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ALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1876.
lhe Pix'sideot has nominated Kicbard H.
Dana, jr., as successor to Geo. Soheuk, em
bussa'doHo Great Britain. He is distinguish
. -ed ae a -poet aod novelist, a lawyer, aod a law
writer. His book, "lwo Years Before the
* Mast," gave him great reputation at home and
, abroad. He has never held any important of
fice, having devoted his whole time to his pro
fession aod to literary labors. He was one of
the original ''Free Soilers," aod is a Kepubli
can. Six or seven years ago he rati tor Con
gress against the regular candidate ia one of
the Massachusetts districts aod was defeated,
it ts said, because he wore kid gloves aod a
^Ver'fafn air of gentility aod exclusiveness that
did not take well with the masses. He is de
fended from an hooorable family, has had re
fitted and gentlemanly associations, wili, it is
k almost certain, return next year with an un
tarnished name, aod the only wonder about
the appointment is that Gen. Grant should
have offered it to so worthy a maD. Sohenok's
resignation was accepted by the President,
though he is on trial for the Emma Mine fraud'
.and was accepted to save, if possible, addition
al scandal to the present administration. The
'chairman ot the Foreign Affairs Committee
says he shall prooeed as though Scheock was
ia office.
In accordance with an invitation extended by
President and Mrs. Grant, the members of the
M. E. Conference, now in session in Washing
ton, accompanied by their wives, paid a visit
to the Executive Mansion, last evening. They
were introduced by Dr. Newman and cordially
received by the President. There were nu
ceremonies, and an hour was agreeably spent
in sooial converse.
Mr. Zephenia Turner, of Rappahannock, a
gentleman well and favorably known through
out the State, and at one time Speaker of the
House of Delegates, died at his home last Fri
day.
COMUKt^S.
The following proceedings of Congress yes
terday are additional to those published io the
Gazette of that day :
la the Senate Mr. Sherman called up the
resolutions of the New York Chamber ol'Com
merce relating to the finances, the pendiDg
motion being to refer them to the Finance
Committee. He at great length deprecated any
? repeal of the specie resumption act, and said
that this was the proper time to prepare for
resumption. He stated that the balauce ol
trade was io our favor, our exports exceeding
the amount of imports for the lust seven
months by over $53,000,000. Mr. Bogy
?spoke io favor of hie proposition for the pay
ment of duties on imports in national buuk
notes.
In the House a resolution introduced by Mr.
Kandall was passed declaring the immunity of
witnesses for the United States from arrest
after being sub{ oeuaed or after testifying, and
from being molested for ^natters disclosed in
their testimony. A message from the Senate
.announced that on the presentation of articles
of impeachment against the late Secretary of
War the Seaate would take proper order
thereon. The House proceeded to consider the
Hawaiian treaty, and Mr. Wood finished bis
speech in favor of its passage. Mr. Burchard,
of Illioois, followed on the same side, and
Messrs. Morrison, Mills and Kelley opposed it.
Mr. Banning, of Ohio, objected to a remark
made by his oolleague, Mr. Woodworth, who
had asserted that the bill giving bounties to
the heirs of soldiers who bad enlisted for less
than one year had been pigeon-holed by the
Committee on Military Affairs. He said, on the
contrary, that it had been referred to a sub
committee two days after it had been prioted.
Mr. Banning went on to say that a similar bill
was pat-sea by the last Congress and vetoed by
- General Grant?a man who owed his name and
, fame to the soldiers?at a time, too, when bis
War Secretary was fattening and *rowiug rich
out oi the profits made by post-traders from
ihe pay of private soldiers. Mr. Woodwortb
replied to this, denying that Presideot Grant
had vetoed such a bill, and said that the Chair
man of the Military Committee ounht to have
known that the bill failed in the conference
committees of the two Houses. A resolution
was passed for the appointment of a special
committee to inquire whether any officer or
employee of the Government had interfered in
i be recent whiskey trials for conspiracy by the
disclosure of toe course io be taken by the
prosecution.
LEGISLATIVE.
In the Virginia Senate, yesterday, the Paci
fic Railroad bill was passed by and made the
special order for 12 o'clook to-day. Judge
' Critcher asked that he be accorded the privi-1
lege of closing the argumant, whioh was grant
ed: Senator Claugbton, of Alexandria, gave
- DOtice that he desired to speak on the subject
' A resolution requesting the committee for
Courts of Justice to inquire and report as to
whether the charter of lucorporated Companies
in this State, which exempts them from taxa
tion, operate so as to preolude counties, cities
and towns from boldiog them liable to local
taxation, was adopted.
' The following bills were passed : Amending
the Code of 1873, in relation to Guardians,
? Curators, &o.; and authorizing Jos. C. Boggs
to.erect a whaif on Andad creek, in Accomac
county.
1: In the House a petition of the Farmville
Grange against exhorbitaut obarges in the set
tlement of estates, was referred.
A bill was passed prescribing time of holding
courts of the Eighth J udicial Circuit.
