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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

The Richmond Enquirer congratulates i,ssf
much on the Instruction" scheme, and conf
IDENTITY predicts that enough has been, or with.
done, to turn the scale against Mr. Leigh in fl.
next Legislature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

MATTHIAS, THE PRoPHET.-lt was yesterday an.
nounced in the Court of Sessions, that the case
Of Matthews would be this day disposed Of and
long before the hour arrived for holding III.
Court, it was filed to Overlooking. A little b..
fore eleven o'clock, Matthews was brought in,
and accommodated with chair on the right Of
the bench. He was habited in large purple
colored cloak, of the very finest fabric Short.
ly after he sat down, he took of his cloak and
exhibited himself in the costume which he COR
siders in keeping with his assumed character
He was dressed in a light cIaret cOlOred irOek
coat, made from cloth of an equally fine texture
as his cloak. On each side OF his breast were
six small silver stars and one large one; making
in all seven. at each side. His vest was Of ye'
low cashmere. He wore no cravat or stock,
nor indeed would his enormous beard permit
of it,
On his wrists he wore a pair ofwhte lace ru'
tleS, and had red silk sash girded round ns
waist. His trousers were of green CASHMERE
and his boots were ofthe neatest and most 10.
shionabIe description. Although the eyes o.
several hundred spectators were ntentIy hxsa
on him, he appeared not to be in the least To-
commodej or put out of countenance by lhen-
but rather seemed to court their gaze; ana every
now and then turned himself on his seat, slrelcr
ed out his legs, viewed his dress win greas
compIacency, and appeared perfectly at ea s.
throughout the entire scene, and his depor'n'e"
was more that of dandy in drawing roO"'
than prisoner about to be tried. He Is appr
rently about forty five years OF age ralheI%
Dove the ordinary height, lightly and well maze
with sharp features, small bright eyes, ano
countenance strongly indicative OF low cuInms,
His beard, which was originally brown Is W.
a good deal silvered with grey hairs, and sS
enormously large that it gives him mosI IlJs
Gus appearance. Altogether the man 'oOA
more like a Spanish or Italian Brgand dfe res,
in one of their fancfuI costumes than any 'D"s
else.
A little after eleven O'Clock, the Recordesi.
Aldermen took their seats on the bench anD "a
few minutes after, the Recorder anhC1psss
that the Court, after the most serious deTUe'I
ton, had determined to suspend the pTIson,d,
trial for the offence of obtaining money u.I so
false pretences, and deliver him up to TIE au% u.
rites in Westminster county, to be trIed ~ o W.
aledged murder Of Mr.. PiersOn. Inc psTD ~,
er's counsel made long and earnest appeas,
the Court to have him tried here for the N,, .,
offence. prior to his being sent to Westerns =,
but the Court overruled the application anu "
prisoner was removed in custody OF an oll'''''
~ y. Jour. Com.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

The Cholera is represented, on good aubo
rity, to have been very bad in Baltimore II.
course pursued in that city in relation to it, is M
approved Of and must prove highly detrime,
tai to its interests. We are glad to see, thath,
papers all concur in saying, that the disease h,
now abated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

HoNoRs TO THE DEAD.-A writer in the N,s,.
al Intellgencer under this head relates the 6,
lowing anecdote:-When the body of Comm,
dore DECATUR was placed in the vault Of ".
Barlow, (now Col. Bomfords) at Kaloram,
and when the multitude which accountant
the funeral had dispersed, he observed soI,
ry individual, in sailors dress, lingering ns,.
the place He walked up to him, and asL.s
him what he wanted: the sailor replied tia, !.
/" only wished to look awhile at the place wbsr.
they had laid the mainmast Of the Navy.r A..
walked off. Who could have spoken be,.'
eulogy! 1t was the e!oquence of nature and =,
truth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

II would be well for those Southern politi-
clans who make it point to abuse and insult
the memory of Alexander Hamilton, one of
the greatest men and purest patriots that ever
lived in this country, to read his speeches in the
New York Convention held for considering the
Constitution. In one of those speeches he held
the doctrine of 'coercing the States to be one
Of the maddest projects that was ever devised.
What picture (said he) does this idea present
to our view! Congress marching the troops of
one State into the bosom Of another-this State
collecting auxiliaries, and forming perhaps a
majority against its federal head. Here is a
nation at war with itself Can any reasonable
man be well disposed toward government
which makes war and carnage the only means
Of supporting itscf-a government that can
exist only by the sword? Every such war must
involve the innocent with the guilty. This sin
gle consideration should be sufficient to dispose
every peaceable citizen against such govern
ment."
And yet, this is the man that the ultra state
rights men so constantly revie!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14
ALEXANDRIA,:
FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. IA, 1884.
NEW YORK ELECTION.

