Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-02

rage. llr. anu hrS. W lllctt look the 9.LU
train on Thursday night for New York, where
they will in all probability remain during the
next two weeks. Ge0,yctoeon Courier.
TIE LEGISLATIVE TROUBLE IN ALABAMA.
4 dispatch from Montgomery on Saturday
night says: This morning detachments Of the
Seventh United States Cavalry marched to Il
point twenty yards from the Capitol grounds
and bivouackcd. Intense excitement ensued,
but learning that the troops were intended for Il
mere posse cOmltatus, and not to drive the
Legislature from the Capitol, the excitement
subsidized somewhat. The Legislature at the
Capitol passed bill and sent it to Governor
Lewis but he refused to receive it. A joint
resolution was then passed, raising committee
to communicate the facts Of the situation by
telegraph to the Government at Washington,
aud appointing delegation to present written
statement Of the case to the President The
leg islature expresses great confidence that the
President will sustain it when the facts are
laid before him. ln answer to a committee of
the Capitol Legislature Governor Lewis yes
terday replied that two bodies claimed his re-
coguitlon that the members Of the other re-
ceivcd a majority Of the votes cast, and that he
could not recognize the Capitol Legislature be-
cause if the persons who, he said, did not re-
would be without a quorum.
The Court House body did nothing to-day
but has been in secret session a considerable
portion Of the day.
The Washington Chronicle yesterday says:
"A private dispatch to the Second Assistant
Postmaster General, yesterday, announced the
denomination Of Senator Spencer by accama-
ton on Friday evening No explanation &C.
companies the statement. Our inference is, 10
the absence of information to the contrary,
that the nomination was made by caucus
of the boilers branch of the Legislature.
If there has not been union of the TWO bodies
we may look for another nomination and cleo
ton in the other body. In such an event it
will be impossible for Congress to recognize
either body, and the election will be remanded
to the Legislature. There ought to so enough
respect for law and right in Alabama to prevent
the spectacle presented.
FALLS CuJRcu.-At Falls Church on
Thanksgiving day all business was suspended.
At II a. N. u sermon was preached by Rov Mr..
Riddel, pastor Of the Presbyterian Church, =
In the evening musical entertainment NO.
given in the Methodist Church by Proies a,
Buckingham, Of Baltimore, assisted by " aste,
Lewis Burke, organlst.
At the residence Of Mr., q. H. 1suxton IN
entertainment was given to the so3 ,olars NJ tho
Union Sabbath School, The Sir wing was con.
Quoted by Mr.. j. ". Sergear'e n n rate TO
a concert that was given by the Union Sab.
bath School last night 1'O1 wv
The night before Thanksgiving Professor
MesSer gave ouncer
Under the auspices of the Village Lyceum a
course OF lectures will be given semi-monthly.
Or. Sunderland and other gentleman of Wash
lngton are on the list of lecturers. Major
Winn lectures the 10th of December. Sub,
Ject: Past, present, and future of the Jews. /"
THE ELECTORAL CoLLEGE.-Some interest
Is manifested as to the probably action of the
presidential electors for the States which were
carried by Mr. Greeley 10 consequence of the
death OF Mr.. Greeley the votes which would
have been given to him must now be cast for
some one else. Suggestion has been made that
the entire body Of electors cast their votes for
General Grant, but it seems to meet with but
little if any favor, and is without doubt imprac-
tlcabe. 1t time affords to obtain concert of
action between all the Greeley electors the
compliment Of their votes may be bestowed up
on some such distinguished conservative as Mr..
Buckalew, of Pennsylvania, Gen. Hancock,
Mr. Hendricks of Indiana and Others and if
this is impossible, the individual electors can of
course follow the bent of their own inclinations.
Mr. Garland Jefferson has sold his fine farm
near Amelia Courthouse for $4,000 to a gem
tlemap from PHILADELPHIA