Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-25
NEWS OF The DAY.
"7o shop the Gerry age and body ofhe Times.

"1o shou the re,y age and body Of the Tunes. "
Mr.. James Fisk, Jr., 1.-THE Prince Of Erie, y
having bought all the odd steamship lines,
opera houses and other property OF that DC
scription in or about New York city, was re-
ported to have determined upon the. pur'
chase of the small town OF Boston entire
From New York evening paper, 1t appears
that this design has been either aoaluoheu -
deferred temporarily tor new musical pioy'e'.
1t says;-'A new drum corps is IN process VI
formation in this city, consisting entireiy. u
drum majors. to be known as the James L iSH,
IT,, Independent Drum Corps. Possibly this
is to be next feature.
The District Court Of Appeals, which meets
in Fredericksburg on the 9th of July, will he
COMPOSED of the following judges: John NJ.
Chapman, of the Sth circuit Charles ii. Bran
hall, OF the eth circuit; VIM. q. Riley, Of the
9Th circuit Alfred Morton, of the 9Th circuit ;
Lysander Hill, OF the 9th circuit, and Judge
D. NJ. Dorman in place Of Judge Moncure. +.
G. Rowe has been appointed Clerk OF the
Court.
Mrs. McGowan, daughter Of Senator Gar
rett Davis, was run away with the other day
in kentucky stage coach. Two men inside
were so frightened that they Jumped out and
were nearly killed, but Mrs. McGowan re-
strained the other passengers from dong so,
and when the runaway was at last stopped
went forward and quoted the horses ano
bound up the wounds OF her fellow travellers
Texas politics are about to be forced upon
the attention OF the President aud other prom
inent officials. There is big split among the
Radicals OF that State. One wing, which
claims to be the genuine, slmon-pure, advah'
ccd radical element, is led by Gen. Jack Ham'
ilton, while the other wing Is led by Zen. Ia
Wis who is said to be more moderate and con
sentative In his views.
Col Ryan the imprisoned Chief OF the Gu
ban Junta in New York, introduced the Dep
uty Sheriff, who was set to watch over him, to
4 convivial party at one Of the New York no
tells ON "Wednesday night. Result-the officer
Of tho law was fastened gagged and locked NJ
in private room, and the Colonel aud hi
friends, rumor has it, are off with another eX
petition TO Cuba
In Venezuela, it is stated, Congress in secret
session had advised that the claims OF the u.
s. hc resisted at all hazards. One instalment,
amounting to Sl22 AGA, had fallen due IN Feb
uary last. but no demand had been made Tor 1t
by the L. :.
Commodore James ". Cook, formerly CT
the United States navy, and subsequently con-
neetel with the Confederate naval service, died
at Portsmouth, Va, on Monday, in the 18th
year of his age,
President Grant has decided that the army
officers On the retired list may hold civil Offices,
which allows Gen. Sickles to 60 To SPAN a.
Minister, without giving MP his position III The
army.
Dispatches from Minister Mcmahon up to
Anil 2lst have been received at the State De-
partment. lie was we'll at that time and on
good terms with Lopez.
The total vote among the MethodistS Of tho
u. s. upon the question Of hay delegation SC
far "a known foots up 23,Gl5 in favor OF ana
$, jlS in opposition to the measure
joint. Dewccsc, Representative in Con
gress from North Carolina, has been acquitted
OF the CHARGE Of abusing the Thanking privilege
by the L. ). Court in Raleigh.
W. W. Walker, of WeStm)rcland, is sc
much indsposed that he has been compelled
to relinquish his appointments in the South
west Tor the present.
Four car loads of sheep irom Fauquicr coun
IS, were taken over the Orange road, last week
en- route to Mecklenburg, having been purchas
cd by gentleman OF that county.
A man by the name Of Brook Sinco has
registered in Orange couuty, who has arrived
at the advanced age of Que hundred and four
years.