Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-30

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THE Few AspIRANTS. For our own part
VIC look on with Christian fortitudc, and even
smile at such language as the following, from
the Richmond Wing:
"We believe opposition to an election OF
Senators at the earliest possible date exists
now mainly among the few asplrants tor Sena-
tora honors, who hope that by delay their
disabilities may DO removed and they may
stand some chance of an election.
Opposition mainly among aspirants Tor Sen
atora honors Indeed, then, some OF our
Conservative brethren must, after all, have had
ambition to do great deal of good to them
selves as we'll as service to the State We are
paincd to hear this. We should much prefer
to think OF them all as self sacrificing paiIlots,
who are only eager to leap into the chasm Tor
the public safety; but the Wing knows en-,
and therefore We bow to its superior iniorma-
ton.
We should like to know the names OF these
gentlemen in order that we might compare
their merits with their ambition; but as this Is
denied us VIC can only say that when lltmouSc
and Huckablck went to church In the hope
that they might get something BY, 1t, you
know" they were signally disappointed. Fer
Titmousc of the political world may have made
the attempt to fill fshbas ket in the tcmpes
tous waters over which the new movement
canoe has been padded; but if such has been
the case we feel certain that the ambitious gen
lemcn arc destined to nothing better than
fshermans fate --NOvOM lTgiHtHa
FAUoUIEI CIRCUIT CoCET-JrpGE HILL
PREsIDlNG.-Th court. which had been IN
session for seven days, adjourned at late
hour on Tuesday night last. Among other
matters disposed of, as We learn from the 10
dez, was the case of Ashby vs.. }. w. Green.
A sale had been made in this cause by Com
missioner Of the Court Of 200 acres CT land, on
which S. Z. Bayly resides to Robert Beverly,
and bid Tor the same land was mace by r.
d. Smith of 500 over the amount which BeV-
erly had agreed to pay for it. VIM. NJ. Hume
the Assignee in Bankruptcy Of said Bayly, PC
titioncG Judge Underwood u. ). District
Court for direction as to his course in the
premises, and that Judge had ordered the
land 10 be rcsold. With the case in this con-
diton, it came on for u hearing before Judge
Hill, who decided that the u. 5. District
Court had not Jurisdiction in the case, mas
much as the Circuit Court OF Fauquicr had first
sale OF the land to Beverly.
VIM. II. Boyd sheriff of Fauquier, having
failed to give bonds, as previously directed by
the court, vas removed from office.
TIE ALEXANDRIA ELECTION The follow
ing arc the comments of the Richmond State
Journal radical organ) on the result OF the
rccaDt election in this county.
"Thc Republicans have been defeated in
Alexandra. They NAV charge the result to
their own folly. The Republican organization
in this State is rot so potential that it can
elect any sort Of men 20 Office who carry the
nominations. 1t is time that the party were
taught to consider the fitness OF men to be
chosen as its representative Candidates. We
have had many lessons OF this sort in the
State 1t is time we we're learning wisdom by
experience. Every man who can carry par
~ nomination cannot carry an election. Often
the very qualities and articles which secure
him nomination defeat his election. No par
ty can build itself up by selecting its worst
men for candidates 1t is time that the
practice were reversed by nominating our
best men We can win, because We shall deserve
success BY nominating our worst men, We
invite and we merit defeat.
WASHINGTON ITEMS the Criminal
Court yesterday Timothy Burke was convicted
of highway robbery and sentenced Tor four
years in the Albany penitentiary. Timothy
made desperate attempt to escape by leap
ing through one OF the windows near the court
room. hut he was recaptured. Daniel Whaliey
and VIVA. Moore convicted OF robbery. the
former was sentenced to four years and the
latter to seven years imprisonment in the Al
bany pcnitontiary. Abraham Douglass, charg
cd with assault with intent to Kill. was sent to
the Albany penitentiary for three years.
At late hour last night some slcfilegious
individual or individuals burgIarously entered
St. Aloysius Church, and robbed the altar OF a
number OF articles. The matter has been re-
ported at police headquarters, and detectives
are on the track of the thieves.
The municipal battle RACES with unremittinE
fury. Collector Boswell had bona iide sere
made last night, and one which he did rot
pay for.
A SCENE IN THE GREAT WEsT.-A cores
pondcnt OF the Baltimore Sun writes from a
station on the Pacific railroad
To-day being Sunday, at the suggestion of
Past Grand Representative James Young, Of
Baltimore, the train OF cars was stopped in one
of the most wild and beautiful spots In the val
ley, and religious service was held by the Rev.
Mr.. Venablc, Of the Episcopal Church, OF
Kentucky, the Grand Chaplain Of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows of the u. S. The oce
ton selected was in the shadow of an abrupt
cmineDce with an almost perpendicular sand
stone formation towering hundreds of feet
above our heads. To have seen almost the
entire Grand Lodge of the |. 5. and the ladies
accompanying it, upon the green sward, bowed
with uncovered heads in worship OF God, with
the echo Of the voice Of the reverend gentle
man reverbcrating, while the beautiful hymns
and responses of the church service were sung
hy several voices of acknowledged ability, was
an incident never to be forgotten. have fire..
qucntIy visited meetings and worshipped in
the woods, but never before have been so
deeply impressed with the socmnity and gran.
deur of out door service as upon this occasion,
and language fails me in giving you an adc-
quatc idea Of the occasion.
George Peabody yesterday sailed from New
y rk Tor Europe in the steamer Scotia.