Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-18
ALEXANDRIA.
WEDNEsDAYlEVENING. MARCH 10.

tryissaid to- give much pain to our we'll Wishers
and friends In Europe, and to subject. them, In
deed, to modification and rebuke., Heretofore
they have referred to the example Of this coun-
try, 10 contrast, to the defects Of the monarchi-
catinstitutions of the old world. But their
mouths. are stopped. - They can no longer
''quote America" with a good grace NJ.
Gailardet writes from Paris that the friends Of
Republican institutions are deeply grieved that
they cannot see in this country, what they had f
hoped for, and that 'severy thing which they
supposed had been settled, turns out to result
in,an experiment in which every thing is
brought in question, after a trial of only three
quarters of century. . <z.G..r
The Washington Chronicle admits, reluci
family or otherwise, as the case may be, that
"your shoddy aristocrat is the most extrava-
CANT of all aristocrats, perhaps because he feels
it incumbent upon him to repel the bare insin-
uation of ''shoddy." Nevertheless, whatever
may be the motive for the admission, 1t as true.
Of all the mean, dirty, vulgar, low exhibitions
of poor human nature, there is nothing to
equal the baseness of the shoddy aristocracy,
in trying to conceal the "shody" upon which
they have grown rich during the late war, and
on which they assume such airs and impotence,
as to make themselves perfectly ridiculous
Theletters from w ashington, generally, state
that the conviction of the President is set
down as certainty Of the future. The rea-
sons for it being regarded in that light are, of
course, political ones The only differences of
opinion that exist upon it have reference to
the time at which Mr.. johnson will be deposed
and acting Vice President Wade ushered into
the doors of the Executive Mansion as its oc-
cupant ''until the date fixed by the Radical
party for him to be relieved by Gen. Grant. !"
The Washington Chronicle heads an article
methods of Tyranny" We have not read
it; but We hope the illustrations and examples
were properly drawn from the proceedings of
Congress, and the course of the Radical lead
ers Any essay on the methods of tyranny
without copious references to these xamples,
would, of course be very imperfect. With
them, it might be made conclusive.
THE finished logic and force in all General
Sickles' speeches are such that they could be
pointed out as models of popular eloquence. =
WASH Chronicle aHt
This is too bad, even for Buncombe Gen..
Sickles' speeches." finished logic and force"
models of popular .eoquence !" O! Gem
mi! O.! Crimini! .....s.e..
We have received the semi-annual report Of:
Gen. Francis FL. Smith, Superintendent of the
Virginia Military Institute. It appears from
this interesting document that the Institute is
il. q most Aourishing condition. The rolls
show two hundred and eighty cadets present
during the half session
A dispatch from New York dated yesterday,
says :, stHsThe Government is accused here of
locking up greenbacks Money is tight with
three failures yesterday. More failures are an
nounced to-day There is no yanic yet, but a
small cause might at any moment produce one. -
Mr.. Beck and Mr. Brooks, in the House of
Representatives, yesterday, made report from
the Minority of the Reconstruction Committee,
against the proposed Alabama recon Instruction
bill. 1t will be seen that the bill has been re-
committed. a.1E. }l'.@.|
young lady named Broes, was instantly
killed by lightning at Breokston, Indiana, yes
terday Herself and sister were in an out
house which was struck, but the sister was un-
injured. L5.gl"l Pr. "5
"What has been done for the faithful, St.
Marie, who had Surratt brought here" pa
thetically exclaims the Washington Chronicle!
"Gentle Shepherd, tell us aohat "
Wendell Phillips and the extreme Radicals,
have suddenly opened their batteries upon
Chief Justice Chase. They seem to think be
is not ultra" enough. i. ~ 5s..a @.sI
CUSTOMARY SUITS OF SOLEMN BLACK. u
The N. Y Tribune publishes the following,
translated from The Paris Journal DIES Deoeoi-
seles: s
Black dresses are decidedly in favor this
year: and it would appear as if capricious Dame
Fashion had some great grief at heart for moth
ing is seen but black and black again. New
Years day was received in black, wedding
dresses are black, and So are visiting toilets for
morning-all resembling each other in style.
Young ladies wear black, old matrons wear
black, and, with the exception Of few less
melancholy shades which make their appear
ance occasionally, you are sure to see nothing
but black velvet, satin or atlas any material,
in fact, provided it be black. We are conse-
quenlly compelled to make our calls IN black
costume 10 the midst of the present days of
festival and pleasure. ;
SALE OF PERSONAL---VERY. largest sale OF
Personal Property that has yet taken place,
among the numerous sales of this spring, IN
Jefferson county, was that of Mr. George w ).
Tabb, on "Wednesday last The counties OF