Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-06


meyer 5 plurality being 3,454.
Returns from all but eighteen election dis
tricts in this city give S. S. Cox, Democratic
candidate for Congressman at large, 22,3S7
majority over Tremane.
The following are elected for city officers
Judge oil the Supreme Court, Noah Davis
Judge of the Superior Court H. G. Van
Worst City Judge, Josiah Lutherlaud Dis
trict Attorney, B. K Phelps; Coroner, Adolph
ke>sler all Republicans except Lutherland
and kessler, who we're candidates of Apollo
Hall, also supported by Republicans
The Congressman elected from this city are
Wm. R, Roberts, James Brooks Thomas J.
Dreamer and Fernando Wood, all Democrats
and John D. Lawson and David r. Mellish,
Republicans.
Eleven Tammany Assemblymen are elected
in this city, together with nine Republicans
and one representative of Apollo Hall, who
wasa>o supported by Republicans.
RHODE ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, R. j., Nov. 6.-Complete re-
turns in Rhode Island give Grant majority of
S,3333S
NEW JERSEY.
HIGH BRIDGE, y. j., Nov. 6.-Hunterdon
county gives 700 Democratic majority.
Somerset county gives 500 Republican ma
jority.
Frederick \. Potts (Rep. for Congress runs
largely ahead Of his ticket in the 4th district.
The Democratic majority of 5 900 in this dis
trct last year is reduced below 1000.
No, AND Why No.-We have the following
from college society in DeighboriDg State
- COLLEGE, October 80. lS72-Eltors
IFusitiugtoa STIR :-Gent!emen We are
nov opening a large reading room in connection
with the college and desire to place the leading
journals and papers OF the country on our files.
Knowing the justly mcrited reputation Of your
Paper now ak, Will you please favor Us with
Il copy? While you thus aid in good cause
you at Tie same time extensively advertise
your paper for re have students from seven
teen States and large number Of visitors. |
am. sir. very respectfully. --,
Curator of Atheneuni
" We are ia frequent receipt OF applications
of the above character 1t may be worth while
10 state in brief the reasons why We do not
comply. In the first place it costs money, and
good deal OF it, to publish newspaper. The
materials and labor required in its publication
are cash articles. and 1t is therefore essential
that its business should be conducted on strict
business principles. ct, from the number Of
applications Of this kind it would seem there is
an idea aft 'at that newspaper publishing is
sort Of benevolent, or clcemosynary enterprise.
|, is not easy to see why printers should be
singled out in this exec ptional way as class
to work for nothing aud find themselves. y
but the tact is So a. every publisher can testify.
Our young friends would hardly think Of max
lug similar applications to a tailor, a bootmak
cr. or landlord ; but Why not? There would
DC even more proprlety in asking gratultous
board aud clothing than gratultous newspapers
because they cannot do without the former,
and it is not absolutely essential for college
training that they should have reading
raom But let US see how their application,
thus changed in its direction, would read
-C0LLEGE Oct. 30. 1872 -HessrS--
C1othicrs Gentlemen :-Weare now repleDish-
lug our wardrobes for the winter season, and de-
sire 10 avail ourselves of the stocks OF the lead
Ing clothcrs OF the country. knowing the
justly mcrltcd reputation of your fits, | DOW ask
will you please favor Us With few gratuitous
suits. While YOU thus aid u in good cause.
you at the same time extensively advertise your
establishment, for We have students from sew
cn,ecu states and large number of visitors.
am. sr$ very respectfully, = -,
Curato of Atheneum.
Now. as We have said, our friends would feel
little humiliation. little want of selfrespect
in thus addressing their tailor, their boot
maker, or their landlord, and yet cloth and
leather ami beef are 40 more cash articles than
ink and paper and type. And while it may be
very pleasant for the printers to have the
justly merited reputation Of their work known
in seventeen States. they could not live 90 that
kind of appreciation: in fact, the more such
patronage they had the worse off they would
be- We are not aiming this lecture particular.
~ at our correspondents of - College. They
have only followed bad custom-that's ALL