Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-28


vember-as soon as practicable after the Presi-
Dental election
MORE REPORTS" ABOUT GEN. ROsECRANs.
"A dispatch from the Virginia White Sulphur
Springs dated yesterday, says:
General Rosecrans left to day for Wash.
ngton, taking with him the address and cor
respondence with the representatives Of the
South here. General Rosecrans declined max
ing known to the many representatives of the
press here from all parts of the country toe
purposes of the address or correspondence. =
In substance it amounts to proclamation of
the sentiment of the Southern people ON the
political situation 1t will be made public by
General Rosecrans with an address of his own,
through the Central Democratic Conservative
Executive Committee Of Washington. It was
signed by Gems. Lee, Beauregard, Echols, and
Anderson, Hon. Alex. e. Stevens, Governors,
Letcher and Pickens, and all the prominent
men here" a.as
HUNN1cUTr on HIS New TACK The New
Nation, of Huunieutt, is just now, on another
tack" On Wednesday he discoursed, in the
''New Nation on the mutual relation OF CAPT,
tai and labor, and said
''There should be mutual con6de nee, good
will, and friendly relations existing between
the employers and the employed The en-
ployers should he willing to give the employed
just and full compensation for their labor, and
pay them promptly and cheerluly, aud the Ia
borers, on their part, should comply promptly
and cheerlully with all their contracts, and thus
each party would soon gain the confidence,
the one of the other, and peace, harmony, and
general prosperity would be the results"
1t is not surprising that MN who is in the
frame of mind to discuss calmly SO important
theme Of political economy, should close with
the following sentiment:
sWe are tired disguised, and heartily sick
of strife and war. boodshed and death, anarchy
and confusion For Heavens sake let US have
peace and harmony, prosperity and happl-
ness. -
The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Gazette says that the Commissioner OF
the General Land Office contemplates present
ing to the country in his next annual report
rare picture of our vast national resourc es and
Of orr immense territorial extent. TIE report
will, it is understood: present in interesting
contrast the extent, power and national resour-
ces of the United States with that Of Rome in
the days OF her greatest prosperity. Now that
the government officials ere turning their atten-
ton to the ancient history for the purpose OF
contrasts, we hope some of them will not fail
to 'read up" title in modern history, for
parallels as we'll as contrasts.
The post euphonious and dulcet names are
given by the manufacturers and dealers, to diff
ferent kinds of av7taSkey-so called It is thought
that the name goes good way, in the trade
to those who don't Know any better. But an
old Virginia gentleman who INDUCES occasion
ally in fifteen drops, told US the OF her day,
that he always discarded fancy brands and
fine appellations, mere furbelows-and
never took anything but the naked truth 10
plain bottle.
La Crosse is the name of game originated
By the Indians Of Canada, but which for some
years has been great favorite with the whites
OF that country. Efforts are now being made
to introduce it in this country, and on We'd
nesday last twenty four Canadian players gave
an exhibition of match game at the Capto
line Base Ball grounds, New York. The match
was we'll played, and the spectators, tits stated,
were favorably impressed.
----Ga----
Dickens speech to the boys on board the
school-ship in Boston Harbor has been printed
on an illuminated card by Messrs. l.. Prapg &
Company. The speech, one of the best and short
est ever made ran as follows: Boys, do all
the good you can, and don't make any fuss
about it" An excellent piece of advice, appli-
cable to men as we'll as boys.
The Cattle disease continues to attract much
attention in the Northwest The committee
appointed by the Illinois State Agricultural
Society report that the disease affects only
those native cattle grazing upon the territory
traversed by Texas cattle, or in pastures with
them.
In New York that part of fashionable
(shoddy) society that disappeared from the
streets by withdrawing within their brown stone
fronts, closing the shutters so as to be sugges-
tive to the outsider of trips to Saratoga, etc,
ETC., are beginning to reappear again.
The Speaker Of the Louisiana House Of
Representatives has summarily dismissed the
Chaplain ofthe House, for 'cursing and swear
ing" II various Legislators could be dis
missed for the same cause it would serve
them right.
Several atrocous attempts have been made
within the last few weeks to throw The passen-
ger train of narc off the traoI IF no N;nob GO