We have returns from SO Counties, out of SIS
the whole number in the State. The remain
ing Counties are Franklin and Cattaraugus. The
former gave in 1882 Wing majority of l9l
and the latter Wing majority OF 459.
Marcy's majority over Granger in 1882, was
e73s. His majority over Seward will be not far
from $4,000.
MEMBERS OF CoNGREss.-CoMPLETE
We have returns from all the Congressional
Districts in the State. The result is, 9 Wings
elected and 81 Jackson men. This is Whis
gain of one member as compared with the re-
suits of the election in 1882.
1st Dstrict-Abel Huntington.
End Samuel Barton.
&c. c. Cambreleng.
Campbell P. White.
5ru John M'Keon.
Eli Moore.
4th Aaron Ward.
5th. Abraham Bokee.
9Th John w. Brown.
9TH, Nicholas Sickles.
(Aaron Vanderpool.
sth, Valentine Elmer
9th. Hiram p. HunL.*
10TH Gerrit Y. Lansing,t
18th, John Cramer.
18th. Darid Russell.
18th, Dudley Farlin.**
18th. Ransom II. Gillet.
18th. Matthias. J. Bevee.
10th, Abijah Mann, jr.
(Samue Beardsley.
lhh, Joel Turrill.
18th. Daniel WardwelS
10Th. Sherman Page.
goth, William Seymour
2lst, William Mason.
Joseph Reynolds.
2Shu, Stephen B. Leonard.
William Taylor.
25ru, William X. Fuller.
oath, Ulysses F. Doubleday.
25th, Graham H. Chaplin.
26th. Francis Granger.
9th, Joshua Lee.
2Sth. Timothy Chiids.
29th, George w. Lay.
3Oth, Phiio g. Fuller.
3lst, Albert HdzeHine.
32nd, Thomas {. Lore.
33rd. Gideon Hard.
BY about 20 majority.
BY 81 Majority.
BY 43 votes
~ By so to 100 majority.
Those printed in Italics are Wings
Members Of AssembLy-The following coun
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

We learn that the Jockey Club Purse, 500
mile heats, at Upper Marlborough, Nd, wa,
won by Tobacconst in two heats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

The second Session of the 23d Congress Com.
mences two weeks from next Monday. Som.
of the members are already on their way TO III.
Capital, or have arrived there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

The rate of postage on foreign papers has
been reduced in England to moderate sum.
so that American newspapers may now be sem,
there without mourning an unreasonable charge
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

We learn with deep regret, that the boiler of
one of the Locomotive Engines, built at the
mandatory of Charles Reeder, of this city,
and intended for the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Road, burst this morning whilst employed in
drawing Train Of Burthen Cars. and that the
Engineer was killed on the spot The fireman
was also considerably injured, but, it is believ-
ed, not dangerously.
We understand that this engine was, at the
time of the explosion, in possession and under
the management Of its owner or of his immed-
ate agent, and was employed in testing its ca
liabilities previous to its acceptance by the Rail
Road Company.
The conductor Of the train escaped without
the smallest injury.-BaH. Gaz.
certain political wag being asked which he
considered the most stable form of Government,
replied "that certainly which has at its COM
mand the largest force in cavalry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

