Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-15
VIEWS OF TIE DAY
."qe ssono the psay age and body Of the 1sn'e'.

c9!ored members OF Congress, but colored
lieutenant Governor, eleven colored State
Senators and eighty colorod members of the
House, besides a colored Secretary OF State
and Supreme judge. Alabama has elected
colored member of Congress and a number
of colored persons to the State Legislature.
A dispatch from Kingston Jamaica, says
"Advices OF the 9th report the return OF the
steamer Dacian short of provisions, with
Chagres fever among the crew, four deaths
having taken place. Her efforts to recover the
lost cable proved unsuccessful. The weather
is uniavorable, aud the laying OF the cable 10
Aspinwal! has been abandoned TOR the present.
Sir Charles Bright intended to lay the cable
to St. Thomas and Porto Rico, and afterwards
grappel for the Aspinwall line.
In the Supreme Court of the U. S. yester-
day an opinion was delivered on the motion to
restore to the docket for revision, the case OF
Deming against the u. s., on appeal from the
Court OF Claims. The Court said the case was
supposed to involve the constitutionality OF
the Legal Tender. Tho court decided that the
case could not be restored, and the Judgment
therefore, stands as originally rendered, IN
favor oil the United States.
The revenue cutter Wilderness has arrived
at New Orleans with 60 Baton Rouge rioters
prisoners. They were sent to The parish prls'
o.. Commissioner Weller had gone to Don,
adsonvillc to issue warrants tor the arrest OF
the rioters, who will be brought to New Or,
leans for trial All the rioters will be tried
upon charge OF violating the Enforcement
act oil Congress, approved May q.
Circumstances connected with the death OF
John Cassabaum, Of Msnunucklu, N j., sup
posed to have committed suicide, lead to the
belief that he was murdered. The body has
been cxhumel, ard investigation reveals The
fact that deceased had been first robbed and
shot, and the dead body placed on the railroad
track, where it was found after train OF cars
had passed over II.
1t will be pleasant for those who dread the
scarcity and high price OF wine, as one OF the
consequences Of the European war, to know
that the deficiency is likely to be made up
elsewhere. From Madeira particularly, the
supply is described as unusually large, over
flowing vintage having been gathered IN that
island.
1t has been decided that coasting vessels, and
vessels running upon rivers and Inland lakes,
engaged in the carrying and delivery OF money,
valuable papers, or any articles Tor pay, whose
gross receipts from such business exceed 81 ,OOG
per annurl, arc liable to the special tax OF $40
imposed on express carriers aud agents.
Itis currently rumored that Judge Ed
munds, the Washington City Postmaster,wi be
appointcd Commissioner of tho General Land
Office, vice Joseph S. Wilson, to be removed,
and that Sayles j. Bowen, OF w ashlngton, Will
be appointed Postmaster, to fill the vacancy
made by the transfer Of Judge Edmrnds.
The whole number of copper and nickel nen'
pics now accumulated by the several postottcos
in the country is estimated at 4O,OOO,OOO. 1t
seems that when these coins got into the post
office they stick, and can't be gotten rid or
The postmaster of Louisville, KY, has 100. 900
Of them.
A dispatch from Havana says that the court.
martial in session there has condemned to death
all leaders OF the rebellion, members OF the
various juntas, and all persons who have been
instrumental IN the rebellion, and who arc now
absent from Cuba.
On the 10th instant the bark Saga cleared
at Savannah for Liverpool with LAB bales or
upland cotton, valued at over 100000. The
ship Arracan cleared at Charleston Tor liver
pool on the 18th instant. with 5000 bales OF
cotton and 126 tons OF phosphate,
The English journals state that four Peers
OF Parliament-to wit: the Duke OF Newcastle
the Eerl OF Wcstmoreland, the Earl OF Win
chelsea and Baron De Mauly-are ali wiplpg
out ;Leir debts by taking advantage OF the
bankrupt law.
i|r. Long, formerly an Egincer in the u. s.
navy, a very scientific and accom- pllshed man,
who had made many inventions connected with
the steam engine, died in Philadelphia, lew
days ago.
A letter from Dayton, Q hio, published in
the New York Tribune, max es the authorlta
tive statement that General Scheuck will con
test the scat in Congress from the Third Dis
trict ct ONO.
1t is stated that one of the measures 10 be
proposed at the coming session OF Congress Is
q general registry law for all large cities in the
election Of members OF the House OF Represc n
tatiVcs.
The Chinese evidently entend to show fight
If attacked by any European power on account
of the massacre of French missionaries IN
Sientsn.
The Cincinnati Times wants Congress to
pass national game law to prevent the extinc-
ton OF deer, buffalo and other animals now
Wantonly slaughtered by hunters
1t is intimatcd that Mr.. Gary intends to con
test the election of Mr.. Merrick, to Congress,
from the Fifth Congressional District OF Md.
Train UP CHILD, &C.--lt ls sometimes
asserted that little children are not sufficiently
advanced 10 intelligence to understand the dit
ference between right apd wrong, and that
therefore the authority alone Of the parent
should be cxertcd without any explanation ;
and We not untrequently hear a father or moth
er declare that it should be enough to say TO
q child, You shall, or you shan't,' to enforce
obedience"
We are as great advocates as any Of compel.
ling obedience to parental authority without
allowing any dcmur to the same. Nevertheless,
absolute commands should always be accom-
panied by reasons and explanations. a child
should never be LETT in the dark as to the ma,
turs of moral obligations, and this should be in
every instance explained to its conscience. 1t
will generally sec why it should comply with
its parents commandfor n very little child
can generally comprehend what is the right
and wrong side OF any ordinary question. Ii
after every proper explanation has been en-
,,lopnG tho ittIe one is Wlfnl and obstinate,