Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-22
ALEXANDRIA.

The STAY LAw.-We learn from the Fred
ericksburg Herald that at consultation held
on Monday last, at Bowling Green, Caroline
county, a committee was appointed to proceed to
Richmond and urge upon Gen Candy further
extension of the stay law. and that they were
successful In their mission, and the law will pro-
badly be extended. II the new constitution be
adopted, entire or expurgated, there will be
an end Of all stay laws.
FuLIBUsTERs.-A New York dispatch
represents that the leaders Of an expedition
from that city in aid of Cuba were yesterday
arrested by u. s. Marshal Barlow, under IN
structions from Secretary Fish. A letter from
New York 10, the Baltimore Gazette, says war
rants are also out for the arrest OF large mum
her Of others, and they will probably be secured
II is said that Ryan, one of the arrested,
was to command the expedition Of a thOus
aud men, who intended TO leave to-night with
arms aud ammunition. 1t was supposed they
would Join the Quaker City, which is believed
to be lying of the coast, Ryan aud Peters
WSIc uisl tahSd "a tuS) WIZ Su'SAAHs
from the Casino (their heaiquarterS). They
ofisred no resistance. Ackermau, Won Ston
burg aud Lindorf were afterwards arrested at
the Casino, when quite row took place The
volunteers, under the Influence OF Whisky, at
tempting to prevent The capture, the Mar.hai
Was Obliged 10 resort to some force.
Brazil The public have alteaiy been I'd
v;sed of the rupture Of Diplomatic relations De
tween Brazil and the United States, Genoral
Webb, the u. s. Minister at RE, having de
mauled and received his passports from the
lmperia Government The difficulty arose
out of tho old demand OF the u. S.Goyernment,
dating as FAR back az the year 1857, Tor lnicI
nifty 10 the case OF the whaleship Canada. -
The correspondent OF the New \ Ork Tribune
whiting from Rio Ja0eiro under date OF the
26th ult. says that the Brazilian government
had yielded to the pressure Of public opinion,
aud diplomatic relations had Just been restor
ca, the Government abandoning the position
it had taken, and granting all that Gen. Webb
has demanded 1t vas reported that the Gen
ond his lady would leave Brazil fnr law ok
on the 10Th,
We can assure the Richmond State Journal
that 3ce ale not at all annoyed at It's keeping
at the head Of its editorial column the an
nouncement that "Gen. Grant considers the
county organization clause one oil the best
features 10 the proposed Constitution. Gen.
Grant political opinions are no recommends
ton to rs Of any measure, and 'vlce versa. -
/, is a matter Of perfect Indifference whether
personally he approves or condemns clause,
or the whole clauses OF the proposed Consttu'
ton. 1t is General Grant, himself, who should
Zee, annoyed. For according to the testimony
Of the most respectable gentlemen in Ilrglnla,
be not only expressed his decided opposition
to the county organization clause, but stated
the why aad the wherefore OF ms opposi-
tion-aud all this, not "a year before he was
called upon by any committee OF Nlrglnans,
but within the year. We are aol0 told that
80 firm were his convictions OF the necessity
Of retaining this article, that he was Its warm
est advocate in the cabinet meeting, and 1t was
due to has arguments IN favor OF it, that sep
arate vote was not allowed upon that as well as
upon the test oath ard dislranchiSing clauses.
1t is not Tor Us to reconcile such an open, papa-
ole contrarieiy Of statements. But We suppose
the committees and the gentlemen who report
el aud published that General Grant told them
that be was opposed to the county orgaEiza-
ton clause, will stand to ami abide by their
-anaafel declarations to that Ell ect.
From a statement recently published 1t an
pears that the wages Of the lIehlph coal miners
are already on the highest grade that their
preface tor an advance is without cause that
then demands are exorbitant aud that there
never was a more causeesS interruption OF
work Ii would appear from the exhibit that
according to the present condition OF thlngS, 1t
would Lot be improbable TO see these people
who are, by tdeir action grinding the iaceS OF
the poor all over the country, aud enjoying
comparatively large Incomes tOr work. next
demanding that the consumers Of coal should
take the matter up and by liberal subscriptions
place them as scon as possible beyond the ne
csSsity OF doug any work at all
There has been partial resumption OF tue
anthracite coal trade the past week, with
reasonable assurance that all the coal regions
will be in iul operation within week or two,
aud that the supply will be full to the end OF
tie season. The Philadelphia Ledger says
there bss been some little advance in prices,
out not muoh, aud they will, it is believed, In
fortnight settle down at feures at which there
Will he no iisk in buying, as under the basis
adopted, prices cannot go lower without an
other stoppage, aud the carrying companies
will advance their rates as usual as the season