Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-20

countenance to this evil scheme land all the mani
festations of public sentiment hitherto clear
ly indicate that vast majority of Republicans
everywhere are opposed to it." We are pleas
cd to hear this. We hope the "Republl-
cans will stick
1t is said that there are at present forty
travelling circuses in the L. S., with capital
Of several millions of dollars, and atfording en-
ployment for some thousands Of people, most
of them trained to it as to any other skilled
trade. a writer in the Washington Patriot
says that these troupes lay out their campaigns
with all the care that an army takes in prepar7
ing for long march. Even the arrangements
for feeding and watering the stock are made
with wonderful exactness.
"
There is great deal of marching and coun-
ter-marching," in New York, in reference to
the alleged municipal frauds in that city-many
of which have undoubtedly been committed
but no arrests OF those involved, and no arrange
ments for the proper punishment Of the guilty.
If one half of what has been alleged be true,
penitentiaries should, at the least be brought
into requisition, speedily Examples ought to
be made, at once, by due process Of law.
The Detroit Post opposes the idea of adopt
ing the zone term principle, : by applying it to
the case "ot the denomination Of one particular
man" But then, there must be commence
mept. Zone particular man must be the test
case some time or other, Il the principle is to
be political issue. Mr.. Greeley thinks it is
particularly desirable to make it an issue now
and to make Gen. Grant the "One particular
man." ........ ~. ...
The Washington Chronicle thinks that it is
"ncarly incxplicablc why the securities of the
etfete revolutionary, tottering, and reactionary
Governments abroad command the sncWs of
war from capitalists at three per Ct, while
those Of our great, young, and vigorous Re-
public, arc not negotiable at present at rates
lower than five per Ct 1t calls upon Gen.
Spinner to rise and explain =
The Charleston, News seeing 4 paragraph
going the rounds Of the newspapers stating
that the authorities of South Carolina have
applied to Mr. Henry Bergh for assistance in
the formation of societies for the prevention Of
cruelty TO animals wants to know and iuuo.
Gently asks-''which authorities? What ami
mas?' May be the animals meant are the
cruely afflicted taxpayers. We hope so.
Gen. Spinner, the Treasurer of the /. S.,
who went to Europe several months ago, under
the ostensible pretext of being an agent Of the
Department, for the negotiation of the "Syndi-
cate loan, and for the furthcrauce of which
loan, it is probable, his services were not worth
Il dime, according to the Washington Patriot,
is allowed ten dollars day and ten cts. mile
for travelling expenses!
\ number Of the friends OF \. II. II. Stuart,
have addressed him letter requesting him
to consent to become 4 candidate for the lie
gislaturc In his reply he says that while scnsl-
bic of renewed evidences of the confidence
and good will of his fellow citizens he must
decline to comply with their request, az he has
''no desire again to enter public life.
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The life of Amos Kendall will soon be pub
lishcd by Lee l. Shepard of Boston. The
volume is; mainly photographed, and con-
tains Il store of anccdote and "Reminiscences,
political and social, such as few public men
could have accumulated, and it is for many
reasons likely to be one Of the most notable
books Of the year.
The Secretary Of War, yesterday, issued an
order for the assembling of q court martial at
Fort McHenry, September Goth, for the trial
of Major Hodge, the Pay Department dcfaultcr.
The detail for the court embraces the names OF
some prominent officers, and is headed by
Gen. George g. Meade
The Richmond Wing says 1--WE have a
cordial welcome for every American citizen, and
every foreigner who comes to be one OF US, to
link his fortunes with ours, to make common
cause with us in rebuilding and adding to the
fortunes of the Commonwealth of Virginia. y
So do We.
As one Of the matters properly coming under
their cognizance, the Board Of Health in Wash
ington, are taking action in regard to the vcntl-
lation Of. and means Of cgrcss from, halls and
rooms used in that city as places of public re-
sort, for exhibitions, concerts, lectures, &c.
The cutlery that was raised . few weeks ago
about the alleged dcfalcation Of an agent Of the
State of Pennsylvania, seems to have died
away. He has not been arrested nor is the de-
fciency in his accounts explained. Is there
a suppression p
There appears to be n desire, on the part
of the Washington Chronicle, to represent the
late Fircmen's riot in Norfolk US 4 ''ku-klux
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