Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-04
Y'E,e Disputed States.
LOUISIANA,

\ card s published, signed by aCou: four
hundred firms and busscss men CT New Or.
leans, recitug that the liberties and welfare OF
Louisanu depend upon the establishment and
maintenance OF the lawfully elected soycralnent,
ofghich Nichols is executive head promising to
pay five per centum OF taxes for the ensuing
year in advance to support the same, ADD adj.
yisng the citizens throughout the Stale TO do
the same. Republicans say many who slg0ed
the cali had already paid their taxes: The
democratic Legislature has rented Odd Fellows
Hall TO hold their sessions. The radical Legis-
lature under suspension Of rules yesterday pass
ed bill reorganizipg the State militia. and APP
proprialiug 100000 therefor. The Congress
sional Committee agreed to report President
Ortoo, Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pauy, to the House for contempt. The examl-
nation of witnesses before 10th this and the
Senatorial Committee still continues.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Senate Committee in South Carolina is
aevoting its efforts at present to breaking down
by colored radical testimony the evidence
Of the army officers which was 50 damaging to
the Intimidation theory. The radicals are dis
couragcd by the action Of the Washington au-
thorities, and meeting, called in the interest
of Chamberlain last night, was an utter failure.
Inauguration OF Governor Hubbard.
HARTFORD, CT., January 3.-GoV. Hubbard
was formally inaugurated this afternoon. The
military parade, which has been = feature Of
the election day 10 May under the ola custom,
was dispensed with, the Governor bal0g escort.
cd from his residence to the State House by
the Governors horse and foot guards Ia nj.
uding 10 the complications of the Presidential
question, he declares it to b. unfortunate that
the result Of the nations suffrage is involved
10 the doings Of a returning board whose past
history is proof OF its utterly moral incspac!ty
for honest work. aud whose recent dolngs are
tainted with the deepest suspicion of fraud.
He dcpreca;cs military interference with gov
ernments Q! States, and says if the people of
the South are unfit for self government better
if it were possible to create there . dictator
who, being dependent on no party, would have
no party TO serve, or accept an equally Iawiess
Alternative, remand the States into a condition
Of territorial dependence and attempt another
experiment Of reconstruction, than 70 tolerate
usagcs and methods which are fatal to all the
traditions Of liberty, aud which, ii continued,
cannot 1all 10 tue emu 10 Destroy our WDUle syS-
tenn of free government, for bad examples are
contagious, and the military eDs!Gary which Is
trained in one State to day at the caprice OF
single man may be trained in another to NOR
row.
A SUDDEN MARRIAGE "A lady and geotle-
man Of this city, both quite young, met by
chance at table set to refresh New lear's
callers. After freely partaking Of the dantles
they began to banter each other about narl-
mopy, and agreed to be married. The time
for celebrating the nuptials vas at first fixed
for to-day. the 4th Instant. y minister hap
peued to be present, and it occurred 10 the par
ties that they might as we'll be married then
and there. The minister considered the propo-
siton as JOKE, but the parties declared their
earoestuess so cmphatica!iy that be was finally
persuaded to perform the ceremony. The mar.
rage was consum matcd, and the Dew bride
asked for a certificate, which was handed to her
Tuesday morning. She seemed Tor awhile to
repent of her hasty action, but soon frightened
up Wash. Republican.
Mr.. Little, The editor OF the Fredericksburg
News, in noticing the suspension OF the Herald
of the same town, closes some complimentary
remarks about its editor, Major Kelley, by sug
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