Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"7e sko,o the very age and body Of the 7'nls'

The Democratic Convention assembled at
Charleston. the new Capital of tie state
of West VIRGINIA on yesterday, and was Largely
attended. The platform demands the taxation
of capital, the expunglng from the, statue
hooks of every form of test oaths, demands
restoration of the ballot to the dlstrapchlscu;
and declares the white race the superior anu
ruling race of the country. John >: Jacobs
of Hampshire county, was nominated LOT 'oVer'
nor. =
President Grant has pardoned Richard
Roundtrcc, convicted at the October TERM
1869, of the Criminal Court of the District OF
Columbia. and sentenced to three years IN the
Albany Pcnitentiary; Tor obtaining money uh'
der false prctencns. Also. Julius fIunow,
convicted of petit larceny, February 9th,
1865, and sentenced to the Baltimore House
of Refuge until he attains the age or twenty
one years,
Red Cloud and his warriors had another
interview with President Grant yesterday, and
the Chief renewed his former complaints: The
President promised protection, and advised
them to 90 to farming, but told them that the
removal OF Fort Fetterman, which they asked
for, could not be granted. Spotted lall ana
his party had conference with Secretary CoS
and left Washington last evening.
Ayoung Baptist clergyman named McAulIen
has been arrested in Philadephi. on charge
preferred by MaryL Search, of Lewsburs, "a,
of seduction and breach OF promise OF marriage,
while he was student OF divinity at Lewis
burg University. She is the mother OF al 10,
faut, whose paternity she ascribes to.thc pr-
Soncr.
The creditors OF the Seitz Brothers, default
ing tobacco merchants, 10 New York, offer
$40 900 for the arrest Of Chas. Seltz, who IS
supposed to have been the principal ia the
sTindling operations. 1t is believed that beth
are concealed in the city.
A meeting Of Canadians has been held IN
Montreal on tho subject Of Fenian raids. The
WASHINGTON Administration was indirectly at
lacked by the censurc of Min later Thornton lor
thanking President Grant for his rccant frocIa'
nation.
\ woman ct Helena, ArkassaS, was fired at
BY her husband on Monday, and saved by the
ball embedding itscifin her chignon, the hfst
benefit known to have resulted from one 81
these adornmcnts. The intended murderer
then committed suicide.
The Baltimore Synod nov comprises all the
Presbyterian Churches Of Delaware, Mary,
land, part OF the churches Of Virginia and
West Virginia, A meeting OF this oynnh Is
10 be held in Wilmington, Delaware, Oh Tuc%-
day, the 18th instant.
The Snaniaris iG Cuba have captured three
men with important revolutionary documents
who refuse to tell their names or business.
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l.vt.li;no ~ ,l,o urnnn7 ono bnnIra1 ioot tho
scstfoll rome breaking.
Rutgcr's Female Coecc, New York. grad
uatcd nnc pupils Yesterday aud conferred the
1,ar,o 81 D,,,o, r. ph;loso,b,, ,,ror N;ss
Maria Alj,chrjj, Of Vasson CoIIccr
rontIom,D fran New York says it is pro-
,oscd ,hat "Rrick" Puocr,v shall succeed
Ioh, Norr;s,u ,,o,,bor - tso IJo,so ,.r
Renrosant,t;ycs franz Iha F,tI D,str;ct Of
New York.
President Grant, accompanicd bg Post
master General NrcsweU Senator Cameron
and others n,ssej ,hrouab Rait;o,orc vcstcr.
Jov IN tho 1y,v for . i,.w law trcut & .I;no in
The Rnr,au Of Statistic; is about 10 nublish
rcport of exports and imports, which shows
large increase in the former for tho first
three quarters OF the current fiscal year.
\ warm lchatc has oceurrcd in the Melical
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admitting lcmalc students 70 fospllal Clinics.