Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-17
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\ i.nyast meeting in l. ,n,lnn last night WAS
invaded by Republicans and broken NJ BY
! t,rce. the riotcr, retiring singing the Marsel
! laiSc after they had accomplished their object.
/, Violence is not good Argument for any ra,l>c.
but it must he allowed that he example was
| set by the other side.
| Notwithstanding the effort. of the Freu:h
authorities to prevent the assassination Of Ger
man soldiers in the occupied departments, those
outlagcS still, continue. Mother ease i Just
reported.
! \ shocking acc lent occurred in Stafford
England, yesterday. The ROOT of II school house
fell in while the school was in session and many
! of the children were I'M lrcd some of them sc
riously.
Tx. Queen l>abclla, Of : pain, and the Duke
de Montpcnsicr met in Geneva on Saturday
last and effected reconciliation OF the differ
cnces which have ior some tliur existed be-
| tween thcm.
| TIE MARCH nF toN>nl.iD,TDN. A Dill
! was introduced into the House Of Represents
tives the other day to establish National Sys-
tenn Of Education. The government to
take charge Of all the public schools.
Senator Spencer of Alabama, has supple
mented this by introducing bill into the Sen.
ate ito regulate CONNER ;e among the several
! States. The New York Herald commenting
! on this, says:
Its Importance cannot be very well ovcr-cnll
mated. 1t Is the first great movement IN Con
grcss to regulate tile railroads. canals and 9th
er highways by the Federal government We
have not the bill before Us, and, therefore,
IL, ~ = Il b,,t
! the principle is right 1t was referred to the
not remain there long, aud that strong meas
ure will be reported back 10 the Senate. The
| railroads are the great arteries Of commerce
among the several States, and yet the compan-
les impose Offensive tariffs aud Ito as they
| please independent OF the Federal govern
ment. 1t is time that these vast nounpOies
were put under proper restraint, and that the
! people be protected from exorbitaut charges to
pay dividends on watered stock and to fill the
Golfers of few railroad magnates.
So we advance towards Consolidated En-
pire. Step BY step the functions of the States
are being gradually absorbed By the Federal
Congress The United States will presently be
great plain, with no interior boundary lines.
Our magistrates and our c0nstables will be
made in Washington. -Rchmond Enquirer.
VACCINE NOTES from the indianapolis Eve
ung journal 1T don cost the owner much
to keep COW. if she is Of the right sort. 1t
costs the ncighbors heavily. Cows destroy one
hundred thousand dollars worth Of property ID
indianapolis every year. Half a dozen COWS
sleep in the East Market house every night.
| Andy McOuatt fell over sleeping COW in the
! East Market house. and came near breaking
his neck. Jesse .JoncsS COW was cxpatriatcd
several years since She was the preceptless
of all the gate-opcning COWS in the city. S. Vi.
| Bristor has the most talented COW now IN the
city. She is a large, bul-neckcd COW, with
leather strap. She can pick patent lock or
lump ten-ral fence. Bricks enough to have
built the five per cent. court house have been
broken over her head William Smith has a
large Texas horned and red spotted COW that
runs With BriStor'S animal. She can open any
gate to get in, but always pretends she can't
get out Mrs. H, of Massachusetts, avenue.
has white COW, notorious as cabbage thief
and wagon robber. Harry Craft has Il hypo-
critical bay COW that always goes away from
home to forage She prospects in the daytime
and deprcdates at mig hit. Pennsylvania street
is her tavorite range.
THE WRECK OF A MAN.-Sprinefeld has
just had sensation. A former State official
aud man who has occupied high positions.
not ouly in the Commonw ealth, but in the ma
ton, has been on a prolonged spree for some
days in her classic precincts. % Friday he
visited Bum banking house, and demanded
fifty dollars. 1t was refused whereupon he
abused the teller like "A pick pocket and had
to be elected He VISITED saloon and asked
for a drink OF wlii,kcy. The bar tender told
him he had none, whercupon he grew So VIC
lent that he was put out by force. Drunken.
friendless aud an outcast-such Is the fate OF
one who aspircd to be President Of the United
States He is now IL perfect wreck, and even
his friends have come to the conclusion that
the Gully service he can render IS to die. Wills
key has swlnped him IL it has my aI,ot!rr.
-Ieolu M Rernw.