Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-07
Congress.

Congress opened yesterday Peace prevails
in Mexico.
Congress.
The Senate came to decision on the cur
rency question yesterday, and the lnhauoulsts,
as all the previous votes Indicated, won a vic
tory. The first vote was on Mr.. Conkling's
motion to add an additional section 10 Dir.
| Merrmaus substitute for the bill, 50 as to pro-
vide that nothing 10 the act should be construct
ed to authorize any Increase OF the principal OF
the public debt, which was rcccted-yeas, "a;
nays 27 Mr. Merriman's substitute tor the
original bill was then adopted years, %: nays,
"a, aud the bill reported to the Senate. 1t be-
ing obvious that the majority we're determined
to force the bill through in its existing torm.
number of the most prominent Senators, 10
Guiding Republicans Democrats and Liberals,
| in brief speeches entered strong protests against
its features, and EXPRESSED hopes that it would
encounter the Presidential veto. The bill then
passed yeas 20; nays, "a The first section
| fixes the limit of the legal tender issue at four
hundred million dollars. The second author
lies the increased issue Of forty-sx milllon dol
lars Of the national bank currency, aud It's dis
ribuiou among the several States, and rcgu-
lates the reserve to be kept by the banks
In the House of Representatives, Mr. May
| nard gave notice that he would call TOR the
previous question on the Currency bill at the
close of the session TO day. It's thought that
the iuhationists in the House will accept the
Senate bill, in lieu of the one now pending
there, and pass it to-day or tomorrow.
A HAsTY YET SATISFACTORY MARRIAGE
A young lady Of Alabama WISHING in Memphis,
was lately walking along the streets with
young gentleman, when he jnkingy proposed
to step into church hard by aud get married;
the young lady asscnted, and started toward
the church. When the young man saw that
she was disposed to humor his joke, he backed
down and acknowledged himself beat. Pro-
ceediug still further, they met mutual &C
| uuaintance, bachelor business man, aud the
| lady's COMPANION told Business how she had
backed him out on the matrimonial PROPOSE
ton, whereupon Business remarked to her.
GU can back me OUT" she answered, "1es
| can" The parties laughed and chatted
little, when they started off to get the license,
each surprising the other would give it up; but
the document was duly procured, and the mat
ter began to look serious. The next thing was
TO tie the kuot; at length preacher was found;
by this time both parties began to draw long
breaths but neither would give up to the
other. They entered the church, and the
preacher pronounced the words that made
them husband and wife, and there was no finch
ing from the VOWS neither would take dare,
and the result was marriage without any sub
seuuent desire for divorce 1t would be Won
derful relief to many timid swain, if this dar-
ing business were thing Of more common oc-
| currence.
| A MARRYING QUEEN OF LONDON SOCIETY.
| Frances Countess Waldegrave, an ack0owedg-
ed queen of London society,is the wife of Right
Hon. Chichester ForteSque, defeated candi-
| date for Parliament from the Irish borough Of
Louth. Mr.. Chichester Fortesque is not Lady
Waldegrave's first husband; indeed, he Is not
her second; nay, he is not even her third, She
has been led to the allar-always by a person
of excellent lneage-four times. Thrice
widow, four times wife, she is still blooming,
q belle, and 10 sober earnest, handsome aud
winning. Aud yet, though her two first hus-
bands we're Wadegraves, one OF them an earl;
and her two last respectively the grandson OF
an archbishop and the nephew of baron, she
herself could boast of but pebeian stock. She
is, 10 short, daughter OF the famous jewish
tenor singer Braham. who delighted the fash
ionable audiences Of London more than fifty
years ago, and was the Sims Reeves OF his time.
SCARLATINA.-Mrs. DR.. Lyman, Of New
York city, tells us that scarIatna need not be
more dangerous disease than any other. The
doctor says that the irritation OF the tissues OF
the skin should be brought to the surface by
wrapping the patient 10 linen sheet, wrung
out of hot water, as bot as the body will bear,
after which the child is to be put to bed, aud
we'll covered. The rash will Soou appear, and
then all that is needed is care that cold air does
not touch the body. By keeping the rash to
the surface, all the i'll effects which so often at
tend this disease will be prevented. Mrs. Ly-
man urges the same treatment IN measles, aud
for Group, hot applications to the throat and
all over the body. These diseases are prcva-
lent at this season OF the year, aud the simple
treatment prescribed by this lady physician
may prove very ethcacous 10 diminishing the
mortality among children.
REVENUE FOR THE STATE. 1t is emiuenly
incum bent GU the Legislature to see that the
taxatiou put upon the people is as light as 1t
can possibly be made, consistently with the inter
ests of the people. But it is equally lncum-
bent upon the Legislature to protect the peo-
pie from the unreasonable and almost endless
ills with which they would be visited 10 the
event of failure to meet the interest on the
State debt. Everybody would be delighted,
II,
ment of any taxes. And everybody is pleased
10 proportion to the smaIloess Of the amount
of taxes required to be paid for the public
good. But the State government must 20 oo, |
or all property made to contribute its manten-
ancc would become valueless. And the State
credit must be sustained. or results little less
ruinous will epsue-Rich Eng.
BURNING OF GEN. CUsTER's QUARTERS
A letter received by DR.. McDougall at Jetfer-
son barracks, from his SOC, Capt. Thomas Nc
Dougall, dated at Fort Abraham Lincoln, men
tons the burning down, 90 the 18th OF Febru-
airy, of Gen. Custer 5 quarters Inc whole post
was awakened by the firing of the scntine!s,
and it was at first supposed that the alarm was
in consequence of an attack by the Indians, as
the fort is 10 hostile country, and an attack |
had been menaced. Gen. Custer aud his FAM
liz had barely time to escape with their lives,
losing their furniture and clothing. 1t was
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