Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-31
The Elections in England.

Bright, Dixon aud Muu,z, former members
are returned trou Birmingham, without op-
position. Karslake is returned from. Hunting
ton, and Colonel Olive, Conservative, from
Trome The liberals did not attemrt to COZ
test the latter borough, which has been repre-.
sented for the last five years by Thomas
Hughes.
Dispatches received mp to this hour show
seven Liberals and ten Conservatives have becn
returned, the Conservatives gaining one mem
Der at Trome.
DR.. Butt has retired from the contest at Man
chester AID Nolan at Greenwich.
The city candidatcs addressed their consttu-
ents last night.
Baron Rothschld said that, 10 his opinion,
MIR. Gladstone's promised remission of taxes
would involve loss Of nine millions sterling to
the revenue. He suggested that 4he deficiency
be met by system Of Licenses for all persons
engaged 10 trade and commerce.
Goscheu declared himself iu favor of the in
tegrity of the empire, by which he meant no
''home rule, and the maintenance OF the pre-
sent relations with the colonies. He hoped
the Ashantee war would not COST over a million
pounds.
! He favored the advancement of the working
classes by education, and the removal OF burden
sumo taxation, but was opposed to the Govern.
meut 6Ldiug employment tor them i'll times of
scarcity, because such relief would sap the
spirit of independence.
VIM. H. Smith, Conservative candidate tor
Westminster. also spoke at Il public meeting.
| H. stated that during his recent visit to the
United States he had full opportunity to observe
the universally corrupIiug Influence of Demo-
cratic institutions which the Liberals sought to
introduced into England.
A GOVERNORS MESSAGE The Governor
of Iowa had quite an Interesting complication
of difficulties in connection with the publication
of his late mesSage-.a copy of the message Was
mailed to all the newspapers in the State a few
days previous to the meeting OF the Legislature.
In order to be on tIme, the papers had the
message put 10 type, the Legislature delayed
organizing for several weeks, and the papers
had to have the type, so it was printed in ad
vance of It's delivery. This course created quite
an amount ofcommcnt, which rendered it ueees
sary for the Governor to send MESSAGE to the
Legislature after it's orgarlz alton explaining it.
He says tha, tie premature publication OF his
message, which he terms "a State child born
out of wedlcck" On account # the lock in the
House, was occasioucd by the papers having
the message in type being obliged to use ii III
order to get the use of the type for their rcgu-
lar publication. H. exouerated them from all
blame. aud regretted that such procedure had
been necessary. Calling the message "a State
child born out of wndock'' is good even for an
Iowa Governor. = Washington Chronicle
| FRIGHTENED "A BURGLAR 10 Greensburg,
Pa, WAS recently caught 10 a remarkable man
Der Breaking into clio Ied and uuoccupied
| Office of physician of that town, the BURGLAR
opened closet (while his companion with a
| dark lantern Was in another part Of the room
and feeling for clothing at about The height Of
closet hooks generally, got his hands between
the jaws of a skeleton, which being adjusted
with coil spring, aud kept open with thread,
closed suddenly Oh the iurudiug hand by the
breaking of the thread. A sudden thought
striking the burglar of bis being caught by a
skeleton 10 the doctor closet so terrified him
that he uttered faint shrek, and when his
companion turned the lantern toward MIN and
he beheld himself 10 the grim and ghastIy jaws
of death, he became 50 overpowered by fear
that he tainted, fell insensible to the fnor,
pulling the skeleton down upon him, and max
ing so much boise that his companion fed i'm
mediately, and the doctor, alarmed at the noise
and CONFUSION, fastened into the Office and Sc
cured the terror stricken burglar, still held by
the skeleton.
A LIQUOR LAW The Massachusetts, Lcgis-
lature has before it, as substitute for the pro-
hibitory law, license law which shows great
strictness in its provisions. 1t prescribes who
shall sell, and on what conditions; submits the
applications of all dealers to a commission to be
appointed by the cities and towns of the State;
graduates the rates for granting licenses; atixes
proper penalties to the breach of the law; for
bids sales at stated hours each day and on the
Sabbath, as we'll as to Intoxicated persons and
to minors; authorizes the license Commission
ers to make personal Investigations at any
time, aud to call on the consabes aud police;
empowers them to take samples Of liquors ex-
posed for sale and subject them to analysis, aud
makes the license furteit for three years when
they are impure or Of bad quality; aud forbids
the selling by licensed person to any one who
may be complained of by wife, husband, parent
or adult as uu6t to use it. by reason Of habitu
al excuses, the condition Of his health in con.
sequence, and the neglect of his family aud
business.
PROPER DIRECTION. i From the Piedmont
Virgiuiau The following liues were found
tackled to bux Of turkies received by Maj. +,
TAYLOR few DAYS since