Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-25

is ground for the suspicion There is wide
spread belief that MONEY is used for, and made
BY legislation 10 Congress, in various instances.
and by the opportunities which seat in Con-
gross enables dishonest men to take adVan-
tage Of We are sorry it is So. But in the
''progress" going on there is no knowing what
will be the result.
Legislation, action, upon various important
subjects, is needed in Richmond. There are
several matters which should he acted upon at
once, 10 relation to the proper organization Of
the State. The Legislature ought to take up
the most important subjects first Minor mat
tiers can follow afterwards. We hope the ses-
sion may be business one, exclusively
According to the Norfolk Virgnian, the
cold snap of the past few days in that region
has destroyed the vitality ofthe peach and april
cot blooms, which had put out under the infu-
enoe of warm weather during the past month
We hope the evil is not as great as apprehend
ed The fruit trees have not been injured in
this section of the State.
The Fredericksburg Herald wants Fredericks-
burg to be the place for the Agricultural Col
lege in this State, proposed to be established
with the funds derived from the Land scrip
from the government. We put in at once, as
10 duty bound, for Alexandria. Here is the
proper place, on many considerations, which
We shall hereafter urge.
According to the statement transmitted to
the House yesterday, by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in compliance with resolution of
that body, the Government expended for build
ngs, grounds, &c., in the District of Columbia,
prior to June lst, 1858, $247l5, 552.l6, and
from that time to January lst, 1870, $l9,0lO,-
$685. 81; making total of S43, 1876, 400, 50.
Whittenore, from South Carolina-not of
that State-has resigned, to escape expulsion
from the House Of Representatives. So the
House had only to condemn his conduct, and
declare him unworthy OF u seat. How many
more of the same sort are lett? And yet the
term Hon." is applied to these kind Of men
On Wednesday last thirteen hundred OF the
most prominent citizens of New York issued
call for mass meeting to be held yesterday in
the hall of the open Board Of Brokers', to pro
test against the present unjust and intoerabc
tariff legislation Of the country, and to advo
cate strictly revenue measure.
Ia the course OF the debate in the Senate,
yesterday. in relation to the right OF the color
ed Senator elect from Mississippi, to take his
scat, Mr.. Cameron stated that just previous to
Jefferson Davis leaving his scat, he had told
him that colored man would one day occupy
it.
Many Of the people on Long island, N. I.
are beg inning to show signs OF a disposition TO
yet rid of the Mormon elders who are ''prosely
ting among them especially among their
wives aud daughters They say that all Nor
mons ought TO 70 to" Morm0ndom.
Gen. Butler has recently made an attack
upon the Washington letter writers and Wash
ington correspondents Of newspapers. 1t Is
said that one Of them il to give reply OF
very pungeut character, in which he will write
rery plainly.
The usual monthly sale of Scranton coal at
auction took place 10 New York Oh Wednesday.
The bidding was spirited and there was cor
siderable filling off from the rate! at the last
sale.
Sydney Smith once said, "Phiianthropy is q
universal sentiment the human heart When
ever A sees B in trouble he always wants G to
help him.
The newspapers are calling upon Congress to
''trot out" for public inspection, several other
"Whittemores" alleged to be engaged in max
10y money" out of their positions.
As was expected, IN effort is being made to
prevent the execution Of Jack Reynolds, recen.
tly convicted OF murder in New York, on the
plea that he is insane !
A recent vote in the French Corps Legisla-
tiff, is thought, by some, to be equivalent to
declaration of want of confidence in the Minis
try.
The ice dealers in New York notify the pub
lie that they will have plenty of ice next sum.
mer at, We believe, about usual prices.
Leonard Scott 4 Co., New York, have re-
published The January number of the London
Quarterly Review. Contents Tennyson Holy
Grail; Lille Assurance Companies; Jockeys
History of European Morals; the Land ques-
ton in France; Era of George the Second
New ZEALAND the Colonial Empire; Papal in
iallibility Miss Austen and Miss Milford the
Byron Mystery the Irish Cauiron. 1t will
be seen that the subjects OF these articles are
all interesting,