Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-05
Sunday Night In the State House o.
south Carolina.

sunday Night In the State House Of
SOuth Carolina.
10 night the members look sleepy, and thor
-uughly exhausted after the loss Of sleep since
Thursday morning. The hall is filthy and
doubtless filled with vermin, the floors are COW
cred with peanut shells, the debris o! the meals
of members, cigar stumps and fruit peelings;
but proposition to adjourn or even to leave it
tor an hour to have it swept up is rejccted.
This proposition, let it be said, comes from the
republicans. who, lor the Erst time, began to
appreciate cleanliness. 1t vas rejected b. the
democrats, because they saw trap in it to get
them out the garrison. to bar the door and pre-
vent any but those whom the republicans choose
TO admit from going in. So the hall remains
As nasty as a hogpeu. However uncomfortable
it may be the patriotic democrats have to grin
snd bear it. The darkies takeit easY; 10 many
ofihem the comfortable seats aud desks aud Car.
pets are luXuries which they are not accustomed
10, and they cheerfuily remain, smoking, chatt
ing and snoring around the stoves, or slowed
away in all sorts Of positions on the floor or
benches.
This evening visited the State House, was
admitted at the front door by soldier, passed
the Two senliuel1 and made my way up the
stairway 10 the door rf the hail Of the House
Of Representatives. The coored doolkeeper be-
gins to know me aud wcut in, for the first
time, without great deal Of questiol lug and
annoyance. There vas nothing going on; mem
bers were walking, sitting, chatting, smoking
and some sleeping. The only Two who seemed
to be officially engaged We're the Two members
who filled the respective Speakers chair side
by sidc When clmo out | met Uuited
States army officer going in. On reaching
the lower floor | walked about amoug the
soldiers, looking at the stacked arms
aud stood listening Tor while to u crowd OF
Boys 10 Blue who were singing comic sang.
While thus engaged Speaker Mackey came
running down stairs ana across the ball. stop
ped him 10 ask him the news, but lie answered
cvasivey and excused himself, saying he had
been sent for By Major Kellogg, who com
tnanded the troops ip the State House. lie
antere, room Immediately adioinlne tue OF
ice of the Secretary Of State and diagonally
opposite the Office Of Governor Chamberlain,
which, ! suppose, IS the temporary headquar'
ters of Major Kellogg.
While waiting for tie return ct NlackeY |
saw party of four civilians emerge from the
chamber of the Governors Office. They came
in my direction aud went up to the officer com.
tnanding the guard, who was walking to and
tro at the door. Here the gasllght fell full up.
On the party, and | recognized G. Z. Bowen, OF
rhar!eson Gen. Dennis, ezSuperiut endent OF
the Penitentlary, who commanded denera
Rugers troops on Tuesday last Judge De my,
of Indiana, aud the we'll known, thin, pale and
clear cut features of Gov. d. Il. Cham berlaln.
He spoke to the officer for moment and then
the party went by the front door. l followed,
saw the party enter carriage a1d drive on 10
an eastsrly direction, while the Governor lives
to the north Of the city. My direction Was
norther!y, or down toWo; the hour was about
twenty minutes past six aud it was very dark.
AS | passed the palmetto tree that stands 10
front Of the State House | saw the dim outline
Of figure walking slowly and then standing,
as if looking after the carriage. diVerged
from the pathway, scrutinizing the hgure,w which
was that of man 10 an overcoat, wearing a
beaver 1t vas Gen. Ruger. Here was SIM
gular lot of coinciGents there is something on
the tapis onight; what it is 10 one eau tell,
but something is contemplated Of q very serl-
Gus naturc.-NcU York Heram.
PALESTINE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES seem
scarcely to have realized the fact that Captain
Warren and bis ,reu have actually found King
So!omons wall, still standing as his builders
left it, mostly buried it is true, undor thous'
ands of tuns Of ruin and rubbish, but there still,
towering above its foundation on the living
r0ck-I40 feet IN some places, above l'O ieet
in otheis. Who is there that has really taken
in this astonishing tact2 Not many, thGk.
The grand barrier By which the wise and mighty
King separated the site Of the temple which
he was about to build for the dwelling place OF
God still exis,s IL has been examined and
measured by Captain Warren, whose indomit-
able energy aud courage enabled him to over
come all the obstacles and ali the dangers IN
v1lved 10 mining operations which have no
parallel in tho history Of the world.
Aud there the wall stands, preserved tor US
by the ruins heaped around it-rulns OF the
Holy House itself, and OF the CITY OF Jerusa-
lem. This wall is not merely founded on Inc
rock it is sunk into the rock, into Whlch SOCK
cts have been cut to recaive the lower course
of stones, and make them lmmovaole touhua-
tons for 50 mighty structure. Along the
scopd courss-that above the touudations-thc
stones arc found to be marked with PtDniolan
masons' marks (such rs exist to this day 10 the
ruins of Tyre and Sidon), aud thus enable us
to identity this as the work OF hing Hiram
builders. The splendor of the stones astonlsh.
cd Captain Warren
He speaks of their vast size, aud OF the most
beautiful masonry: The stones are tilted to-
sethcr in the most marvellous manner, the
jniuts being hardly discernible SO closely
lifted tina, a peuknifs cannot be inserted te.
tween them. Lst the reader try to imagine
this wall, Of which oil but the upper courses
still remain, standing up 100 feet from the bot
tom, lone unbroken face of masonry, such as
whether we take the aggregate mass OF 1t or
the size lone thirty eight feet niae inches long.
another weighing 100 ;uns) and hne dressing
of the individual stones, cannot be paralleed
elsewhere 10 the world, not even 10 Egypt.
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ANEW GDODS-Received this day: Allcock's
IN Porous Plssters, Herrick's Strengthening
Plastera, Tsrrants Extract, Bsrry's Hair Dye
wa 4 Sirop,