Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-10
u,etter from Richmond.

Letter from K1chmOHu
CORRESPONDENTS of the Alexandria Gazettel
RICHMOND, Nov. 9.-It is understood that
the Governor has modified his views and will
permit the Road bill to become law by lapse
of time. with the understanding that at the
next meeting of the Legislature, the proVIso
authorizing special elections for overseers Will
be repealed
The Senate, to day, after receiving from
the Governor, the Fence bill, laid it upon the
table.
The House OF Delegates passed the Senate
bill incorporating the Alexandria Insurance
company, and then alter calling the roll three
times adjourned.
An attempt was made to take some action
in the jury bill, but it tailed.
There was a quorum in each house Today
and rather a fuller Senate than usual.
There is now no doubt of final adjournment
to morrow. >,
The election Of Mr.. Kelley as Mayor Of
Richmond, by nearly two hundred majority, IS
q subject of congratuation. The election here
passed off very quietly. Porter's election to
Congress is conceded by great reduced ma
jority.
President GRANT AND Elk SECRETARY
Cox.-W Washington dispatches this morning
give the correspondence between President
Grant and OK Secretary Cox. The President
in letter from Long Branch dated on the ed
of August, writes that he understands Secre'
tary Cox had appointed day to hear argu'
ments concerning the McGarrahan claim for
lands in California, and says that as the mat
ter had been taken in hand by Congress be-
fore the incoming Of the Observation-Disclosures
and as 50 much fraud is charged and believed
to exist on both sides, he was not willing that
his name should be signed to patent TOR the
land claimed by either party until Congress
had decided the question. He then requests
Secretary Cox to direct his Private Secretary
not TO sign his name to the claim except on
special orders, to be transmitted through the
Secretary, and concludes by stating that be
has lost confidence in the Commissioner OF the
Land Office. Secretary Cox replies that he has
complied with the Presidents Instructions, 50
far as his Private Secretary was concerned. lie
then ssys that he thinks the President must
have been misnformed as to the status OF the
disputed land claim in Congress, arguing that
the question could be decided by the lnterlorDe
partment, and gives his views upon the subject.
lie then suggests that Cabinet meeting De
called to consider the subject. Mr. Cox lntl,
mates that if the President should not support
him in his views, he would resign. Io this
letter the President made no reply, thus taeltly
refusing to abandon the position he had taken
against signing the land patent.
VIOLATING THE ELECTION LAws.-James
Muller, u. S. Mail Agent on the Virginia
and Tennessee railroad was arrested yesterday
on warrant issued by Alderman Booker,
charged with violating the election laws OF the
State and of the u. S. The evidence upon
which the warrant was issued is, that Muller,
at Planters Warehouse, accosted Mr.. William
r. James, Conservative, and asked him II ne
wanted ticket? Muller had open IN ms hand
a number of Conservative tickets, which Mr..
James saw, and he replied to the question IN
the affirmative. Muller than handed him
ticket closely folded, and MIR. }. suspeetng no
wrong, was about to vote it, when fortunately,
before doing 50, he unfoldcd 1t. and found 1t to
be straight out radical ballot. Muller was
tbereupon arrested, as before stated, and TAX
en- before Mayor Cohbs, who continued the
case until Thursday morning, and admitted the
accused to bail in the SUM OF $3.50. Since
Muller arrest it has transplred that he offered
tickets OF the same kind to several other per-
sons, but they were refused.-Lynch Ne,os.
INSIDE PARIS "A correspondent Of the Lon
don Telegraph writes from Paris on the 10Th
Good men and housewives fight with each
other outside the doors of the butchers, the
tripe-dressers' and the sausagemakers shops.
Even the women must take their turn at the
wells to draw cold water. Meat We are now
ra,ioned at to 5 ounces per head per day 1t
is quite job to get it but of course horse and
even donkey flesh is consumed in large guam
titles Horse steaks are 9 cents per TO-. and
even Is. Horses are now sold by weight, even
to the army. Straw at I'D. per bundle of 10
lbs, will explain that the people prefer to eat
the horses to feed them. Vegetables arc very
dear Is tor cabbage potatoes at 23d. per
ID. Fish out of the question. A rabbit, s.;
geese, les. to 20s. turkeys, 25s. to 4Os
Cheese quite luxury"
TIE MARYLAND ELECTION. the Demo
cratic candidates fer Congress, Messrs. Ham
bleton. Archer, Swami, Richie and Merrck,
have been elected, and that party has major
ity in the city of Baltimore and in every county
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