Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-08
ALEXANDRIA.
MONDAY EVENING, JULY s.

part Of May have caused the farmers to be
very backward with their work, and the crops
Of cotton are now very much in the grass in
consequence, and owing to the utter imposs-
bility Of getting more hands, l think the prob
ability Of good crop of cotton it this locality
very doubtful. Ny crop, however, is Al ex-
caption to the general rule, and my prospect at
present is very f1attering. The cholera has
made its appearance in this immediate vicinity
and has caused several deaths among the ne
groes-nne have died on one plantation, and
six on another, and considerable apprehension
is felt Of its further development. No white
persons have as yet taken il, All the Fir-
siDials of my acquaintance here are we'll
Ia another column will be found the nssr
Reconstruction bill agreed upon BY the Recon
struction Committee of the House of Represen-
1tati7es, and to be- reported to the House by
Mr. Thaddeus 2te7ens 1t will he seen that
it sets aside the Southern State governments,
and puts them under complete subsection to
the military authority. The acts already per
formed by the military commanders are az
rrovad, and their authority henceforth il SUI
preiae in The Southern States until the work
Of ReconstrnctioE is completed, subject only to
Congress Ii regulates the matter of resistra-
ton, and makes the Boards OF Registers the
judges of the qualifications Of all persons seek
ing to register, instead Of the parties them
selves. 1t provides against the removal Of the
Military Commanders, except ly and with the
sdvice and consent Of the Senate And, finally,
in the language Of the Washington Chronicle,
it leaves the President "out i'm the cold so far
az having anything to do with Reconstruction
is concerned.
Ii is thought at Washington that the pre-
sent session Of Congress will not extend beyond
two weeks The impeachment question will
not be pressed, but an effort will be made to
have Congress meet in October instead Of De-
cember Members Of Congress continue to
arrive No other effort locking to the admis
sion of the Kentucky delegation will be made
mill after the committee Of elections have in
vestigated the several cases. 1t is expected
that the Judiciary Committee will report upon
the subject Of impeachment early in the pre-
sent week. The new reconstruction commit
tee had meeting on Saturday, and their re-
port will be acted on at an early period.
Hunnicutt rejects the profered alliance Ct
the Albemarle gentlemen who recently held
the meeting protfering cooperation. y lie
calls the matter ''perfect clap trap and de-
clares that there is "a deep, dark, damnable
plot being laid to divide the Republican party
Of Virginia He assures all parties that
"Hunnicutt's disciples will henceforth govern
Virginia" What will the Albemare gentle
men say to this, especially when they arc in
formed by Hunnicutt, that-'New revelations
are coming to light, and that men will lrelnble
10 their roots yet, before they die -
y black man recently committed a dreadful
outrage upon a little white girl, at Leesville,
ia Campbell county, Va. The father of the
child, Immediately, instead OF killing the vii
lain. gave him severe punishment with a
stick The fellow actually went to Lyhchbnrg,
and lodged complaint at the Freedmen : Blu
reau against the father for heating him
Fortunately, information Of the real offence by
this time reached Lynchburg, and Gen Will
cox at once directed the arrest of the fend
Mr., Edward NJ. Spilman delivered a most
excellent address to the cslored people at War
renton on Thursday, Mr.. j. 7. Brooke, also.
made some interesting remarks on the same
occasion. The audience was not large, because,
the Warrsnton Index says, the 2oured people
we're advised By their new aud peculiar friends,
not to he present, Nevertheless those who
did come received corIect Information, and the
best advice from those who, iii reality, are
their trilesi friends
The defence of Surratt. in his trial, CON-
iIisnces to-day. The plan ct the dsfenre will
Re seen by reference to the abstract CT The
speech of Mr.. Bradley il another column. =
The cradbility of several Of the most import
witnesses for the prosecution is to he strongly
attacked-and, then, it is to he attempted to
be shown hat Snrratt Was not present, aiding
Gi abberfng in the assassinaton
The Washington Chronicle says The
Judiciary Committee OF the Senate agreed
upon supplementary Reconstruction bill on
Saturday. 1t vii: probably be reported to the
Senate to-day. We understand that this COM
mittee is to meet the Reconstruction Colunit-
Zee Of the House, with view to adopting q
measure that will meet the Appreciation of both
houses
Another meeting of the citizens OF Alber-
malle has been called, ostensibly "to respond
to the Resolutions adopted" on Court day,
but which will probably Indicate the preva-
lence OF sentiment very different from that
avowed by the Large and respectable meeting
of the people Of Albermarle, held in the Court