Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-18

| same manner to your native land under the
protection of the American flag. Meanwhile
during your residence amongst US, which
hope may be prolonged 50 as TO enable you
to visit different portions of our country, we
shall be happy to extend to you ali the hos
| pitality and kindness eminenty due to the
great aud friendly sovereign whom you SO
worthily represent
The President read it sentence by sentence TO
Interpreter Portman, who repeated IL probably
il low Dutch) 10 their interpreter. IL Il whisper:
who. in turn, transmitted ii III japanese IN tone
hardly louder, to the chief ambassador. AT the
conclusion Of the reading the President handed
to him the copy Of the address, and took each Of
them--the mbaSsadors-cordially by the hand,
seratim A brief reply was next made IN their
behalf by the right-hand ambassador through
their interpreter and Mr.. Portman, and again al,
including the President, bowed low.
The Cabinet were then one by one introduced to
the ambassadors, the President Through the in
terpretersj previously announcing the otiela po-
sition OF each as he was presented to thcm-the
Japanese. Lieut.. General Scott was next, i'll turn,
introduced to them, and then Speaker PcnninS-
ton.
Then four of the EulbaSsy'S chief officers en-
tered. bowling low twice thoy advanced, and
took position behind their chiefs, the President
bowling to them in return. They did not, how
ever. offer to shake his hand, their etiquette not
allowing any but their chief officials TO participate
in that familiarity with high functionary as
the chief ruler Of a great nation. Here the cere-
monv ended the Embassy and their attendants re-
firing from the apartment, walking backwards,
while in the Presidents presence, and bowIng low
y before.
Shortly afterwards they retired in procession
slowly from the mansion, and entering their car
riases, returned to their quarters at Wizards,
accompanied and followed by the miscellaneous
crowd. numbering thousands.
CONVENTION OF TIE REcHAEITEs OF THE
UNITED SrArrs.-A General Convention Of
the delegates from all the primary tents OF
Rochabitcs in the Union, with the High
Tent. or ruling body of the organization, Will
assemble ut Sarcpta Hall, in this city, on
Wednesday next.
This Convention is a general asscmblage
Of Rcchabites, and is composed OF the mem
bers OF the High Tent, and one delegate from
each primary tent 1t first convened mt the
Assembly Rooms, in Philadelp ha, on the
DIST ct February last, and after Il session OF
several days, adjourned to meet in this city.
The object of the Convention is to lnfnse
more life into the order, and to restore 1t t"
its former usefulness, us Temperance or
~anizatnn. The Convention is clothed with
the powers of the High Tent, and Is at pre-
sent the supreme power OF II Temperance
organization, extending into many 81 the
States OF the Union. At Its last session,
delegates were present from New York,
PENNSYLVANIA. District of Columbia Mary
land and Virginia.
The following are the officers Of the or
ganizalion: GEo. &. TnoMrSoN. OF Penn,
President: d. McCATnEEN, Of u. e., Wee
PRESIDENT and W. i'll. WRENN, Of Va, See
rotary.
The principal business Of the Convention
in this city, will cansst in receiving reports
on the state Of the order and the temperance
cause. McSsrs. c. L. GiIderstene, }. $.
Bcatc, j. II Lambert, u. AlcCathran, }.
IL. Smith. and +. NJ. Bradley, Il COMMITTEE"
ON inltiatory forms. will also submit Il report.
The Delegates while in this city will be
under the charge of Virginia Tent, No 39S,
tourshimg temperance organization q!
this city. The sessions of the Convention
will be private but on Thursday there will
be y lublic celebration. \ procession OF the
Convention and Virginia Tent No. i9S Will
move through the principal streets III the
afternoon, and ut night Il public Temperance
Meeting will be held at the NJ. +. Church
South. and addresses will be delivered by
Rev. +. \. Siccr. Of Howard Tent, Balti-
tmorc, Rev Mr.. D!ount, of THIS city, and
others.
PnorosEp RAlLroAD.-The Planters Ad-
vocatc, ut Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges
County. Md, SAYS :--"Tl,c sub ect 81 :; Rail
road c,,nucctiom between Upper Marlborough
and Alexandria, touched upon by a CORES
pondcnt in the Alexandria Gazette, Is one
that, in the past has been several times ag'-
tatcd. tr is again brought 10 light as We
learn. at the request OF several prumineEt
citizens. merchants and others OF the !ast
narDcd place. with Il view to giving the mat
ter IA practical shape during the current year.
Ii is impossible to overratC the Importance "i
the propoSitinn, either with reference to the
pnouin and trade Of Alexandria, ur the
Tobacco growers Of th!s region. Prince
Georges County, rs is known is the largest
Tobacco county, and Il Railroad to Maribo-
rough wpuld reach the very heart OF the
section where that product is chiefly raised
including the neighboring districts Of An
ne Arundel. which are equally interested
in the same way. All our section is confined
t. Baltimore as a markct--the crops being
carried overland to tide water, and then
shipped nearly two hundred miles. The
saving would Of course be very great, II the
| Tobacco were 10 he brought to this place, las
| it would be- and could be transported 10y
railroad so short Il distance is Alexandria.
| The choice of two markets, and all the col-
scoucnt advantages, would thus be afforded
to the PLANTER, while Alexandria would again
! become great Tobacco market, for which,
| by nature. she is cminentiy adaptcd-not to
| speak of large local trade from TINS section
which she would otherwise acquire. Tie
easy and cheap manner in which the work
can he accomplished, are not undcFStatel by
the writer in the Gazette. We have reason
10 believe that this subject will soon he
| brought prominently forward, both in Alex
audria and this county, and we shall have
orcasion TO recur 10 it at an early day"
IIYpRoruonlA-A gentleman from the m
terror of Ohio, who was bitten by supposed
mad dog on Sunday night last, arrived ut
the Mansion House, III this city, Yesterday
on his way to Piedmont station on the Ma
uaSSaS Gan Raiiroad, where he had been IN
formed lived Il man who possessed Mad
Stone, the application of which to the wound
would in his opinion ensure perfect lmmun-
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