Yesterday was the anniversary (Novembe,
13) of the great METEoRIc display, which last
year attracted so much attention. A writer
the New York Journal of Commerce says
"Similar meteors had also been seen on h.
same day Of the preceding year, in Arabia. and
perhaps considerable part of Asia and Africa
to Us but little known. They had likewise been
seen on the 18th Of November, l799 over near
ly whole hemisphere of the earth Had not
the 29th Of February been omitted in the cen.
turai year (1S00) in order to reconcile time
with the Gregoran Calendar, it would hay.
been the 18th Of November on all three occa
sions. This emitting the 29th of February
three centural years out of four, corrects al
error of ! of day in century, which would
amount to six hours in absolute time, or ola
degree in the earth's place, in 81 years. Ii there
fore follows, that the earth was within six hours
of the same point of her orbit on all three Occa
sions."
We believe there were no meteors seen this
year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

We turn always with feeling of deep ma
tional modification from the splendid pages of
the Edinburgh and the British Reviews to the
two Quarterlies which we boast in America
Richmond Compiler.
De gustbus, &C. Our feelings, in turning to
the pages of the North American and American
Quarterly, are those of gratifed pride and plea
sure,-pride that our country in its youthful
state is able to produce and support two such
able and excellent works, rivalling, at least, the
long established periodicals Of Europe-and
pleasure at the literary repast which is always
spread before us in their pages of which we
never fail to partake, and rise refreshed and in
proved from the banquet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

The Bank Of Washington, suspended in AprI
last, has resumed specie payments
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

John r. Cooke, Esq ofFrederick County, has
been nominated as the Wing candidate for
Congress, from that district, and has accepted
the nomination. The Winchester Virgnian
(Jackson) thus speaks Of Mr.. Cookies nomna-
ton:
In the selection Of Mr. Cooke. the Wings have
emphaticaIly put their best foot foremost
They have presented, for the support Of their
party, gentleman of unquestionable ability, of
high moral worth, and of great personal popu-
larity; and while we feel ourselves called upon
by sense Of imperous duty to oppose the eIe-
walton of this gentleman to the responsible ST
tuation for which he may now be considered a
candidate, we are gratified that we have no 9TH
er objections to him than those which are pure
ly political
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

In Albany, there are one. and perhaps, two
Wing members of Assembly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

BLANKS AND PAMPHLETS
Printed, with neatness & despatch, at this Office
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-11-14

Members Of Assembly.-The following coun-
ties have elected Wing Members Of Assembly:
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The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

These are fine times for the editors
 that is, for those within the paie of the Uni
 ted States. Does one of them want par- agraphl The subject comes ready fashion, ed to his hand. "Scenes al Washington
 -" Disgraceful tyranny"-"D Dignified le- gislation" n"-"The great experiment1-&c.
 &c.--and these fill every paper which has come to us for months. Long speeches, and as long repcrts-disquisiiions on poli- ties, of every hue, from ultra federalism 10 extra nuIli6cation--Wa Washington correspon- dence. and long winded falsehoods, are all the dishes now cooked up for that good-na- tured and easy parsonage, the Public There is complete stagnation of the con- mon terms and phrases used in the myster- les of editor-craft. Shocking occurrences, laughable incidents, and all the technicali- ties of the art, are out of use--supplanted by weightier matters. Ahl this removal of the deposites is a feast for the editors.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

TIE CHoLERA.-This scourge of the human family, we are informed, has made it's appearance and is prevailing to an alarm ing extent among the Cherokee emigrants encamped at the mouth of the Cadron.- Up to Tuesday night 30 or 40 had died. Those Indians passed up about three weeks since, on board inc steamboat Thomas Yeatnan, but in consequence of the low stage of the river were unable 10 proceed higher than the Cadron, about 555 miles above this place.
 Dr. Roberts, of Conway county, one of the attending physicians, died on Tuesday evening and we much regret to learn, that Dr. Fulton, of this town, also an attending physician, was lying at the point of death on Wednesday morning.
 Our physicians report or 3 recent cases in this neighborhood, one of which terni- mated fatally.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

vou ooore than ordinary serupulousness h all natters where the public were directly or ind;rectly concerned. By what motives tbe Editors of the Republican were actua- ted ;n writing the article SC far as you are concerned. is not for me to consider; but ,.,,,s,, ,,,... ,.pn situation is considered, | conceive should be highly eulpable, were 10 remain silent.
 have therefore to inform tho Editors of the Republican. and the public, that when M. Steele first received the appointment of Postmaster at Helena, A. T. he appointed ne an assistant in the office, which place I sill hold; and have opened and closed eve- " mail which came to or was sent from his office since that time, he having only assisted me ill making upthe first mails sent from and received at this place.
 That the purpose of the Editors of the Republican was no less malignant, than it is without pretext, is manifest to me, from the fact that there is no paper of theirs sent to this office; therefore no remittance made though 1t to them. C. $. SMITH.
 Te JoHN STEELE, Esq.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

