Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-29
NEWS OF The DAY.
80 ,how the Gerry age and body ofth Times.

40 sh0l0 the rery age and body Of the Times
j. X Herbert, of New York, has fled with
toe Postmaster General the written consent OF
the President and Secretary of tie American
Cable Company, giving their acqulescence IN
the restrictions contained in the law OF 1869
relative 10 telegraph cables. 1t is the intention
OF this company TO proceed at once to lay
cable between France and the u. 5. They
propose to establish rates over their line much
cheaper than those now in existence either by
the Atlontic or French cable
The Episcopal Convention of the Diocese Of
New York will meet to-day. The subject OF
the recent introduction of several ritualisic
features at St. Adams will be brought to the
notice of the Convention. The most remarka
bic part OF this movement is the fact that the
present complaint comes from the High
Churchmen themselves,
REV. William II. Green" the wife poison
er, was found guilty OF murder in the second
degree at Litchfeld, Connecticut, last week,
| and on Saturday was taken to the State Prison,
where he is sentenced for life. He was once
| found guilty OF murder in the first degree, but
| a new trial was granted in his case.
The Cuban privateer Hornet is believed to
be in Cuban waters looking out for Spanish
transports carrying troops, or the regular
steamers plying between Havana and Cadiz.-
She is able to fight almost any vessel in the
Spanish navy, and is fast enough 10 get away
| from the best
Dr. Hayes Arctic expedition, and Bradford,
the artist, have arrived at st. Johns, n. F.,
from the Polar Seas The enterprise is report
cd as successful one, having penetrated the
| middle ice in which the British steam whaler
Alexandria was crushed and lost. Her crew
we're saved The party are all In good health,
The recent enOnOement Of NJ I0ffor0on at
| Booth's theatre, New York, netted to the man
agement SIS, 900. This was after paying &C
| tors, advertising and all incidental expenses,
| besides Mr. Jefferson, who received S27 600.
A meeting OF three thousand persons in Gin
cinnat last night unanimously voted in favor of
the use of the Bible in schools, in opposition to
| the heretofore expressed design OF the Board
of Education
| ncrzog, the famous ruunins horse that made
mile 10 l:434, the best time on record died
yesterday morning at Cincinnati. His owner
refused SIS, 900 for him within the past week.
The Mississippi Radicals have Issued Sc
cret circular urgently asking Tor money S25, 900
| of which they must have at once-t0 make
| head against the Dent combinations.
Capt. Samuel Boone, grandson OF the 10
nous Kentucky pioneer, Daniel Boone, died
recently at his residences in Missouri, in the
SSh year Of his age.
There are not hogs enough in Southern Ia
diana to consume the very large crops OF corn
| and beech and oak mast now growing.
Ten stores and dive lings in the town OF Port
Dahousie. Ontario, New York we're destroyed
by fire yesterday morning. Total loss $40 600
Caleb Cushing's fee as counsel for Mexico,
before the Mexican Claim Commission, is
| $50 600 in gold-So it is said.
A San Frarc cisco letter states that there arc
hundreds OF men out of employment in Caliior.
MA, and they cannot get work.
Tho National Military Asylum at Milwaukee
was dedicated yesterday.
LEES MEMOIRS Memoirs OF the War in
the Southern Department Of the United
States by 1t. Cot Henry Lee, and Edited
by Ger Robert f. Lee.
We have been shown advance specimen
pages OF a new edition of the above work-thc
author OF which was Familiarity known in Rev
lourionary times as Light Horse Harry Lee. -
| Lght-Horso Harry was the father of Robert
| +. Lee, who has recently revised his father $
| well known history, and added to it a very in.
teresting biographical sketch Of his father,
compiled from sources hitherto not accessible
to the public The Typography of the work is
very creditabIe to the publishers-U University
Publishing Company Of New YoIk-and it is
illustrated by several admirable steel eugrav-
ings, among which are excellent iikenesses of
Col. Harry Lee, Gen. Nath. Green, and
other generals, also by plaps of the most i'm
portant battles and seges in the South during
the war of the Revolution.
WASHINGTON ITEMs.-The question involv-
ing the right Of corporations to collect haroor
fees came up before Justice j. L. X. Plant yes
terday. The suit is brought against the cor
| poration of Georgetown by Mr.. Charles r..
Barnes, who represents the American Ship,
| owners Association. The corporation OF
Georgetown has an interest of $4,000 10 the
issue, the amount that would have to be re-
funded if Judgment is given for the plaintiff.
The principle will extend overthe whole country.
This is bur the initial proceeding, for no mat
ter how decided, the matter will be carried up
to the .. s. Supreme Court.
Mr.. John Cox, Of Georgetown, whose very
serious illness was mentioned in our yesterday s
issue, died about four o'clock yesterday OF lock
jaw, caused by the use of blue stone for the
toothache.
Sister Amelia Kuntz, one Of the oldes.t: OF
the lay sisters of the Order OF Visitation, died
yesterday at the convent in Georgetown.