Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-03
Irish Home Rule.


LONDON, July BIN the House Of Com
mons last night the discussion OF DIR. Butts
Home Rule motion was resumed. Daniel
O'Donohue, member for Traee, said the Home
Rule movement vas a miserable compromise,
connected by those who did not dare to face
the penalties of Fcnianism. He Acknowledged
the desire of England to conciate Ireland.
and said that persistence 10 this agitation would
be 10 defiance Of gratitude, justice and common
sense. He said the ultimate object OF the
leaders of the movement was to loclte the Irish
| to force repeal Of the union, and their success
would plunge ireland in civil war and annul
the recent progress 10 that country. He said
further, that if England continued to remove
every pretext for plea of msgovernment 10
Ireland the result would be disgracetul fail
ure of the movement. He frm y believed it's
success would bring ruin to the interests of
every man in ireland.
Mr.. Robert Lowe, member for the Universe.
ty of London, said the establishment OF local
Irish Parliament would involve the necessity
of similar bodies 10 Scotland and England, and
the result would be constant disputes and dlth-
cultieS.
Mr. Disraei was unable to agree that Ire,
land had right to greater amount OF sell
government than Scotland or England. He
demonstrated the grouudlessness OF the COM
plant that Irishmeo we're not appointed to
high Offices Of the Government, and denled
that Ireland was treated as conquered coun'
try, He said two separate Parllaments would
be constantly ii collision. The minority 10 the
Irish Parliament would be always Appearing 10
the Imperial Parliament
He opposed the motion, because 1t would be
injurious to both counties. To accept this mo-
ton would produce dsintegration in England,
and might result 10 the destruction Ut the em-
pre.
Mccarthy MITCHELL Nolan, the O'Connor
Dun, aud others, spoke 10 support OF the mo-
TOD.
Alta late hour the House divided, and DIR.
Butts resolve was rel c.ed-yeas, Gil nays,
1853.
WHAT RADICAL RULE CosTs.-It is only
the white people, property owners and tax
PAYERS, in the Eastern aud Southern counties
OF Virginia-where the colored element pre-
ponderates who groan under Radical rule,
and who fully appreciate what Radical rule
means. The Fredericksburg Herald says
The people in Southwest Virginia, in Pied
mont and in the valley, have very faint con-
ceptlun Of what it is.
There are some people who don't think it
amouots to much whether the Conservatives
or the Radicals are in the ascendant, but let
them once pass uoder the iron-hce despotSul
of that party, let them test it by the cruciblc OF
experience and they will never again utter
such sentiment.
The county of Norfolk has been and still is
under Radical domination. The abuses and
corrupIions there became so great that they
| IL, 4 Il La,
they became SO apparent As to call for unearth
ing and exposure. Judge Watts ofthe County
Court appointed an examining commission OF
half dozen discreet aud efficient gentlemen,
who made report to the Judge. 1t appears
by the report says Judge w.
That more than torty-67e per cent. Of the
entire revenue paid into the treasury of Nor.
folk county, in the way Of taxes is paid out to
support in filth and idleness, twenty ight
paupcrs, the inmates Of the poorhouse, In
other words, nearly one half eff the entire taxes
are appropriated ostensibly to the support of
there twenty-eight unfortuoa1es. For the
eight mouths ending April, 1874, the entire
amount expended by the Board was $l0,Sl7 IS.
! Or this amount 81 22043 we're disbursed on
account of the poorhouse, and $500. 10 for in-
quest and burying pauper dead, making total
of 81, 740.S3 expended on the poor account, ="
while only IS, 1862 was required to pay all
the other expenses Of the county OF every kind
whatsoever. The COMM: sIoners visited the
poorhouse and made thorough inspection Of
the premises, and they report its conditions
''most miserable" They found it filed with
filth and yermen, and the wretched inmates
half fed, the provisions furnished them being
of the most inferior quality, some OF them not
fit to be eaten, and the allowance issued very
scaut They report the inmates as having no
| comforts that the house is almost destitute Of
furniture and bed clothing, the whole amount
| on the premises not exceeding $50 IN value,
aud this Notwithstanding bills aggregatng
about $500 have been allowed by the Board OF
| Supervisors, within the past few mouths, for
furniture and bed clothes for the poorhouse. y
ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO BLACKMAIL. The
Washington Star OF yesterday has the follow
ing:
Sometime since Hon Fernando Wood was
called upon by one Mrs Samuel B. Murdoch,
and solicited by her to get her place in the
treasury She being from his district in New
York and recommended by his constituents, be
wrote letter to Mr.. McCartee, superintendent
OF the bureau of engraving and printing, who
gave her position 10 his bureau. Sometime
afterwards she called upon MIR. Wood with q
mau purportiDg to be her husband, and desired
that Mr. Wood should obtain place in the de-
partmeuts for him. Not liking the appearance
of the man much, Mr.. Wood failed to do any
thing for him. Subsequent to this, on the 18th
Of June, Mrs. Murdoch called at Mr. Wood's
residence, ostensiby on behalf of her husband,
and remained perhaps twenty minutes, and
went away. o. the Friday morning following,
June 10, at about 100 o'clock, the man Muir
dock suddenly appeared in the sleeplng-room
of Mr.. Wood, while he was dressing, aud
charging him boldly with having had Illicit in