Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-04
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llSpdlCu To inc DallluOTG QUIZ.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The Postmaster
General left this afternoon for his residence in
Cecil county to Vote at the State election to-
morrow There has been an exodus of de.
partmcnt clerks for several days going home
to their respective States in which elections are
to be held to morrow. So much as twelve
days leave Of absence is given to clerks who
have no further to go than the city Of New
York. Extra efforts have been made to get off
all the clerks hailing from Maryland aud Viz
morrow attending to the duties tor which he is
PAID by the whole people Of the United States
he would very probably receive his dismissal.
A letter received here from an Influential
citizen of New Orleans meulions that the COM
mttee of seventy appointed last winter to rep
resent the case of the people OF Louisiana be-
fore Congress, are now engaged III preparing
statement giving the most complete account OF
the political affairs of that State The state
mcnt will include the history Of the election
aud the subsequent proceedings by which hcl-
logg was tuisted into the gubernatoriai Chair.
aud will be laid before Congress on its meet
lug next month.
ScDator Schu!z and Representative Beck,
who have been in Europe all the summer with
their families, returned a few days siuce, and
arrived here yesterday. Mr.. Beck left again to-
night for his home 10 Kentucky, via Baltimore.
BANK ISSUES IN SOUTH CAROLINA The
L. 5. Supreme Court yesterday decided the
case of the State of South CarOiua * rel.
Wagner vs.. Stoll, county treasurer, from the
Supreme Court of the State, involving the
question Of the validity Of the issues of the
Bank of the State during the war. The char
ter Of the bank framed in 1872 provided that
its issues should be receivable for taxes; bul
the county treasurer now refused TO receive
tIcul, on the ground that they were issued III
aid Of the rebellion, and were therefore 20 ten
der. l he court below sustained the objection,
and the Judgment was for the treasurer. Ona
turLcr argument Of the case in this court that
iulg,n"nt was affirmed, but upon 4 reargumcnl
at this term there is il change of opinion. AMI
the judgment IS now reversed, the same judge
writing the opinion, the court holding that a.
the faith of the State was pledged for these
bills the holders We're cuttied TO rely upon that
credit aud to its protection. The credit OF the
State could not be withdrawn without an open
and clear declaration to that effect and such u
declaration was DOT made uuti lSGS-by the
REPEAL of the charter-,which was 100 late to
rcudcr the bills no tender in the present case.
\ STORY is told of a former member of the
Missouri Legislature, whose reputation was far
from >potlcss, that he abscutcd himself for
while, under the plea Of sickness, and shortly
after had his death announced. Tneraupou
the Legislature passed the usual resolutions of
coincidence; sone ofthc willy member Interest
enemies cuiogized their departed friends ex-
allied character and high moral worth" and
the next day he reappeared in his seat with the
resolutions and eulogies neatly pasted in his
memorandum book as receipt in full for the
past, aud letter Of credit for the future. &c
change.
The difference between poor man and
rich one, between big company and little
one, is we'll illustrated at the present time The
house OF Sprague 4 Co. fail, and patriotic
body Of gentlemen come forward and offer to
run their mills and get them out of difficulty.
FL. 8. Clatilu 4 Co., so under and pool of five
millions Of dollars is raised to assist them out Of
their troubles. Sprague at one time said that
there was nothing in the world so cowardly as
million dollars except two million. The ex-
perieuce of the panic shows that there is moth
ing in the world can make so many towards as
a million dollars, except two Washington
Republican