Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-08
Political News.


crate generals now members Of the Senate
aud the House have called 90 Mr.. Randall
aud stated t. him that they Sec no objection to
the oath proposed By Mr. Blaine as az amend
ment to his general amnesty bill. and tha. they
will not object it he accepts it and rejects the
other amendment of Mr.. Blaine excluding
Jefferson Davis from amnesty. What Mr..
Blalne'S idea is in his motion 10 exclude JET
terson Davis istor him to explain: Twice has
republican House Of Repr .ntativcs passed
general amnesty bill incl udlug jefferson Davis
and Mr.. Blame has made no objection. MIR.
Randall, 10 Difference to the views Of Southern
members, will probably couclule 10 accept the
oath proposed by Mr.. Blan". wh!ch is an oath
that no citz.n Of the United States could Oh
ject to take 1t will then be seen whether the
Scuate m:El take The responsibility which 1t has
twice before shouldcrcd, Of refusing to grant
general amnesty.
Genera Butler was counsel in recent libel
suit against the Boston Herald, and secured
for his client a verdict of one dollar instead Of
the SO 900 he III ID for. The Herald now
gets even with him f,r some of his filings at it
by repr ,ducing this chapter in history: In
the course vi the recent libel suit Ben Butler
trl to ascertain the value OF the Herald
which reminds us that he had an opportunity
10 learn lis price some years ago. when poll
teal friend or his came to Us with the proposal
that we should favor old Ben for Governor and
name our own price. Our Inswcr was, that If
Ben or his friends wanted the Herald to sup
port him they could buy the concern for It's
full value. He may remember the price men
toned then, but its value has been increased
since by frhing all kinds Of shy>ter>. >windlers
aud frau l..
The Philadelphia qrIrcr, a rrpublicn pa
per. says: The spirit Of Senator Mortuus
Mississippi resolution is repugoant 10 the id "a
of reunited couLtry; it is distaStrfu to The
overwhelming maj .rlty OF men who d.slre to
Yet the dead past bury lis dead Tn, war is
over-,rhy try to breathe new life into i, -? The
fire Is gu, why strive to fan the cmbers into
fame We want no more mrddlesnme later
terence in State affairs We want brothcrly
love, fair dealing, the burial of old differences,
the equality Of ali thu States, and a union with
out dlscord Mr.. MHrton mistakes the hunlr
OF the American people if he thinks he can
dose thrm w'h any more Of his Dosrums.
The Texas Democratic Convention made the
following nomi ations last night: For Gov.
crnor Riclari Coke; Lieutenant q vernon. H.
Is. Hubbard Attorney General II. Fl. Boone;
Stat. Treasurer, \. j D,rn; Comptroller,
Stepheo H. Dardio; Commissioner OF The Lard
Office } J Groos. For Presidential EIrc.
tors. ID. G. GlddngS aud B. Ii. Epp4rsou. o.
NJ. Il .pert$ for Chief Jusict.
At the last election 10 Florida an ameudmrnt
was passed providing for biennial sessions of
the Legislature. the first session to he held 10
1877. At the same time the clause providing
tor annual SESSIONS was expuug,d so there Is
60 provision !or LEGISLATURE this year. BY
this lcrtuuate buuder til" State is saved the TX
pense Of a session of the Legislature.
LONDON ALE AND PoRTER.-Th Encl sb
Sanitary Record has Tie following: I'VE
would call attention to the brief statement
which was publish of the results Of one hun
ired and nineteen separate analyses Of sam
pies of ale and porter sold over the counter by
publlcans 10 various parts OF London. They
shOw such percentage of ale mol that il is
obvious that person who drinks two quarts of
uur-ponny ale or porter consumes more alec.
ho than is contained ir half a pint of brandy
or w'Il>key. This will, no doubt, aStonSh
good uany people who are apt to think c u
pie o! quarts OF ale day, quite moderate al
owauce, and when they fad iUtoxlcaiou from
beer among the lower classes so common are
apt t. attribute 1t TO some mysterious adulte.
alton of ale and beer We have excellent rea.
IONS Tor stating that the main adulteraton of
re aud porter practlced III l. ,udon is the add-
ion Of sugar or treace aud water, and the
ameUtabic frequency of intox cation is mainly
Tue to excess of quantity rather than to defect
n quality in beer
The VICTORY OF THE SOUTH The Mobile
Register says:
THE truth Is, the entire South is growing
apldy in population. There hes been no great
ush OF immigration. but constant tricking
nto various healthy AID fertile sections of our
Nj Southland of Northern and Western fsm.
les who seek refuge from the rclemency of
heir colder climate. In South Carolina, Flor
ia and ARKANSAS and North Louisisns this in
Lax ot population has been very marked while
n Texas there has been an absolute tide of new
'eoples from ell quarters Of the world Here IN
AIAoa''ia We have witnessed current of imni
.ratlon OF 10 insignificant kind Along the
tennessee river, throughout. the vslcys OF
worth Alabama, we find everywhere strange
ane: and laces. A doZan villages have sprung |
p a1ound IRON furnaces which are owned by
zen late!y from the North. There is no ques-
Ion that the South is asserting her birtnrlght |
ne gentle light OF the Southern cross is at !
racing ne gaze OF mil ions and when the cen.
as o! 1850 is taken, il will be found that the |
confederate struggle which for ced the emaaci-
alton OF the slaves mas resulted, under the mys.
eTiouS workings Of Providence in nscrlbing
Ultimate victory upon the banner of the South" |
SHOOTING AFFAIR AT VIENNA. At Vienna |
eSteday difficulty occurred between color
d blacksmith named Stephen, 10 the employ
Mr.. ". Is. Lewis, aud George GunnelI, |
eeper OF q bar room. Dr. Williams, mag.
'trate,to keep the peace, told the co,ored map
} run away, which he did, but while RUBBING
Iunne!l shot FIVE times at him with gun and !
istoi, but did not hit him once.
Today Is the anniversary OF the battle Of
'eW Orleans.