Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-01
ALEXANDRIA. VA.
TUESDAY, MARCH l. 1870

cuse for bis course, did not need the money,
was we'll oil, had spent over ten thousand dol
lars 10 his canvass, received the five hundred
dollars for his cadctship because 1t was offered
to him, and without reflection upon the conse-
quences, and sent the money to his district to
be used tor political purposes Mr.. D-"eeSe
was very much disturbed, shed tears, and
brought sympathetic tears into tho eyes OF the
members Of the committee, withdrew, and sent
notice to Speaker Blaine that he had resigned
as a member OF Congress. Mr.. Deweese says
he will not seek d reelection to Congress Mr..
Golladay of Kentucky, has also resigned. -
The designations of Deweesc and HoI!aday,
were sent Into the House yesterday, and laid
Oh the table.
The official proclamation OF the ratification OF
the Fifteenth Article CT the National Coustitu-
ton is prepared and will be issued as soon as
the regular notice OF the action OF tue Texas
LEGISLATURE is received at the Department OF
State. Thirty votes have been given Tor the
article including New York and Indiana about
which there is some contention, leaving twenty
three fourths of the thirty seven States Of the
lTnicn. The seven States voting in the mega
tive are New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland Ken
tucky, California, Oregon, and Tennessee.
The Stanton indicator, speaking OF the
effort to re establish the Radical party, in
Virpinia, and unite again it's shattered frag
mcDts, under Radical lead, in opposition to
the conservatives, says: That this movement,
ifcontinued, will bring into life and vgor 10 this
State, the old Democratic party, which alone, |
of the two old parties has maintained ITS s or
eanization in the North in opposition to Radl. |
calism, is plain to all who notice the signs O.,
thetimes. 1t will hardly need seer to prophesy |
what side the former Wings and Democrats Of
the State will take when that issue is joined.
In speech at Nashua; New Hampshire, on
Saturday, Mr. Dawes, Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Appropriations Of the House of Rep
resentatives said that he had been charged by
President Grant to tell the people that there
shall bs no ascending scale of public expendi-
lures, but whenever and wherever scrutiny
shall disclose the possibility Of cutting off
dollar, it shall be done.
The Philadelphia Ledger Of yesterday says:
1.-The anthracite coal reduction the past week
shows an increase on that of the previous week
but the trade D,ust still be characterized as
dull There is q report that another strike is
contemplated so as to raise the price Of coal,
but the Ledger says those engaged in it cannot
effect their object.
The Duke of Richmond is to be the couser-
vative leader in the British House OF Lords
The English papers continue to urge the Gov.
eminent to use measures to repress the pres
ent disturbances in Ireland.
. Gen. Sherman has issued an order ANNOUNCE |
Jog that the State OF Mississippi having been |
admitted into the Union, and it's Senator'S and |
Representatives. allowed seats in Co.'s the |
Fourth Military District has ceased to exist" |
There il considerable talk in New York |
about running AT. Stewart for Governor. next |
ia THE idea has been started 10 the Union |
l.augnc. The idea is we suppose. that he |
will shell ont largely for election purposes.
adjournment Of Congress until june and per- |
haps July next, as an immense amount OF l''ls |
neas re,aaus to be disposed Of even 1t the close
q! 4 three months session.
Yesterday riot occurred at Wards Island, |
New York, between German and Irish cni. |
grants which was suppressed, by arrest!ng tic
rinpieadrrs and driving two hundred of the IL |
Offers from the Island.
The ballet women, and their 'nlanager,
who lately attempted to assault and beat the
local editor OF Chicago paper, aud were driven
off by him, have now run off from the city.
Strong efforts arc being made to have the
Navy Yard removed from Brooklyn, N. y.
Loss OF U. S. STEAMER ONEIDA. The Sec.
rotary OF State yesterday received the following
cable despatch from Z. s. Minister Motley in
London:
1.-The following telegram just received from
Managing Directors of Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company:
About fifteen miles from y Yokohama, bound |
IN, Bombay came in collision with the Aver
can corvette Onelda, Commander Ed. L. Will
Hams. Latter ship sunk soon after, witt, loss of
abou: one hundred and twenty men, Bombay
not much Injured The Bombay w@s due at
Yokohama, from Hong Kong on 18th Of Feb.
ruary." Motley"
The Oneida was considered One Of the best
sloops of war in the navy, an1 her commander
(Ed. p. Williams) one OF the, most experienced
and reliable, She had been ordered to San
francisco, and it is the opinion Of the naval
officials that she had just left Yokohama for
that place when sh'. was run into by the Bri-
fish mail STEAMSHIP on her way into the Bay.
vi course tins - but surmisc. She may have
been anohored 10 the Bay, and struck during q
fog, or at night.
If the Oneida was on her way home, there
we're number OF officers on leave from the
Iron N ho o,1htlacs Laa-l I