Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-03-19

NEWS or THE DAY.
~ s7so,O the vsuy ageand body Of the Tines. s

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TO sAop. tzevery age and body OF the slsnses.
& The #dismissal%of Treasury agents ~ Inc
Southern States, who stand charged Win gen
eraal corruptib their cotton TRANSACTION
is regarded as equivalent to an an, abandonment
Of all design to being them to trial. 80 many
officials we're implicated, we are told, IRON the
head down to the meanest subordinate, and the
transactions were SO mplicated, that 1T would
have been necessary, if they were punished at
all, to have punished the whole Of them. :,
Ah-Moose, or Wasp, or Little Bee, head
chief Of the Lacde Flambare tribe OF Chlppe
wa Indians, whose hunting grounds are on the
Wisconsin river, died on Saturday, in Wash
ington, and yesterday his remains received
Christian burial at the Congressional Cemetery
A fire at the Central Railroad depot in But
falo, N. Y, destroyed, on Saturday, property
to the amount of $685. 1000. A fire at Elmlra,
N. Y, same day-loss $4,000. Loss by ire
at Minneapolis (Minn. same day 100000.
President johnson has nominated f. I.
Blair, jr., Collector of Customs for the port OF
ST. Louis, It is thoughtto be very doubtful
whether the nomination will receive the sane
ton of the Senate.
ST. Patrick's day was celebrated in most OF
the cities and towns throughout the country.
Everything, generally, was orderly and quiet.
SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
from the National Intelligencer.]
Let us, implored Wentworth, be honest 'ohate
zoe are together Immense laughter
Mr.. Wentworth. The gentleman and are
acting together now.
Mr.. Stevens. Not bit Of it.. Laughter.
Mr., Wentworth. I think he is honest.
| laughter [ mean to be.
MIR. Stevens. will endorse you as we'll as
Mr.. Wentworth. The question is how far
we can travel together Let us agree to be hon.
est apith one another ,Uhize ne are together
When we can no longer act together honestly
we will part. What want my friend from
| PENNSYLVANIA to state is this. Here MIR.
Stevens looks at his watch with the air of pa
tient martyr He wants to close me OIL
The Speaker. The gentleman from Penn
svlyania has only FIVE minutes OF his time lett;
Mr.. Wentworth, addressing Mr. Stevens
You know more than all of US put together.
Laughter. Just state to this house fairly
and candidly whether, if we follow you, you can
lead us to specie payments shouts OF laugh .
ter and whether you would II you could
Now, play fair,
me- . Republican. I know no party on this
Mr.. Wentworth. I followed you because |
,,,,oeod Won uera q Renublican ICOntinued
| merriment.
Mr.. Stevens, seriously. All [ can say is,
that if believed we could resume specie pay
ment in month without crushing the country,
iniuring labor, breaking down manufactures,
and depressing the people, would, IT bad
the power, order that every bank in the country
and the Government itself, should resume spe-
Gle payment.
Mr.. Wentworth. But suppose Secretary
McCulloch can do it.
Mr.. Stevens. If he can, will give him
great credit.
Mr., Wentworth. I believe he can, and
therefore shall vote for the bill.
Mr., Stevens. My friend from Illinois is hon
est, and has faith like two grains of mustard
seed. Laughter.
Mr.. Wentworth. I have followed you on the
negro question. Shouts of laughter.
Mr.. Stevens. And [ shall be very glad TO
follow my friend from Illinois
Mr.. Wentworth. I do not want you to toll
low me. [ want dollar for dollar. Will you
give us specie payment? .or
Mr.. Stevens. | have said that [ would if
could
Mr.. Wentworth. Well, McCulloch will do
it.
Mr.. Stevens. vii not go for giving to any
man the power contained In this bill: would
hardly entrnst it to my friend Mr.. Wentworth
himself
Mr.. Wentworth. Well, I trusted you on the
negro question. I want you to trust me on Il.
nances Play fair. Laughter.
Wentworth was greatly enjoyed by the House.
Few members were 10 their seats, but were
standing in the area and aisles in the vicinity
of the two principal actors applauding and en-.
couraging them.
A CONFLICT OF AUTHORITIES prlngheld,
Ohio, has two mayors. The City Council re-