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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30
Gathering Them III.

ELIZABETH, N. j., Oct Gothic Chief Of
Police of this city, last night arrested, at Nj or
ristown, i. Cass Csport, alias Carpenter, editor
and proprietor of the Columbia, S. G., Colum-
bian Union, on an indictment for forgery 10
raising two notes from 5000 to 81 600, also for
default of s., 900 iu his settlement with the U.
S. Government, which sum he drew on salary
and advertising accounts but did not pay the
bills. lie ran away from Columbia to Conncc-
ticut, then to New York and afterwards resided
two weeks in this city. Col. johnson, Of the
South Carolina Legislature, came with the
rcquisition from Gov. Hampton for Capert's
arrest. He is now in Jail and will be taken
aRav at once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30
NpWS ut tine S1&Y.

Fyrrandina has made another appeal for
EeIr. Funds are entirely exhausted aud there
arc hundreds Of people to feed. The situation
as regards deStiluiou has hardly been worse
during the epidemic than now. The fever is
uoder coutrol Of the resident physicians, and
DR.. Luke Z. Blackburn, CT Louisville, who
went to Fcrnandiua some time since, has left
to solicit aid 10 the West. There have been
nine cases siocc The last report and one death.
The steamship Bolivia, of the Anchor Lioe,
is DOW five days overdue at New York, and
nothing has been heard of her since she left
Neville Que day out from Glasgow. The steam
ship Britannia, which arrived at New Y ork on
Sunday from Liverpool, takes about the same
course, and reports that she did not sight the
Bolivia on the voyage. The agents think that
an accident has happened to her machinery and
hourly expect to hear of her return to Neville.
ut Pitlsburg, yesterday, Reddy Waxter, a
notorious character, who was tried and convlc
ted Of rob5ing railroad cars and shooting at the
officer who arrested him, was sentenced to the
pcnitcntiary for seven years. AS the officers
were taking him to jail crowd Of his friends
collected on Sixth street and attacked the
Deputy Sheriff. having bin 10 charge. The
prisoner, handcuffcd, made ais escape, and has
not yet been captured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30
The Eastern War.

A dispatch from Bucharest, dated yesterday.
says :-"Y esterday body of Russians carried
the Turkish position west of Telesbe, west OF
Plevns. One Pashs, several officers aud seven
companies of Turkish troops were taken prls
oners. Three oannons were captured.
A Constaptinople dispatch says "A dc.
tachment of Russians are at Slatza, south OF
the Balkans, 10 the rear Of Orchanie.
Moukhtar Pasha, telegraphing on Saturday
to Constantinople, announced that the Russians
were encamped within three hours march OF
his headquarters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30

The courao pursued by the oolored people of
Baltimore in voting the democratic ticket at the
late clectIonn that city, and thu probability III st
their example will be followed by their race in
Philsdell his next Tuesday, are the most hope
full signs we have yet seen of departure from
the bounds of the color limo 80 rigidly observ-
ed heretofore by that class Of voters. When
they fully resIze the responsibility as we'll
AS the free dom of citizenship. tho color line will
be completely broken,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30
The WarrcntOn Races.

| Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WANRENToN, Oct. 29.-Thc regular fall meet
ing OF the Warreuton Riding Club, which was
to nave come ctF Saturday, was postponed on
account of the incemency of the weather and
the bad condition Of the track. Some Of the
members Of The club, however, whose ardor
could not be quetcd by rain or mud, determine
I'd to have race anyhow, and about . o'clock
j, 10. a crowd of some two or three hundred
spectators, in which the male element largely
prcdQnnated, having assembled on the cub
grouads, stccple chase was announced. The
entrances were list. Bartclls' +. e. Bullet,
rider BartclI>; II. MartiI's b. b. Billy Horner,
4. DAnicl; 90. WiumiIi's CHI. e, Sensation, g.
DanicI. Everything was put in readiness, and
ut he sigOal the three made o gallant start,
runring 10 bunch to the first hurdle. which
Bullet shot over first, followed closely by Billy
Horucr, with Sensation third THIS order was
kept up to ard over the water leap; then Billy
lIorncr gained bis lost distance. went over the
third hurdle first; between that aud the earth
mound Bullet again passed hin. Over the
mound Bullet and Billy noruer ran neck and
ieck 10 the fourth hurdle. There Bullet recov
cred lis lead by length, and over the second
water leap and the stone wall the two horses
were exactly evc6; then Bullet went to the
front several lengths, land kept his place, closely
pressed by Billy Horncr, TO The end of the race.
Sensation kept respectful distance behiod the
other Two from first to last. Bartels thus adds
another to his victories 10 The riding club.
The race, Though gu irregular one, was wit
PISSED with much iatercst, and well repaid
'hoae who travrd the weather 10 see it. The
distance run Was two miles and half, over ten
Of the most difficult leaps ever used in racing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30

