Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-16
ALEXANDRIA.


ALEXANDRIA,.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER ls.
RAILROAD MATTERs-A dispatch from
Washington says:-'A delegation of Southern
2 railroad men called upon Gen. Grant at the
War Department, yesterday, and asked for an
:. extension OF time on the payment of their notes
for rolling stock and other railroad material
They represent that they: are unable to pay
:, tue notes now due, without embarrassing their
5 financial condition and crippllng their opera
tons. just now, when crops are to be moved,
they say this would cause serious loss not only
to the railroads, but to the people of the South.
~ Gen. Grant, in view of all the circumstances, is
disposed to accommodate the delegation so far,
at.least, as the War epartinentis concerned. !"
e. "A dispatch from Richmond says :-"The
committee Of the Virginia and Tennessee rail
road have returned from Washington. They
had satisfactory interviews with Gen. Grant on
- Monday, and with Gen. Schofeld here day.
1t is now certain that the election for president
of the railroad will take place ut an adjourned
meeting. Gen. Malone will be chosen by ac-
.cldmation This will give him control of the
! line from Norfolk to Tennessee. Arrange.
;ments with the Tennessee roads for continual
sdtion to Memphis have been perfected !, The
Q Interference on the part of the Secretary; of
War with the election was not, intended rs a
military proceeding, but result of the failure
OF the railroad company to comply with the
"a contract in payment for it's rolling stock -
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!: .g-PoLTICAL. The effect of the late elections
! upon questions Ct the next Presidency is strik-
aingy illustrated by the great number Of pro-
nouncements Tor Gen. Grant which are being
received every day. III 80"
: 15Ameetine of prominent Radicals, including
District Attorney NJ ann, was held at his pri-
vate residence in Philadelph yesterday, and
recommended Gen Grant as their choice for
the Presidency, aud formed club to promote
that object.
The New York Tribune of yesterday, 10 an
article evidently from Mr.. Greeley's pen,
avows its preference for Chief Justice Chase as
the Radica candidate for the Presidency
The New York Evening Post (RadicaI) in
recent articles treats some of the Radical views
in proper spirit. 1t has exhibited The un-
constitutiopalitg OF the proposed suspension Of
the President from his official duties, as we'll
as the evils resulting from it. '' 3
az Colonel Gilbert lin the 4th Military District,
who allowed the soldiers to burn and destroy a
printing Office and newspaper establishment,
without rebuke, and then wrote an imrudent
letter declaring that army offc:.rs and soldiers
were the masters not the servants Of the PEG
ple having been court martialed by General
Ord, has been found guilty, sentenced 10 pay
fine Of $1,000, to be reduced to the rank and
pay of captain, and put at the foot of the
list of the captains. He ought to consider
this mild sentence. We have peculiar feel
ings on this subject, because qoe yet suffer from
the atrocious burning Of onr own newspaper
establishment during the war, by soldiers, who
were never rebuked by their officers, who stood
by and saw them cut with, their sabres the hose
leading the water to the burning building
base, cruel malicious arson, which involved the
destruction Of other property, and which was
as disgraceful to those who committed the
crime, as to tlose,who screened, apologiSed for,
! or failed TO punish it.
The terrible Maryland Mclish" paraled
inBatimore. yesterday There were III line
about for thousand men, in handsome uniforms.
The parade was fine show, and was highly
creditable. N. B.-Not the slightest symp-
tom Of '''rebellion' was exhibited No attempt
was made to march on to Washington, or to
stop the trains, or commence War upon the
government !!
a dispatch TO the New York Herald says:
Secretary McCulloch to day denied the truth
of the report that the New York Metropolitan
Revenue Board is to be abolished. ....s Z.
A Fenian meeting was held in Washington
last night, and reorganization commenced.