Y The general tax bill was then taken up and
considered until adjournment.
- Trade in Austria is reported at a complete
standstill, and a disagreeable state of uncer
tainty prevails in oommeroial ciroles.
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
^Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.]
Richmond, Maroh 6.?The following are the
imendments proposed by the Seoate bill to
the charter of the city of Alexandria:
1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Virginia, That section eight of an act entitled
"an act to amend the charter of the city of Al"
dria," approved February the 20th, 1871, be,
and the same is hereby, amended so as to read
as follows:
8. All officers and clerks other than those pre
scribed by the constitution of the State and laws
formed in accordance thereunto (except such as
are provided for in section five of the act ap
proved Mny 7, 1852 ) shall be elected annually
on the fourth Thursday in May by the qualified
voters ol said city.
2 The City Council shall define the power? of
all such officers and clerks so elected, and may
take from them bonds with sureties in such pen
alties aB the City Council may seem fit, paya
ble to the City Council by its corporate name,
conditioned for the faithlul performance by such
officer? and clerks of the duties of their respec
tive offices
3. Ti.e City Council shall have the power to
remove or suspend such officers or clerks for
malleasance, nonfeasance in office or for dere
liction of duty.
This act >hall not be in force until it shall
have been submitted to the qualified voters of
the city ol Alexandria for their ratification and
a majority of such voters at an election shall
have voted for the ratification thereof.
5. This act shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of the city of Alexandria at such time
and in such manner as the City Council shall
provide.
6 This act shall ba in force from its passage.
The bill to inojrporate a railroad on the
FreDch plao is as follows:
? BILL
To amend an act entitled an Act to incorporate
a Company to construct, on the plan of James
S. Freach, a railroad between Alexandria and
Washington citv, passed F?bruary 27th, 1854
1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly,
That it shall be lawful for the Alexandria and
Washington Railroad Company to coiistruct,
maintain and operate its road within the corpo
rate limits ol the city of Alexandria, and to es
tablish its terminus at any point within said
limits, subject to all the existing provisions ot
h?w respecting the construction, maintainance
and operation of railroads within the corporate
limits of towns and cities.
2. This act shall be in force from and after its
passage.
Both of these are Senate bills and have not
yet been passed, though there is no doubt that
they will be. The bill amending the charter
of the city of Alexandria has been engrossed.
1 have at last learned the exact amount ol
the fortune of Mr. Schoolcraft, the young gen
tleman who has been cutting such a dash ic
Richmond. When he came in possession of ii
some months sinoe, it wa6 two hundred and
tweniy-five thousand dollars, and up to aboul
a month sinoe he had, as the boys say, "goiter
rid" of seventy-five thousand of it. Since thai
time he has made other investments, which, ]
suppose, will pull it down to about one hund
red thousand dollars.
The Richmond Amateur Opera CompaDj
has been organized with Mr. O.iver J. School
craft as president and treasurer, Henry C. Wy
att business manager and secretary, aud Prof
E. A. Amboid as musical director. The oom
pany propose bringing out an opera soon, bul
have not decided yet as to which one they wil
select. Mr. Sohoolcraft is now president of ai
opera company, Lieutenant in a military com
pany, and pecuniarily interested in the En
quirer company.
Gov. Letcher continues to improve, and hW
physicians entertain hopes of his recovery now.
To-morrow the Pacific Railroad resolution
comes up in the Senate for final disposal.
There are rumors afloat here affecting the
solvenoy of a railroad cjmpauy here. Can not
say how far they are true.
The Richmond Tobaccj Exchange this even
ing refused to take any action in regard to the
Pacific Railroad resolution. Strongbow.
The Presideut's Brother.
The St. Ljuis Timed says, oo ihe authority
of a man who has been engaged in frootier
trading for the past eighteen years, that Or
ville Grant, brother of the President, has been
interested with Belknap iu disposing of the
trading posts for money. Orville Grant, short
ly after the appointment ol Belknap as Secre
tary of War, visited most of the posts on the
frontier and cancelled all the liceuses issued by
Secretary Rawlins. Durfee and Peck, two
Government transportation agents on the froo
tier, held the principal sutlerships a' this time,
and were astonished at the unexpeoted change.
Mr. Peck investigated the matter, and found
Orville Grant had full authority from the Sec
retary of War to dispose of all trading posts as
he thought fit. Mr. Peck applied to Orville
Graot for authority to retain oertaiu posts
where bis firm bad invested large sums of
money in buildings and goods, and be would
agree to it only on terms of oo much cash down
and a certain share of the profits?precisely
the same arrangement that existed between
Marsh, aod Evans & (Jo. at Fort Sill. Peck
refused to comply with these terms, and others
received the appointments at Fort Buford aod
Fort Peok.
A. C. Leighton waa appointed sutler upon
terms proposed by Orville Graot, but the bo
nus required was so large that he lost money
aod subsequently offered to sell to Durfee &
Peck. The latter agreed to buy, but Leighton
had first to obtain permission to sell from Or
ville Grant. This the latter refused, and made
easier terms with Leighton. The Fort Sully
tradership was taken from Durfee & Peck and
given to John T. Athey. Athey paid all the
mooey he had to get the post, and was obliged
to make terms with Durfee & Peck to manage
and run it.
