Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-25
ALEXANDRIA.
THURSDAY EVENING, July Is.


of some of the gentlemen engaged in the work,
as having broken out beautifully with the dis
east" -suggesting ideas of the contagiousness
as well as some other peculiarties of the small
pox whilst, on Tuesday, it stated that the
"Albemarle taranula had bitten, certain cit
liens of Charlotte and Amelia counties-call-
ing up, at once, visions Of the ugly and vene-
NOUS spider of Italy, and the frenzy induced
upon the unhappy subjects of its attacks
Surely, the Wing is not purposely affordng
Conservatives Figures of speech to express
their opinion OF the ''dsease and the mad
ness which they fear have fallen upon some
few of our people-and from both of which
they hope they may be speedily cured In
enumerating the supposed different classes Of
our people, who have not taken the disease,
or been "bitten with the Albemarle tarantula, 3"
the Richmond Wing speaks Of some who seem
"averse to going back into the Union at all I'M
less allowed to do so in coach and four, with
driver, footmen and outriders in livery" This
is altogether mistake-at least we have not
known of such cases, or heard Of them, in this
section of country. Everybody hereabouts
wants reconstruction "-and hoped that it
would be allowed IN quiet 7cay AS for the
coach and four, with the footmen, driver, and
outridcrs, they are perfectly content to let it
pass them, and ego in" with trumpets blowing,
if agreeable;-thcy, walking on foot. The only
thing they do object to, is being ha1nessed to
the Radical COACH and FOUR, and made TO
pull it along, with Hunnicutt riding 10 state,
Mr. Bolts cracking the whip, and the colored
''footmen and outriders' urging them to the
top of their speed This is the objection.
At sitting of the Committee On the inves
tgaton of the Pay department Yesterday the
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun says: Mr. Brooks, newspaper CORES
pondent, testified that during Il conversation
between himself and Paymaster General Brice,
regarding the Lowenthal frauds, that officer
admitted that he had allowed Iowen'hal to
prosecute claims in the pay department alter
the Irregularities in his business became pub
lie; and attempted to Justify himself for having
done so by stating that other claim agents.
against whom there were serions charges, We're
allowed the same privilege The committee
will for the next two months be in session in
New York city, where the workings OF the pay
department in that city at the time that bounty
jumping was at its height will be investigated.
Gen. Butler the chairman of what is called
the Assassination Committee has advertised
for witnesses. He calls upon all persons liar-
ing any evidence to offer bearing On the sub
ect, to communicate with him, at Washing
ton; with the consoling assurance that 1hey
may do so under the provision Of the rt5uhl
ton that snch evidence 80 furnished shall not
be made use of against the person so furnish
ing it upon any trial
Gen. Lew Wallace writes I letter vindicat-
ing what is called the "Liberal' government
IF Mexico, lauding Juarez, and expressing the
opinion that "next to Jeff. Davis Macmillan
was the greatest criminal whom thls continent
has yet seen" We suppose Genera! Lew
Wallace" thinks his opinions are OF value, and
that it is point of 'loyalty'' to write, jeff.
Davis"
The Presidents message vetoing the last
supplemental reconstruction bill, the CORES
pondent Of The Baltimore Sun says, was not pre-
sented nor read to Mr. Stanton Tor his opinion,
and consequently he did not approve nor dis.
approve the document prior to its presentation
to Congress- All the other members Of the
Cabinet approved the message
The developments constantly making about
prisoners during the late war, show that many
Of the charges against the South, on that score,
are falsehoods and exaggerations and that, be-
yond doubt, there were crueies north of Ma
sons L Dixon's line, as we'll as south Of it
Mr.. Guilds letter en- the subject of exchanges,
attracts much notice
On once occasion Mr.. James Il. Brady, of
New York, was defending q case, when the
judge made several rulings very much against
the defendant; whereupon Mr.. Brady blandly
inquired: MAY it please your honor, who's
engaged on the other side of this case besides
the judge?
Theirs's speech in the French Legislative
Chamber, giving history of French interview
ton in Mexico, attracts much attention. He
accused the government of dishonesty in pre-
senting fraudulent claims against Mexico, and
of violating the agreement it had made with
its allies.
The Richmond Dispatch states that Mr..
Sears, the agent of the Peabody fund.- is seek
ing favorable locality for the establishment of
school of immense capacity, TO educate ma ny
hundreds, if not thousands, of scholars Is
there not some mistake about this?
BRITISH QUARTERLIEs AND BLAcKwooD.-
There has been no period during the existe nee