Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-29
Fires.

stroycd. The railway shed and wharves caught
| fire end were instantly in flames. The loss will
| be very heavy.
One Of the Wiston Mills, at East lamp
ton, Mass. was partially destroyed by fire on
Tuesday night The loss on the building is
$40 900; on machinery, stock, 10, S25 900.
Fully insured. =,
! A disastrous fire occurred in Peoria, ILL.,,
| yesterday, destroying the Peoria paper mills
| and the distieries Of D. g. Farrell and Spear
& Co., their bonded warehouse, cattle pen,
malt house, &C., and some 1000 barrels OF
| whskey. The total less is S4O0, 900 to $500
| 900: fully Insured,
WHAT TO DO WITH WuITTEMoRE.-Wc see
| it stated that Mr.. Whittcmore, the rejected
Cadet-pedd!ing Congressman. purposes becom-
ing once more candidate for the place from
which he has been elected. We should like TO
know how il happens that this criminal is at
large, to run Tor any Office. Who is the Dis
trict Attorney in South Carolina, charged with
the duty of prosecuting notorious offenders
against the statutes OF the. United States? Why
has he Tor months neglected this plain case, and
how much longer docs he propose to neglect it ?
| Here is the law which MIR. Whlttcmorc has
broken:
IF any member of Congress shall directly or
indirectly, receive any pccuDllry or other va
liable compensation for procuring any Giiicc or
| place under the Government. he shall be liable
| to indictment Tor misdemearor in II United
States Court. and upon conviction shall pay 4
| fine not exceeding $4,000, and be imprisoned
| in the Penicniary for q term not exceeding
| two years, and be thereafter disqualified from
| holding any Office of honor, profit, or trust un-
der the Government of the United States.
That the proper officer may have no doubt
! as to there being sufficient evidence Of guilt
to warrant the promptcst proceedings, We re-
| call to his attention this almost unanimous
declaration Of the House Of Representatives
"Resoved, That B. F. Whittemorc, late mem
Der from the Ist District OF South Carolina,
did make appointments TO the Military Acade-
my at West Point and the Naval Academy at
Annapolis in violation of law, and that such
appointments were influenced by peculiarly
considerations, and that his conduct 10 the
premises has been such as to show him unWor-
thy OF g seat ia the House of Representatives,,
and is therefore condemned as conduct unwor
Thy of the Representative Of the people.
Now why has not this notorious offender
been brought to justice? Why arc VIC threat
encd with the disgrace Of another canvass 10
which he shall be prominent candidate
Why must We be subjected TO the possible hu.
initiation of having this man again presented
call upon the District Attorney and the courts
call upon Attorney General Akerman to sec
that they neglect it no longer. Open the pen
iten'ary doors for him, and let US have an end
of Whittemore !-New York Tribune.
WASHINGTON lTEMs.-A man named Henry
Willis, Just returned from u constrained resi-
dence in the Albany peaiten'iary, went last
night 10 his home, corner O! Eleventh and p
streets, where he found that during his absence
his wife had been living with party named
Sandy Parker he upbraidcd her on account
of the matter, when Parker, who was present,
drew knIe and cut Willis badly in the arm.
Parker then made his escape.
Il spunky female employee Of the govern
mcnt printing Office becoming iasutcd at i re
mark OF printer, slapped him in the face, and
then chased him all over the building, belabor
ing him constantly with an umbrella, until
several compositors came to his rescue, and
saved his bones from being broken.
Since the first of July upwards of two hun
dred clerks and messengers in the different
bureaus of the Treasury Department hcve been
dismissed on account Of the reduction in the
appropriation bills.
The force of workmen at the Washington
navy yard now numbers eight hundred: con-
siderable increase over the number employed
for some time previously.
The yacht John H. Adams arrived here all
safe last night, from Baltimore, on the steamer
Express, Tor the race to come off on the lst
prox.
TAXES REPEALED The new tax bill pro.
vides that from and after the first of October
next all taxes imposed upon carriages watches
piano fortes, yachts, billiard tables, and gold
and silver plate shall cease, together with the
taxes upon boats, barges, fats, legaclcs and
SUGGESTIONS, passports, and gross receipts of
railroad, insurance and other companies. Al
ter the lst of May, 1871. the special or license
tax now imposed upon all kinds OF Dealers
physicians, lawyers, brokers, claim agents, &C.,
will be discontinued, except that paid by dis
ters. brewers, cigar and tobacco manutactur
ers. The tax on sales also ceases after the first
of next October, except that paid by stamps
(broker's taxi together with the stamp duties
on promisory notes Tor less amount than 500,
such notes now requiring five cent stamp
Inc two cent stamp upon receipts for money is
abolished from October lst, and the income
tax OF - per cent, on all over $4,000 shall be
collected only during the years 1870 and 1871.
The license tax due May 1st has already been
paid IN advance tor the present year, hence
persons will not. be called upon again for that.
Postmaster General Creswel has assured
the agents Of the German steamship lines,
carving the mails bet UaeD tho TTDi.od S,otoo