Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-24

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i FRIpAYEvENINa, JANU:AlR'Y,l. 2. 80 e.
THRGRANT.STANT0NsArFA1R.-Ths Wash
ingtor correspondents Of the New York World
and tie New. ORR Herald, give detailed state.
msnts,sfully verifying the accountof the Stan
tot, affair, and the conduct Of Gen. Grant, just
published 10 the National Intelligeneer. The
members Of the Cabinet confirm the report
thatfsssG Gen. Grant eknowledged that he {Grant)
hadapiomised either to retain the Office or to
tender his resignation in. time ito enable the
President to appoint a successor. He, Grant,
said hiEopinioua the time was, that the Sins
mist stay in until the outs could get in. BY
dua course Of law The case of Gen. Grant
is.thus plsced 10 such an unfavorable light.
tbatihe must, unless he explains, be- severely
damaged in the opinion Of all impartial mem
even those OF his own party. z~o.-,q s~,;4. w
,GEa., PEsTFER FoikRor, Of Washington, died
at his residence in that city, yesterday, inpshe
18Th year Of his age He was printer Of the;
old sschool, az gentleman,a aud aa,usefdls and
highly esteemed citizen. He was formerly
Mayor Of Washington: y He collected valuar
bls library Of books, newspapers, and manu-
scripts upon American history, as hissspeeial,
ty, which, With. q large collection also upon;
general history aud literature, amounting to
more. than, fifty thousand volumes, were for.
tunatelye secured more than E year ago for tie
Congressional Mbrsry.s glaa SatI!aa asa 4
VIZ LHopaEs formerly Of New, Orleans,
and subsequently Assistant Secretary, Of the
Tressury under Gen Tay lor' administrations,
died Washington on Boston last. 500 to srs,I
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During onesof his speeches in the Virginia
Convention. De Bayne, -, :. colored delegate
from Norfolk, alluded, TO the fact that Mr., LIE
refasedstotcal: on G en-. Grant in company with;
acs1ored member; when Mr.: Gibson, remarked,
Ask The scololed member how he was received
byhis Republican friendas' Noreply.t THE
report IS that hevas received not politely. s.5a
sssSas III k6E5T5T1 -..'--7- .SE5a@z4i9%aaa tasas
The edeathofa Mr.. Hamilton, late q member.
ofthe II. Of Rep, from Ohio, was announced
in both houses Of Congress, yesterday, and ap-
propriate resolutions Of respect to the memory
ofthe deceased, passed.y4a74.ni I'D s7z!asasadg
The Radicals inssthe Virginia aConsen,ion,
finding that there, was no possible way, with
any ssemblance Of excuse, lori ousting Mr.
Southali from his seat have consented to. de-
c!aIipg him eligible All :. .sasl.. s> I .zs
ssThejoint committee on ordinance is in3ses-
sion, and it said that Gen: Butler is venting ia
it.his. spite against General Dyer and Others
Theproceedings arescsiled for,}b 1o sszt5tl>a 2
1.-THE State Of Iowa has Che gratifying honor
og being entirely out, Of debt, a record which
naothef State. can show. gsi, III, 81 SD y sgbn
I,ap, Us xaAzINyE--Frapk L.yiies ladies'
Magazine and Gazette Of Fashion, f5,r Fsbruaryyn
i. out, and We have rfceiveda copy from Mr..
GsE French No95,. King, street.agsd oGW
-sTa tjG1a 7-.7-44sTg nisS
sS@."Resonstruetfon'' ConveatIeia = 3
IN the gonyentiop yesterday, among the res,
iutionsireferred5 was one compelling children
to attend school also, one prohibiting special
privileges to. any company engaged Infringing
immigrants to Virginia. aaoTg ~ atarf oad2'a3s
cdr. Sears agent Of The, Peabody fund, adj
dressed the Convention on the subject Of. edus
cation. Ten. thousand copies Of his address
we're ordered to be- printed; ~
The blil bill Lot rights occupied the rest Of the
Gays iaidaRg.2 a.eaI..I .: .-ziz!nsrs1 y1sssaa.a
saDoINaspI IN. SALEM. We are sorry to read
the following. in afletter from Salem, Pauquier
c. XMn published in the Warrenton Sentinel
The letseris dated Jan?t2lst5 Isl commence
With anaccount of the result ofthe late Chick
en1NfhtswEeh was anticipated by the game
ster5 of this community for nearly two weeks.
twas commenced, %: Friday, the 18th instant
aud closed on the following day The contest,
aatsWeres !: sM. nd, ,ot Salem, on the one side,
andaat Mr. S. from Washington, on the other
Atthe close oftthe.fght, ron the first day. NJ
hadbeaten' his adversary eight rounds 10 ten
uns che following day the score stood il ME-
favor eight II eleven, making him, the, victor
ofssixteen rounds in twenty. one, and ,winaer oil,
thew wagon Of twenty dollars on each round, just
three hundred dollars on the result of the
fehtxSsa.szSs a4s 3ta 6e his9@stsfsa.s2 5stss
I.amglad to say that the cruel scene was
Witnessed BY very few of Out. respectable citi7
Gems; tthoue III the attendance from the Free
State was enormous; the inhabitants of that
portion of the county being magneticalIy at
trsofed toSalem on all occasions Of cock fight
ing horse racine, or circus riding. at%7 q $50
After the chicken fight was over the bar
keepers did big business, and then the men
commenced the barbarous practice of arts de-
fersive, and up(to ailateS hour of the night the
shouts and cllraes of the drunken nana lie mipht