Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-02
ALEXANDRIA.


The Baltimore Sun, referring to a 'sensa-
tionar' story of riot on the cars between
Washington and Philadelphia, and of an at
tack made upon the Radicals as the cars pass
ed through Baltimore, &c., &C., says, shat
there may have been roughs Of both parties on
the train going to Philadelphia on Wednes-
day night, and that there may have been per-
sonal brawls among themselves, is possible; but
even that We have only such accounts of from
the biased agent of the associated press in
Philadelphia, as indicate gross exaggeration, to
say nothing of the fact that no such occurrence
as it represents took place at Baltimore at all. y
A Washington dispatch says: Son the first
Of next month about thirty millions of dollars
in coin will be required to pay the semiannual
interest on the fve-twenty bonds which fall
due on the first OF November. The amount
of coin now in the vaults of the Treasury De-
partment is about eighty millions Of dollars,
and the receipts from customs during the pres
ent month will probably reach twelve or fifteen
millions, making over ninety millions in coin at
the end OF this month, and about sixty millions
when the necessary amount to pay the interest
is checked out"
At the last term of the St. Mary's county,
Md, Circuit Court among the cases of inter-
est tried was one in favor of J. T. Bohanan,
VS.. G. NJ. Scott, claiming damages for tresspass
in taking oysters from Point Lookout creek
The plaintiff claimed under late patent grant
ed by the State of Maryland, but the jury
found a verdict for the defendent, thereby de-
Gliding in accordance with the original patent
granted by the Lord Proprietary, which was in
evidence, showing that said creek was included
in said original grant
A Democratic mass meeting in Selma, Ala
bama, yesterday, was more numerousy at
tended, it is said, than any other meeting ever
held in the State 1t is estimated that 20, 900
persons were present, of whom 5000 were
blacks. All the counties in Middle Alabama
were represented The procession was two
miles long So that the Radical leaders will
6ud that not all the colored people are Radicals
even in Alabama. Some of them see already
more will see by and bye.
A recent article of the distinguished NJ.
Guizot, in the Revue des Deux Mondes, on the
question Of peace or war in Europe, attracts
considerable attention. Nj. Guizot expresses
his conviction that since 1915 the desire for
peace has continued to prevail more and more
a.
know that But it is quite probable, at this
time, war is not desired by the ruler nor the
people Of France
Gerrit Smith has just published letter to
Gen. Lee, blaming Gen. Rosecraus, and
Gen. Lee, also, because he has not con-
tinued his "digni6ed, beautiful and exemplary
silence in regard to the political affairs of the
country" when the fact is, General Lee gave
what he did say, in reply to Gen Rosecrans'
letter, out Of courtesy as it were, as little of
political turn as possible.
The Conservatives of the Jefferson district IN
West Virginia have nominated Edmond Pen
deton for Judge Of that district. We hope
they may be able, with the aid of those of the
other party who have regard for the import
anceof sound and competent judiciary, to
elect him.
Sergeant Bates" wound up the walking
business. We observe thatsevcral other walk
lists as Artemus Ward would say, are out on
tramps-but, it wont do. The interest has
died out as cffectually as it has in the case of
''base ball."
The Radical Convention in Philadelphia is
largely attended. There was meeting in
Independence square last night, at which Gen.
Burnside presided, and Gen. Fitzpatrick made
speech. Other speeches were made to crowds
in other portions Of the city.
Mr.. George H. Pendleton pronounccs
forgery the letter lately published purporting
to have been wri item by him, counselng the
Texans to vote in the presidential contest, not
withstanding Congress has shut them ut,with
Virginia and Mississippi.
Agricultural Fairs are to take place at the
various points in this State, which We have
previously noticed; Danvillc, Staunton, and
Lexington. Would that VIC could have one
at Alexandria. We shall try to have one here
next October
Madame Ella Eugene, who rode through the
streets, on top of cage, escorted by a Mcxi-
can lion, was attacked by the aforesaid lion,
while in procession at Gallipolis, Ohio, terribly
lacerated, aud with difficulty saved from instant
DEATH
The officers of the u. S. Mint in Colorado,
against whom serious complaints arefled, have
been notified by Secretary McCulloch that they