Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-04
EsssAA. EsREVs1'aGs.

We have been requested 10 call the atten-
tinu Of the police 10 Tie crowd ofmen and boys
who cODerCgatc on The corner oil hnE auu
West streets, every Sunday, and lnsult.i hose
who are passing with vulgar aud prtfane
language.
B. l. J. Baker l. Co., wreekers, at Norfolk,
have contracted to haul off the Schooner Il. n.
Vaughan, which went ashore in log uSar
Chcrrystore on the 23t OF JANUARY. Inc
Vaughan formerly traded TO this port
a petition was circulated 10 Cumberland on
Tuesday, aud very uutnerouSlr signed, request
lug tue General Assembly of NJ ryiand to pass
an appropriation fer placing fish ladders on the
dams OF HI Potomac
y marriage license was issued in Washing
ton yesterday to james r I'iccr and NJ sry ~.
Sopcr, toth # this city.
The German operative Building Assocla;,
ton, No. 2, at Its meeting last night, disposed
Of So 600 at discount OF Om 80 TO Az per u.
AT TIE request Of the Workingmen's Union
OF New York, Peter Cooper has drawn up
memorial to Congress, which he says he be.
Iicvcs will receive thc signatures OF majority
OF the crizcus OF the whole country. Ii will
organizations OF the United States in few
days. The memorial is entitled "The Petition
oil Those Who Live by Honest Labor 1t is
| as iol,rws:
70 the Senate ant House Of Representatives.
IN Congress assembled: Your petitioners uc-
sire most earnestly To represent TO your honor
able bodies the suffering condition OF hundreds
| Of Thousands who uot only rlsked their lives
but gave their best atfolts ia all forms Of
property aud labor to save the nation
through the years of lis greatest peril.
| We uow fnd oursclvc, deprived OF our form
er enploymcnts, property, and means OF l!v!ng
by what We regard as a mistake made ID the
| financial policy OF our c0uulry. We beileve that
it is even now possible Tor Congress to restore
prosperity to our suffering people by recognZ
ng The fact that there should be but one kud
Of mpuey io7 all purposes and all that Is now, or
ever has been required 70 cause Treasury uotes
| to be aud rCulan as valuable az gold, Is that the
! GogcrnmCnt should max" them receivable for
| ali forns OF taxes duties aud debts, aod al tie
same time int rcIang cabc, al the will Of the
| holder, with the ntcrcst-b;arlng bouds OF the
| e ,varumrn. We also suggest the with
drawal Of % or cent annu'!iy ot the present
National Is uk circulation, ill all is replaced
by grceubacks. We urge your honora-
| bic bodies BY every c0ns'icratlJn OF patriot
ism and humanity, ARD is the only mtars Of
establishing justice and prom ti1g tha general
welfare. . Icgisla;n at once in t,c relief OF the
great suffering aud continued loss that the
present policy o. Govrrt III ut entails Oh the
great n.ass OF the people. fhe circumstances
OF the country make some relief new iudis
pcn>abr, as a large part of the property Of
tic people is under mortgages that will IN IN
evitabIy pass the property from the dis
trcssed holders ioo the hands Of those who
now hold mortgages for but half Of its original
cost. We most urgently therefore press upon
Your consd, ration The means d relief set forth
il this petition, aud For this NC will ever pray.