Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-05
Foreign News.

taken IN regard 20 lNe se'-'''0 ~ Wv no "S
Lowell By Spanish ship nj var III British
waters. MIR. Otway, Under Secretary OF the
Foreign Department, replied that IN the pre-
sent state Of Information, !; was undesirable 10
make known the nature OF the communications
which had been exchanges with SPAN on the
subject.
A bill will be introduced preventing the
Mayor of Cork irou holding any Office connect
ed with the administration OF iusteein Ireland;
The Paris Geographical Society have decreed
q gold medal to DR.. Hayes for his services in
the work of the Arctic exploration and discov-
ery. The president OF the society, with dep
utation of members, waited upon Gen. Dix,
the Z. S. Minister, and presented the medal,
requesting HIM to transmit it 10 his dlstin-
guished c9untryman, and accompanied it with
an aspiration for continued friendship between
France and America. Gen. Dix, in reply,
thanked the president for his friendly express
sioas in regard to his country, and said 1t was
q true pleasure for Americans to see France
aud the United States working together in ira
ditjoual friendship for the promotion OF dis
covery, science, and general progress.
In the British House OF Commons last night,
while the Irish Church bill was under consid'
Grafton MIR. Gladstone proposed that the names
of Lord Monck, late Governor General Of Can.
ada. Justice James. Anthony Lawson, and
George Alexander Hamilton, be inserted as
the commissioners constituted under the act:.
A majority OF the delegates in tie Spanish
Cortes are in favor of new Ministry.
Both Houses Of the Italian Parliament have
passed resolutions of confidence In the Ministry
for their efforts in restoring the financial con
dition of the country. -, ;, r.
Prince Alexander Sergeewitsch Menschikof,
Admiral of the Russian navy, died yesterday
He was born in 1889.
THE VOTE OF VIRGINIA. The following
statement, which was extracted from the re-
cords at Richmond, last week, will show the
exact number of registered voters, together
with the vote on the question OF Convention,
taken at the last general election in Virginia:
Til total of whites registered, was....... 120 10l
The total @! coiored registered, was. luo So
Total registered vo,o................... 225, 90
Tota! white vote cast go. 16,0S4
Total coloreG vote cast. 90, l45 4
Total vote CASTE. 1872 229 -,
Leaving registered vote not cast.........' OF,
1t will thus appear that 44,0l7, or nearly
one third of the white registered vote was not
cast, while but IL. 6S1 only little more than
one eighth,-of the colored registered vote
failed to appear at the polls. The whites, too,
were greatly divided on the question there
being 81, 249 votes recorded against the Con-
yention, and only 1885 for it while, Of the
colored vote, 81, 507 is recorded fer the Con
vention, and only 63o votes against 1t. The
combined majority in favor of the Convention
was Is, 45j, and the apathy or hostility OF the
whites threw the Convention into:the hands OF
Dnl, oil fol
apathy on the subject OF registration, and with
to stimulate the blacks all over the State to
register, the whites predominated to the mum
Der of l4,269, We think it sale 10 assume
that the new registration will increase the
white vote not less than $1,000, 50 that We
shall have white registered majority OF about
80, 900. 1t is estimated, also, that the cOlored
vote will fall off about 10, 900, they having
poed larger vote on the Convention ques
ton, under the delusion that they were each
to get Tory acres and mule,-than they will
cast again. Certain it is, that greater efforts
will be made next time by the Conservatives to
influence their votes or to keep them from the
polls. This will make a difference of from
forty to forty five thousand in favor OF the
whites.
What, then, is the duty Of the people Of
Virginia? Why, manifestly, to register and
see that every man is at the polls on the day of
election, -LVnchJWg Trgiatan.
REPORTED SCENE AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, May |, 1SG9.-Gen. Robert 4.
Lee, late commander of the Confederate army,
arrived here al an early hour this morning from
Baltimore, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. lag
CART, Old Baltimore friends OF the General.
They proceeded at once to the residence OF q
friend in Georgetown. About II o'clock Cen
oral Lee drove to the Executive Mansion and,
sending in his card was admitted to the Presi-
dent Without delay. When he entered the
ante.room at the White House there were
many persons present waiting to see the Presi-
dent among them several members Of Con-
gress Gen. Lee was recognized by some of
them and general buzz ran around the room.
There's Gen. Lee-wonder what he wants
here?' Gen Dent was assiduous in his atten.
tons and lost no time in getting Lees card
before the President There were some half
dozen persons, mostly Congressman, in the
Presidents room at the time, on various sorts
of business. Nearly all of them were alter
Office and wanted to press their claims upon the
President As soon as he got Lees card, how
ever, he said to the Congressional Office hunt
ers, "Gentlemen, you will have to excuse me.
| have an engagement with General Lee, who
is now waiting outside to keep it, and wish
our interview to b, private" This was broad
hint for the congressman to retire. They
picked up their hats and beat hasty and
somewhat demoralized retreat towards the door,
utterins curses not loud but deep at tho inru
sion of the "rehel guest when they were fixing
up the ir little business.
The President said one Senator, sees US
in crowd, and thereby exposes our private
business; but when rebel comes along he is
given private audience.
Yes" said another, land we are driven
out as il we had no business here, when we
are looking after the interests Of the country.
That's the way" said 4 member of the
House, rcsignedy.
Being rebel is good card OF admission
here, it appears, observed an indignant citizen
who had been waiting patiently for some time
to see the President
The feeling in the crowd was one Of undis
gused indignation that Lee should 60 in ahead
of all the rest, but this PROFESSIONALLY arose
from the fact that many of them had been dis
appointed in getting an interview l.
Herald
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