Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-29


then suggested TO him, in an undertone, that
thexveotes Of these States might be necessary TO
secure the election of Grant but even this
had no effect, 4aud he reiterated his opinion. :
0ne.of the Senator's Who sat BY him was por-
Ing over tbs table IN the New York Tribune Of
yesterday, intwbieh is set down solid for Grant
the vote of the ten Southern States. ';;sayrE !.
cd lis said blythe Cincinnati Enquirer, that
the most noticeable" thing that was eyerper-
/ formed BIZ. Mr.. Coifax was leaving the Speak
or s chair the HouseEt to ofsra resolution, in
1868, of expulsion against A lexander Long,
member of Congress from Cincinnati, who
had delivered political speech whose senti-
mentsrdid not agree with those Of Mr.. Colfax..
It was not pretended that Mr.. Long had said
anything that was personal, or that he had in
any manner infringed the. courtesy of: debate.
On the contrary, he Was exceedingly grave and
decorous throughout. Colfax thought he
ought to be expelled for his opinions-for the
opinions Of his constituents which he repre-.
scented. This principel reduces a representa-
tive body to very simple elements, lndeedta .
39tdI will be seen by the proceedings 2of1 the
70 House of Represen natives that new SsCapitol
prison has been established tune, not
in the t'Old Capitol''' in the building eject
ed for and now occupied, as the halls Of both
IL branches Of Congress, and where they daily
meet This, TO u.s. is a most reprehensible
81 movement. # the Incarceration Of Wooley,
the witness. for contempt, be persisted In,
some other place chan the Capitol ought to be
provided ASA place of confinement and pun
1is1i,gay g 4s- :. arrss 40 81 70 "
Dispatches from Washington state that BYt.
Lieut.. COL Madison Cults, Of Washington,
brwho figured in!an ttafair'' during thowar, and
+, who Since then was court -martiaed again, for
"a alleged unseemly and lunbecoming conduct, in
)" Louisiana, and ordered to be reprimanded, has
., again been, tried before courtmartial for i'm
proper behavior and sentenced to be dismissed
from the army g.:l.5 -, sr @ 100 Z
In the New Jersey Episcopal convention
yesterday, resolutions were offered against an
enoyatiors in church worship, especially de-
- nouncipg modern ritualism. An animated de-
l.sbate ensued, and they were finally rejected ,by
vote Of Is yeas to 80 nays Of clergy, and III
yeas to % nays oflaity.4@ ..:.93 TIA =
OF Gen. Grant and Mr. Colfax will be officially
informed Of their nominations for the offices Of
% President and Vice President, by "a Committee
appointed by the Chicago Convention; this
evening at o'clock The Committee are to
.sAcall on the nominees at Gen. Grants residence
in Washington. fl<.1't o aatzsl1ee1 G:1zo2-5
5@ ~ Meight 8 clock, yesterday morning, about
IL one hundred of the clergy attending the Con
= vention Of The Protestant Episcopal Church of
the Diocese of Maryland partook Of breakfast
at Barnum's Hotel, Baltimore, by invitation Of
the Bishop Of the diocese and the clergy of the
Z city of Baltimore. esaa-ib .aieaaQ al TO- :.
oaa Senator Yates respectfully declines the invi-
tstion to- join IN the CANVASS IN favor Of the
:, 4 proposed constitution of Virginia, extended to
90 him by Mr.. 4. Edwin Dudley of Richmond. -
"a His engagements are such in Washington as
will prevent him from joining in the canvass. ,"
oao@ A terrible tragedy occurred in Dorchester
3 county, Nd, last Monday A difficulty occurred
! between two men named Bell and Rook q in the
house of the former. = Rock killed Bell with
70 an axe. Rock was arrested and hung himself
e in the jail .eS- ~ = sa,l1s. .a sn&$
d q The Methodist Episcopal General Confer
ence at Chicago, has before it, for discussion The
subject of laydelegates. Majority and milor-
.tyreports have'been made by the committee.
to whom the matter vas referred. -
.g5es.Dr. McCash, Of Queens College, Belfast,
ireland, has accepted the Office Of President of
Princeton College, New Jersey. His accept
anee gives great satisfaction to the students
1, and faculty. 81 EEEz. I'll Z .g.5oc a4I
Edwin Ne Stanton, jr., clerk in the War De-
!! partmept, who has been confidential secretary
rto his father for several years past, yesterday,
resigned his celerkshipin the Department, u
1,,9L qqauitesot early fruits and Vegeta-
blss are shipped at Norfolk, every day, for the
Baltimore and Northern mark cts esta11ilss .et
The Richmond Dispatch complains that
thus far all The Radical Congressional nominees,
in Virginia are ~ Northern men sg "a
DR.. Hill gtheI Missionary ito Greece, il in
this country, and made an address yesterday to
!. the New Jersey Episcopal Convention. 5sa
I Ex President Buchanan, who has been quite,
Ill, is recovering his health He is in the Nth
yeaFof his age. l1ai 1&n