Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-21

The election tor President ana members OF
Congress will soon take place 10 Mexico. Jua-
rez will probably be defeated aud Tejada re-
turned in his place as President.
Washington News.
The naval court.martial now in session in
this city to try charges against certain default
ing paymasters, finding it necessary to hear
from Paymastcr L. Parker. whose case came
on day or two since, sent him notice toap-
pear, when it. was asccrtained that he had
quite recently fed the country. His deialca'
ton is alleged at about $4,000
TWAS rumored yesterday, that Mr.. John
". Forney had sold the Chronicle to Mr.. Nor
riss, the executive clerk of the United States
Senate.
Mrs. E. a. Pollard, formerly proprictress OF
the Hotel St. Cloud, corner OF Nine and &. sts.,
aud who, it will be remembered was some.
time ago takeo to the insane asylum, following
UPON the PRONUNCIATION of scandel in which
her good pane was prejudiccd, has sued
Jacob Lyon, the owner OF that house, in four
cases ; one for slandcrng her good name,
damages $4,000 ; one for assaulting her and
making her sick, aud while so sick administer
ing to her certain drugs which affected her
reason, and while 10 that condition causing her
to be conveyed to the government insane asy-
lum, where she was kept two months-dam-
ages 5000 another for breach of contract,
in refusing to allow her to continue in charge
of the St. Could-damases $4,000; and last,
for refusing TO deliver her dresses and other
personal property worth $532--damaees
$1,000.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ordered
the country be closed on Monday, the Goth
instant, and Monday, the Sd proxmo, to ca
able the employees thereof to participate in
celebrating The holidays.
General Schenck yesterday took formal leave
as chairman Of the ways and means committee,
preparatory to leaving Congress to accept the
duties of minister to England. He will proba
bly, sail On the 18th OF January. Mr. Hooper,
of Massachusetts, who was second on the com
mittee, will act as chairman during the re-
mainder of the session. Mr.. Schcnck paid his
last Official visit to Congress to-day. Tic vii!
sail for England with sealed Instructions.
The Senate finance committee, at its meeting
yesterday, decided adversely on nearly every
financial project beforcit, The exception was
bill to comply with the wishes Of the Secrc-
tNHdtdi bfl6ass i've per 'th gh1 eg6d Dbbd
interest payable quarterly, and TO authorize
quarterly interest on the two hundred millions
in the act of July last, making total of five
h hRS d R PsaS9 S 45 FPnbc ed dIe5
The Southern members Of Congress intend
to support proposition, to be made after the
holidays, tor the appointment oil three commits
sioners to examine all claims for losses and
damages arising out IF the war, aud report 10
Congress at each session till the labor is ended
which must be within two years. 1t is to be
expressly stipulated that no claims shall be
made for losses OF slaves
CONGRESS. The sugar tax bill OF the House
came uD in the Senate yesterday, and Mr..
Vickers endeavorcd to have il referred to the
finance committee, but failed. i letter was
read from r. r. kirkland. of the firm of
Kirkland Chase & Co., of Baltimore, how
ing that the bill would increase the duty three
quarters OF q cent on sugar from Porto Rico.
There was long discussion 90 the st. Domln.
go annexation scheme with reference to Mr..
Morton's proposition for a commission to visit
the island. MIR. Thurman agreed that there
was no power in the constitution TO annex ter
ritory by joint resolution OF Congress, except
il be an organized State, as in the case OF
Texas. 1t is now evident that there will be no
vote on St. Domingo until after the holiday
recess. Mr.. Sumner will make an elaborate
speech against it.
Tha House spent tire day in talking over
MIR. Buffers Sd called amnesty bill, and re-
solved to devote Thursday, the day Of the ad
journment for the holidays, to dsbate. 1t ii
now clear that % universal amnesty measure
will be passed, and that there will be little else
besides debate till after the holidays.
STAYING In UPON THEIR DIGNITY.-Thc
familiar phrase of 4 man standing out upon
III, l;,,;,,, C ~ ~, ~ foli;o,t
in the Albany Peniteutary, and O Baldwin,
the pugist, ia the House of Correction. at
Boston. They have bo,h been pardoned, but
they both refuse to have the prison doors shut
behind them and enjoy the light OF freedom
outside the prison walls. Caicot remains in
upon his dignity because he concludes that to
accept pardon would he to acknowledge that
he had committed crime, which he emphati
oally denies having committed. Therefore he
leaves the question Of his release To writ o.!
habeas corpus ADD tho wrauging of the law
yors: Tho gigantic OBalGwin demurs to the
condition appended to his pardon, that he
shall quit the virtuous State of Massachusetts
within twenty four hours, never to return
within its borders. Tho Irish giant does not
relish this dcspotism, which smacks Of the old
blue laws, and, being neither q witch nor
Quaker, be does not SEQ why the good old
Christian spirit OF the Puritan fathers should
be applied to his case so the burly pugilist
stays in on bis dignity. He holds that to be
exlled forever from the enlightened Common,
wealth of Massachusetts. the centre suu CT all
our civilization, is punishment as terrible as
that of Catalina, when he was banished from |
Rome, or the love sick Romeo, when be was
banished from Verona and Juliet. The best |
thing O'Baldwiu can do now is to persist in |
'etuslng this pardon, and stay in prison until |
lis sentence is tul6lled-it is only six months
more, aDyhow.-Nev York. Herald
CUBA.-Dispatches from Havana dated 2O:h
tate that on Saturday Captain Gen. DcRodas
nd General Santos sailed for Spain.
Yesterday General Valmaseda sent into the
,sld against the rebels 500 soldiers who we're
lolrg duty about the city. At present the
oIuntsers are guarding Moro Castle and Ca.
lanaS, reEapinr the rnrIllnrs rhn ma nntu be |