Ofthe seven hundred thousand dollars ex.
pended in charity during the past five years in
New York, two hundred thousand have gone
into the pockets of the distributors. and in one
district for every dollar appropriated for the
poor eigbty.seven cents have been paid to favor
ed officials.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30

Que week from to day elections will be held
in Maryaud Virginia. Nav York. Pennsyl.
vaua, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and hlississip.
pi, and the indications are that the democrats
will be successful 10 all Of them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30

The New York Herald very properly thinks
that the best way to quiet and efectua'ly settle
the obstreperous opponents OF the President
pacific policy is for the States of New York,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, aud New jersey
to 90 democratic at the approaching election,
but instead of advising the true friends of the
country am Dog the republican party to vote the
democratic ticket, and 50 secure the desirable
end iu view, it recommends them to adopt the
roundabout aud uncertain way of staying away
from the polls.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30

Mr.. Randall! has properly recogniz ed the pre-
pondeEatirg majority CT Southern democrats 10
Congress by giving them twentysix OF the
chairmanshps Of House committees, including
a plumber of the most important ones.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRLWEEKLY b
EDGAR SNOwDEN.
TUESDAY EvEN1Na, OCTOBER 80. 1877.
The whole power of tho government" ex-

The whole power of tho government, OK
erted under General Grants administration to
enforce radical supremacy at the South, is now,
under President Hayes, employed 10 the ap
parently difficult task Of explaining the exact
meaning of the Presidents order prohibiting
government oficeholdcrs from taking part 10
political caucuses. The President himself, bis
Postmaster General, and Secretary Sherman
have been busily engaged 10 the aboriou5 work
for SOM time past aud more recently Attorney
General Devens puts bis shoulder to the Wheel
and says 10 letter TO a friend 10 M'ssachu.
Sets:
IL learn with surprs, and regret that any OF
the republican officials hesitate either to speak
or vote, alleging as reason the Presidents re
cent civil service order. In distinct terms that
order states that the right Of officials to vote
and express their views on public questions,
either orally or through the press, is not deoied
provided it does not Interfere with the discharge
of their official duties Ifsuch gentlemen choose
not to vote, or not to express or enforce their
views 10 support cf the principles of the repub'
lican party, either orally or otherwise. they at
least should not give reason for such course
which is not justified by the order referred to,
and which is simply perversion OF 1t.
When the administration recoec!s that there
are none SO blind as those who will not see, 1t
will attend to its legitimate duties and save the
time it now devotes to pro6tless explorations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30

October 81. 1876, of diptLc ia, at the residence
of biz par eats, Brooklyn. N. T., WM. BKGS-
COE. only child of MelvIlle and ElVise j Lind
say, aged year, 5 months and "a daya.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30

At Elizabeth, N. j., to day, The jury 10 the
case of Nicholas Darby, charged with rioting 10
July last, were discharged as they we're unable
to agree upon verdict
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30
DIED..

The public school building at Charlton, lowe
was burned there last night. Loss $25 OW.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30
Congressional.