The latter firm leased from him and carried
oo the business for a year, when the profits ac
cruing to Athey enabled him to manage the
business himself, Durfee & Peck had the trade j
ersbip at Fort Sill, but it was given to Evaus j
& Co. Durfee & Peok attempted to carry on
business in opposition to Evans & Co., but
the officers' orders oo any firm but Evans &
Co. were not collected, and they had to aban
don the post.
Orville Graot went so far in his opposition
to Durfee & Peck that be forbade those to
whom ho gave appointments to purohase the
goods or buildings belonging to that firm. Or
ville Graot also had an arrangement with ttie
Interior Department by which he controlled
many of the Indian trading posts. Those he
disposed of in the same manner as the sutler
ships to the highest bidder.
Orville Graot was in the habit of visiting the
military posts aod Indian trading statious every
year to oolleot mooey due bim aod his partner,
Belknap, and for this purpose he bad authority
from Seoretary Belknap to draw upon aoy mil
itary post for ambulances, teams aud such aid
as be might require. His authority was geoe
rally recognized, aod he was greatly ieared all
along the frootier.
The authority for those statements is Dr.
Terry, who has been for many years past ac
tively connected with the firm ol Durfee &
Peok, and who has spent much ot bis life ou
ihe frontier. He says that the Congressional
Uommittee will open up ariob lead it (hey will
investigate affairs at Fort Buford.
Belknap Case.
The principal witness, C. P. Marsh, has gone
?0 Montreal, where he was yesterday joined by
hi* wife, aDd ihey will probably spend the sea
J0D abroad. The impeachment managers have
prepared twenty artioles, charging the ex-Se
aretary with various high crimes and misde
meanors, but in the abseoce ot'legal proof they ]
do not care to present them to the Senate. In 1
the meantime thev have set to work to look up
additional proof. The result of the impeacn
ment will depend entirely on whether they find;
ai,y available evidence or not. j
The Baltimore American, savs: When the
H .use tir.-t directed articles ??f impeachment to
be prepared it was the intention of. Mr. Bel
knap to interpose no plea of justification, D?
the fight of Marsh has placed the case in a new
light, and he now, it is understood, determines
to plead not guilty, and take the chances of e
gal technicalities t? save himself. It is believ
ed that the Judiciary Committee has been ad
vised ot this, and hence do not deem it wise to
present the case to the Senate without the hot e
that the accused will plead guilty. They ave,
therefore decided to take the safer course ot
re-opening the case and inviting other testi
mony upon which to frame a successful prose
cution. Mean vhile it is hoped that Marsh wi
return?that is if the bill convering his case,
and which will guarantee him freedom from ar
rest, should he conclude to again recross the
Canadian border, shall be passed. It will be
reported in the House to morrow. While it
does not singly mention him by name, it pro
vides that no criminal action shall be instituted
against any person the basis of which shall arise
by reason of any evidence which may have been
elicited before a Congressional committee. U
alter the passage of this bill ho don't come, it
will be quite clear that his abseoce is not so
much in his own interest as it is in the interest
of the faileo Secretary.
It is also said by some of the members of the
Judiciary Committee that Marsh can easily be
ioduoed to return irom Canada it he is wanted.
The committee find that there is a statute of
1861?one of Secretary Seward's devices for
procuring information of conspiracies at the
beginning of the war?which guarantees im
munity from prosecution to informers in cases
where the Government is interested, and
where the informer, in order to convict his ac
complice, has to coufwsjiimself guilty ofcrimc.
Upon this statute the committee claim that
they can protect Marsh or any other informer.
The residence of ex Secretary Belknap is still
guarded by the Metropolitan Police, there be
fog no intention ot relieving it from. surveil
: lance Two officers remain inside of the house
night and day. Two others are stationed 10
the yard, in the rear ot the premises, and two
are in position immediately m front of the
house. Neither Mr. nor Mrs Belknap has
appeared in public since the disclosure. Ihey
have but few callersrxcept their legal advisers.
The Baltimore Sun says : It is stated by the
secret service officers.thai. the plan arranged
by parties in complicity with (yen. Belknap to
effect his escape from the ciry, but for the
timely discovery, would have in all Probd"
bility been a brilliant success, and the
prosecution of this high offender been set
at nought. A fast sailing yacht had oeep
secured, and was to cruise in the vi
cinity-of Point Lookout, on the north shore o
the Potomac river, and at the confluenos o
that stream and the Chesapeake bay. It was
then proposed, at a suitable moment, for the
ex-secretary in disguise to leave his residence
uuder cover of the night, to take a carriage
drawn by tit et horses, and to leave the city
by the Auacostia bridge. By the river
road the distance from the navy-yard to
Point L okout is about sixty miles. Keach
iog there it was proposed to embark again
under cover of the night. Once aboard the
,acht detection would have been impracti
cable. as hundreds of vessels of a similar
class are constantly playing up and down the
Potomac river and Chesapenke Bay. It was
then proposed to pass out ot the bay under
cover of darkness. Once clear of the capes it
was arranged to set sail for the island ot Ber
A young man named J. A. Brown, who was
arrested in St. Louis, last Saturday night by
order of the Congressional Committee on Ex
penditures of the War Deptment, says Lvans
& Smith paid $5 000 annually for the Cheyenne
agency, and Evans & Co. $10,000 for tort Sill.
