Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-07-16

enlog, anu mnmldatlng republican voters
at the recent election in this State. This is TO
prevent if possible, the reconstruction OF
the State. Gen. G. must himself be Disguised
st the miserable attempt of leaders of defeat
ed party. to upset an election which they were
confident of gaining and in which the attemp-
ted intimidation" was practised by colored
satellites upon people oil their own color.
The Richmond State Journal thinks there
is no use in people coming TO this State, unless
they bring something with them-that at pres
ent we have poor people enough and to spare
that money, not men, is wanted, &c. Money
IS much wanted to be sure-but SO is labor
We want laboring, honest, industrious men
who can work,-we care not how poor they
are, so they are honest, industrious, and peace
able. Such men will get good wages add be
enabled to live comfortably.
The Washington correspondent OF the Bal
,imore Sun says that report is circulated IN
Washington, that IAN arrangement has been
made among Virginians, members elected to
by which the latter is TO be chosen as e.. S.
Senator for the long term" We do not be-
heve in the truth OF any such report, or that
any such arrangement wholly Unauthorized
hy the people lis in contemplation.
While the Northern Radical papers are de
ciaring that the recent election in Virginia, Is
not Conservative triumph, the Richmond
State Journal is endeavoring to induce Con-
gress not to admit the State, under the new
auspices-or at least, to bring about the reiec-
ton of the Legislature, declaring that $50 far
from its being Republican triumph, it has
only paved the way to complete Confederate
victory in every State in the South"
Ii is not known what we're the instructions
given to Gen. Sickl9s, upon his departure for
Spain-but intimations are thrown out, from
various quarters, that il is probable he is to
advise the Spanish authorities to sell { aba to
the Cubans first abolishing slavery. q nd then
for the q. S. to recognize the indep endence of
the Island after which, of course, acquisition
The abstract OF the reports ci the sixteen
National banks of Virginia, me de in response
TO the last call of the Comptrol er Of Currency
shows the aggregate resource and liabilities
S5,65S,795; loans and discou ats So, 500, 446
United States bonds 1854, 500; specie sS5,'
so5, capital 81. 32l, $3.50; profits SAT-, 400 de-
posits SS,6S3, 900.
We have full accoup IS, in the Californis
papers,of recent SUGGEST ul experiments with g
new aerial steam carriag e, or air ship, made at
San Francisco, and sar guine hopes are enter
tanned that it will soor be brought into pract
cal use. A company has been formed in San
Francisco to carry out the scheme
The newspapers rel ,ol't that Postmaster GEN
eral Cresswell is instit zting considerable re
trenchment and retorUI into his department
curtailing expenses, getting rid Of unnecessary
officers, &c. We re glad to hear this. There
is room for grea'. improvement US we'll a. re
,renchment.
Another f .ariu railroad accident, invoivin.
the horrible. death Of hall dozen OF more per
Sous, ocr .drred yesterday. This time the slaugh
ter Of. confding travellers took place on the Erie
IA .road, near Mast Hope, Pike county, Pa
ihe particulars, as far as received, are briefly
gwen in another column.
The Washington Chronicle has many mis-
s,sings about the result OF the election in Nir-
yinia II saysi it ''does not conceal its fears. y
II Mr. Walker would accept its wooings and
turn his back upon those who have just tri'
umphantly elected him, it would have no tcnr
al all
The President yesterday issued q proclama
,ion designating the 10th of November as the
time for submitting the Constitution adopted
by the Convention which met in Austin
iexas, on the 18th OF June. to the voters of tina
State registered at the date of said submission
The Germans in Boston are indignant at the
prohibitory liquor law 10 Massachusetts,, which
Includes their national drink, lager beer,
among the liquids under the ban. Prohibitory
hquor laws it seems in this aud other countries
are rarely executed.
President Grant, wife and children, Post
master-G General Creswell and wife, and ex'Sec
retary Borie, left Washington yesterday iol
Long Branch. The President will be atsen
about ten days or two weeks.
Some OF the New York papers report lew
Eases Of cholera in that city Sporadic as YET
- or possibly only cholera morLnS.