Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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Serious complaints, says the Waihsngton
Star are made against Commodore Worden
Commandant at the Naval Academy, at An
napolis. 1t is charged that he ovcrworks the
cadets and harshly maltreats them; and 1t Is
stated that tcyers prevail to an alarming degree
at the Academy An effort, says the Star Is
being made to have q commission appointed to
investigate his management OF the Institution
The Fcnian exiles received an ovation at
Tammany Hall, New York, yesterday, from
members of the Tammany Society. Hon.
Richard OGorman welcomed them in I happy
speech. Colonel Burke and O Donovan Rosa
RESPONDED appropriately n procession, COM
prising Irish societies and some militia regl-
mcnts started Immediately afterwards.
\ dispatch from Havana of yesterdays date
states that nothing had been heard up to that
time of the steamer Tennessee, having on board
the San Domingo Commission. Inquiries were
being made at all points in the West Indies
within Geographic reach of Havana.
An enthusiastic meeting in favor of sending
relief to the sufferers in France was held in
New York, yesterday. \ large amount will be
raised in that city. 4 million OF dollars in
money. food and clothing arc called for
Indiana is about to reform her divorce laws,
and bill passed the State Senate a few days
ago. by nearly unanimous vote, abolishlng
the lax liberality which has heretofore prevailed
in that State.
Boston has done well for the suffering peo-
pie of France On Monday the subscriptions
amounted to $4,000, and they were still conf
ing in. .........
Prof Agassiz is preparing Il work on the
American SalmonidG, including all the trout,
salmon, and whitefish of the country.
The Senate of Pennsylvania on Wednesday
passed the bill allowing women over twenty one
years of age to be voted for as school directors.
The Italian Chambers have passed bill as
signing regal honors and a body guard to the
Pope
CoNFIscATIoN SALES The cases of Dr.
Garnctt and Mr. w n. McVeigh against the
L. S. for the recovery Of property in Wash
ington and Alexandria, sold under the contisca-
ton acts, were continued, and the arguments
concluded in the Supreme Court of the United
States at Washington. yesterday The DEGREES
sustained the act. and the claimants insist here,
on appeal, that the act was intended to punish
treason, and that such being the case, the trial
of the offender upon the charge of crime, by
proceeding against his property, is unconstltu=
tional. The offence of treason can be tined only
As prescribed in the Constitution, by jury, and
there Gun be no con, iction then without the tes-
timony of two witnesses to the same overt act,
or upon confession in open court. The punish
ment of crime by proceedings against his prop,
erty and by default las was the, fact in one OF
these cases. is'at war with allthe provisions OF
the Constitution inrespect of the offences Known
to it. The Attorney General maintains the
consttutionality of the act, and contends that in
the exercise of its rightful powers Congress has
the right to prohibit, under penalties, the Of
fences in question, and to provide that these
penalties may be reinforced by proceedings in rem.