Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-19
NEWS OF T6Is; DAY.
"75 shopo the rerv uge anil Lodp ofh'" Times.


The steamer John Lumsden, which lett
Nashville fer Cairo. struck the bank during
fog yesterday when about three, miles from
GAINESVILLE and sunk to the boiler derk. There
we're on board argr number of passengers:
22U nogsncuds Of tobacco for New Orleans and
six race horses for Springfield: Ill. snecia
dispatch from ClarksviIlc says no lives were lost
and that the boat will be raisrd without diff
Guilty. The tobacco and ollier freight will be
saved in damaged condition.
President Grant yesterday appointed james
R. Partridge, or Baltimore. TO be Minister to Bra
z in place of Henry T. Blow, Of Nilsson
RI who some months ago resigned. NJ
Partridge was formerly Secretary Of State of
Maryland and was afterwards appointed Minis
ter to Honduras and San Salvador by Presl-
dent Lincoln and by President Grant Nini>te"
to Venezuela, which position he now holds.
His successor is YIN A. Pile, cf Missouri.
RulolT who devoted nearly 4 lifetime to
murder. robbery and the study Of sciences
which generally elevate instead Of lowering
moral character, was hanged 1T Bnghampton,
New York, yesterday. TO the very last he
maintained composurc, and died without L
further utterance.
\ dispatch received at Fort Lcaycnworth
YESTERDAY, from General Gordon Granger at
Santa Fc, states that the command at Fort
Bascomb surprised and captured twenty-five
hostile Indians, with seven hundred head OF cat
tie and ponies.
The miners Of }Icssr: Nutting, Lewis X Co.,
of Pine Grove, Pa, after more tll"n four
months suspension. resumed work on Tuesday:
and Yesterday suspended 10 observe Ascension
Day
The New Orleans Times reports rom Calves
ton the explosion Of the new steamer StonewaII,
from Gavelston for Lake Charles, near High Is
land, killing five and wounding several
President Grant yesterday accepted al iLvI-
| taion to the Washington County Agricultural
Fair. 1T Hagcrstown, Md. in October next.
DR.. lookup Evans. Il noted ahortionist i'll
New York, has been sent TO the pcnitcntiary for
| three years and six months
\ boat containing three young men went
over Niagara Horse Shoe Falls yesterday
Tie LATE ALEXANDER UAMpDEI.I..--Thc
following letter from the late Gen. Lee has
Just been published in the Apostolic Times
LEXINGTON, a., Dec. 10. ls6S.-.S.--.
VI. D. Nicholasvillc. Ky. My Dear Sir -
Your favor Of the 18th of January. together
with a copy Of the Millcnnial Harbingcr. OF
February. lSj4, containing all address OH the
government of colleges, by the late Rcv. Alex
ander Campbell first president Of Bethany
College, West Va. was received while was
absent for few days, performing Il brlcf tour
in Eastern Virginia. bnt read by me with as
much interest on my return as though 1t had
Just arrived tender YOU many thank: for 4
copy Of this address, and regard it as among
the abest productions | ever read. As DR..
Symon1s said of the great Milton, 50 may
say of the late president OF Bethany College.
':I'hat he WAS man in whom were lllustrousl'
combined all the qualities that could adorn OF
elevate the nature to which lie belonged;
KNOWLEDGE the most various and extended,
virtue that never loitcred in her career. nor
dcviatcd from her course. 4 man who: It ne
had been delegated as the representative of his
species to one Of the superior worlds would
have suggested grand idea ofthe human race.
Such wa. President Campbell. Again | re-
turn YOU my thanks for this favor: &c.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
r. f.. LEE.