Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.
;. 70 sho,o the very age and body of the Times

/ airs at Montgomery. The Democratic members
i the Legislature still keep up their orgauiza-
non at the Capitol. and the Radical members
\ in the United States Court House. In the
1 ,nrmer body quorum was obtained by the ad-
mission of three members, and in the latter
I luorum was obtained by admitting three mem
/ ,rS who hold no certificates of election. 1t is
rcported that the Governor has at last consent
Il to confer with the body in the Court House
There is IA rumor TO the effect that committee
NJ conference between the two bodies has been
agreed on
\ dispatch from New York says that the
steamship Carolina, Captain Mclean, from Bal
umore for Liverpool, October Goth, was picked
M in sinking condition by the bark Magnus,
\ Layobotcr master, and the captain. his wife
and twenty-five men have been brought to the
ror; Of New York.
President Grant has intimated his intention
q. parioniug Gen. Richard Bowerman, now
,oniucd in the Baltimore City Jail. under SEN
] committing frauds upon the Government while
Deputy Collector of Customs at that Port.
The members of the Philadelphia Freedmens
Association had j meeting yesterday and re-
solved TO continue its educational and mission
airy gork among the coored people OF the
South and to make an appeal to the bencvo-
! lent public for funds
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, lessee
Of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, is
charged with applying the money claimed
hy the city of philadelphia as dividends on
stock owned By the corporation, to improving
lllc road.
\ large manufacturing establishment was
burned at Sandusky, Ohio last night, and one
hundred and fifty mechanics put out of work.
The loss is estimated at $l20 900. \ number
of dwelling houses were also burned
Robert Bowles, the American banker who
failed in Paris, is now 10 Jail in London. He
is charged with converting to his own use
certain securities which belonged to his GUS
toners.
Allen e. Bush. young man connected with
the mercantile house of Kidd, Pearce 4 Co.,
New York, is reported to be . defaulter in a
sum varously estimated from $4,000 to
SluO,uOU.
Business at Memphis is still seriously embar-
tassed on account of the Inability of shippers
10 get their cotton 20 the depots, in consequence
Of the epizootic
The South Carolins Legislature met yester.
Iay. Lee, colored, was elected Speaker
Governor Moses will be inaugurated on Mon
,-lay next
Emile Andre, the New York wife murderer,
was Yesterday convicted of manslaughter IN
The third degree.
4 woman rights meeting was held at Terre
alaute, Ind; last night, which was addressed
5,v mon If both pOlitical parties
The official vote of the State of Missouri for
President was: Greeley, Isl hos Grant,
lis, iyc O'Conor, 2,429.
The Lower House Of the PrusSian Dict yes
tcrday passed the country reform bill by vote
Of -SS to 81.
Profound sensation has been caused in San
Francisco by the exposure OF the diamond
fraud.
The frst parcel Of the new crop of sugar ar
rived at Havana on Thursday last.
Queen Victoria has sent two thousand pounds
sterling to Italy for the bcncit of the sufferers
by the iuundatiOtss
The MARQUIS Of Loudysdery. died in l4on-
don yesterday.
The Louisiana election muddle has gone IN
70 the United States District Court.
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE NJ. t. CHURCH
Souru.-In the Conference, in session in pe-
tersburg, on Monday, the character OF a mum
Der of supcrannuated preachers was passed and
the characters of elders in the Randolph Ma
con district also passed.
The case of Rev Joshua i. Garrett, charged
with conduct unbecoming christian and MN,
;stcr, the specifications being that ne had used
,nnkind and unchartable language in reference
30 Rev Paul Whitehead; that he had been
vniltv of insulting and disrespecttul conduct
towards his Presiding Elder, on Princess Anne
tIrcuit: and that he had written an improper
letter to Judge Whtehurst, but not involving
crime or immortality, and liable only to censure,
was referred to select Committee.
The Committee to whom the case OF keV.
Henry NJ. J.lnney was referred, reported that
having examined the testimony 10 the case, they
found nothing against that gentleman, ana re-
commended the passage OF his character WHICH
was done oc
4 communication was read to the Confer
,pce from the colored Methodist congregation
IN Petersburg, asking for pecunlary assistance
from the Conference, which was appropriately
referred. "a,
In response to the question who are ad,
mitted on trial ?" several were recommended
and admitted.
There was prolonged discussion as to the pro-
prety of young ministers celebrating the rites
OF matrimony prior to their ordination, Some
witty remarks were INDUCED in but no final ac-
ton was taken.
We find by the account from the New ork
Herald that the eight hundred tracklayers on
the Chicago and North Western Railroad are
safe at New Ulm. The account shows what
ncril they were in. But for the fortunate sus-
nension of the storm they could not have es-
capped so we'll, if at all.
my Several articles miscellaneous news
,,,arr;aoes and deaths and advertisements, ~
tended for to days Gazette have been unaVold-
ablv omitted, but will appear tomorrow.