Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-05-30

what might be expected by its officers there IN
ample time, and that not word was received
in answer to their communications. However
az the affairs is now ended, there Is very little
use in "fending and proving.
A house at Dayton, Ohio, was burned down,
through carelessness, on the 29th lnst' anu
Mrs. Frederick Moeer, q German woman, and
FIVE children from eleven to two years OF age,
were sufocatcd, and an infant four weeks OLD
badly burned. Mrs Moeller was alive when
rescued but soon died The baby will recover.
A number of members of the House of Rep
resentatives say that with close attention to
business, Congress may adjourn on the llth OF
july, four days earlier than the date already
fixed for that purpose. But from present IN
dications there is more probability of slight
extension than of curtaiment of tho time.
We SEQ It stated that the West Point cadets,
at large, are hereafter to BIO eycluslv eIy selec'
ted from the sons OF army officers, without
regard to race or color One Of the recently
nominated colored cadets has arrived at West
Points for examination. His arrival created
quite sensation.
All the Executive Departments OF the Gov
ernment will be closed to-day. to allow the cD-
ployees to participate 10 the decoration OF the
soldiers graves at Arlington. Both Houses OF
Congress have adjourned till Tuesday; and bus.-
pended.
Gen. R. Z. Lee has returned to his home at
Lexington, Va, from visit Sou th, improved
in health. But many of his friends wish
very much that he may take trip to Europe
this summer
In the House of Representatives On Satur-
day bill to grant pensions to soldiers OF 1872
was passed, with proviso that no pension
shall be paid to aidels or sympathizers in the
late rebellion.
\ party OF drunken Canadians on Saturday
tore down the United States flag from ;hc
American Consuis office at ST. Johns. The
outrage is deeply regretted by the citizens.
The Supreme COurS of Pennsylvania has
made several decisions recently affirming the
right of the State TO tax railroad corporations
within It's limits.
The ''colon!z!ng" of coorcd men, in Wash
ioston, to be used at the approaching munic:-
pal election ia that city, is said TO &c going CD
actively.
Leonard Scott & Co., New York, have re-
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fish Review. Contents the Church policy OF
Constantine Earl Goodwin and Earl Harold
the early authorship of Shakespeare the VIII
and Free viii; Jane Austen; Parties and
politics Of Modern Russia The Home poi'cy Of
the Session Contemporary Literature. All the
sui .cts are interesting, and tthc articles ably
written Scott & Co.'S. reprints of the British
periodicals are worthy of general patronage.
We have received the Literary Bulletin for
June the Little Corporal Tor June; the
Catalogue Of Observation-Disclosures of Wash
iogton University Of Baltimore, OF which DR..
g. W. Chancellor is Dean OF the Faculty, Speech.
es in Congress, &c.
THE LATE ELECTIONS IN VA.-The elections
are over now and the passions that may have
been excited while the struggle was pending,
have toned down, if they have not been entirely
extiDgushed. This is as it should be. There
is no sense, less philosophy, and still less of
religion. in keeping up perpetual war about
differences of opinion. 1t We are not all Ct
1.-THE same household Of faith" in religion or
politics, we are yet fellow citizens and must
live together Is it not better then for Us to
live in peace and quiet than to be .torerer EN-.
broiled in angry controversy The arts only
flourish in times OF peace, and the greatest art
ever yet discovered is that of sef-government
"Greater is be that ruleth his own spirit, than
he that tsketh city," says the wisest man
tina. ever lived. We are therefore admonished
to rule our spirits, to keep our passions within
due bounds, and to refrain from all utter and
needless controversy. Every man Is entitled
TO bis opinions, and has the right to express
them on all proper occasions. This was done
;n this and other communities on Thursday
not to be sure, in the open and manly way
th,t we prefer-by word of mouth, instead OF
secret ballot aud, oar duty discharged we
c,n leave results with the future. 1t was, to
~, cause of unspeaksble qualification that
10 olsction here passed off without violence
of any kind nor, SO tar as we Know the ex,
change of angry words between citizens. And
now that it is over, the Conservatives, at least,
can we'll afford to set q good example OF mode. |
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