Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-09-08

ceSSary to call out any mllltla.-Ddn. OH'I.
\ SPECIMEN The following is ''speci-
men, from Doaney's speech against Wash
burnc, delivered at St. Paul, Minnesota, Au.
gust IS:
"Ben Butler is troubled with strabismus,
and it is related of him that when boy be was
assisting butcher to kill an OK. The butcher
was holding the horns while Ben wat to strike
him with an axe. CHANGING up, he caught
Bens wandering eye, aed asked, do you
strike where YOU look % He replied, Ger
tainly, | strike where | look" when the
butcher begged to be excused from holding the
horns. Now for Eihu Washburne, to whom
| alluded when | addressed you last, | believe
God never made bascr man, and indeed l
sometimes think that God never made him,
but let him out TO the lowest bidder, like the
custom house. and that the devil was the low
est bidder iApplause. My opponents have
tried to drum up candidates to run against me.
Why, my tried and true friend, General San
born, was urged to return to this district and
become an opposition candidate. 1t is said
that the great Indian chief, Thunderbird was
once assaultng the position Of some of our
troops ia the mountains The Indians were
pressing forward to almost certain victory,
when, in the haste and confusion, some one
touched off q swivel gun that was fastened
upon the back Of jackass. The rebound sent
the animal heels over head rolling down the
mountain side among the Indians, upon which
they beat hasty and disordercd retreat At
terward, in treating for peace, the chief was
asked why he retreated on that occasion, and
replied: Me stand white mans knife and
pistol, but Indian no stand when whole jack
asses are shot at him." | can stand gallant
General Hubbard, or c. G. Andrews, or any OF
my other Opponents, but | can't stand to have
whole ackass fired at me in the shape Of one
of the Washburne family" Roars OF
laughter.
The PUBLIC DEBT.-Thc statement of the
public debt Of the y. S., on the lst Scptem-
Der has been published by the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
By comparison with the statement issued
on the 1st OF August last, it seems that the
debt bearing coin interest has increased
IS, l19950 the debt bearing currency interest
has increased 81, 1875, 500; the matured debt
not presented for payment has decreased So
433 93l So the debt bearing no interest has
increased S26S2020; the bonds lawful
money! issued to the Pacific railroad companies
have increased So, lG4 000-making an increase
in the total public debt Of 50, 667. 52S 20. The
amount OF coin on hand IN the Treasury has
Increased So, 100, 9S3 %; the amount OF cur
rency on hand has decreased $1l ,573, IS! II,
making the Increase of the whole public debt,
less cash on hand, So, 079. $3.50
DARING RoBBEaY.-One of the most dar-
Ing robbcries ever committed in the ncighbor.
hood OF this city occurred at Grasse Point
aboutthree o clock on Saturday morning At
the time named six men broke into the house
of Mr.. Z. Butler while the occupants were
asleep, and ascending to an upper room, took q
Herring safe and threw it to the ground. The
men then carried the safe to the dock, where
they stole boat, and placing the safe into ii
rowcJ to Croton Point. The safe was then
taken from the boat, and the latter set adrlft
sand dollars in bills and checks, connot, be
found, aud it is supposed that the robbers
broke it open, and threw it into the river. -Nc1g
York Post. c--.5