Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-28
NEWS OF IHE Ui !.
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Virginia. has caused renewal OF the ''oyster
war" Yesterday TWO tugs belonging to the
Virginia Oyster Navy came into the sound,
one around the upper and another around the
lower point of Smiths Island, aud suddenly
appearing among the fleet Of oyster vessels, at
at work in the sound, cut off aud captured
ten oyster vessels belonging in Mary and ports
The oystermen were imprisoned IN jail at
DrummondtoWn, Accomac county.
On Monday the Hamburg steamer Bremen
steamed through the Narrows in New York
Bay and out towards the ocean. On the ap
proach of the Hermann the French corvett
moved rapidly out of the lower harbor. The
Hermann lay to of Sandy Hook, and at night
fall two large columns of black smoke send
ing marked the positions of the TWO vessels.
Late at night neither vessel could be seen, and
it is thought that both have gone to sea.
Yesterday the second annual Exhibition OF
the Maryland Agricultural and Mechanical AS
was forbiddlng, there was large attendance OF
visitors The gathering of cattle and horses
comprises many of the choicest breeds, and ID
other respects the Fair is most credltab!e to
the association.
An officer Of the U. S. Revenue Depart
ment. just from ali inspection OF the cotton re
eion OF the South. estimates the growing crop
at not less than 500, 900 bales-a larger crop
than has been produced since 1860. He also
says that the quality will be superior to any
crop ever raised 10 the country.
At the examination OF the naval apprentices
on the State scholarship Mercury, at New
York, on Monday, the first prize tor scholar
ship, gold medal, was awarded to E1ward
Shannon, full blooded negro boy. There
we're two hundred and seventy-hVe boys on the
ship, of whom about dozen were cclored.
Mr.. Nj. s. Dover, of Lafayette, Tennessee,
while attempting to xiii his vile on Saturday
last, was shot and nortally wounded ny her
brother, Andrew Klnesid, aged lG Dover,
after bearing bis wife, drew pistol and fired
at her, when young Kucaid drew another aud
shot him throught the body.
Rome Is quiet and confidence is returning In
business circles The Pope and Cardinals now
show themselves in pubic. The Pope desir-
ius to drive through the city, General Cad9rna
gave orders that the same honors should be
paid to him as to the K,ug, and to Cardinals
as to Princes of the royal blood.
Thc Democrats in tho Second Pennsylvania
District have Withdrawn their candidate tor
Congress-, on account OF split IN the Radical
party, in hat district, there being two claim,
ants 10 the regular nomination Of the Radical
party.
Rev. Nathaniel Co!ver, D. D., a widely
knowa Baptis: clergyman, dicd In Chicago on
Sunday iasi. lie was the founder of fremont
Temple, Boston the Colver Institute, at
Richmond, Va, and the Chicago Theological
Seminary.
The New York Hclaids special from Ha-
vana says there were sixteen deaths from chole-
"a On the 23l The people on board the stca
mer De Soto are out OF danger, and will pro-
coed as soon as the weather is cool.
To-day was appointed for the departure OF
the Berlin from Baltimore for Bremen, but
whether the vessel will start, With two French
men-of-war in the Chesapeake, is not known.
A newspaper issued in Madrid has an article
showing the late law for the emancipation OF
slaves in the Spanish Colonies to be utterly
nulli6ed in the West Indies.
Ex-Governor w. F. Pacher, CT PenDsylvs-
MIA, died yesterday, aged Ga years lie has
tor forty years been prominent 10 the public
affairs OF Pennsylvania
A naval court-martia is investigating he
loss of the iron-cad Captain. No facts OF i'm
portance have yet been brought to light.
Kossuih has declined to serve as Deputy
to the Hungarian Parliament.
I o. O. F.-The Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows Of the United States has decided it to
be unwise to make new regalia for any purpose.
The right Of ballot in lodges OF the degree Of
Rcbekah was refused. Il was decided that the
wife of SUSPENDED member cannot hold mem.
brrship in a Re5ekah Degree Lod ge, alter her
husband is suspended in his subordinate lodge.
1t was resolved that the unmarried daughters
OF Odd Fellows shall Lot be admitted to the
privileges of the degree Of Rebekah, and deci
ded that the action taken authorizing kebekah
D,prec lodges be continued. The wearing of
chapeaus and gauntets by encampments was
approved. The salary of Grand Secretary
Rdgely was fixed at IS 600. 1t was considered
neXpedent to Ieeslate on the life insurance
proposition. The decision OF the Grand Lodge
in regard TO the appeal case of Rucker. OF Lii
nos, was approved in regard to the prosecu
ton; but the second query, in regard TO ad
hitting man with chronic disease was not
adopted The Grand Lodge refused to grant
a charter for the Grand Encampment Of Orc
gon. The installation of the newly elected
officers took place. Grand Sire Frederick D.
Stuart, OF Washington, returned his thanks in
an appropriate address. The other officers
installed were Deputy Grand Sire c. A. Logan,
of Kansas Grand Secretary Jas. Il. Ridge'y, |
of Maryland and Grand Treasurer Joshua
Vausant, of Baltimore.
A LEAP FOR LIBERTY. " yesterday afternoon
as the down train % the Chesapeake and Ohio |
Ta'Iroad was running between Beaver Dam and |
ne"!etts, negro convict in custody oil the |
oherl1f o. Fairfax county, made his escape by |
jumping out OF the window of water closet 10 |
the car set apart for colorcd persons. The |
closat door was closed at the time, and the |
sheriff aud his assistant we're standing without, |
so that they did net discover his escape for
about FIVE minutes.
Passengers on the car next n rear. who saw
him strike, say the fellow a:.hted on his head, |
but picked himself up quickly, and ran for lite
up the railroad. The train was stopped, and
the officers we're soon in hot pursuit. W neither
they were successful is not reported. The TEL
low who escaped was destined to serve term
in the penitentiary tor the robbery OF a church.
His arms were puioned when he made the
leap, and the train was running at the rate of
more than twenty five miles on hour.-Rich.
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