Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.
70 sAo,c the p~rv aye nn'i bn1g of 'ht Times


Secretary Boutwell, has addressed letter to
the Third Auditor Of the Treasury, requesting
him to suspend action upon claims Tor stores
and supplies furnished oStcnslbly Tor The use or
the army in all eases where the required returns
havcsuut been made by he rccclptlng officer
The Secretary adds that this course has been
made necessary by the fact that ex officers OF the
army have III SOME instances glveen their Old
cial certificates aud receipts Tor forage anu other
supplies, dating them years before the time
when they We're actually made In order to bring
them within tie scope of their former official
authority, thus opening the door to COLLISION
and fraud.
An interview took place at the Interior De-
partlncnt yesterday, between General Walker,
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, and the party
OF Indians representing the kiowaS, Comauches,
Apachcs and other tribes who have SO long
made Kansas, Texas, aud Eastern New Mexico
their ralding ground The usual style Ul ad-
dresses and speeches were made by 10th sides,
and tiuallv the Indians were told that besides
the general address made them, the business OF
each tribe would BIZ taken up i'll detail, day after
day, until completed The matter, it is
thought, will consume most of the time OF the
Commissioner during the present week.
The Captain General of Gallicla is reported
FROM Madrid, to have entered Fcrral, on Sun
day night with a force OF Government troops:
He now holds the place. awaiting the arrival
of rclnturcemcns,e Ell route from Santander ana
other points With this increased force he cx-
poets to be able to crush tie iuSurrcctlon IN
Spain without bnodShed.
An election having been ordered in the de-
partmcnt OF Groude, France, to fill vacant
seat in the National Assembly. the Republic
cans held convention alter the Amercau fash
ion and nominated VI Caduc as their candl-
date The Conservatives have already placed
Il candidate in the field.
The Pope assures President Thicrs through
Cardinal Bonucchose, that he will remain IN
Rome. Twenty one new books have been
placed on tic Index Expurgatnrius The Ger
man bishops have protested to the Pope against
their molc,tation by the Prus>lan government.
NJ. Rouhcr has made an appeal to the Per
mancnt Commission of the French Assembly,
in behalf Of Prince Napoleon. The Prince
himself proposes to prosecute the Minister of
the Interior for cxpcng him from France
without authority OF law.
The Anne Arundel, Md, Circuit Court meets
at Annapolis on Monday, and during this term
the trial Of Mrs Wharton upon the charge OF
ATTEMPTING to poison Van Ness will be called
up and it is expected that it will be proceeded
with
The first killing frost Of the season appeared
Yesterday morning in Middle Tennessee. At
a. III. the mercury was at the freezing point
At Augusta, Georgia. the frost OF VI Jnday
night killed vegetation. The weather was eX-
cceut Tor cotton picking.
Forester, the murderer OF Nathan, it is now
said was concerned in the great diamond rob-
berry at New Orleans. Dispatches from Mem
plis tell Of the detection of the thieves aud the
recovery of some Of the property.
Mr.. James Anthony Froudc. the English
Historian was entertained last night by the
.IcSsrs. Scritner, the New York publishers
There was brilliant gathering Of literary celeb
rites around the table.
The annual session Of the Pennsylvania Coun-
ell Of the Order of Uuitcd American Mechanics
convened in Pladcl phia yesterday. Repre-
scntatives from over two hundred subordinate
lodges were present.
The National Board Of Trade assembled in
New York yesterday and made preparations
for the transaction OF business. Frederick
Frailey, Of Philadelphia, was chosen President.
General Rocha, the Mexican commander 90
the Rio Graudc border has interlered to pre-
vent gueriiias from raidiug on the Texaus across
the river.
Another important telcgraphic enterprise has
been perfected by the completion Of the sub
marine cable between Kingston, Jamaica, and
Panama.
The Vermont Legislature yesterday reelected
to the United States Senate j. 5. Morrill,.
The vote stood III to III. The Democrats
supported Waldo Bringham.
a clerk in the New York Postof1ice, named
Willctt Ferguson, has been arrested on charge
Of cmbczz!ing letters.