Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-07-17
ALEXANDRIA.


The argument in the Yeager Mississippi ha-
teas corpus case to procure the removal oil the
case from the military commission in Mississippi
and bring it before the U. S. Supreme Court
was concluded yesterday. The Importance of
the questions involved in this case has induced
the Attorney General to enter into written stip-
ulation with P. Phillips and james NJ. Carlisle,
counsel for the petitioner to put the question IN
such form as that the same may be considered
and determined by the U. s. Supreme Court
in October next. The present application TO
the Chiei Justice is to remain suspended
The Attorney General is authorized by the
President to say that no sentence OF the mill
tary commission in this case, further than Is
necessary to secure the safe custody OF the
prisoner, will be executed until the final de-
termination OF the Court. This agreement is
understood to meet with the approval of the
Chief Justice.
Some newspaper having referred to Mr..
Henry ID. Cooke, of Georgetown, in political
point Of view. the Courier Of that city says
that mo more retiring gentleman, considering
his ability and wealth, can be found in the
community than Mr.. Cooke. He is public.
spirited, enterprising, and liberal, and neither
lnterieres 10 local politics nor makes himself in
any way Objectionable to his tellow.ctiSens by
noisy defamation or the advancement OF oten'
-ive ideas" We believe this is deserved
praise.
The Memphis Chinese Labor Convention
adjourned SINE de on the 18th inst. Prior to
adjournment the Mississippi Valley Emgra-
ton Company" was organized, and the sum OF
$4,000 subscribed toward the capital stock,
which is to be $l,000,000 with privilege to
double the amount, in shares OF 800 each. n
committee was appointed to open subscription
books in Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi,
Alabama, and Arkansas.
The New York Tribune says there can be no
doubt but that Mr.. Secretary Boutwell, has,
iii Cabinet council and otherwise taken ground
decidedly against the Walker party in Nr-
sinia, and kindred movements in Mississippi
and Texas Some think that MIR. Boutwelrs
voice in the Cabinet is quite potential. We
10 not know. We shall see soon.
Lieut.. GarrettsoD, regimental quartermaster
OF the 3eveuth U. s. infantry, was found guilty
BY court martial and sentenced to be cashiered
and imprisoned until he had refunded five
hundred and eighty six dollars, alleged to be
due the Government; but President Grant has
s..t aside the finding Of the court on account of
want Of probability of the principal witness.
Peaches will be abmnant this year, IN Della
ware, New Jersey, and Maryland, and in some
portions OF Virginia. Other fruits. such as
apples, pears &C., it is also said, will be plen-
tiul all over the country. A number OF peach
growers about Milford and Dover, Del. have
odd their peach crops for this year at from thir-
~ 10 forty cents per basket, delivered at the
railroad station.
An appeal is made to the public for aid in
protecting the remains of the Confederate dead
At Point Lookout, Md The graves there are
marked AMI numbered, 80 that the names Of
the buried can be known. There was during
the war prisoner camp at Point Lookout,
and many OF the prisoners died there
4 Mormon Immigrant train, collected prince
tsy in North Carolina, and Smythe county,
Virginia, consisting of about 100 men, women
and children lone half females, lett Norfolk
few days ago, by steamer to New York, en- route
for Utah. They were under the guidance of
TWO Mormon leaders.
4 constant appeal TO the Executive, to the
Military authorities and to Congress, is kept
up BY the ultra Radicals, TO obstruct or delay
the reconstruction Of Virginia under the re-
cent election. Especially, it is urged by these
PEOPLE, that the Legislature should be 'e1'
purgated.
No further discovery has yet been made with
regard to what is called the Bealmear tragedy,
70 Prince George county, Nd. This deed OF
robbery, arson and murder, was committed
months ago-and it yet remains as much a
mystery as ever.
Brigham Young recently had 4 conversation
with Senator Trumbull, in which he boldly
avowed that the Mormons would not submit
TO any law passed by Congress against polyga-
my and would not hesitate to drive obnoxious
federal officers out of their territory.
The Bank OF England has again reduced
the minimum rate of interest ! per ct. The
rate is now per Ct, and indicates such an
abundance of money in that market as is likely
to tell in further advance iu the price of u.
:. bonds.
Wendell Phillips absolutely bowls over
the result Of the Virginia electiou-and abuses