Nearly eight hundred and fifty bills and
jont resolutions we're introduced 10 tho House
Of Representatives yesterday, Dumber totally
unprecedented in the history Of that body. Not
uorc Ihan TWO hundred were ever before pre-.
scented in single day. Among them was one
by Mr.. Gondc providing that the wages paid
printers and bookhioders employed 10 the Gov
eminent Pricting Office, shall he the same as
paid them prior TO March 4, 1877, one by Gov.
Walker amending section 3473 of the Revised
Statutes so IS to read as follows :-"Al duties
on imports shall be paid in gold and silver coin
or Uolted States notes, and all other taxes,
debts or demands accruing or becoming due to
the United States shall be paid in like coin or
notes or national bank notes." Bills were also
presented approprating one million to deepen
the Missouri river and three millions tor the
Mississippi levees.
Among the bills presented in the Senate was
Que fixing the date Of the first annual meeting
of the present Congress on the first Monday of
November instead Of the first Monday 10 De-
cenbcr
1t is reported that seven Of the eleven mem
berS Of The House Committee on Banking and
Currency are 10 favor of the reconciliation of
the old silver dollar.
The toad as an insect destroyer is becoming
quite popular 10 Europe Oace a week toad
market is held regularly 10 Paris, to which
these little animals are brought carefully as
sorted, according to their strength and size, and
packed By the hundreds in baskets of damp
mess. The market is never over.stocked, and
those Of moderate size fod ready purchasers at
prices ranging. from seventy FIVE to eighty
francs per hundred. The majority of them are
brought up for the use of English market gar.
deus, and it is stated that orders are on hand
for the purchase at those rates of every basket
full that reaches the market.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30
Death Of General Forrest.

Gonoral Bedford Forrest, the great onfeder-
| csva'ry officer, died at 80 last night, al the
residence cf his brother, Col. jesse Forrest, in
Memphis, Tenn.
Nathan Bedford Forrest was born in Bedford
county, Tennessee, July IL. 1921 His father
removed to Mississippi and died there in 1897
leaving q large family dependent up Nathan.
He devoted himself to farming, and had little
opportunity for educating himself, except dur.
iGg the winter months. After leaving the mem.
bers Of his family in comparative prosperity he
| entered into business at Hernsndo, u.s., in
1912 and continued there till 1851, when he re.
moved TO Memphis, where be became q real
estate broker, and smassel a considerable for
time. Ho purchased extensive cotton plantations
in CoahOma county, Mississippi, and became
largo cotton grower. lie espoused tho Southern
cause, and in June 1861, he joined the Tennessee
Mounted Rlles 80 Il private, but in July he I'M
dertook 10 raise u regiment OF cavalry, and was
successful, c4uipping the mon from his own
mosHs. Uo was chosen Lieutenant Colonel,
and moved his men to Fort DonelsoD. His Il st
engagement WAS with tho Uuited States gunboat
at Canton Landing. He demonstrated against
the surrender Of Fort Donelson, and male his
e-caoe bafore the Gag of truce was sent. He
reached Nashville with the main part Of his
command, and his Ieg i'm ent being increased to
ten companies, he WAS chosen Colonel at Iuks
Lilo was in the batte Of Shiloh and was wounded
on q prll s. 1862 In the 70. lowing June he COM
mandcd tho cavalry at Chattanooga and parti-
clpated in the attack "n MurfrecsborC' July Is.
He was appointed gadierGeneral and com.
maEded the force at Murfreesboro'. AS com.
msnder ofn brigade, h, was in the action Of
psrker's Cross Reals and at Chicsmaugs.
Transferred TO North Mississippi in November
lst5 he was appointed NJ. jor General and as
signed to tho command Of tho cavalry depart
ment. Ho was in command Of Fort Pillow in
April. 1864 promoted to Lieutenant General
in FEBRUARY 1865, and surrendered at Gsine4.
Vi }s, May 9, 1865. Af.er the peace no was
President Of the Msrion and Memphis Railroad
until 1875, whsn he resigned
TIE STATE FAIR The annual exhibition of
The State Agricultural Society commenced
10 Richmond to-day and will, it is expected, |
prove grand success. The number of exhlb.
ilors is unusually large, aud the exhibits
in all the various branches have not been ez
ccllcd at any of the previous fairs of the society.
Tho chief attractioa after that afforded by
he Presidential party will be the competitive
drill on Thursday m ruing, to be participated
in by many of the best military companies in
the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30
From Sitka.

