Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.
10 shOW the re7y age and body of the Times.

In the Baltimore Criminal Court yesterday,
Mrs. Maria \. Pollard, wife of Edward A. Pol
lard was placed on trial before the Court, Tor
shooting DR.. g. A. Moore through the wrist
with small pistol, at his apothecary store, on
the 2Sth of January, 1868. The circumstances
OF this affair were published in the Gazette at
the time She was sentenced to thirty days
imprisonment. Upon the sentence being an
nounced, Mrs. z went into Mysteries. and she
was removed from the court house at once.
The President has removed Albert c. Mack
ey as Collector of Customs at the port of
Charleston, S. e., and appointed George w.
Clark, of Charleston. in his stead. This re-
moval would appear singular, from the fact OF
Mackey's prominent position as Union man,
but it is understood, he is to have a dplo-
matte appointment.
On Saturday, the house Of Robert Herring, at
Moot Haven, n Y. was surrounded by police
officers, who found AID secured Herring and
all the paraphernalia used 10 manufacturing
counterfeit u. 5. notes. Later in the day sew
eral other arrests Of parties implicated were
made. A large amount of bogus twos and
fves were seized.
Fifteen guuboats for the Spanish navy are
now being built in New York. One Of the
number was launched on Friday last. The en-
tire number OF vessels are to be completed by
August /. They are of light draught, intend
ed for service in shallow water, and will carry
one l00.pouudcr parrot gun amldshlps and
two broadside guns.
Gov. Bullock, OF Georgia, it is stated, will
shortly convene special session Of the LeRs'
Iature, with view to ascertain the purposes
of that body in regard to the eligibility OF co..
orcd men to office, now that the Supreme
Court OF the State has decided upon the ques'
tion.
There is some trouble about Gen. Butter
field $ appointment rs Assistant Treasurer In
New York. lie is a Colonel in the regular
army, on the active list, and his acceptance OF
the new office would prevent promotion IN his
regiment, as he would be compelled TO resign
his position in the army
In New York, on Saturday Edward Hanit-
20, German clerk, was arrested on the charge
of offering for sale to the counsel Of the Brook
lyn Park Bank, four one thousand dollar bonds
aud twenty-five hundred dollars worth OF
checks, stolen from the bank in February last
He was locked up for an examination.
The latest returns from the vote on Lay Del
egation in the Methodist Episcopal Church de-
veloped more serious opposition to the move
ment than has heretofore been exhibited. The
returns now show thirty-one thousand Tor Lay
Delegation to twelve thousand against 1t.
On Sunday afternoon, at Greenmount Gem
eterv in Baltimore, the remains Of John Wilkes
Booth, with those Of others Of the family
brought from Hartford county, received tina
sepulchre.
Gen. Sherman has issued an order assigning
to duty in the regular army a large number o.
cadets who graduated at West Point lev
| days since.
DR.. Stephen II. Weems, for many years u
=. Minister to Gautamaa, died in Anne Arun
de county, Md, lew days ago.
Mr. VIM. ii. Spencer and Miss julia Tyler
daughter of OK, President Tyler, were married
| in New York on Saturday.