Ha corroborated the reports regarding Urville
Grant's connection with Belkoap, and says
Evans & Smith obtained the Cheyenne agency
from Grant; that Grant represented Belknap
io the disposition of >utlcrsh?ps, and when lie
c uld not get his prioo for them he would stock
them with goods and ruo business himself.
He kept himself thoroughly posted regard
ing the business doue at the various posts, and
do trader could deceive him by misrepresenta
lioo He always knew, therefore, the exact
Vilue of each post, and made sutlers come to
his terms. Browne says he knows several per
sons who could give valuable information re
garding post traderships. and w. uld be willing
to do so, but for fear of being prosecuted
themselves.
Hon. George H. Pendleton.?la the
telegraphic co'umu of yesterday's Gazette allu
sion was made to a report current ia Washing
ton of the probable arrest of a prominent Dem
ocratic candidate fur President for otferiog a
bribe to ihe Secretary of the Treasury.
Hon. Geo. H. Pendleton, of Ohio, in a tele
gram to Representatives Sayler aod Baoning,
says:
"If the article in yesterday's Capital in rela
tion to the payment of money to Mrs. Belknap
10 secure payment of a claim to the Bowler es
tate or to the Keoiucky Central railroad refers
to me I pronouuee the story utterly false. I
have telegraphed the committee asking they
shall investigate immediately this matter and
permit my examination at the earliest moment.
Enforce my request."
The statement alluded to was to the effect
that Hon. Geo. H. Pendleton was instrumental
in getting a claim through the War Depart
ment under Goo. Belknap, prepared by one ot
the Southern railroads, aud which had been
rejected by Secretaries Stanton aod Rawlins.
Iu this alleged transaction Air. Pendleton's
uamo is connected wtrh that of Mrs. Belknap,
at that time Mrs. Bowers.
The Coal Trade.?The various coal agen
cies in Georgetown are making preparations for
the opening of the ooal trade, the eeasou being
about to open. Instructions have been issued
to superintendents of the several divisions oF
the canal to have that highway opeu fur traffic
by the 10th inst., and it is being put in excel
lent condition tor freighting. The new outlet
lock will it is thought, be in workiog order iu a
ttw weeks; and boatmen are very favorably dis
posed towards the improvement, as by using it
they can be promptly locked into the Potomac
without the tedious delay that was sometimes
unavoidable, on account of the bluckioe up of
the canal by the number of boats unlocked at
the same time. By using the outlet lock b>ats
can now come direct to Alexandria by the river,
instead of the aqueduot and canal, as formerly,
It is not expected that boating will be-fully re
sumed before the 1st proximo. * <
ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY.
annual meeting-.
Tbe aonual meeting of the subscribers to the
Alexandria Library was held last oight at the
Library, S. H. Janney, epq., in the chair, and
Mercer Slaughter, Secretary.
The first busioess was the reading of the re
port of the President, S. C. Neale, esq., as
follows:
To the stockholders of the Alexandria Library
Company : ? '
In accordance with the provisions of the char
ter of the Alexandria Library Company, it be
comes my duty to submit a report as to the con
dition of the Library during the past year. 1
regret to say that there has not been as much
interest manifested in its welfare as might have
been expected. A mnjority of our citizens do;
not seem to realize the importance of maintain i
ing a first-class library, and are loath tu sub
scribe. I have come to the conclusion, after an
experience of two years ns President, that it wilL
be impossible to continue tbo Library upon ita
present ba3is. The number ot subscribers will!
not justify the opening of the Library evnry.
night in tbe week. I would recommend that
the Library be opened once a week on Saturday
nights ; that the salary of the Librarian by re
duced two thirds, and all expenses be brought
down to as small an amount as possible. By
doing this the Library can be maintained. To
close it entirely would be a disgrace to the com
munity.
Owing to the imperative business engagements
i of the Treasurer, he has been unable to complete
his report, showing the financial condition of
the Library, in time for this meoting. He will
lay his report before tbe new Board of Directors
at their first regular meeting.
The number of books taken out during the
past year was seven thousand one hundred and
twenty-three.
On behalf of the Board of Directors:
S. C. .Nkalb, President ,
Oq motion, the report was accepted, and
the recommendation it) reference to the open
ing of the Library once a week referred to the
new Board of Directors.
The report of theExaminiog Committee was
next read and accepted, as follows :
AUkxandria, Va , March 6th, 187<>.