We have very little news from Washing ton In the Senate, Mir. Clay's resolutions have passed, and Mir. Webster's bill for the continuation of the Bank Charter, IS post poncd till some time in the present month. Tn the House, the Report of the Commit tee of Ways and Means IS under discussion and will be for some time. The whole ground has been travelled over so often and so ably, that nothing is left for the minor spirits who are now delivering their set speeches, except words, words, words Much acrimony exists in both Houses, and every day or two it shows itself in violent retort and fierce recrimination. We sit at Il distance and look on the storm like true philosophers.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

BALTIMORE, March 26.-A letter from
 Washington was published day or two age
 in New York paper-the Journal of Com
 merce-statug positively, that Air. tai,
 houn had devised plan for new National
 Bank, which would wholly overcome thu
 scrupies of the Southern representailves, and be generally acceptable: that 1 had been submitted to Senators of both parties, and been highly approved of by them, par. ticularly by Messrs. White and Grundyi that MT. Clay had adopted the plan, and t was known, certainly, that Ii would pass lae Senate by more than two-thirds, and con fidently believed that it would receive tue votes of two-t thirds of the House.
 In reply to this rumored impossiblllty the National Intelligencer of this morning saI' that there has been no such understanding among the Senators as is represented 'na even if measure of relief should pass lne Senate by vote of two-thirds, there IS no reason to expect that it would pass le House of Representatives by any such s9ls'
 Lot and that it Is idle to expect any such felIti from Congress until it is called for by Popf, lar demonstrations, or by the exercise " fhe electiue franchise.
 The elective franchise, on the ballot oos' seems to be now more looked to than any hing else by the opposition journals anu al advocates of the Bank. Mr. Duane, lnns address te the a.:c s.:c meeting i, ph!ladelpl,a' old them that their only hope was Tn ns ,allot box. If. this is the general lmpTes, E, ion, the present session of Congress VII not be so long as was antlelpa'ea' Enc people will not again have all oPpolla', '' ity of exercising the elective franchise e sla' view to change of representation n oop ress until after the expiration Of next ss' ion--or for more than eighteen mon'ir' uring which time many changes may 'an; lace, and probably some in the oplDIoals lembers of inc present. House, aiferre'a'u lg to their constituents.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

a special delegation. They might obtain mercy and the power of riding over the people and shouting, 'hurra for Jackson!; for three years to come, at the end of which time Jacksonsm will cease to be useful They will probably hereafter look before they leap. and initiating their two comreers already mentioned, will go for non-eommst- tai, and before they throw off one coat, be sure of another.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

TIE ExPERIMENr.-Some of the most extensive business houses III the city of Louisville suspended payment between the first and tenth of the present month. The names of four firms are given. One Of these had drafts amounting to upwards of S7o,ooo returned upon it in one day, un- der discount.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

The editor of the Baltimore Chronicle acknowledges with proper gratitude and feeling the receipt of an elegant hat, from some unknown friend. He is lucky dog. Very few editors cap boast of such favors. Their napless beavers generally date back to the time of the Revolution. When shall we find such friends! The editor of the Mobile Advertiser boasts of the receipt of sundry bottles of Madeira and of Arac sy rup. We can't for our lives recolect when any friend made us sucha present.
 In opposition to all this, the editor of tie Bolivar Free Press says, "Our raiions must be small for while, but such IS the fate of editors" Heis grumbling at his people because they have no market house. Poor fellow! There are other places where there are no market houses, and nothing 10 put in them if there were a dozen.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

.More fUar in the Senaic.--We learn, by the St. Louis (Mo.) Republican of the 10th inst, that " serious misunderstanding had arisen at Washington, between Messrs Leigh and Forsyth of the Senate. X meet ing to settle the matter was expected to take place."
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

The Pet Bank at Cincinnati has Tsl'ssa Y to receive notes of the Planters bala :. Natchez-another Pet Banls-lf pasa'' of rents.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

