Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-04


the candidate of the Radical party-and OF his
being willing TO accept that position-d destroys
the hopes and prospects OF some who were
anxious of making merit of their being his
peculiar friends and supporters, as against op-
ponents from that party. 1t is more than
either wing Of the Radicals sand that he will
not need the services Of his 'anriious' Radical
friends
Ghe Marlboro, Md, Gazette being requested
10 publish very long account of recent
Tournament Declines: on The ground that its
columns can be much more proftably occupied,
and adds: 1T seems to US that the excessive
indulgence in this and other pastimes is doing
more harm than good, and tend only to dis
tract and dissipate time that ought to be d-
rected in other channels Young men should
remember that life is real-life is earnest"
The Sensational writer's Of the Radical
stamp, are accusing the President Of intending
coup d'etat" upon Coagsess; whilst on the
other hand, it is coatended by some of the
Northern Conservatives, that the Radicals de-
sign to orgaafze the grand army Of the Re-
public lsaese,' eject the President, and install
Wade, in the Executive chair In the mean
time business is effected, and stock operators
flourish !
In the News Of the Day will be found a tate
raent of the proposed sale of Mrs. Lincoln
jewery, &c. 1tappears by a curious statement
in the New York World that she has been in
New York, under an assumed name to superin-
tend the sale of her property. 1t farther APP
pears that she regards the Republican party
as very 'ungratetul' party. and she is par
tculary severe upon Seward Weed, Raymond
and others of that set
oo-..~- Ol...airE,- IL. a recent speech at
Cleveland, Ohio, dealt blows at the "Conser-
Vative Republicans in the Senate, declaring
that they we're worse than 'copperheads! In
conclusion ''he held the British Lion up by the
tail, to the scorn and contempt of the civilized
world !" What an interesting spectacle!
Mr.. Edward Cooper of Tennessee has beer.
appointed Private Secretary of the President
He formerly occupied the same position, and
subsequently was member of Congress. 9n.
the late election in Tennessee he was desiaets
by the operation of the suffrage laws aox irs
force there.
Neither the English nor the Aaaenoan Epis-
coDal papers seem to anticip pate, much benefit
as likely to accrue to t!aesr church from the
Pr Anglican Council acw sitting in London.
They all, however,. express a willingness to
wait and see>'@
John Quincy Adams, a son of Charles 4.
Adams grandson of John Quincy Adams and
grsat-grandson of John Adam, OF revolutionary
fame, has been nominated for Governor of
Massachusetts, upon the democratic and conser-.
vative ticket.
Secretary McCulloch yesterday received a
letter from Deputy Commissioner j. f. Mess
more in New York, in which he deehpes to
comply with the Secretary 8 request. to resign
His removal was yesterday ordered by the s.
rotary. !
The annual green corn feasat New Lawn.
Nation of Indians tooseT0ation, New York |
on the Cattarauqlls festival has been kept M 4
on Mondayds from time immemorial.
by thc y
lie news from Europe begins again to be |
exciting and interesting. Italy is in iernlent,
aud the settlement Of affairs there, in which /
France may again take part, may lead to iur-t
Their complications.
The Radical presses and leaders are "eoingH
on about the terrible Mary land militia bus.
mess: at such rate, as to raise laugh all
over the country. There has rarely ever been ]
such ridiculous gull trap set, any where. ]
New Orleans papers complain that the citya
are emitting noisome and deleterious1
,dors, and advise that they should be frequent 4
ID no more than is necessary. I
A confidence operator who has been1
winding on large scale, in the Northern
titles, has been arrested in Boston.
We received no Richmond papers by last $
lights mail.
Leonard Scott & Co., N Y, have repnblish-I t
d the September number Of the North British i
teview. Contents: Moral theories and Chris t
ian Ethics English vers de societe Concilia q
cotia; Hauch and his latest poem Gustaye o
lore 1.-THE great Pyramid early years Of the p
rince Consort; the achievements and the G.
loral OF 1867. This is an interesting number. d
'obert Bell, agent in this place, tor the repub a
cation Of the British Reviews and Blackwood's G.
lagazine. In