Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-18
ALEXANDRIA.

With regard to the Alaska purchase
money, il is said that Mr.. r. j. Walker testi-
fed before the committee, that he received a
fee of $26, 900, and that after the money was
received by the Russian minister, he (Walker)
advised Baron Stocked to pay Col. Forney
$4,000 in gold for his kindness in giving the
use of the columns of the Washington Chroni
Gle to Mr.. Walker for discussion of the subject.
Col Forney declined to receive the money on
the ground that he was an officer of the Sen
ate, and he therefore did not think it proper
to take the profered funds. Mr.. Walker in
sisted that the Chronicle publisher must have
the coin, and, after much persuasion by HIM
self and Baron Stocked, Mr.. d. c.. Forney,
the publisher of the paper, brother OF Colonel
Forney, accepted the money.
The IN. York Sabbath Committee" have col
lected, from correspondence with one hundred
aud twenty-four railroad companies, a large
amount of information on the extent of Sun
day railroad work in the u. s., and publish
the result in q document just issued, together
with extracts from letters Of the Postmaster
General and the Presidents of the principal
railroad companies bearing on the object. The
general conclusion, is, that, irrespective Of
moral and religious considerations, general
reduction of Sunday railroad work to the mea-
sure of strict necessity would be advantageous
to the companies. The document concludes
with moderate, yet earnest plea, 10 favor Of
such reduction on economical, moral and, pa
triotic grounds. &
e There is a project under consideration among
certain gentlemen of New York, says the
Journal of Commerce, soon ito be licked into
shape and to be presented at Washington,
providing for gradual return to specie pay
ments by compelling the banks after given
date to redeem a certain proportion of their
issues in gold, aud by authorizing the Revenue
officers to receive, say 40 per CT, of the Gus.
toms in paper
Eulogies were delivered, yesterday, in the
House of Representatives, upon the late Mr..
Thaddeus Stevens, by Messrs. Dickey of Penn
syvania, Kelley, Wood, Broomall Ortiz, Po-
land, Moorhead, Maynard, Ashley of Ohio,
Miller, Whitemore. Koontz, DonneHy, Cake,
Woodward, Robinson, Covode, and Sypher;
after which the House adjourned.
The Norfolk Virginian says that Mr.. Thorn
as NJ. Hope, of Hampton, but at present re-
siding in Illinois, has recently sent $1,000 to
Ex-Governor Henry A Wise to be devoted to
the widows and orphans Of Confederate soldiers
and $500 to Dr. Hope, of Hampton, to be dis
tributed in the same manner.
The clerk Of the Court of Claims reports to
Congress that, for the year ending December
7, 1868, decisions involving the amount Of
$500, 900 have been made. One of these claims
was for $l23,O 900, the value of captured cotton1
The largest sums were awarded in this class Of
cases.
The Petersburg Express wishes to know if
we, in Virginia, are under Gen. Stoneman or
Underwood ? Is the military power supreme
as represented by Gen. StOueman, or the civil,
as presided over by Underwood Or are We
under dual government and to be acted upon
';as occasion requires p
Ii appears from report of the Secretary OF
the Interior, that while there is but one Rev
dictionary soldier now living, Che lives in New
York. and drawing a pension, there are at
the present time on the rolls the names Of SS8
widows Of revolutionary soldiers.
A meeting OF prominent citizens Was heldan
San Francisco, Thursday night, to adopt string
cnt measures to prevent the further spread Of
small pox. The disease has peryaded that city
since June last, but has increased recently to
an alarming extent.
The National Intelligencer states that some
of the Radical leaders in Virginia are in Wash
ihton trying to induce the Radicals 10 Congress
to prevent new registration 10 this State
previous to the vote upon the proposed Con-
slitutiOn.
We understand that in Prince William some
thing" has really made quite a stir in por
ton of that county. 4 correspondent few
days ago gave an account of the reports con-
corning the something
In the Senate yesterday, the resolution to
censure President johnson for the financial
views expressed in his annual message, was ia.
ken up and led to a long debate. The resolu
ton was finally passed-yeas 43, nays7.
1t seems that the Senate finance committee
did not report in favor Of Mr.. Edmuudss resc-
luton pledging the faith of the nation TO tie
payment of the debt in coin, but that il lies on