Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-13

! State. Not one OF her banks suspended during
the panic business is active, and four railroads
are in process OF construction. About one
thousand men are at work On the Texas Pacific
Railway ..
! The Jury in the case of Lewis L. Parsons
against Richard Busteed, judge of the United
| States circuit court for Alabama, tlr false i'm
prisopment gave the plaintiff SIC, 900 damages
| Parsons is the speaker OF the Alabama
House of Representatives.
Rev. Dr. Cheney, ofChieago, tclegraphs
that with the consent and approval of his
congregation, he will accept the office OF Bishop
in the New Reformed Episcopal Church.
The Cuban Cause.
New YORK. Dec. IA great mass meet
ing was held at Cooper Institute tonight to
protest against Spanish barbarism 10 Cuba, and
call for the accordance of belligerent rights 10
the patriots. Mr.. Horace Barnard presided
Rev. George II. Hepworth was the first speak
err lie regarded the recent demand OF this
government on Spain more like an apology;
| and said the next message should be IN the
shape of bomb shell. He was warm TOR Cub
an recognition, and stigmatized Spanish slav-
cry Reviewing the career of Lopez, he said
the dying words Of that patriot, Il die for
Cuba" cannot die. The speaker was frequent
ly applauded.
One hundred and fifty vice presidents OF the
meeting were then announced, followed by the
reading Of memorial to the United States
Senate and House Of Representatives. The
memorial sets forth that the struggle 10 Cuba
has been going on for five years, and the Span
iards have characterized their conduct to their
| foes, men, women, ADD children, by the most
horrible atrocities. Three thousand political
prisoners have been mercilessly executed, and
the fate of five thousand more is known, save
! to the Spanards Over three hundred women
and children have been driven to the woods to
perish sometimes hunted down and killed by
boodhounds, and often sacrificed to lust. The
| memorialists therefore pray that Congress will
adopt measures to prevent these barbariues 10
future, and they further pray that Congress will
Immediately grant belligerent rights to the pa
triots 10 Cuba. The memorial was adopted.
Various letters and documents were read,
and speeches were made by John Cochrane,
Moritz Eiuger, Gen. Miller, Rev. John Park
er, Major Haggerty, aud President Barnard.
Gov. Dix in letter declining to participate,
said his views had been already set forth at the
| Steinway Hall meeting, and be believed the
government would do all that was necessary.
CONGRESS. The Seoate was not in session
yesterday.
In the House of Representatives, the Senate
bill was passed relieving Of their disabilities
| Thomas S. Bocock T. j. Harvie, and d. Grlgg,
Of Virginia, aud Jno H. Reagan, of Texas.
The Speaker laid before the House the letter
of the Secretary of War in relation to the mis-.
management Of the bureau of freedmen, and
| charging General O. o. Howard with irregu-
larties; referred to the committee on military
affairs. The discussion of the salary bill was
resumed, and it was formally agreed to recon-
NIT it with instructions directing the commit
| tee to repeal the whole salary act, except with
reference to judges of the Supreme Court. so
far as it could be constiutionally done, and to
ascertain the average amount ofsalary, mileage,
and all other allowances exclusive Of any esti
mate for the use of the tranking privilcge) paid
to members of the Forty first Congress, and to
report bill determining the compensation OF
members hereafter at the amount as near as
practicable thus ascertaioed, with necessary ira
yelling expenses, restoring all other salaries as
they were before the passage OF said act.
| The House then resolved itself lntO COM
mitteee of the whole, to consider the bill ap-
propriating four millions OF dollars to meet ex-
traordinary emergencies in the Navy Depart
meut, to be divided among the various bureaus,
allowing the appropriations to be transferred
| from one bureau to another If necessary.
| Ia explaining the circumstances which called
for this bill Mr. Garfield, of Ohio, stated that the
Secretary OF the Navy had asked for five mil
| lious, but the committee had cut it down a
| million In the discussion that ensued Mr.
| Cox, commenting on an allusion to the Spanish
complications, said that he did not believe there
was fight enough in the house to kill mouse;
| that cur coast was in dete0seless condition;
| that it was shame that we should be at the
mercy OF such power as SPAN. tie wanted
better kind of diplomacy than that he had seen
90 the Spanish question:
The course Of the government was defended
by Messrs Hale, Myers, Hawley of Connect
cut, and others. MIR. Cox said that 10 charg-
| ing the House with pusanimity he had allu-
sion to the act of referring his resolutions for
recognizing the belligerent status 10 Cuba to
the committee on forelgn affairs. That all the
soldiers from Connecticut were brave when
sectional strife was pending, but when it came
to defending the honor of the flag abroad they
were cowardly to act. Mr.. Hawley-
| and pulling up his coat sleeve. IF you want
| to know who are towards you can fod out. "
! Mr.. Cox disclaimed any intention OF dlscourte-
sy. The discussion on the bill was further
continued. MIR. Archer Of Maryland, advocat-
ing it, saying that we needed large number
of armor- plated vessels. On motion Of MIR.
Beck an amendment was adopted requiring the
President to communicate to Congress any or.
der transferring appropriations from one bureau
to another, aud the reasons therefor. The bill
was thon passed as amended, and the House,
at 20 2. NJ adjourned until Monday.
THE SpEAKERsH1p. The Hon. Bobert A..
CoghiIl, whose great abilities fit him for any
position he might aspire to- declines the candi;,
dacy for the Speakership, believing he could
the more efficiently serve his immediate consit-
ueuts ADD the people of the State generally up
on the floor and as. member Of the commit
tees. The Hon. j. Marshall Hanger, who has
"a -r;,h SSH rr.,o ;p,partialitc and