Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-21

black eyes, and "A form ia!rCf IMAM OIcciah
chiscl ever woke from Parian marble, and J.
received the following answer"
Ny DEAR RICHARD: How beautiful is this
morning how bright the sun shines; how
swcetiy our birds sing ; how Joyous the chill
drcn; how happy is my heart sec the smile
OF God. Lie. has answered the prayer Al
ways proud OF your success, you have now
achieved that success which God and angels
will bless. It is the shining summit Of human
aspiration for you have conquered yourself.
All who love you will aid you to keep the
pledge. / love you my dear boy, KATIE.
Love, the sun: soul, and centre Of the moral
universe;
Love, which links ange! to angel, aud God to
Love, which binds in one two loving hearts.
How JeauhiHz& 5ve! LApplause.
MALICE, HATRED AND ALL UNCHARTABLE-
NESS The whole. spirit, Ind impulse, and
principle Of the ultra Radical party is contain
ed in the following brict speech, delivered IN
the House of Representatives Monday night,
by MI Garfield, OF Ohio while advocating
the Sherman bill:
"IIe cha,ac erizel the bill a. mc&
which had its hands on the throat OF the rebel
governments, and took the very breath out OF
them, and which pointed the bayonet at the
heart of every rebel at the South. 1t placed
10 the hands Of Congress utter y aud absolute
| ly the work Of rcconsruclion. Referring to
the assertions OF members WHO opposed the
amendment, that it contained the principle OF
universal amnesty he denied that. and SAID
there was not line 10 lt.whch Justified the as
| sertion He advocated this bill, too, because
| it imposed duties on the President Of the
| United States, and he thought that perhaps
some impeachment hunters would have
chance of impeaching him i, he did not per
form those duties. At least, they would have
Il chance OF finding new, and plain, and def
mite cause for impeachment, and could 90 for
ward to that work.
AT :. meeting Of the ',RepubEeau Associa-
ton in Washington last evening, Mr., VIII
Hams said that he was at the Capitol OH Tues
day evening, and noticed that the coored citl-
zens Of the District were uncomiortably crowd
ed together in the Senate gallary while there
were many uuoccupled seats. He asked the
| doorkecpcr the reas0n Of his ami WAS inform
ed that it was just they should be i'll boy.
As this was contrary 10 the spirit OF the times,
and as the gentleman referred 10 had asked
| him 10 test the question, he moved that q COM
mittee OF one be appointed TO lntOrm Senator
| Sumner Of this outrage, end request hls re-
moval DR.. Boyd was appointed by the chair
to execute the will Of the association in this
matter.
REMARKS We're made by mcmberS of the as.
ISOLATION to the effect that some Of their color
ed brethren had been found leaning toward the
Conservative party Of the city, and it was sug
gcsted that this backsliding should be counter
acted as speedily as possible. One CT the col
ored speakers asked the Influential loyal white
Republican gentlemen Of the city to be present
at the various meetings Of the colored citizens,
to instruct them in the true faith, " that
there might be no black sheep in the fold on
the day Of election.
TERRIBLE STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION. The
steamer David White, which left New Orleans
on Thursday night, for Louisville, with one
hundred passengers aud 800 tons freight, for
Nash, lie and Louisville, exploded her larbOard
boiler on Tuesday at noon, near Columbia
o225 miles south OF Memphis The forward
part OF the boat WIS literally torn 10 atoms.
and many passengers and officers were blown
un, 100 feet in the air with fragments OF the
boat. The scene is described as hcartrcndIng.
The clothes were blown off some OF the officers.
Cap. Kenncy was blown W one hundred feet
ard landed in the river, much bruised and
scalded. Capt. Shaw and the clerks report the
lost passengers at sixty live: Many OF their
names arc unknown, as the books arc lost
The boat is 4 complete wreck. Part OF the
boiler exploded upwards and part dOHnwar3s,
tearing her wide open. The engineers and
E,o,.,aI. go. ,-,. Nh --oro bl0yro doun with IN,
hull. The steamer Piles BOen picked UP the
survivors. a.
EFFECTS. The paralyzing iDRucncc Of the
schemes Of reconstruction now agitatcd in Con
grcss is already felt throughout the South, and
eventually must react upon Northern industry.
4 single fact shows how owertul IS the nfu
cncc thus eycrted in diScouraging the invest
lnent Of capital in that part Of the country.-
We are reliably informed that to-day several
English gentlemen who visited this country
with the full expectation Of purchasing cotton
lands to the extent of $4,000, 900, have aban
doned their purpose. in view Of the uncertain
ties of the future since the designs OF certain |
Radical politicians have become more fully dis |
closed, Planters are ready to make favorable |
terms for the sale Of real estate but at present
find few who are willing TO buy: They are ap-
parently doomed 10 stllI more nOptieSS Pofer-
ty and there is general gloom and discourage
ment in that section among all classes OF people.
N T. Journal Of Commerce.
A HORRIBLE DEATH "A musician belong
ing to one of the French regiments has just
met with an extraordinary death at Vera Cruz.
He was engaged to play at - ball, and being
very thirsty went out into the garden, and find
ing a water bottle on the terrace took 1t up and
drank freely. Suddenly he raised cries Of ago
nv, and upon assistance arriving it was found |
that an enormous centipede had fixed It's man
dibles in his throat The animal had taken up
its abode in the neck of the bottle, and was
washed into his mouth in the act of drinking
A surgeon wEo was called was obliged to cut it
TO pieces, but the poison from the bite caused
deathin few hours