To the stockholderd of the Alexandria Library :
Your committee beg leave to report that tuuy
have examined the books of the Alexandria Li
brary and find not only the books but all else
portuining to the working of this institution
properly managed.
We would urge that the citizons take more in
terest in this time-honored institution a:id use
every exertion to pla. e it upon a perm inent basis.
Kespietfuily submitted,
R. W. Fall*, Chairman.
Merct-r Slaughter, was thcnuuauim ms
lv elected President of the Company,for the en
suing year, aod the following Directors: Messrs.
K Kemper, John R. Z mmerman, John S.
Blackburn, R. W. Falls, John 8. Beach, Joho
j J Jamieson, Park Agnew, E. E. Downham,
R. C. Lje, Geo. tMaaon. aud J. B. Smoot.
Messrs. R. L. Carue, P. B. 11 ioe, aud E.
Snowden, jr., were chosen the Examining
Committee for tbe year.
The following resolution, was adopted after
some debute :
Resolved, That the Diroctory be empowered
to close the Library if, after a reasonable time,
they discover that tbeir etforts in its behalf are
not sustained by tbe citizens.
Oo motion, it was resolved, that the Direc
tory be authorized to dispose of some of the
old books, useful only to an antiquarian, aud
buy new ones, if in their judgmeut it is thought
to be to the interest of the Library Company.
Messrs. S. H. Jaooey, S. C. Neale, and E.
Snowden, jr., were appointed a committee to
prepare and publish an appeal to the citizms
in behalf of the Library.
A vote of thanks was unanimously tendered
Mr. S. C. Neale lor the faithful discharge of
his duties as Presideut, aud the interest taken,
and the energy displayed by him in behalf of
the Library, while occupying the position.
After the expression of views as to the
future prospects of the Library, the meeting,
at 9:30, adjourued sine die.
FOKEICiX NEW*.
At the eloction io Franco last Sunday, M.
Rouher was eleoted iu Ajaccio ; defeating ,Je
rottie Napoleon. The new Assembly will oom
mand 350 Republican votes,opposed to from 80
to 90 Bonapartists. It has been dec de.f not to
keep up the groups of the Left aod Left Cen
tre, but to consolidate th?m iuto a moderate
conciliatory Rcpublicuftf-group, calculated tout
traot the Constitutional Conservatives. The
Right Centre have promised to vote with the
Republicans as far as possible. The Republi
can Senators in the French Assembly have de
cided to clcct the Duke D'Audriffvt Rnquier
President of the Senate; the Republican Depu
ties will elect M. Grevy their President.
Advices from Brownsville report the revolu
tiooista under Diaz as gaining strength and
oausing much alarm in the towns along the
RioGrande. Families arc flying to the American
side of the river. Pena has possession of Cam
argo, and had previously takReyoozi.
In the British House of Commons, iast even
ing, the Government was bitterly attacked by
Messrs. Gladstone and Lowe because of the
publication of the letters of Sir David Liuge,
which occasioned bis dismissal from tue Su. z
canal directorate.
A telegram from London say* that Charles
J. Brent, the absconding bank book-keeperand
forger, has been caught at Qjeen.stowo. A
bill of exchange for twenty-nine thousand francs
was found in his posession.
Alfonso will make his grand entry iDto Ma
drid on the 15th.
The Dinube is again rising, aod houses arc
falling along its banks.
NEWS OF THE OA Y.
The streets of Federalsburg are being light
ed by individual contribution. That is, one
man buys a lamp for his corner, arid waits lor
the [lieu on the other corucrs to follow his ex
ample.
A postoffice has been re-established at Hop
Yard, Kiog George county, Va., on the steam
boat route from Fredericksburg to Baltimore,
with James R Coates as postmaster.
B. E. Karsteodyke was shot and mortally
wounded by Robert J. Stockton, in New Or
leans, during a quarrel about a woman.
A tire iD Norfolk last night destroyed the
stores of Eppes & Polk, chioa and glassware,
aod J. R. Briggt & Co., grocers. Loss $20,000.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denies the
right of cemetery officials to exclude the bodies
of colored persons.
Louis Terrebonne, of Naw Orleans, shot and
killed a burglar who was ransacking his store.
The well-known house of Weroer Dresel &
Co., of Baltimore, has suspended.
C. & 0. Canal.?According to instructions
issued to superintendents of the several divis
ions of the Chesapeake aod Ohio canal the
water will be let ou frum Harper's Feiry to
the four-mile level on th-: Sih iostaut (io mor
row), aod all along the line by Saturday next.
It ia stated that the oaoal will be iu oxcelient
condition for freighting. .
The Presidency?'The Democratic
* Candidates*.
