Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-12-11
Letter from Richmond.

he will be caught ana produced as sOuH - " -
ward is offered Surely there ought 70 be
prompt steps taken to induce pursuit ana ar
rest in all such cases,
Alexander Gardner (coloret) convicted Is
nm accomplice of Lewis Kennedy, coored,ln the
double murder OF John Baker and MIS- Ste
Wart in New Kent county, has made COMES
sion, in which he charges that Kennedy XII
ed 10th Baker and Mrs. Stewart, having hrst
outraged the latter. According 10 their con,
fession, Kennedy only got some provisions ana
tcn cents in money from the house before LIZ
inc il It will be remembered that 1t was
supposed the murderers got considerable sum-
which. it now seems, II Gardner is to be cred!-
ted, was destroyed in the flames. Kennedy IS
at large, having broken Jail sometime ago.
reward is offered by the Governor Tor his aP'
prehension.
The b. c. Cook who has received the APP
pointIncnt of assessor in the 9TH lrGIula d3
trict is well known here as eli old freedman ;
Bureau official, noted more Tor his red mead
| and black heart than for his white skin;
A. evidence of the heavy Southern demand
here for coorcd labor, j. 7. Justis, labor agent,
a6yertises for 1000 colored hands to 30 South,
Offering from $lS to $50 month. to be palc
| at the end of every month, rations, separate
houses, garden patches. and privilege to raise
| nirs fowls, &c, with free transportation 10y
rail, and j. A. Pein, Of the Intelligence office
calls for 10000, pay from So to SOD 4
month, ratious and free TRANSFORMATION.
1t is not understood how the members OF
our Legislature ut Washington can give away
substantial guarantees for the future course OF
that body on the constitution or anything else
They can bind themselves by pledges, and that
is all. If such things satisfy Butler, and his
colleagues on the reconstruction committee, all
right-nobody hurt.
| Ii is much rejected here that Senator John.
ston is exhibiting so much unseeml y anxiety
to warm his seat in the Senate. He and Viz.
Lewis arc, from all accounts, out flerod!ag lie
rod in their professions Of RadicaIiSm. They
arc acting in exceedingly bad taste. to say the
least Of 1t. LEIGH.
HOMICIDE IN BALTIMORE james II. Cal
lagher, aged about fifty years, and Michael
Cam, aged fity-six years, had for q long time
been partners in the fishing business. Their
business relations were OF the most satisfactory
character, and socially they were the warmest
of friends. A few days since, however, GA:
lacher was informed by friend that Cam had
circulated reports respecting the good name OF
his wife. This greatly troubled Gallagher.
Yesterday Gallagher insisted that he should,
in the presence of Mrs. Gallagher, repeat what
report had credited him with. Cam asScntcd
to the proposition, and at the home OF Mrs. u.
avcrrcd that she had made use OF language
which is unfit for publication. the imputa-
ton was Indignantly pronounced untrue by MIS-.
G.. which so incensed Cam that he rushed
upon her seemingly with the intention oil striking
her, and as he advanced be thrust his right
hand into his pantaoons pocket as if in the act
Of drawing a weapon. He succeeded in grasp.
ing her by the shoulder, and, while IN The &C;
Of drawing his hand from his pocket, the hus
band DISCHARGED one barrel from navy revol-
yer at him, the bullet taking effect in his LETT
abdomen. The shot caused Cam To relax his
hold upon Nus. Gallagher, when Gallagher
threw away his pistol and with o blow OF his
fiat knocked him down. When Gallagher
found that Cam was badly injured by the bu
let from the pistol, DR., Dodge was sent Tor,
but the leadcn messenger fired by the almost
crazcu nusuamu, nau vnrc'utliy rriIvihcu III
deadly work, Cam dying in less than ten
minutes after being shot
Officer Frank S;rcckius was in the vicinity
of the house where the homicide occurred, and
entering the room where the dead body lay,
took Gallagher into custody. BpH american.
TIE EMPEROR NAPOLEON has issued his \ ell
low Book, which gives a handsome showing Of
the Frerch situation. IL says that France is on
excellent terms with her neighbors, and that
the relations of foreign powers with each other
are the more amicabe on account Of the
conference on the dispute between Greece and
Turkey held 10 Paris. The North German
situation remains unchanged, and Italy is be-
Ing restored to order The Emperor announ-
ces that the Ecumenical Council is beyond the
pale OF the political powers and that be will
not intervene in its deliberations. He reviews
the Turco Egyptian question, and dgclls upon
the efforts made 10 reconcile the Sultan and
Viceroy at length Ho speaks OF the amcablc
relation OF France and America aS unchanged;
and says that the only aim OF hi1 Government
is to MAINTAIN peacefully its foreign relations and
guard the interests OF France.
THE Word NEGRO. considerable scns-
tyeness is manifested at every colCred convcn-
ton about the use OF the word negro. The
body now sitting form no exception, discus
sion having arisen the other day concerning Its
appearance in au official document. Mr. Lang
ston apparently was the only defender OF the
obnoxious adjective This feeling we think IS
uncaIed Tor and mistaken. Negro is good
Latin word transferred to English meaning
black. Il the word is shameful, the Tact must
be more so, and the c)lored men make an adj
mission against themselves in objec'ing to it.
This word came into the English language long
before America was discovered, and conSe-
auently cannot be looked on as q term of Gerl-
| sion or reproach. - Wash. Chro"
Coop News. We are credibIy informed
that, within the last few weeks lands to the
amount OF a million and hall OF dollars have
been sold to Northern capitalists along the line
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. 1t is
the purpose OF these gentlemen to build at
least three large iron furnaces, one OF which,
We hear. is to be located at Clifton Forge; thu
point at which we propose to intcrsect tn
great trunk line road. The person from whoa
this information comes, was distinguished
officer in the Southern army, whole sould
Virgnan. who is quite enthusiastic over be
prospects thus opening to Virginia. -L"ah. |
| Frglntdn.
AN ANSWER. The Richmond Wing ints
apology for taking the name of Walker Tor lc
party it has attempted to start, says: Somatfng
was due to the man who had lent his name al
influence to save the State from great impn-
ding danger" Whercupon, the Lvnchbrg
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