Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-08

cerned, as some of our contemporaries seem to
be, about name for our party. That of Con
sarvative answers the purpose well enough,
and is sufficiently distinctive. We are not call
ell upon by any existing necessity, to change
il. Let US not trouble ourselves with discus
siors about this. We are Conservatives, as
opposed 10 Radicalism, and that is enough
Let every man who has been with US in the
and Radicalism Will suffer, Waterloo defeat
in Virginia"
The Philadelphia North American says that
with the close of the strike in the Schuylklll
coal region terminates one Of the most extraor-
binary and long continued coal strikes on re.
cord. Of the total amount of damage 1t has
Inflicted upon the trade OF Philadelphia, of the
injury done to the productive and general IN
terest Of Schuylkill county, it would be difficult
10 speak. The regulation Of prices by govern
ing production has been the crazy dream OF
the men who have brought all this about, and
they have kept on regulating until Schuy!klll
county is half ruioed and the trade of Phla-
delphia seriously injured.
The Fredericksburg Herald says that "the
Bank OF Commerce which was located in that
city, and is now closing up its business, pays
dollar for dollar in greenbacks. for all its out
standing notes." The Bank of the Old Do.
miuion, 10 this city, which is also winding up
its affairs not only pays dollar for dollar in
greenbacks on its outstanding notes, but has
paid dividend to its stockholders of $40 per
share. 1t has been redeeming its notes at par
for the past eighteen months. The Merchants
Bank at Lypchburg has been redeeming its
notes at par, and probably others also.
The Seear. Lincoln Stewart newspaper light
in Washington continues, and the Republican
Of that city: to-day, contains card from J. &.
Stewart and one from w. S. Liocoln 10 rels
ton to the difficulties that have resulted n two
street assaults / also publishes the letters com.
planned of by Segar, and having thus given a full
record of the case, it desires to inform all par
ties concerned that it has no more room for
'cards," and that they must "adrerttse -
That will, 10 all probability stop it,as far as the
newspapers are concerned.
a young Frenchman named Rodoph Callott
Henri, lately a clerk in the Census Office, in
Washington committed suicide on Saturday al
ternoon, by shooting himself with pistol the
ball passing near his heart. The affair occur
red about 8 clock, but the unfortunate man
did not breathe his last until after seven, and
although every effort was made to ascertain
from his own lips the cause of the sad event
he refused to explain, although he acknowledge
cd that he had taken his own life.
The cattle disease appears to be decreasing
in LyEchburp. We see from the Knoxville,
Tenn, Wing, and from the PittsyIvania Tri
bunc, that the cattle in both those localities
TIE Tribune seems satisfied that the disease as
reported and described in the papers, does not
owe its origin to the Texas cattle since there
have been no Texas cattle in Pittsylvania,
and the disease has been very prevalent there,
Notwithstanding.
The vote which was taken in Augusta coun
ty on Saturday last, on the question of sub
scribing TO the stock OF the Valley Railroad to
the amount of three hundred thousand dollars
was adverse to the subscription. A three
ittbs majority Of the entire number of votes
cast was necessary to sanction the subscription,
but it received only majority of about two
hundred and fifty votes.
Tbo VIZ, Noncnl ~ Rro1l in n o,p,pun;o,
ton made to the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce, represents that 90 600 barrels Of -four
were shipped from Richmond to Baltimore last
week, and there traushipped to Brazilian
port. The charges for piotage, wharfage, &C.,
on the river to Richmond were 50 high that
the shipment could not be made direct from
there.
Gen. Schenck. who 50 positively declined to
have his name used by the nominating cenven-
ton, has been re nominated for Congress by
the Rad;clls Of the Third Ohio District. We
have not yet seen his declension of the nom.
ination. aud do not expect to.
The Washington correspondent of the st.
Louis Republican, after careful review OF the
political situation says the present House con-
ssts Of 23S members Radical. 1863 Demo-
Gratis, IS, and the next House will stand, 10 all
probability, Democrats l26 to Radicals ll2.
B1inpham Young has peculiar but efica-
cious manner of conducting political chm
paign. General Maxwell was the Gentle can
dldate for delegate to Congress. The Church
forthwith forbid any Mormon family harboriug
him.
Gco.W. Brooks, Judge of the u. S. District
Court OF North Carolina, has issued writs OF
hsbeas corpus for all citizens now held by Kirk