Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-31
ALEXANDRIA VA.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1870.

AUEAANDlGlf VA
MONDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1870
The WAR IN EUROPE. The London Times
has o telegram describing the scenes around
Metz at the time of the surrender. a fright
full storm had ragged for several days all over
the north of France. The entire country was
under water and everything literally drowned
out,
Dispatches represent that actual starvation
would have been the fate of Bazaine's army il
he had waited three days longer before capitu.
atiug. His soldiers desired to be led against
the enemy rather than die of starvation, but lie
told them that such an effort would be useless
10 their weakened condition. The last sum-
mons to surrender has been sent into Paris,
and if it is not complied with, the lombard
m mt will BIO commenced. Bismark has issued
q circular in which he reviews the line of Ger
man victories to show that France can have no
hope OF prolonging resistance, and that Paris
should at once accept the terms offered to it
for capitulation. Otherwise he anticipates
fearful suffering to the two millions of people
within its walls, whom the besiegers will not
lie able to feed after tho horrors of lombard
ment, siege and starvation shall hvae forced
them to yield. The Government Tours has
issued proclamation dcnouucing Bazlnes
action as betrayal of the country and calling
on the nation still to persevere in their efforts
for the Republic. Prices Frederick William
EiaI6
Marshas as reward for their victories over
the armies OF Bazaine and MoMahoon,
A ROWLAND FOR AN OLIVER. B.
Gratz Brown, the liberal candidate for Cover
nor of Missouri, against whom Gen. Grant
lately issued "a pronunciamento, recently
made speech, in which he said:
He did not care the snap of finger for the
opinion Of the President in this question of in
!ernal politics. He had been one OF those who
had helped to teach the President what free
dom meant when he came to Missouri,in 1861,
dcclsring that il this war meant the ! beratlou
of the saves be would strip off his epsuIettcs
ard abandon the service. He intended to teach
him further hat freedom meant the liberation
Vt all the white men of the nation. as well as
the liberation of all the black men # the nation,
and that he could not 90 back under the spesi
Gus pretences of party policy upon be freedom
OF the white man after having accomplished
the freedom Of the black man.
A very palpable bit, says the Richmond Dis
patch, and one that everybody will understand.
The New York Post OF Saturday afternoon
says u. s. Commissioner took advantage OF
the absence of the Judge OF the u. S. Court
this morning to use that building in swearing
in the special deputies who are to guard the
polls on election day. Great secrecy pervad'
ed the proceedings, aud the press Wa rieiily
excluded A Deputy Marshal was specially
detailed to guard the door. and he Was
instructed to uform all those seeking admls-
sion whose presenc, was not asked for that
the business transacted was OF purely private
nature large number of colored men
were among the special deputies sworn in. y
THE New York Sun iradieaD publishes list
OF the names Of several ieoDs, pickpockets and
robbers who have been sworn ia as u. 5, De
putty Marshals to serve in New York city 10
secure an honest election" on the S!h OF No
vember."
10 his letter to the President, sending 10
his letter of resignation, Gen. Cox, late Secre
tary of the Interior, says -
MY views of the necessity of reform in the
civil service have brought me more or less lu-
to collision with the plans of some OF our &C
tive political managers, and my sense of duty
has obliged me to oppose some OF their meth
DDS Of action through the Department. have
no doubt whatever that public sentiment WILL
sooner or later, fully sustain these efforts at
what regard needed reforms, but [ ought
not to overlook the fact that tor the present
they involve opposition which it may not be
for the interest of this administration to pro
woke"
Now, isn't this pretty dish 10 set before"
the President. The exposition is "A guarded
one-but enough is shown to let us see bow
faithful officer can be forced out of the cabinet
by Radical pressure.
The election for Congress and county officers
10 Virginia will take place on the 9th of next