Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-19

House, saying he on y went down there to see ,e,
tho boys; that he did not answer TO tho r9,l'c call
or tnEc anv part in the proceedings. BY re-
oupst, Cain Sartaiu made similar explanation
for George Washington, saying Washington
would be in his scat to-day,
a New Orleans special, dated last night, to
the Baltimore Sun says: The rejection OF the
Nichols proposition to-day has had the effect
r. c0mnlicate the situation, as the Nichols side
now saw that they will make no further offer OF
comnromise The failure of the proposed com.
nrnmisc has brought down State bonds, and
,bo nrosnect is that they will tumble still lower.
Yarmouth and his ring, who have been invest,
inc heavily in the bonds, unloadcd yesterday
hrInr, the decline commenced anI realized
| largely. ,
| Yarmouth. who has heretofore beon ukewarn
IN PacEari's cause, and who has only renamed
in Packard's Legislature 10 the hope of being
| clactel Senator, has now, it is said, given 10
his full adhesion, and has promised to con-
tribute 500 900 to sustain Packard. 1t Is as
ceraincd that Warmoth and Mcmillan are re-
| snonsib, for the rejection OF the NICHOLS prop
osition by the Packard Legislature, as Pack
ards influence alone would not have been sui
| liccnt.
Yarmouth andMcNlillan want to bargain that
tar Of the port. The conservatives positively
refuse to make any such arrangement with
| Yarmouth, but they consider it no concern oil
theirs if the President chooses to appoint Nc
| MILAN. Yarmouth came into tho rotunda OF
th, st, Charles tonight and jccrlngy asked
whether Tic troops had been removed.
The commission arc again brought to stand
stilI. 10 night they sent another long cyphcr
d,natch IL Tue President acqual0tlng hun With
the facts and asking Tor further advice. GoV:
! Brown said TO night that the commission had
cone TO The extreme verge Of their authority Id
the cpdrayor to secure I compromise, but they
could take no part in urging an adjustment OF
thc Legislature by which 4 Senator WAS to be
barraiacd for in advance. This dsposcs en-
lircly of the widely circulated statement that
one object Of The commission was to secure q
reuublican Senator. The main hope now Of
the Packard people is to delay set lement IN,
Ill the meeting of Congress, when they expect
Great things from the Blalnes, the Mortons,
e.
The position is now advanced that even
should Packard's Legislature dissolve 1t Will
not affect his rights, or the other State officers
OF his government, and they will maintain the
contest TO the last
At midnight there are we'll authenticated ru
mors that despite Packard 5 and Yarmouth
efforts there will be big break tomorrow
among the colored members Of Packard's Leg
: islature to get over to Nichols
New ORLEANS, April 19.-The omnlsson
have received the resolutions Of the Packard
caucus declining the proposals of the Nichols
House Tor recognizing the Legislature They
will report to the President the failure. so far
Of the adjustment, and will remain and make
, further efforts to effect settlement though
the present plan would seem to have failed
1t may be fairly stated that the com mission ant
, prominent leaders on both sides still entertain
4 hone that terms alike honorable to all parties
! may yet be agreed upon.