Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-15

go out into the street and shoot man down
without fear of punishment. Since the 2Sth
day of July last, when the fourteenth amend
ment was officially declared to have become
part of the constitution, one hundred and fifty
nine convicts have been received into the Vir
ginia penitentiary, FIVE of whom were convicted
of murder, and all Of whom Judge Underwood
has the power to turn loose upon the COM
munity.
The Radical leaders are now abusing Presl-
dent johnson for his suggestions on financial
matters, when, as the National Inteligencer
observes, they are 'Only another version OF what
has been strongly recommended and urgently
pressed by several of the lights of the Radical
party. Senator Sherman and Representatives
Butler and Thad Stevens while living) went
even further in the same direction than Mr..
johnson has gone
The Washington correspondent of the Bal
tmore Sun says The whereabouts of Mr..
Caleb Gushing seems to be somewhat Of mys
terry 1t is stated upon good authority that he
thorities Of New Grenada in regard to ship
canal across the lsthmus, between the Allan tic
and Pacific, aud it is further stated that he will
return in about thirty days"
Gen. o. o. Howard and Gen. Charles How
ard of the Freedmen's Bureau, with Rev.
John Kimball, Superintendent of eolored
schools, had an interview yesterday with over
forty of the Methodist Episcopal cergymen
of Baltimore, 10 relation to the establishment
and support of schools for colored children in
Maryland.
A bill introduced in the House yesterday by
Mr.. Elliot, Of Massachusetts, to incorporate the
African College, provides "for the establish
mont and support Of a collegiate university in
Washington for the education of African youth
of both sexes" The stock Of the ms titution
is to be in shares of 800, and the number is
unlimited.
Both Houses of Congress have cOncurred
in the resolution to take recess from next
Monday until January 5th. Mr. Sumner'
who remains in Washington during the recess,
made futile opposition to 50 long hiatus In
the business Of the session. We are well
pleased at the 'recess"
Mr.. j. NJ. Ashley's bill introduced into the
House of Representatives yesterday, provides
for female suffrage and is as follows = Bet en-
acted, &C., That from and after the passage
OF this act no person shall be debarrcd from
voting or holding office in the District of Co.
lumba by reason of sex.
Mr.. Alex. Delmar, for the last few years
Director of the Bureau of Satisfies, and who
has been legislated out Of Office by act OF Con-
gress, yesterday took formal leave OF the heads
OF divisions of the Bureau of Statistics, and
Immediately thereafter started for New York.
The decision of the u. S. Supreme Court in
the legal tender cases now before that body,
involving the constitutOnality of the Legal
tender Act, is looked forward to with great
anxiety Ia financial circles.
The President yesterday accepted twenty
miles of The Union Pacific railroad making
eight hundred and eighty miles now accepted
and directed the bonds 10 be issued on the same
to the amount of 500, 600
The President has sent to the Senate about
one hundred military and naval appointments,
including brevets There is one vacancy for
paymaster in the army, which Is songht by
host Of applicants
There are hundreds of Schemers, spectators,
&C., having lakes to grind, already in Wash
ington-in many instances IN catOOt with mem
bers Of Congress.
We have received pamphlet copy OF the
notes of the argument Of Bradley 7. johnson,
in the Caesar Griffin habeas corpus ease. The
argument is very iorcible one.
Mr. Morton introduced his bill in the Seu-
ate, yesterday, for the resumption of specie
payments In 1871.
Leonard Scott & Co., have republished the
October number OF the London Quarterly Re
view Contents the Great Railway Monopoly,
Memoirs OF the Right Hon. Hugh Elliot; Deer
and Deer Parks; the Archbishops of Canter-
bury of the Reformation; the Homeoc ques-
ton; Arnolds report on French education;
Yorkshire; the Public Questions at issue; Lake
Dwellings. This is u very interesting number
We have received the January number of
the New Eclectic Magazine, published in Balti-
more-containng q variety OF interesting Sc
lections from the British periodicals.
The reported trouble on the Peruvian rot
clads, below New Orleans, on account OF the
change of flag amounted to nothing. 1t was
an attempt to extort further advance, two
months pay having already been given the
men. The changing of the flag was only pre-
text. All is quiet on board now, and the men
have gone to work.
The President directed that Gen. Hancock be