We arc belligerent race. A while since, the President had his nose pulled quite oiii, ii was reported, and put into the paller's pocket--and the other day the Vice President was attacked by one of Duff Greens printers. The printers Devil was for the argmneattm ad homiae,a.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

In late case in N. York, the verdict was, cents damages and cents costs.- Very consoling to the plaintiff.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

Ex-Governor Houston is in Washington, wearing red blanket coat and opera boots.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

Legislation IS strange business. The way in which Congress manages matters. reminds us of an operation which took place some months since, in place not
 thousand miles from Little Rock. A b1ii
 was passed, establishing a certain county. and day or two afterwards another, defn- ing the boundaries of an adjacent county, in such manner as to cut the new county i'll two and to throw it's seat of justice into the county so defined. Here was trouble so, after much consultation, another bill yet was passed, declaring that nothing in the latter act should be so construed as to interfere with the new made county. The following specimen from Noah is equally as edifying;
 '.Usgni Legislation.-Ne early all day on Saturday was occupied III debate whether they should allow the use of the Hall in the Capitol 10 person who desired to lecture on dyspepsia. When the members became hungry. they voted against 1t. The cost of the debate to the country was something less than $200o; and if they had given half that sum to tho lecturer, he would have abandoned the 'sno alcohol, tea or coffee system.'
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

Noah says that there are two kinds of poor---the devils poor, and poor devils.- Editors arc included in the latter class.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

The Alexandria Gazette says; ..We have curious rumors and reports of curious act ings, doings and sayings, in Washington Nous eerrons." Very strange ndeedl- We have heard of nothing but curious do- ings and sayings from that quarter, for the last two months.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

We publish the following at the request of Mr. STEELE:
 HELENA, A. T. April 9th, 1S34.
 SIR-In the " Missouri Republican, a newspaper published in the city of St. Lou IS, Mo. of the Sd ultmo, I sec the police of my having been appointed Postmaster at this place, copied from the Arkansas Ga zette," 10 which the Editors of the Repub- lican add the following:
 "eF Printers usually guarantee the re- ception of all moneys transmitted by mail; but for ourselves, we must make an excep- curity, so there is no propriety in suffering the rule to govern in every instance.
 ks you, Hir. Smith, are intimately ac- quainted, indeed l may say practically so, with my pecuniary rectltude, as you have long had all such transactions of mine un- der your immediate management, have to request that you will furnish me with d writ ten statement of your knowledge of me in srch matters. If there has been any thinp in me of the base character mtimated by the Editors of the Republican, that has come to your knowledge, be pleased to state 1t without reserve.
 Your immediate answer is very much de- sired by your most respectful and obedient servant, JOHN STEELE.
 To Mir. C. S. SMITH.
 HELENA Posr OFFICE, April g, 1884.
 DEAR SIR--I have duly considered your note of the 9th inst. and the paragraph of the Mo. Republican" and in compliance with your request, have to say:
 l have had the entire management of your Pecuniary matters for the last two years except some collection of your then outstanding debts; and candor requires me to say that have never seen the least dis position Tn you to act dishonest in money matters, or otherwise. either private or pub ie; but on the contrary have observed in ,
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

The mail is hereafter to be carried twice a week between this place and Crawford c. Fl 4 very necessary arrangement.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

The New Workers are trying to get a Bank of their own with snug little capi- tai of ten millions. The New Workers go against monsters and mammoths, to a man.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

The life of General Andrew Jackson, l.. L. D. is announced. by Major Jack Downing. The Major is a man of versa tile genius, and beyond doubt the most distinguished public character of the day.
The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

CONSISTENCY. 1926, Mr. Van Bu-
 ren, now Vice President, Benjamin F. Bet
 Ter, now Attorney General, Charles E..
 Dudley, lately U. s. Senator from New
 York, and Vim. l.. Marcy, now Governor of that State, all mcmbers-and very pro- nincnt ones, too---of the Albany Regency, petitioned tlle U. g. Bank for the estaflisll- rnent of one oif its its branches in A lbany .- And nor they pretend to regard this insti- tution as monsterf and are engaged in a crusade against it. What consistency!l