To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette :
The Republicau party of the United States
will now have less to say of "the shot that
rung rouod the world," and kindred phrases to
this. The gun they fired last week made full
as loud a report, aod carried the additiooal
oharge of public iufamy. Nor will w<: be so
fatiaued wi.h damnable iteration about "the
best government the world ever saw," ur con
cerning the party of "great moral ideas;" and
"Christian statesmen" will soon be as rare as
white crows or well authenticated instances of
spontaneous combustion. Tbe keenest sighc
or the most powerful glasses will fail to dis
eov.r any vestigts of the "third term," the
intended bencficiaiy of which is believed to be,
happily for the American people, well out of a
"first term" in an institution whose walls, but
for thorough')' understood management and
instruction, would ere oow have closed upon
his Military Secretary; an institution in which
exeroise is limited aud the attire loc plain ;
though they wear neither purpie nor tiue linec,
uor do they fare sumptuously every day. The
Republican party has gone with the third
term. Graut managed all that. He has made
it a stench iu the nostrils of the people, whe
are burying it last.
And uow the Democratic party omes iuto
power. Tins is inevitable ; inevitable, we al
most believe, cveo if that party were mad
en. ugh to rem w some of the insensate follies
and measureless blunders of the pu>i ten year?.
It is as inevitable as any other great historical
reactiou. ' What has been shall be, aud there
is nothing new under the sun." But the Dern
ocratio party wiil speedily dieappear before u
sueee?.-ful rival if it does not make the wise.si
u&e ol its present opportunities. The first oi
these great opportunities is its selectLu of the
uext Presideui, tbe Centennial President ol
these United Slates. Aod we propose now
rapidly tt> sum up the claim*of ttie three m >al
emiuent candidates, those most prominent be>
fore the people for this high office. All have
bright records, all aregood men aud 'ru;, but,
we respectluliy submit, one only comb.ues tin
n ce-sary attributes in a superlative degree.
11 ? t- "primus luter pares."
We begiu with the resp ctable Governor ol
the great State of N_? w Voik. Uuques'iouabl)
Mr. Tilden is a shining example ol the good
old Democratic .-talesmen of lormer times, and
has done the qiuse of reform aud good goveru
mi nt yeoman's service in the Empire State.
As the advocate of Free Trade, Hard Money
and Home Rule, he undoubtedly stands oc
the ritfhi platform. As the Dem 'cratic nom
inee he would carry the State of New York
by an overwhelming majority, but so would
almost any other candidate. We regard tilt
laci that New York has had the nomination
lor her sods at the three last elections for the
Presidency, which resulted in disastrous de>
leats for the Democratic party, as conclusive
against Mr. lilden's chances, aud we there
fore oDly venture to allude, iu the most deli
cat-' manner possible, (ard do so at all only
; because of the paramount National importance
of the subject,) to the cuuduiou ol bis health,
which sometime ago was understood to bt
threatened by paralysis.
We uow come to the distinguished Goveruoi
of Indiana, who, unlike Governor Tilden, lias
a r< puiatiou beyoud his own Stat^. Mr. Hen
dricks has served, and served honorably, iu
the Senate of the United States. He is a mau
of integrity aud ability, who, even bis political
cnemi'S would not veuiute to deny, would
make a good aod worthy President. Named
alongside ol any caodidate of the Rcpublioat
party aud he becomes invested at once with
| paramount excellence. Hut even if we would
I we cannot disguise the fact that the Dem ?
uraiio party iu Indiana aud the West is divid
ed upon the money question, and it is divided
iu precisely such a way that each section will
vote for an Eastern candidate, whuse vic^s
upon this question are opposed to the opinions
of their section, far mure readily than they
would for a We-tern man so opposed. This ih
consonant with liurnin nature aud with the
facts as they are Well understood by experienc
ed politicians in Washington and elsewhere.
We resp?ctlully submit that these facts logi
; cully aud conclusively dispose of the claims of
Governor Hendricks to the nominatiou. Rut
the ami inflation Democracy are largely in the
majority iu the West and overwhelmingly so iu
the Eust Thus, probably, we may say certain
ly an anti inflation Eastern Democrat mu>t be
the nominee of the party for the Centennial
Presideut ol the United States. The rich and
the poor decree this alike; alike the m niey
bags of the former, aud the eleven hundred
millions which the latter have, aud waut to
keep, or deposit, in their various savings ba .ks
throughout the country.
Logically then, almost inevitably, welcome to
the name of that distinguished D mocralic
Statesman, that patriotic American, that gal
lant gentleman, whom Irom the first we have
urged upon tbe people through tho time-hon
ored eolumos of the Guz :tte. Who is the wcil
inform d Democrat tha. doubts that the nomi
natiou ol the Houorable Thomas F. Bayard f't
the Presidency is the fittest one to he made?
His earnest advocacy of tbe Centennial Bill,
and his most able and patriotic speech at (he
Philadelphia celebration of the battle of Now
Orleans stamp him with the seal of a broad
aud comprehensive nationality. Before the
late astounding developments of official de
bauchery in the Cabinet it might hive been
d?*? med expedient to nominate a candidate from
oue ol the larger States. But all this has been
rendered unuecc-ssiry by the carnival of corrup
tion ai Washington, of which Mr. Bayard has
been made the saddened spectator and judge ;
the only carnival which his attention to his du
ties allows him to attend. It is plain sailing
with the Democracy uow. They can well afford
to do what we indicated 10 our first article they
would do. They will decline all consideration
of the State of tne nativity of their candidate,
and will resolve thatastheyhave stamped upon
the Senate oft he United Stati s th? Sovereignty
ol the Stites, so upon this first office in their
imp -rial gift they will impress the far nobl.-r,
the far grander seal of the Sovereignty of Man.
