Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-12
NEWS OF The DAY.
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At a meeting of the Maryland Oyster Board,
held yesterday. Attorney General Jones modl-
fed his opinion in relation to the Oyster law,
and Governor Bowie directed the commander
of the "oyster boat" to proceed to the capture
of some vessels engaged In what the Governor
believed to be violation of law, and to bring
the officers of those vessels before some Judge,
so that a test case might be made. 1t was also
directed that all dredging vessels should be
ordered to refrain from further dredging IN dis
pu,ed waters, until decision of the Courts
could be obtained.
In addition to one hundred and eighty ght
nominations for civil officers which Mr.. John
son has sent into the Senate, there also remain
to be acted upon four hundred and ninety,tve
nominations of military character, and elgnt
pertaining to the naval service. Thus lar, our
ing the present session the Senate mas acteu
on only eleven names for civil appointments
while none Of the army nominations, ttnree
hundred and torty-three are tor DreVetS,j nave
been disposed Of
The trial of John Real for the murder OF
Officer Smedck took place in New York on
Tuesday. Judge Barnlrd said that he under
stood members of certain up town gang had
threatened to assassinate certain witnesses II
thew should testify If any Of the witnesses
we're interfersd with, somebody would be sum,
marily dealt with before forty, eight hours had
passed. The jury returned verdict OF guilty,
with recommendation to mercy. Judge bar
nard Immediately sentenced him to be hanged
on the I'd of April.
Ia the late debate in the Senate on the con-
stitutional amendment in regard to suffrage,
Mr.. Corbett said that as, by the terms OF the
amendment, Cinnamon would be enabled to
vote on the Pacific coast, he felt constrained to
go against it, and another gentleman MT
Williams, who advocated the exclusion OF the
Chinese, described them as paqans, who re-
fused to assimiate with our institutions.
The Railroads 10 the South, it is announced,
in order to afford an opportunity to Northern
capitalists to examine for purposes of Invest
ment, the cheap lands and mines of the South
have held a convention and resolved to issue
excursion tickets over their respective railroads
at low rates of fare, and if possible to induce
hotel keepers to entertain the holders OF such
tickets at reduced prices.
GaHgnaui says that. through the efforts OF
General Dix, Americans will in future be al
lowed to enter. live in and leave France with
out passports. Americans are now free OF most
European kingdoms, with the notable excep-
ton of the Cars territory.
A FIRE occurred yesterday, A. NJ, between
four and five clock, at Franklin, TeLn. Be
fore it could be arrested property to the amount
OF 500, 900 was destroyed. The fire was the
work of c)lored incandiary, who was shot
down as he emerged from the store which he
had fired
There is great anxiety in Washington to
learn the names of CRAFTS Cabinet. The most
prominent of the Radicals express themselves
entirely ignorant on the subject.
1t has been discovered, alter certain justice
of the peace in Baldwin county, Ala had mar
ried several parties, that he was never qualh
ed The work of reconstruction Is therefore
progressing before genuine justice.
Louis Napoleon will enter upon his sixty
| second year next month, and the Empress IN
August will celebrate her forty third birthday.
They both look young for their years, IN
spite of the cares OF State,
Both branches Of the City Council OF B4lti
more on Wednesday adopted resolution ten
deriug the hospitatios of the city to President
johnson after his retirement.
A daring attempt was made TO blow up the
steam ferry boat, Capt. Stephen Chase, on Mon
day evening last, while lying at the wharf al
Annapolis, Md.
DR.. Nelaton, OF Paris the Emperor medi-
cal adviser has inspected the Siamese Twins,
and thinks they can be safely divided.
The social equality BILL placing the two
races on an equal footing. has been passed by
the Louisiana State Senate.
President Roberts. of Liberia, dined at Sen
ator Summers last week.