Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-23

THE KELLOGG LEGISLATURE the
corner, on Dryades street, when the Legislature
is in session, you may see the w-making body
which is upheld by the Executive Department
of the United States Around the doorway of
the Mechanics Institute one or two colored
policemen, armed with clubs and revolvers, are
standing; mounting staircase covered with
old aud tobaeco-s,ained mating, you may enter
a long hall carpeted with dirtier mating; and
there, at clumsy desks, sit the law-makers-a
heterogeneous mass OF negroes standing outside
the ratings. and listening with open mouths to
the eloqucnce Of their fellows who have been
dipnifrd with Office. Nearly all the honorable
representatives are black; and their opposition
is Instant and determined to anything which is
likely to better the present horrible condition of
white white s. socety in Louisiana. 10 the Senate
chamber the same scene is repeated, if a color.
ed man is 10 the chair he is constantly falling
into the profoundest errors with regard to his
'.rulipgs'' and ''deci>ions," and 6uds it ex-
tremely difficult to follow any bill the moment
it becomes the subject of dispute and there is
always the black man who is perpetualy hop
pipy up to say, mo, sir no. sir; | object to
that, sir ~ and the lean white man, dressed 10
the extraordinarily new clothes, and with gen
eral mushroom aspect about him, who smiles
whitening smiles Of contempt % the striving ne
groes, as be endeavors from carpet-bag point
of view, to show them where they are in error.
The scene would be ludcrous We're it not so
saddeuing; had it not already been enacted for
five weary years, while the State has mean
time gone nearer aud nearer the verge of ruin,
deeper and deeper into the abyss of crushing
taxation. Even the Governor, who has to do
with this Legislature, must DOW and then wish
that he had better material to work WITH
.Scribuer sJor Noremder.
The LATEST "AMERICAN ABROAD. "A
cheeky individual announcing himself as Col.
Vim. Hurlbert, member of President Grant
military staff, and dressing in the full uniform
of United States army officer, has been
Swiud'ing some of the smaller potentates of
Germany 10 rather novel manner lately.
Armed with the most unexceptiouable creden-
tials he appeared in several of the smaller
capital cities, where he had little difficulty in
obtaining access to the petty courts. With
MIN this self styled Colonel had curious sub
scription. .list, which, before taking leave of his
Dew-made eminent acquaiDtances, he submitted
to them. This subscription-list was for coutri
buttons for gigantic monument at Washing
ton in honor OF the soldiers killed in the lae
civil war COL Hurlbcrt stated that only rulers
OF States aud military and civil lficers of the
highest rack were to take part In this grand
enterprise, and in opening his list he proudly
pointed to the names of President Grant,
Queen Victoria, the Emperor William, Mar
sha McMahop, Bismarck. and other illustrouS
personaees who had each subscribed literally.
For some time the Coloners little game worked
beautifully, and he succeeded 10 obtaining con-
siderable sums of money, but at last he came
to Dessau 10 the duchy of Anhalt, where the
reiguiug duke and his people proved to be a
little sharper than previous victims. Their
i>tactory correspondence With MIR. Bancroft in
Berlin they had Hurlbert arrested on the
charge of swiudlng, and be will now have to
suffer for his smart but wayward career. His
real name seems to be Edward Beatty, and
though an Irishman by birth he has long lived
in the western States.