Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-03-23
ALEXANDRIA.
SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH %.

SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH o.
The Washington Chronicle learns that if Mr.
Gerland the newly elected Senator from Ar
kansas, is refused seat in the Senate, lit is
understood that. he intends carrying the matter
before the Supreme Court of the u s. y The
Chronicle is down especially upon Texas and
Arkansas, and thinks the ''Confscation" pro
ject should be made to operate particularly
upon the public lands in those States It elab-
crates upon the failure of Arkansas to pay even
the interest upon the Smithsonian Institution
money formerly invested in Arkansas bonds
which failue was, undoubtedly avery bad thing
in the State But then it wasn't treason
OF rebellion was failing to pay debt.
AS for Texas, the Chronicle, thinks, it de-
serves extreme punishment because it has as
yet not suffered much-and has been extreme
II ''rebeious. .
The newspapers are beginning to count up
how long it Will take to reconstruct under
the Military Force Bill and the Supplement
thereto. It will take SO many days to regis
ter, SO many days to call the Convention, so
many days for the Convention to sit, so many
days for the Legislature to meet afterwards,
&C., &c. and then so many days before Con-
gress accepts the new State Constitution, and
admits the State into the Union, &C., &c.
Opinions differ as to the length of time to be
consumed in working the machinery Some
think everything may be ready for Congress
/ -hukp cl,,, oil
u, if, after all, matters will Suit. Blessed
are they who expect nothing-for they will not
be disappointed 'In utrumque paatus. '
We referred Il few days ago, to what we
thought and still think; are the unnecessarily
harsh comments upon the Legislature, by
many OF the newspapers. The Richmond En-
quirer, OH the same subject, very properly re-
marks that the Legislature has SET under very
novel and difficult circumstances and while
many measures have failed which mulitudes
Of the people regarded as essential, and some
laws passed to which there was great opposi
ton, yet much allowance is to be made for the
uncertainty and the conflicting opinions, which
mlslead or embarrass action on almost every
question. .-.-.--.
Naval officers on the retired list, according
TO law just passed by Congress, ''ale entitled
to promotion as their several dates on he &C
tive list are promoted, but such promotion shall
not entitle them to any pay beyond that to
which they were entitled when retired, unless
upon active duty, when they shall receive the
full pay Of their respective grades provided
that no promotion shall be made to the grade
Of admiral upon the retired list, while
there shall be on that grade the full number
allowed by law
The Woodstock, Shenandoah Herald is in
formed by Mr. John Smith, one OF the super
intendeuts on the Manassas Gap Railroad, that
q force of about fifty men we're actively at work
repairing and rebuilding the road. and that he
was confident that the road would be in run
ming order to Woodstock. during the coming
summer. But it must be recoected that
railroad reconstruction is very difficult in
such weather as we have had for month past,
and as we now have.
According to report on primary education
in France, just published in the Moniteur, it
appears that the average number of men in
France who were unable to sign their marriage
register may be set down at 26 per CT, and
Of women rather more than al per CT. In some
localities, however, the proportion is far high
er-GT per ct. among the men. and 9s among
the women.
hi h.
authorizing the importation, duty free, Of works
Ut art intended as gifts to the United States or
10 any State or corporation, with an amend. !
ment, authorizing the Secretary Of The Treasu-
~ to dispense with the further service OF per
sons employed in the collection Of the direct |
TAX in the Southern States
Wiley, the man who was hung this week, in |
Wllkesbarre, Pa. for numbering woman, by |!
his own confession, commenced his career as a |
deserter eight times from the Federal army dur |
ing the war, then became robber, and finally |
concluded his career by killing an unoffending (
woman.
The Winchester News says: eve regret to
hear that several Of our most lesl ectable citi-
zens intend moving off to new country.-I
Hard times the reason assigned for the re-
moval. " We wish they would stay at home,
and try to weather it out"
It was expected that the veto of the supple
mentary reconstruction bill would be sent to
the House Of Representatives to-day. When
that is passed over the veto-the next mpor-
tant question before Congress will probably be
the proposed recess.
The Joint resolution for relief Of the destitute
people Of the South, has finally passed both
houses Of Congress, though in shape differ
ent from that in which it was originally intro
ducad Il NOW ones TO the Presi2ant e.. his |