H.
[Communicated.
A in moments?Potomac Lod^e.
As will Dc seen oy au advertisement id aooth
er column, an entertainment for the delecta
tion of ! he good people of our old city, and for
the benefit of Potomac Lod^e, L 0. 0. F., is
to be given at Sarepta Hall, on Wednesday
oieht, March 8. Mr. Von Boyle, the star for
the occasion, id spoken of in the higher man
ner by the press, aod by all who honor him and
the Ljdge by their attendance, a most delight
ful evening will be spent. But what shall L
say for the object in view ? Oid Put >m-ie
Lndge is now iu a financial strait?that Lodge
which has, again and again, responded nob.y
to all calls for outsiile charity tu s<ucb an extent
as to be the main cause for its present condi
tion. They have depleted their once oveifl w
iug escln quer by acts of kindness to those ? uf.
side of their pale. The writer ol thin (though
not a member) knows that not lotgoince they
banded over $1(J0 to the authorities to be ex
pended iu the i urchase of wood for the poor
of the city. As 1 have bt fore said, their funds
are exhausted.aud let us, good cit ZuDs,turn uut
en ma><e, aud do the handsome thing lor tins
grand old L dge ol Oid Fellows. Let Us all,
vutside of tue order, buy tickets, whether we
go or uot, aud fill the coffers of thin moat wor
thy iustitutioQ. X. 1
COMMERCIAL.
Alexandria Makkkt, March 7-Th b innTkl
to-day is quiet, with no chan-e u. price-?. .sonJ
of the offerings ot' Wheat were better than th?5(!
of yesterday, and the highest price wnt 145;
bushels of rod sold at 125, 128 140, 14'J and I45
(Jorn is in good receipt, and, 878 bushels sold m
55 and GO for mixed and yellow. Seed Oats 4re
Soiling at 58 and 00.
[Markets by Telegraph ]
New York; March 7 ?Stocks duil and low*
Money 3. Gold 144 Flour dull and declining
Wheht quiet and heavy. Corn quiet and ucl
changed.
Baltimore, March 7?Virginia 6a. old, ij
West Virginias 9. Cotton quiat; busint-sl re
stricted by firmness of holders; middling \')i*
124. Flour steady and unchanged Wh"',.
quiet and steady; Pennsylvania red i:i9aHj'
other grades unchanged. Corn?Southern i&
fair demand and a shade easier j Western flrme*
and iairly active; Southern white 65*58 ; SoutL
ern yellow 53*58; Western mixed 01 spot sr.'
last half March ; 602 b d April. OhU dull, but
steady; Southern 40.47; Western white 44,5i}
do mixe. 4 >n42 Kya nominal. Hay dull hri(j
unchanged Provisions quiet, firm" and uc.
changed. Pork $23 00. Sutler firm and u^.
changed. CotFee unchanged, t^ugar steadv
and firm at 92alG? "Whiskey very dull at$l 04
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, MARCH:.
run rote 6 21 1 Moon bet?. 0 j
fun sets 6 High water 1. ^
?iailkd.
Steamship E C Knight, New York, by ? A
Reed.
te m- hip New York, Philadelphia, by ^
Heed.
Steamer J W Thompson, lowor Potomac, bv
F A Heed.
At Arlington, Alexandria c?unty. this morn
ing, March 7th, Mrs MARY ANN JoU.\.
STOli, mother 01 J. K J >hnston, esq., s!;i
daughter ot the late Rich .rd S. Windsor, > ?
Fairfax county, Va , aged 73 years. Th."
lur.eral will take place to-morrow evening at:
o'clocit from the residence of J. H. Johnston,
PSq
lion. (?eorjje I'cmIhiUj.
Wbit?i Sulphur Springs, Va., Aug. -j, is*.
l)r. J. S. Pcmberton?Dear >ir: i am gr?tj.
tied to intorrn you that ibe Globe Flower 1.01^3
Syrup nas been o: great benefit to me. lu\?
been suffering with throat and lung d s
so.i.c time, and us?'d manyol the mostcv:ebr4cJ
remedies on thecontinent.and Can coiiseientiou?.
ly say th it none proved so pleasant ai..! bwefc
cial in my case a? your remedy. With ;?.ygui-i
wishes tor vour success,
1 am yours respectfully,
(jKOSUK l'KABiiMr.
Globe Fiower Cough Syrup cure.- Cu.J:,
Coughs, Bionchilis, Hoarseness, Asthma,
Whooping Cough, Croup. Pleurisy, I'&in h-.J
Soreness in the Breast, and will positively cur<?
