Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-28

bill to remove the DISABILITIES vi oulSc Hoiuc!o
in Texas was offered, aud, alter debate upon
the subject of amnesty, was passed.
Hugh R. Peasants, a veteran journalist, ter
many years connected with the Richmond
Wing, and the Dispatch, died ct Richmond yes
terday.
The President was to leave Washington Tor
New York to-day. He will probably visit
West Point, and return to Washington u" "on'
day.
Tho new Tariff bill is considered, says
Washington despatch, as virtually dead
Foreign News.
Intbe British House OF Commons yesterday
4 bill permitting marriage with deceased
wife's sister was considered 10 committee anu
adopted.
A protest against the raising oil 'oan u
| the Viceroy OF Egypt has been received from
| the Sublime Porte.
The steamer Gaugcs sailed from the Thames
yesterday with tel Canadian emiarants.
Several districts have been proclaimed since
| the provisions Of the bill for the preservation
of life and property in Ireland, recently enact
ed, has been carried into effect,
Alexander Thomas Mar., President of The
| French Assembly under the Provisional Gov
1 er0mcQC III lStO ultu W uCs"' - 'o'' ~ $500
at the ago of seventy. :,
| tx Minister Daru, it Is reported in Paris,
recommends the people TO vote in the atiirma
| tive in Nav next. NJ Theirs has advised
| the people of France to abstain from voing
aItocether. Many public meetings are held
| throughout France to discuss matters relative
| to the Pebiscite. No disorders are reported.
| 1t is reported 10 Berlie that France will DC
supported by other Powers in regard to the
decisions OF the Eaumenical Council.
IL Pays, the Court organ, demands tie TX
pulsion OF Senor Cercnuschi, who gave to the
| Anti Pehiscitc committee 100. 900 francs;
The French Government has abandoned
the intention Of taking back from the electors
their certificates alter voting on the IIcoiScItc'
Great importance is manifested by the press
at the PRONUNCIATION, OF tue provisional .n ' o
Of gov crnment in Spain Several new car
ddates for the throne are spoken OF, but none
| OF the prominence of Prince Fred rick c
Prussia. The Madrid Epoca is assured that
Prince Frederick Of Prussia is the candidate
OF the Government for the throne Of Spain,
and that Emperor Napoleon declared that IT
might be the cause OF war between France
and Prussia.
| Count Won Bismarck is convaesrent and Is
expected in Berlin about Mays
A commercial treaty between the North Ger
| man Confederation unu Inc Itcpup'lS VI .He"i
| co has been ratified.
The Austrian and Hungarian Bishops have
fastened their return to Rome to vote agsinst
intallibiliy.
The Grecan General Sanl2,s, Minister Of
| War, has resigned since the representation by
| foreign Powers to tho Greek Government IN
regard 10 the late massacre.
| THE LATEST MovEMEST-iic judiciary
Committee OF the Senate, which is composed
| OF the most conservative, law abiding members
of that body, reported on Monday, till to en-
! force the fifteenth amendment. That bill, if ii
become law, will render the State Govern
meuts mere utilities, and State elections mere
iarces 1t would in fact be a waste OF time for
| the voters to go through the forms of an cleo
| ton after the passage OF such an act =: Ter il
| actually proposes to allow such judges a. Tn
| derwood, to decide all cases oil coustestcd cleo
tons tor State officers, We have had spcci
| men Of Underwoods decisions.
New I ork city is, We suspect, the OF Jet OF
| this bill-not Virginia or any of the southern
States. That city persi$tentIy refuses to allow
| the Radicals to have any OF It's offices or its
| money. 1t controls the State, and may control
Presidential election. How TO get possession
OF all those fat Offices and OF that wealthy State
is the problem which this bill undertakes to
into the power of the judges OF Tie district
courts of the United States, to give possession
OF the State Offices 10 whatever claimants the
may choose to install, turning out for that pur
pose the officers chosen by the voters and cnti
tied to their places under the Constitution and
laws of the State. If this bill shall not enable
our northern brethren to see the precipicc
which yawns before them. we shall give them
up as the victims of judicial blindness. We
warned them long ago that they were in the
same boat with ourselves that the chains
which bound US were also about their limbs
and that they could not expect to be free il they
persisted in ensaving us.-Richmond dis.
The reported suicide of Major Sigourncy, Of
New York, proves untrue; as arc about one
hall or more of the reports" published in the
newspapers. Space is occupied alnost every
day n contradctug the reports Of the day
before
COMMUNICATED.
FAITH OF CHILDREN. story is told by
correspondent OF the Chicago advance:
"Here was helpless little brood indeed
but He who hears the young ravens when they
cry, spreads over them his shielding wirgs.
Among these four little boys there Was one
whose infant trust in the love and goodness
Of his heavenly Father, shone like fixed
star When his mothers heart was ready to
break with the weight and want of woe, his
little voice was Away, to cheer and soothc her
with the lessons of faith learned from her own
lips. He seemed a little comforter sent
from heaven to bid her keep up heart and |
hope Sore was her need of one. As the
meal would 70 down in the barrel. down
would 20 the mothers Notwithstanding, sink
ing. But this little cherub, with his clear,
bright faith, took note OF the fact that the
barrel was no sooner empted than, BY some
means or other, it was supplied again.
One day he sat and pondered over this,
until thought flashed into his mimi like a
ray of light from heaven "Mamma;" said
The little one, with face all aglow,'l think
God hears when We scrape the lot;orI OF the
barrel. "
do not know how this childish wtcrance