Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-16

Mayor joseph {. breckenridge, which was or,
dered Ia Petersburg just plor 10 the recent
e'ee'i1n. returned to their former quarters 81
Fort foote, oL the steamer keyport, Tuesday
eight. They speak in the highest terms Of tnc
mauner !G which .hey were treated by the citi
zens OF Petersburg, and say that they passed
the most enjoyable lime ct their lives Will:
there. having been fcted and Toasted 90 al!
sides. The Petersburg Post speaking Of the
departure OF the company from that city, ssYs
o-day the Unlted States Troops Iualtsred ia
our city leave tor previous quarters At Fort
Foot. 1t is with 4 degree Of regret thar is Ger.
talnly un'eIgned that We see these gentlemen
leave; their say having been characterize here
live long in the hearts Of both parties Their
able to the rules OF! law and good behavior an.
our people do not fail 10 appreciation 9i ID.
fact and will send after the boy5 their be-
wishes Tor their future well being ari pa,
perty'
Company &, SetJul United STATES Aiut.>;,.
Major breckenridge commands :, left rcty,-
b re on the noou train 70 day 10. their ll,a:'-
ers 10 Fort Fooe The same courtesy col =:
tention were shown the cllicers aoi men ~
their departure as on the day Of their arryat
Many OF our citizens WeDt 10 the iiapot 70 SEQ
them OF, and there vas general and hear,
hand shaking, frequent exchange Of they..
and good feeliug all around. During larE
presence here thelIoops al! conducted tbjn:
selves as gentlemen, aud did nothing whatc'"r
to beget the iii vii! OF aoy oac. A pr:nbe. ri
the men, indeed, were old acqualntanccs, HaY
ing been stationed here under Gen. StoEcu.,:,
years ago.
Last night number Of the soldiers collect.
together and showed their good will b. Sci
nadirg Captain William f. Hinton, jr., tour
late candidate for Congress Gener2l H!l!,H
Malone, and Mayor Cameron.
This morning just before the ';aruI!Gs,.,
the troop. man giving his ua'ne q, ii@n',
Hops, OF Company X, Eleventh United $,a..,
infantry, voluntarily surrendered hwss; !,
them rs a dc5erter from his cJUuani A.
cording to his statement, he deserted l.1tn H.
company about eighteen mouth. ago, via
stationed 10 Nebraska, and has SIZE? becu
travelling about through the county. liava,
placed under guard arl taken On 10 i,i Eo1Is,
where he will be duly court martlatal All
tried RiSrsjary Cor. giF lth' Do.
CIVIL RIGHTS CASE ia tha >u.r.c:
Court Of the United States, ia sday, couo.:
for Madison Doom, Jps 10 "a! ~ August.
county, Va, uad"! :e1tr:ca Of tie i'1st!c!
Court CT the Cp'.l states, !og violation q
the civil rights agt II Ai9r2il 49, su:.i.....i
motion for leave 20 lie a petition Tor E4t'yt.
corpus 10 his case frr ts:c rur7nst. .! hayio4 /.
determined whether hr /; legally in Cut g..
The otensc charged /: ha; IL excluded ':'
Annie Smith, ,ior"d. from the eptlou -Icoa
of the Chesapeake and Ohio haltraad t'a...
pauy in the ciiy of stauntcn for reasons nJl
applicable to persons OF every race ara ao'Jr.
and regardless OF precious condition Of set's.
tuGc. ApncXcd II issG petition Is stG!eEn,A.
OF the pouts upon which the r:is1Grr rei,r'
for his liberation Fist, mat the Distrti Cy.t.
Was without Jurisdiction 70 Try han I1r the nj
ieusc charged ssc2nti, :hat he &c. Q; G."
gress does 90! il ;2!tl5 IttIe tS-: 81 ~ catr.:
tor which he vas ,Te,. thiIi. ih.t !! ;ao a..
is broad enough 10 cHSer such cta' !. c. :"
prehcudi other Ctt:n-'J tot within TIC ru!e
zance oi Congress- a1,t that here: the &c.
Unconstitutional ani void, fourth. TIA: i Ii.
act he held to provide pGn!:hmcnt Il! d@nytrt
the accommodations a1d privilege, crHre'"'"'
10 the first section on accou1! OF race, coJr &.
previous condition Ui scry,tude, and noth,ly
more than it is nCt authorized by the ia"t
teenth amendment Of the constitution az! =:
null and void Tic motion is made by Mes
Shelley and Robertson, OF Virginia.
THE CENTENNIAL EEros!Il0, i h2 -.
timore News sag:
"ihe big show VI is - dla" The distant n.
tive and curious stranger to VISIT fh,adeiphi-
and spend their money; the h9u'e vas u b.
turned into boarding house, a1i cach ierE't,
accumulate competence from their carriop-
these were to be invested, The h0asr- ran''i
cut, and during the first year rrn'iIc" an ."
come while The fumIy went cut 10 'IsIl IL
pleasant boardcrs ard nunerau, rca''9ea ST"
whom they had been brought IL contact Wa
appotitcs sharpcDed BY long aast'acr@e, :sl
the knowledge that i. IL not their Ht-t, ID:
hungry sixty lhou.ao'i will sweep through ih'
Iand-a cloud oi human gra+shoppcls sceS:"E
what they can dcvour. We thought thl l..
hibilioD would produce trouble ~ tAl3 to''i''
before We got through with II.
In abiding 10 the scanla!oL, iruce'."iet
President Grant 10 pardonlns al tbs "h'.h~:
ring coovicts, the New io.A Jouraa! 81 Zen
merce says: We shall never know how m1H
men high 10 place and power were saved ir'"
exposure and disgrace ty the friendly aaentso O..
Tue Administration, who, while they "erc pa.
tending to lock only Tor proofs OF guilt, We
studying how great regulations might be $50
tered from shame There arc many dead =
crets" in the Attorney Gcuoral's office, some q
the most startling OF which, II they could he ~
yealed, would BE- those connected "fh IL
whi%hey prosecutions at the Wet.
A PANTHER KILLED.-ILe ErtatGcs -.
panlhers on Mr., j. W. Smeiiic's Bell 'ro'a
farm, near Middictown. hes been knoT" To
some time, but the most vigorous hnItt'F
failed to brDg them to bay unni suAday "o.1.
log last, when, after au exciting chase, one VS.
killed. lie measured iour feet Iiom The up
his Dos. to the ro0t Of his tail, ami was I;'
nounced by all hunters to be four mou'H;
cub. Several others are believed To be !u'I'"Z
in the woods in the vicinity, aud more are
portoI in o. riouc l,nalitj,s IN this cJu0iy. W.