Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-08
ALEX CAMBRIA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL s.

political views. Mr.. " ellsmade short speech.
: he said, that for the short time he should hold
haof6ce he should endeavor to promote the
prosperity Of All the people of the State, and
he should endeayor to promote the harmony of
the Republican party as The, only organization
through which that prosperity could ever
comet We presume that fterbeing endorsed
! in hislpolitioal views zbyJudge Underwood, and
his Promise ito promote the harmony of the
Radical party, &c., the dissenient2 Radicals can
hardly hesitate about the political status of the
new Governor-or hold back because he is not
Radical enough!D Aia.1A.A
i. Just astwe expected, the notices and pro-
ceedings, Of what is called the Klu Klux
Khan gin some: of the Southern States; wheth-
err Intended for fun, or fright, or reality, are
working mischief upon the people, inducing
new restrictions and restraints, and bringing
themilitary authority down upon those suspect.
ED 81 encouraging or.being concerned with the
reported organization: 1t is probable that in
many places the whole affair is myth with
) no reality: But it. is a myth" which may
produce trouble to those who may think it is
only3a joke. The, Norfolk Journalsays: 'sWe
hope chat We shall hear no more of the Klu-
5kiuxKlan in Virginia, for it bodies no good to-
us, and We trust no citizen of Norfolk will have
anything to do with organizing lodge Of the
order in our city, ~ ii
The National Intelligencer says, that after
Gen. Butler had delivered his speech on the
Impeachment, the House went back to its
chamber, when MIR. Schenck Immediately of.
fered o resolution to print forty-fve thousand
copies ofButler's harrangue for circulation It
was referred to the Committee on Printing,
and the next day that committee reported the
resolution favorably, which, Of course. was car
ried. Ihe minority sought to ascertain if the
same rule would be applied to the other
speeches during the trial, but could get no salts
factory answer. What the Radicals wanted
was a1campaign document printed atthe pub
lie expense; and they succeeded!
The late Bishop Meade was, generally, not
given to ytt,s, but he could relish Eumor and
occasionally, himself, say very witty thing
The Charlottesville Chronicle refers to mot
once uttered by the Bishop. He was lament
ing the little attention paid in certain po1tion
of the State, at the time to the subject Of cdu-
cation, and added with sympathising look,
Our Girls are poorly educated but the
Boys will never find it out" This was rather
dttter7-but, not so intended. At any rate,it
wasalmost as good as anything ever said by
Sydney Smith.
Mr.. Forney, in his last Occasional letter.
says, that anonymous warnings have been
sent to most Of the leading Republicans in Con-
gress; Judge Wade has had several, while
Messrs. Butler, Bingham, Stevens, and the
other managers of impeachment have been
duly admonished to hold themselves in readi-
ness for sudden DOOM Persons engaged in
this foolish business Dug to be told that there
il no wit in such stale trick.
There is sharp competition for railroad
ireights at Cincinnati. The Enquirer states
that. they have been reduced to what is gen
orally regarded a pretty low point. Fourth
class freight can now be shipped to New York
at fifty cts. per one hundred pounds; Boston at
fifty five, cts, all rail, and to Philadelphia and
Baltimore at forty five cts Cotton has been
carried to New York at seventy five cts per
one hundred pounds.
The Director Of the u. S. Mint at Philade!-
phia gives notice that the mint is DOW prepar-
ed to exchange, on dem and, one and two ct.
bronze, and three and FIVE Ct nickelcopper
coins, for United States notes or drafts on Phil
adelphia. or New York banks, payable in such
notes All remittsnces of notes or drafts
should be addressed to the Treasurer Of the U.
8. mint. Philadelphia. It. aa. 4. II. 5.,-. ,...l !.
The Connections election evidently is not
satisfactory to the Radicals-for, in addition
to1the increased majority obtained by Gov.
English, the Conservative candidate, it is
thought that, notwithstanding the Radical
majority in the Legislature, there are some
members of that majority, who are considered
not to be Radical enough.
Mrs. Sarah j. G. Whittlesey, of this place,
author of Heart: Drops from Memory Urn,
the Strangers Stratagem, &c., has just issued
new novel, called Herbert Hamilton, or the
Bas Bleu. The plot and story are interesting,
and the whole production highly creditable to
the talents of the fair writer.
Professor W. lie Roy Broun OF the Univer-
sity Of Georgia, native of this State, recently
read an interesting, instructive, and suggestive
paper before. the Teachers Association of
Georgia, at Macon. Professor Broun took
as his theme, the Improvements required in
Southern Colleges
It appears that Gov. Picrpoint, hawxhurst,