Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-01
ALEX. A NDRIA.
FRIDAY. EVENING. MAY 1.

3&s ne lCnafi0G5eSpItle SHTouloe, eue CuitVf VI
which paper was one Of The abests Of the mem
bersl OF the late Virginia Convention, is giving
most graphic pictures of the general appear
ance, aswell assketehes ofsthe personal charac-
tetistics of those constituting that body. His
sketch of aBsyne, the hero of The Convention,
We give Ia another column. The Chronicle
says there never was assembled such collection
before, and that there was a congregation of
villainous aspects blazs Of sinister physiog
.nomy--which made an uncomfortable impress
sion like the glow of the TartarusL ike furnaces
zofthe Tredegar Iron Works. "9s 6Si:'@ 7a..1
s. The New York World gives a warning to
Southern land owners to beware ola trick prac-
tieed by some swindlers, representing themsel-
YES as agents ofta. firm 10 New Y ork. Owners
of large, quantity of liquors in bond which
are worth at least three dollars per gallon
that the duties, expenses, &C., upon them
amount;to about i$i.25; that on the delivery, of
the deed of the lands purchased they will give
to the grantor an order from the firm in New
York forsthe delivery of the number of gallons
agreed upon on receipt of the ST. IS for duties,
&. The whole thing is a fraud. e.
We, have already mentioned a most able
speech. on the proposed Constitution" and
the dutylof all white men and Conservatives to
vote agains tit, made by Col. j. B. Baldwin, in
Staunton,a few days ago. We learn that it was
considered the most powerful political address
he ever delivered he is one Of, If not the
greatest, of our political speakers. He decar-
1.-The proposed Constitution to be5infamous
10 lis plan and infamous in its details.
A letter from Washington says An unu-
sually strong movements developing itself in
favor Of female suffrage in the District of Co.
lumbia, and petitions in furtherance of that
object will soon be presented to Congress in
great numbers. The petitioners urge that the
District being under the absolute control of
Congress furnishes excellent experimental
ground, and insist, among other things, that
the women are as capable of voting as the
freedmen. E
The New York Sun asserts that ever since
ladies lett off weNripg bonnets, and substituted
for them a Bit of pasteboard covered with
somegth thin stuff, on the top of the head, and
fastened under the chin with ribbon or a strip
otslace, that painful disease, neuralgia, has
prevailed among them to an extent never known
before. This fact, however, has 20 influence
upon the fashion a23
California is rapidly filing up with immi-
grants from the Atlantic States The exceed
ingly low fares, caused by the competition of
the rival lines Of steamers to California, it is
said, are flooding San Francisco with more
people than can find employment, and the
newspapers OF that city are beginning to com
plain Of the rapidly increasing surplus of pop,
ulation. $50.
It was for 40 alleged forgery Of Mr.. Reverdy
Johnson's name to. letter of Introduction,
that the Hungarian, Naphegyc, way arrested,
Upon the faith: of that letter, it is charged that
he cheated Messrs. Powell, Green &c Co., Of
New York, out Of some $50, 900. This man
has been figuring for a long while in this
county. Z s.
Mr.. EVarts continued his speech in defence
Of the President, yesterday, and will conclude
to-day when, probably, Mr. Stansbery will
eitherdelver or have read has speech. It is
admitted on all hands that the address of Mr..
EEvartsis q very able and eloquent one. In
deed, the defence, BY the Presidents counsel,
hasmade great impression on the public mind.
We mentioned, yesterday, the rumors afoat
10 Baltimore duplicating some OF the municipal
officers of that city, 10 disreputable and dis,
honest practices. It is said, a committee OF
investigation will soon report on the matter
Yesterday one member Of the city council sent
in his resignarion-but it was not accepted
Others are accused. 81 81
g The Port Tobacco Times says that MIR. D.
IRloeber, ESQ.,, has sold Smith Point farm, in
Nanjemoy district, Charles county, Md. to
Mr.. Godfrey Harper, of Western New York,
for $l0,soO, cash. The farm contains about
go acres. 5f1.s
Some of the newspapers are confounding the
late VIM. c. Rives, with the present Judge
Alexander Rives. They were brothers-but
unlike 10 political principles, 10 ability and 10
their general course, especially Of late years.
The Mississippi Convention has adopted
seven articles Of the new Constitution, and an
early adjournment is expected.
1t is said that the result in Georgia is in
favor of the Radicals exact majority not
known.
Editorial, or what is kuown as q leading ar
ticle" in newspaper or magazine, was I'M
known in the early history Of the press. and
vas introduced from necessity, rather than for
improvement. Mr.. MacauIay states that it
seldom appeared, even after the censorship of
10 rrose oSnired In leOs ,,.la.a IL mos