Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-18
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA.
c. 40. CANAL.-At meeting OF the Mary
land Board of Public Works andth stoekhoid-
ers at Annapolis, yesterday, the following Pres
idens and Directors of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal were elected: President, josiah
II. Gordon, of Allegany county. Directors
Jas. Coudy, Washington county; Jacob j.
Grove, Washington county; Daniel S. Biser,
Frederick county; VIM, Thompson OF H.,
Montgomery county: Arthur z. German,
Howard county; and Nelson Poe, OF Baltimore
city. By this election, the former President
and Board Of Directors have been entirely de-
POSED, and new men placed in each position.
The Richmond State Journal keeps stand
ing at the head Of its editorial column, this
General Grant has said that the county or
gauization clause is one Of the very best fea-
lures Of the proposed Constitution We re
peat that to as it is matter of perfect inditter
enca what General Grant thinks or has said on
the subject But it is about time, on account
of General G. himself, that this assertion
should be verified by proof If the statement
is incorrect it shows very considerable degree
of hardihood on the part Of those who make
tit correct, it exhibits more than consid.
e-abie degree of Inconsistency, it not something
worse, on the part of General Grant. But
now let us have the proof
Copies OF the private correspondence OF Min
lister Thornton and Lord Clarendon, which
were con6dontially laid before Parliament about
ten days ago, have been received here. The
papers in question arc very voluminouS, and
are full OF the minutest particulars relative to
the public feeling of this country on the sub
iect oftbe Alabama claims and kindred topics.
The rejection of the treaty by the Senate is al!
luded TO, and Mr.. Thornton, In commenting
on that point says The Republican news
papers which have been received up to to dag
(April 20) approve MIR. Summers proposition
very generally, and the sentiment of the coun'
try appears to be with him." He believed that
the claims could be satisfactorily settled by the
cession of Canada, which proposition, he states
had been frequently limited to him.
1t is said in letters published in the Rich
mond papers, that the gallant Col. Mosby,
has, under the circumstances In which we are
placed, land Notwithstanding his first impress
sions were against such course) declared HIM
self in favor of registering, voting for the
Walker ticket, and for the proposed constitu-
ton, with the two obnoxious clauses expurga-
ted Col. Mosby is reported, playfully to have
remarked, that he "S,urendered in good faith
in April, '65, aud that "Wels won his brevet
by gallant services in capturing him in Alex
andria, the August following, while he was
paying visit to some ladies OF that city.
Judge Ould, in recent speech in Richmond
particularly impressed upon the people the i'm
p0rtauce of electing Conservative Legislature.
Bad, he said, as the proposed Constitution, was
On several accounts, and in several particulars,
we could manage to live under it provided we
could control the legislation Of tho State. Tive
zoe tho men who make your laws, and | care
not who makes your constitution Let us
take care, above all things, to secure the Leg
islature, is possible.
Colonel Humes, of Abingdon, is now famil-
iarly known in Virginia as ''Wells's terror. "
Ii we could only get him to follow the speech
which is to be made by Governor Wells shortly,
we promise hime one thing-and that is, there
will be no hall OF house in Alexandria big
enough to hold the people who will come out to
hear him. He will have to take to the open
air.
Yesterday. tho last day of the Boston Jubi-
lee proper, the enthusiasm was at its height
AMI the noise greater than ever A series of
concerts will be give in the coliseum without
interruption up to the Fourth OF July, wheh
Boston will chang up the fiddle aud the bow.
and become as quiet as possible under the
circumstances.
The Conservative county speakers IN the diff
ferent counties have gone into the canvass, with
zeal and activity. We learn that at q meeting
at Stafford store, the other day, Mr. John h..
Suttle, OF Stafford county, made a most excel
lent speech, which impressed every nearer.
The Conservative candidates for tho House
Of Delegates from Loudoun county, are Isaac
d. Budd and William Mathews, both Union
men, but who, we are informed, are intelligent
aud respectable citizens, in favor of pursuing a
Conservative course.
Doe Of the jokes about the Boston Jubilee,
aud its 10000 chorus, aud 5000 singers &C.,
&c, &C., is. that it was opened with prayer by
4 900 New England parsons
Gov. Smith has recently spoken with much
force and effect in Caroline. King George,
Fredericksburg and Stafford
WASHINGTON ITEMs-Union Town, q village
on the South side of the Eastern branch, near
Washington, has now a population of l,500,
and is said to be thriving aud Increasing, with
considerable number OF new buildings going
up.
The case of William T. Smithson, VINO has
brought action against Edwin NJ. Stanton, late
Secretary OF War. will not, in all probability,