Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-07-03
ALEXANDRIA:
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1894.
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES.
TO sHEw
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TIME,
ITS FORM AND PRESSURE"

be expected in Missouri between those fanatics
the Momonites and those, almost equally fana-
tics, who seek to put down their superstitions
and decisions by force of arms
The Post Office Committee, appointed by the
House ofRepresentatives to sit in the recess are,
| it is understood, to assemble in Washington on
the 22d September next.
The Senate Committee of Finance, who are
instructed to sit during the recess, will have
meeting forthwith at Philadelphia; after which
they will, It's supposed, sit for weeks in this CT
| ty before the meeting Of Congress. This
Committee consists of Mr.. Webster, Mr.. Ewing,
Mr.. Mangum, and MIR. Tyler-Mr Wilkins, the
| fifth member, vacating his seat by accepting the
Mission to Russia.
| Sylvester who decamped from Philadelphia
with money belonging to New York Brokers'
has been traced to Savannah, from whence he
sailed on the 10th ultmo in the brig Romulus,
| Capt, Mauran, of Providence, for Havre, con-
signed TO Lewis Rogers g. Co. under the as
sumed name of Charles Peel. He converted
most of the money into drafts drawn at 60 days
sight, in favor of "Chas. Peel" by J. Auze, on
Guenard Freres & Co. Of Havre-one for
| 1882 l.2 francs, and the other for 654 francs
II is believed that Mr.. Richie has forfeited his
| Office Of Public Printer, by accepting, under
the Federal Government, an appointment, in
connection with William B. Lewis, to act as
Commissioner for filling vacancies in the Dip
| lomatic services ofthe Government
| Blair Of the Globe, received 1886 tor sim
| gle post Office advertisement, which was pub
lished two months and twenty-five days-equi
to $lI6 per day. No wonder the fellow is for
holding on to the 'spoils.'
In the July number Of the North Americ an
Quarterly Review, there is one paper entitled
Origin and Character of the Old Parties;"
which, we should think, whould be exceedingly
interesting
The editor of the Worcester Republican has
been appointed post master of that pleasant
town, and one ofthe establishers oftheRepublican
has received an appointment to the Boston Gus
tom House, worth $1,000 per annum
| One of the newspapers, in noticing the death
ola lady, says, "Providence saw good to encom-
pass her with many sorrows''-and then goes on
to state that she had II children and 72 grand
children.
| An anxiety to see Mr.. Benton in the Cabinet
is often expressed by the friends Of the admin
istraton. He has been repeatedly pressed to
take office, but has uniformly and firmly de-
clined.
We have before us a copy of the pamphlet
entitled The Var ON the Bank of the United
States; or A Review of the measures Of the
Administration against that institution and the
Prosperity of the Country" II has just come
from the press of Messrs. Key e. Biddle, and
consists Of 155 pages in good type.
The ship Congress arrived at New York, from
Vera Cruz brings about $4,000 in specie
| subterraneous Indian Village has been dis.
covered in Nacoochee Valley in Georgia, by
gold miners in excavating a canal for the pur.
pose of washing gold. The depth to which it is
covered varies from seven to nine feet; some of
the houses are embedded in stratum ofrich au-
riferous gravel They are "a in number, built
of logs from six to ten inches in diameter, and
from ten to twelve feet in length. The walls are
| from three to six feet in height, forming con-
tinuous line or street Of 300 feet. The logs are
hewed and notcbed, as at the present day. The
land beneath which they were found was CO.
vered, at its first settlement by the whites, with
heavy growth of TIMBER denoting great an
tiquity to these buildings, and that powerful
cause submerged them.
! A letter from Mr.. Burden to friend in Phila-
delphia says 81 am happy in being able to
state, that my steamboat operates equal to my
most sanguine expectations. l shall have her
CONG leted about the middle Of next week, and
will then make the first trip to Albany"
The Pittsburg papers notice the d, ath of Ere
derrick Rapp, the founder of the settlement at
Economy, in Beaver County, in the Goth year
of his age, after lingering illness.
The Globe says that the President has freely
expressed his "high sense of Mr.. M'Lane's pa"
triotism, talents and eminent services" And
why is it that such men are quitting the service
and abandoning the cause of the Administra-
tion2 Would Mr.. MLane resign the first Office
in the Administration for slight cause2 1t can
not be.
So far, the Senate has saved the country