Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-05


tanned. A Paris correspondent advances the
belief that the Prussians will enter the city on
the first serious attack. The Pope has made
new appeal to King William for peace. The
National Guard is concentrating at Calais for
defence. The sharpshooters are harassing the
Prussans with a system Of guerilla warfare.
The papers of this morning give 20 addition
al items of interest beyond what was publish
ed in yesterdays Gazette. The latest news
will be found under the postscript head.
The SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION
assembled at Cincinnati yesterday. Delegates
were present from twenty five States, and also
from seventy FIVE OF the principal cities repre-
senting the commercial interests of the United
States, and the whole number OF delegates pro
sent was $50. john w. Garrett, of Md, was
elected President. The reception address was
made by MIR. Geo. H. Pendletou. He said
the object at the Convention was to advance the
great interests of the Mississippi Valley and OF
the whole country. The people of the West,
be said, will not submit to isolation they
will require, and they will have, free, uninter-
rupted easy communication with tie Gulf of
Mexico by the Mississippi river, with the
Chesapeake bay by the canals of Virginia, with
Sandy Hook by the canals OF New York and
with the North Atlantic by the lakes and the
St. Lawrence. They will reach the Pacific by
the Northern end Central and Southern Pacific
raisoads. They will dig through the noun
tains of Virginia and import by way of Norfolk
They will thread the valleys of Kentucky and
Tennessee, and load ships at Charleston and
Savannah. They will build the leveea of the
Southern rivers and reclaim to cultivation their
rich aluVia lands. They will swecn away
every embarrassment caused by tho protective
system, and they will demand every improve.
ment 10 the burden of taxation and in the bene,
fits of currency which the most enlightened
and sagacious civilization eau suggest.
We published yesterday Mr.. George W.
Booker's letter to Mr.. Brownlow, Of Tenn,
depouncing those whom he styles carpet beg
gers" &c. Brown!ow, ia reply, gives Booker
the cold shoulder, refuses to affiliate with him
scheme of Convention Of the native Union
men of the South. Brownlow goes farther
He wants q Radical Convention for a re re-
CONSTRUCTION" OF the Southern States upon a
Radical basis-entirely. So Booker makes
nothing by his motion. He had better have
ett Browalow alone.
Tie Richmond Wing says 'Virginia hard
~ beeios 10 recover trcm one Calamity before
she is called to endure another. But While
our trials are great, cur iorlitude should be
equal to them. When it is the hand of Pro7l.
depce that smitcs us,it is impious to complain.
Those who have lost by the food-and they
are many-wl!l, We hope, bear their losses as
they have borne others, ard 60 to work with
renewed energy
Mr.. Seymour an English member Of Parli-
ament, has written letter addressed to the
Prussian Governor OF Sedan, protesting against
the cruelty exhibited towards the helpless
prisoners 10 the towns of Claire aud Iges. On
the part of the Germans it is alleged that
many of the stragg lers from the French armies,
and especially the Turcos have been guilty OF
like horrible crimes towards Prussian prisoners.
The Philadelphia Ledger says:-The an
thracte coal trade is now progressing favora
bly,. The production is large, the demand
moderately active, and the prices o! coal to
consumers high higher, many think, than
they should be, or would be with fair and
equitable distribution of the money paid per
ton among the several interests engaged in
putting the coal into market.
A letter from Washington says :-"S Secretary
Cox is the only cabinet officer who has taken
any steps for the repression of the tyrannical
political tax gatherers who ''sweat" the de-
partment clerks out of their earnings to insure
party triumph in tho coming elections The
evil is crying one, and standing reproach
to the party encouraging it.
We have received an interesting report of j.
J. Williams, Chief Engineer of the Tehauute.
pee Railroad on the subject Of Ship Canal
across the isthmus OF Tehauntcpec-in which
the advantages of that project are set forth
With much ability.
Many of the dispatches and reports from
Europe telegraphed to this country, continue
to be entirely destitute of truth, or gross ex.
aggeratons. 1t is very difficult, from day to
dsy, to get the truth about affairs across the
Atlantic.
The political campaign in Maryland has been
opened With much vigor. The Conservatives
held a meeting at Laurel Factory, Prince