor and trust, died in Hos
ton last week, aged - years,
Fears are entertained at the Navy Depart
ment that the Seminole has met with some
mishap. She was dispatched from Norfolk
| some weeks since to capture the pirate Tclc
graph, which has been prcying upon u. S.
vessels The Seminole was last heard of at
| St. Thomas, about week since.
A National Temperance Mass Convention
is to be held in Chicago, commencing on the
first day Of September
An Albany, n. T., dispatch says that the
excitement there in the Susquehanna railroad
| matters continues. A fracas occurred on Satur-
| day between James Fisk, jr., and the parties
put in charge as receivers, but Fisk was eject.
| ed, and the other party remains in charge.
The trade sale connected with the textile
fabric Exposition was concluded in Cincinnati
on Saturday. The Exposition has been great
success, and is regarded rs the greatest event
in the commercial history OF Cincinnati.
The seventeenth annual festival of the Ger
man turner's commenced at Chicago on Satur-
day. 1t is estimated that forty thousand
Turner's are present.
VIM. f. Haygood, Assistant Assessor Of In
ternal Revenue III the Third District of Geor
gia, and assigned to duty in the counties OF
Wilkes and TaliatGrro, has positively declined
to withdraw his resignation, stating that he
would not serve for fifty dollars day, notwth-
standing the tender OF troops made by Gen.
Terry.
A sharp shock of earthquake was felt at
A, a. - = Ill 1ok,
it was also experienced at Paila and reached
Callao at midnight No damage was DONE
| On the 18th lquique was subjected to a similar
| visitation. Two OF the VOLCANOES, Pichicuchi
| and COtopaxi, are again III active operation.
The late RUFUS Lord Of New York, who
died recently, bequeathed the bulk of his cs-
tate, valued at tour millions Of dollars, to two
\ of his brothers Two other brothers and a
sister receive only moderate sums. Charitable
societies receive twenty thousand dollars.
Moses Maybaum, dry goods merchant, of
Newark, New jersey, has abscondeG with be.
tween thirty and forty thousand dollars of
borrowed money.
Three L, S. steamers have been ordered to
assist Marshall Barlow in his detention Of the
Spanish cunboats recently seized by him, on
the plea that they were intended TO operate
against Peru
Reports from the Iudian country are all fay
orabe to peace. The annuity goods are row
distributed on the reservations instead OF in
frontier towns as formerly, and traders ar, not
allowed to be present.
Archbishop McCloskcy, of New York, sailed
for Brest on Saturday, By the steamer City Of
Paris The Archbishop is bound for Rome 70
attend the Ecumenical Council.
The sloop Of war jamestown, Commander
Truxton, has been ordered to get ready to pro
coed to the +, jec Islands to inquire into the
missionary murder there by the savages.
A number OF Federal Office holders in Texas
want General B. f. Butler to co operate with
them in their efforts to defeat the COn%rva.
tive Hamilton ticket in that State.
Snow fell on Friday last in the country fit.
teen miles from Montreal, Canada.
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