Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-18
MEMS OF THE DAI.
To sbor the pery age and body of the Timss.''

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The Episcopal Anti Ritualistic Conference
recently held at Chicago. passed resolutions to
the effect that "a careful revision OF the
book Of common prayer is needtul to tue uest
interests of the Protestant Episcopal Chuecn ,
and that all words or phrases seeming TO teacn
that the Christian ministry Is pIiesthoou, VI
the Lords Supper q sacrifice, or that !egenera'
ton is inseparable from baptism, should DC Te
moved from tie prayer book.
The remains of Junius Brutus Booth, the
great tragedian were removed yesterday from
the Baltimore Cemetery, where they were
buried some years ago, and reinforced in Green.
mount Cemetery. The fine monument OF
Booth has also been removed, and will &c
placed over his grave. 1t is proposed to place
the remains Of the children now buried in llar'
ford county and those of John Wilkes Booth
side BY side in Greenmount Cemetery.
Notwithstanding the acquittal Of Robinson,
who was recently tried for the murder OF State
Senator Mcconnell, of Illinois, there seems to
be lingering doubt of his innocence. The Ia
dies OF Jacksonville, where Robinson resides,
are collecting money for him, it is said, to set
him Up in business, but the male portion OF
the town still regard him with dlstrust, and
have advised him to leave the vicinity
We hear every few days Of larger or smaller
parties of fillibusters landing in Cuba and
Joining the patriot forces. An expedition OF
six hundred landed few days since without
molestatiOn, and at once marched to jordan 5
camp. Probably this is the same force which
was reported two weeks since as ready to start
from the West aud South,
A letter from Chief Justice Chase, received
in Washington, from South Carolina, says the
people are fast recuperating from the effects OF
the war, and it permitted, would soop DC thTlV'
ing aud prosperous. He and his daughter
have been treated everywhere with the greatest
respect and kindness.
Joseph Even, chief of the Philadelphia de-
tectives, has been dismissed His particular
offence was keeping $500 of a $500 reward,
giving only $50 each tO the two men who did
the work and earned it. The whole detective
system, in this country, is swindle.
Gen Rosecrans has been honored with a
banquet on hi: retirement from the Mexican
Mission. His successor, Mr.. Nelson, is greeted
by the Mexican press as "a ierociQuS man,
sent out BY Gen. Grant tn Get Mexico into
| trouble.
The coming Senatorial contest in New lamp
shire is attracting some attention. Senator
| Cragin has a strong competitor in Colonel
| Tappan. Private letters received from Min
| is!er Hale say that it Is his intention to com"
| home aud enter the contest.
Preparations are being made by the irish
Radicals throughout the country Tor national
demonstration in Chicago on the 4th proximo-
| The great mass Of the Irish people in this coun-
try, however, do not belong to the Radical party.
The ordinance authorizing subscription by
the city of one million dollars to the stock OF
the Valley Railroad Company in the State o!
Virginia, was last evening passed IN the First
Branch of the City Council OF Baltimore.
| Several members Of the Cuban Junta in New
| York have been arrested for violating the neu-
trality laws, and the L. 9. Marshal has put
them in Jail and the grand Jury has indicted
| them
For the present year the shipment OF Goa
| from the Allegheny Mary landl mines arc two
| hundred thousand tons more than during the
same period of last year.
The Chicago Cincinnati, and louisville raiI-
road extending to Peru, Indiana, has been
completed. This road opens new route be-
tween Chicago and indianapolis and the South.
Mrs. Spinner, wife Of the u. s Treasurer,
died on Wednesday at iInrkimer, N. y, 81
paralysis.
Missouri will hereafter pay the interest Of it,
| State debt in gold.