Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-08-05

guilty, u certain class or politicians "ouiu use
that fact as Il lever to secure the removal OF
the capital.
It is not to be presumed however, that the
Jury will entertain any question OF expectancy
in arriving at their conclusions in the case, and
it may be assumed that MIR. Pie:repont recog-
nizes that fact as fully as any one else, Tor he,
as we'll as others of the counsel has voluntarily
paid them Il tribute for high character as indie
pendent citizens. Among the spectators in the
court room on Saturday we've Gen. Grant,
Major General +, r. S. Canby, Major General
y. .. Howard, Brigadier General }. a. Ekln,
tone OF the military commission who tried the
conspirators At the ar3enal,l Hon. ). +. Wll-
son, PENNSYLVANIA, and Senator Nye. The
latter occupied seat upon The bench beside
jude Fisher Mr. Weichman, who has been
absent for day or two, has also reappeaTed a.
= spectator. -Cby Bait. Gazette.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. Mr.. Robert Radcliffe
from Naniemoy ST. Charles county, Mary land,
was run oyer ly car Of the metropolitan
horse railroad last evening. Ii was found that
the elbow Joint Of Mr. r. 5 left arm had been
badly fractured, and il was thought that 1t
would be necessary to amputate the limb.
On Saturday morning Mr.. Henry B. Bowen
recovered the body Of Captain Enoch +. Ruth,
who lett his residence at an ear y hour on Fri
day morning, and was traced to the Sixth
street wharf, where his hat Wa found. The
body was Secn floating astcm The WgbOat
Fisher
The second annual Schuetzen Fest Of the
WASHINGTON SchuetZen Eercin commences to-
day at the Park on Seventh street, and will
continue until Friday. This event promises to
be one of great spendor, and will far ontVr.
the grand celebration Of last Year.
The owners of the yacht Brunette, the VIII
ner OF the highest prize at the recent regatta,
have organized yacht club. The association
viii be designated by the name OF 1.-The Brn-
nelta," aud it is understood that they conenl.
plate giving another regatta before the season
is over
The secret association known a. the Knights
OF pvthiaS continues to thrive IN tins city, anu,
from the popularity it has attained, promises
&c nnterow some Of the more an:irhl ratrrnI-
ties.
Collector Clephane, oil the Internal Revenue
Department, on Friday last seized twenty bar
reIS Of whskey consigned to several firms IN
this city, ut the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Depot, on suspicion that the internal revenue
tax had not been paid on it. Satisfactory eVl-
dence being produced, fifteen barrels were re-
leased, and turned over to the cons gnees.
The additional one hundred and twcnty-eigh
gaS-burnelS recently added 10 the r0tunda OF
the Capitol were lighted tor the first time Oh
Saturday evening This makes thirteen huh
dred burners that are now lighted BY Professor
Gardners electrical gaSlI@hting apparatus.
TIE MONEY PLETHORA. The New York
Herald says that there is just now plethora Of
money at all the commercial centres, Euro
pean and American. The BANK Of England
has about twenty two and halt millions OF
pounds sterling in its vaults, and the Bank OF
France over thirty three millions sterling. --
There is Z corresponding amount OF capital out
side oil the banks, in the hands OF individuals.
The rate Of interest has fallen to very low
standard in both London and Paris. say to one
and half per cent, in private business circles.
It is calculated that the United States Govern
meDt has as much specie in its vaults as the
Bank of England perhaps more-say twenty
three or twenty-iuur millions ponnds sterling
and money may be bad in New York at five per
cent The Joint accurnulations of specie in the
vaults of these three countries aggregate about
fonr hundred millions Of dollars.
The Herald asks-'"What is to he done with
ali this available capital ?''-adding, "Ihe
holders are looking out for opportunities to
invest it, 1t says the continent is the true
field Tor the employment Of French capital.
but the United .States is the proper field for
British capital. The commercial centres OF
the North have at present enough capital to
supply the whole North The Herald very
truly (for once) says the South presents wide
field for the employment of British capital. 1t
is full Of natural resourc es. Money is greatly
needed and ''t used there now, will, IN few
years. return immense profits to those who in,
vest
HCNNICUIT TRIUMpHA NJ. -Hunnicutt is
jubilant, and he has cause; .'or his triumph Is
complete Backed by his trusty followers,
courteously and atfcctonately styled CHS set y
by his new co-operator" the Wing, he at
tackled the "Troian Horse" xnd in a trice,
knocked it into kindling- wood. He now rules
his party, without rival or a rebel.
The demolition Of the co-operato7ists was
remorscless and complete beyond anv pre-
vious example in politics. 10 the first l>|ace
they were crowed out of their attempted ass y
citation. at the word from their leader,
"llunnicutts set" packed and iammed the
African Church in d twinkling, with couple
Of thousand as an overflow. When at the ap-
pointed hour, Mr. Bolts, with few ofthe new
recruits, made their way to the lnidipg, they
found j! Impossible 10 get even to he door
In the next lars. the co operation gentlemen
We're spoken out They We're denounced from
the stand as objects OF suspicion, against
whom all good Radicals should be on their
guard Thirdly, they were voted out. Not
one Of them was recognized as Of the conven-
ton; although it was but "a mass meeting"
one of them Mr.. Stearns) was rejected as com
mittee mau; and the convention which adjourn
ed on Thursday night TO the next morning, to
give them chance to ask for admission, and
reassembed, declaring its business done; thus
procaming at once their Indifference TO them
as allies, and their contempt of them as foes
Richmond Enquirer.