. Consumption. We shall publish in the Gazett*
Testimonials of groat and good men ?-f the
lion, whoso words cannot be doubted, in rc-gt.r^
to the merits u! Globe Fiow<*r Jiyrup. Wt-jr
ler to let thein speak.
Globe Flower Syrup for s?le by
E. S. LEAD.iEATKK & URo.
jfflrV-None genuine unless signed MhKKKLL
& COlJDEN, successors to Dr. J. S. Poiubertoii
Head the "Curious Story"?free at the urug
Stores. lebll-lui
The Laleiit.
Having mado my Fall and Winter purchases
of CLOTHING, GENTS' FUKNlSHLNli
GOOJ TRUNKS, HATS and >ATClifcL>,
and other guods usually found in a first civ:
Clothing Establishment,
I would invite the public to call and insert
them before purchasing elsewhere, feeling ivu
tident that 1 can please the most fastidious.
My purchases consist in pari ox trie iiii<*i of
American, Frencti, Scotch and English t'ahncr.
Boys', Youth's aud Men's Overcoats, of a.l
shades and qualities.
Suits for Boys at moderate prices.
My stock, is the largest and most complete vl
any in the city. An uarly call is solicited.
S. DEALH AM.
oct 18 El 11 g street
AGRICUL'J URAL SALTi
agricultural salti
AGRICULTUKALSAI/I'!
J50 TONS G ROUN DALUM SA LT, ruiu
ble fur agriculturnl purpose*. Fur sab* !"* i?y
feb rj-irn W. A SMOOT, Sniu<?t'? wi.?r
H.'? MBURO EDGINGS?We have ?
Cowpleu. assortment of Hamburg E>!kiih{s
and Jnsertings, to which we are Constantly sJJ*
iug and oti'oring at very low prices.
FiSRGUSON & BKO.,
feO 25 *jo King .-tf'tt
4J LEIGH run N ERS and BASK ET.\ M ?>?
O Cutters, uyater Broilers, Too! Chesu, .Skate:,
i'ocket Knives, Carvers and Forks and utuw
gO'.ds .-uito-J to tlij bciiSoii, jual :.-oe Vi'J i?t V
h ifig street, corn, r oi Royal. Call .aii-l sec
dec !5 J. T. CREIGHi'ON & SU>\
CBOMBINGS?Save your combing- unJ hav*>
I thi-m manufactured in Switches, BrtiiJ-,
Curls, Puffs, ifec , at a very siJinli eipeti??\ '0
CXjx-r.cueed bands, at
J. ferguson ? BHD'S
feb 9 Hair Depot, !Kj King et.
U SE THE
K
IMPERIAL FRENCH UREKN.
it is not poisonous: it is liner in texture; !?>?
more body, and is the most brilliant in ue
world. For^aieby B. F. FEARE & CO.,
iy 2 lh7 Kingrt^
OATE .N G R< >ATS, similar t" Aveiia. s
much less price; also Oat ileal. Juit/?
ceived by [lob 25] J. C. E. MILBUKN
DEXTEK'S BES'i KNITTING C0TT0>,
all n .mbers ; just opened a Urge st"ck.
iob 10 H C SLA V-\1 A KEK CO.
1 A DOZEN MORE UN LA UNyKibi'
A\/ . HlR'i S; all numbers; only ?i
tub o H C. .-LAV MAKr.it t".
erosen'E?lu bbis, 110 degrees.
? ceived by
jco 14 J. C. Jc E. iilLBl'K.V
BUCK'S WINES and BRANDIES
f>y W.F. CREIC.HTO.N,
nov 3 N> Kiiikr
NEW NO. 1 MACKEREL, prime, rtfeiv**
to day by ?iru>.
sep 14 ,1 C. & E. M1LBLK>
Dried sugar corn, a nice brtJCle. i1*"
received by .um
oct 26-tf J. C. ?& E. MI lb uk.
Afresh lot of canned.t<?ma
TOES just received, winch W,J r" s
cheap, [lebllj GEO. McBUitNti ?
NEW ORLEANS SUGAR very pre?T
juoi. received by ? , ..y??
fob 7 J. c. i E. MrLBlK.V,
PURE GROUND SPICES, fr?bly
received to-dny by ,ti Uf.uv
jiec 22 _ .K_C. A K M1 LBU>..
Five gross rumford's be.-t ^
FO VV D E R j Uat recei v ed by
feb 8 _ _ _J. C.jfc E. MILBLK> .
POTC)MAC FAMILY ROE HERB 1>u ?
in barroie and hall barrels, for,
Jebll _ R. B. LAWSDN ^
BEAUTIFUL FALL SHAWLS-0"lt
styles and very popular.
D F. BRASH EAR
sep H fio. IV Km!>V
OK1MK POTOMAC SHAD ?ii<i K'lt: Ut
A RING for sale by . t,i? n
i?n 27 J. CUt. UILM
f AJMjJi and MKDIUM 0^^^.;..'
t YA^'iiTU
s
d?c 30
YJESMNA ORANGES And pruu
l.-ai'
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