Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-04
The Nomination u: the Capitol.

The Washington correspondent Of the Bal.
timore SUI says The proceedings of the
Cincinnati Convention, to day, have been the
oyershadowing feature Of Washington. The
frequent telegraph;c adviccs Of every movement
which the Convention made intensified the ex-
citement until it became almost impossible for
any business to be transacted at the capitol In
the House the presiding officer was obliged. at
repeated intervals, to appeal to members to
keep their seats and put al end TO the hustle
and confusion which were going on in all parts
of the hall. The Geographic instrument in the
rear of the reporter. gallery WAS connected dl-
r.ctIy with the Convention. and AZ each ballot
was announced it was instantly put on paper
and dropped from the gallery to the floor, where
dozens Of eager members gathered up the pa
per blllets and communicated their contents Ia
every part Of the chamber.
On the announcement of the close OF the fifth
ballot the interest aud excitement rose to fever
heat, and when the result Of the sixth was an
nounced, even the Speaker pro TEN. Mr.. SEQ
field, j forgot himself, and iDterruptlng the pro-
cerdiugs by blow from his gavel, said: 'ten
t!emcn, Mr.. Greeley has been nominated tor
President But No scene followed Several
members in different portions OF the chamber,
and cf both political parties, simply INDUCED IN
dcrisive laughter Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts,
the tariff being under discussion. rose and SAID
he CONGRATULATED the Democratic side on having
81 good pr0tectionist for President as Mr..
Greeley. Mr. Randall, democratic member
from Pennsylvania, shouted across the way
WELL he is an honest man, any way.
Proceeding this and during the general tariff
discussion Mr. Conger. of Michigan created
great deal of merrment by his appeals to the
!! Democratic side TO hold up on the tariff debate
/ till they heard the result in Cincinnati Tor he
warned them that in less than ten minutes they
, might have to change the convictions OF years.
There were similar scenes in the Senate Serious
! ~. however the ticket was most unexpected
and created at first. among the Conservatives
| feeling Of general disappointment This was
| especially 81 among the many friends OF Davis
aud 1run.uli. and among he few aihcrcnts OF
Adams
\ very general informal conference was held
! by the Democratic Senators and members dur
| ing the afternoon and II was dcterlnlIcd with
great nnanim,v. that on their part there should
| be no public individual! approval Of The 9lncln-
natl ticket. but that the members OF ia" Demo.
cratic party in Congress should delay tneu pref
errDces until the voice 1.-THE whole party should
! be heard in the National Dcmocratic tnnvcn-
! sen IN the Cincinnati ticket, and that whether
every member should he bound by it decision.
! i was thought that in no other way could the
| harmony all, organization ri the Democratic
party be maintained. Several Democratic nlcm-
bers however. spike in approval ri the liberal
nominees.
Az ACCOMPLISHED SWINDLEG. Many OF
the residents of Richmond, during the late war.
will perhaps remember an ADVENTURE; calling
| himself Col. Estvan, who hnuri>hed in our
midst fer several months as a teacher OF fencing
and other military accomplishments, ard at
tempted 70 '"ut big figure i'll his particular
line The following paragraph from The Am
ercan Reporter (l.ondonl, ot6th utlmo, lndl-
Gates that the redoubtahic Colonel has come to
grief.-Rich IVhg
The trial of Col! B E.tvan for swintlliHg is
now progressing in Vienna C"i E'tvan first
made his appearance in that CITY in 1861. lie
claimed to be au American residing III Filth
Avenue, New York, and to he on intimate
| and familiar terms with most OF the public
men of the United States. He also alleged
| that he had been in the service Of the late EN-
| peror Macmillan Of Mexico, and thar large
sums we're due him for services rendered aud
money expended while i'll that service. Colo.
mel Estvan carried letters Of introduction from
Uuited States Minister, aud from ii Secretary
of legation VIXEN. however, these officials
we're afterwards applied to for more particular
information about Col. Estvan they Admitted
that they knew nothing about him. and that
the letters were given Estvan at his request.
they relying solely upon his own lavora.
| bic representation concerning himself. At
the trial Of Estvan the mother of the accused
appeared on the stand and declared that he
was her son--that he was born in Vienna, and
that his real name was not Estvau but Heinrich
Peter, and the accused confessed her statement
to be true The ACQUISITION against this man.
upon which he is now being tried, is that he
has fraudulently obtained nouey-that he has
reduced one family to poverty having wrong
fully obtained from them twelve thousand five
hundred horins, and that from thirty-oue other
persons he has obtained sums in the aggregate
amounting to one hundred aud eight thousand
horins