Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-09
Foreign EcWS


that the Wheat looks finely everywhere, and
crop larger than the average may be expected
The grass is unusually thin and the hay pros
pec.s discouraging. Oats, barley anu beans
look poorly. Farmers count on about halt
crop OF potatoes, ard other root crops vii
Yell about the same as usual.
There is still some excitement AMI anxiety
regarding Ecnains' operations.
Yesterday afternoon melancholy acciuch
occurred off the port OF Hastings. \ large
number or people were out IN pleasure yacht
when squat came up and capslzed the vessel
It is not yet known how many lives were oSt'
but the number will certainly exceed twelve,
kilograms from New York announcing lhl
rumcre4 IS;s OF l tbs saSse deep
hope is everywhere expressed that the story i
grouudicss. This is annother cable tale.
4 distressing accident occurred at the Al.
hambra Concert Hall in London last night
While the ballet was in progress and the scene
was crowded with dancers. one OF the large tray
doors in the centre OF the stage gave way. A
number Of jauseuscs who were grouped on the
spot were violently precipltatcd ldto the space
uI.-- .he stage. Eleven Of tho unfortunate
glriS were ''-'' injured, same II Is feared
Extensive seizures have Dcv.. wade Of arms
and ammunition concealed by Ecuiuus in
Cork ard the surrounding country.
Adglces roNn Rome state that the Ecumcul
cal Council is BOW engaged in discussing the
Schema &c rr!mala e. lniaIilMlAtatc, Ly sec
tions. Thc debate Ga the preamble has closed.
There have been Que or two exciting p2Ssugcs
between the supporters and Opponents Of the
proposed DOGMA, but, at present the minority
1
was made yesterday IN favor of Papa inta Iii
biIty. Some fathers opposed to inlallibily Il
have presented an address to the Pope through
Cardinal Lasate, demonstrating against the
proceedings by which the meeting the 3 ! in
slant was dissolved and the debate on the gre
ample Of the schema brought to Close.
1t Il asserted tina; about the first OF May NJ.
Olivier sent despatch to the French Ambas.
sad0r luStruc:lng MIN TO make no more efforts
to restrain the action OF the Council. The
Marquis OF Bonneville accordingly suspended
negotiations on the subject with the Papal
Government, but told the French bishops
that 1t was their duty TO dcl.nd the opinions
Of their Government, aud advised them to do
all in their power TO obtain modification CT
the schema.
1t is reported that the Italian Government
has in its possession conclusive evidence that
MazzInl Is personally implicated in robe move
men!s Oh the Swiss frontier. The fact will be
til has not already been) brought to the at
tcntion Of ths Swiss Government, and 4 de-
mand will be made Tor the surrender Of the
agitator or his expulsion from Switzerland
Amnesty is 10 be Immediately decrecd for
all Republicans compromised in the last radlcal
instruction in Spain.
lia3y Italian refugees who we're preparing
to Cross into Italy With arms in their hands
have been arrested on the border by the Swiss
authorities and sent into the interior, where
they arc placed under bond not to quit the
BURIED TREASURE AND ARCHIVES OF TIE
CoNFEDERAcY.-Tho Theta Dolta Chi fraterni-
ty, which met at the Astor House, Now York.
in February lss!. listened to an Grafton by
William l.. Stone, who, in the course Of some
interesting "reminiscences OF the war, spoke
Of David Tilgh!nan 40 the officer selected by
he Confederate Government to take charge OF
is treasure and archives.
On the morning of Mr.. Daviss capture, says
Mr.. Stone. Tilghman waited upon him at his
bedside, and said: "Mr. DAVIS by this map
you may SEQ that tho enemy are here; such and |
uch is the situation of The roads II you come
With me you will DO abc to leave the country |
n safety. 1fyou do not; you will be captured
nat he knew his own business best" Thigh |
nan continued: Very well, sir; l have been |
entrusted with the treasure and archives, anu |
propose to secure them, even ut the peril OF the
oss Of your favor and of ray life. l shsll start !
It once by the route have marked out"
The result is well known. In less han fr.
hours Mr.. Davis was prisoner; but Tho ar
;hlVes were safe. When, Il few weeks after, in
nc recesses Of tho forest, Tighman learned
hat all was los: he zone and with his own
lands, buried tho trea ure and archives; and
Mess, during the four days that elapsed be.
ween parting with me and his untoward death,
Q revealed the spot, the secret as to tho who're.
bouts of the archives is forever buried; and
ing as they shall be kept from the pen of man.
, long shall the story be monument to our
rother's answering fidelity. This is the true
istory of the archives of the Southern Confed-
'acy, although rumors are from time to time
It afoat of their being now in the vaults of
is bank, and now Of that.