A Victoria dispatch says the steamship Cali.
fornis, from Sitks, arrived this morning. The
revenue cutter Oliver Wscott arrived at Sitka
on the l7lh. Chimient Indians had arrived a
few days previous to participate in grand pow
WOW given by Sitks Jack and his tribe. The
cutter arrived just in time to prevent Indians
from demolishlng the barricsde around town.
They had already commenced and had pulled
down some 2 feet, being protected BY seventy
armed warriors from any interference by the
whites The citiz ens think the timely arrival of
the cutter was the means of preventing the In
dans, during their drunken revelry from muder.
ing the whites. Thsre is much alarm among the
citizens. Nearly all of them are too poor to
abandon what property they have and leave the
country Some OF the storekeepers are making
prep arstlons to remove to Wraugel. Colonel
Deakena, recently appointed Collector has re-
turned on the California, and it is said he will
not return to Sitka unless thu Government fur.
nishes proper protection necessary for the safe
pros ,ulion Of the business of the Customs De-
partment. The steamer California landed at
Sitka three guns and left 80 600 pounds of pow.
der in the magazine, which is considered safe
from the Indians while there is cutter in the
bay.
THE DOG TAx.-The county of Bote.ourt, it
is stated, realized $l,O2l from the dog tax clear
Of expenses, which sum WAS devoted to the com.
mon schools, Bedford, as our readers know,
raised upwards of $4,000 from the same source
for the same purpose. The taxing Of dogs is
plainly very much neglected resource. Those
counties " hich have been suthoriz I'd to tax dogs
have raised much money by the tax. and have
certainly done much for the protection Of sheep.
Where the tax exists. the sheep that are killed
are paid for by the tax, and the remaining 10.
venue from this source is devoted to other pur.
poses. While We arelooking about for means to
preserve the State solvencs and lift her out of
debt this dog tax is most efficient means. If
the Legislature only had courage to impose this
tax it would help the State nightly -Richmond
Dispatch. ,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30

We all have chr preferences, but 90 one pc
f.rs to hear crying baby when the lart Is 4,
we'll known that Dr.. Bulls Baby Syrup "''''"
at once quiet it. % cts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30

BANQUET TO GEN. GRANT. he banquet
given by the American Minister in honor of
General Grant in Paris, last night, was very
brilliant affair. Among the distinguished guests
present were the Duke aud Duchess dc C5z?s,
tho Duke dc Broglic, NJ. de Fourtoo, General
and Madame Berthaut, NJ. Caiaux the Wis
count de Mcaux, NJ. Brunct, the Alarqnis
d'Atzlc and the Projects of Police and The
Seine.
Among the ladies present were also Nine.
Vosin, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Noyes and the Misses
Lincoln aud Stevens. The reception which fol
lowed the baLquet was attended by President
MacMahop, who wore the grand Gordon CT The
Legion Of Honor The Marshal remained au
hour. A large number of Americans, the en-
tire diplomatic corps and the elite Of French
society were present OF the reception. Tie
rooms were beautifully decorated and the build
ing was Illuminated. Gen. Grant will attend
the opera on Wednesday night.
During the day he will visit the works whore
the statue of Liberty for New York barber is
in process of construction and will be received
there by Marquis dc Rochambeau, the Marquis
de Lafayette, NJ. Laboulaye and other friends
of America,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30

Tho Committee on Privileges and Elections
formal discussion on the mode of proof to be
adopted in the SpofJrd- Kellogg case had snowr
that there was little prospect of unsnrity on The
subject, the committee adj burned unit! Thurs
day next.
In the meantime it is eypactc that both con-
te;tants VII prepare written arguments u bo
submitted to the connmitteo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30
FOREIGN MINISTERS.

John WEIGH, OF Pennsylvania, was nominated
by the President to day as Minister to iag! land
The nomination was received III secret session
by the Senate, and referred 10 the committee
The following nominations, made yesterday,
were confirmed to day :-Dlr. Noycs, France
MIR. Stoughton. Russia; Mr.. Osborne, Can
MIR. N. Fish, Switzerland; Mr.. kasson, Aus
tria, and Mr.. Lowell, Spain.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
The Chicago Tribune hangs out its

The Chicago Tribune hangs out it
scarecrow thusly. 1t says:
"a Washington dispatch says thai
ex-senator Henderson (of Missouri
has profIered some advice to the Pres
ident on Civil-Service reform which
has made serious impression upoI
him, viz:
The weakness of the PRESIDENT
position is that his predecessor LEFT
the Offices all filled with people wht
detest reform, and when Mr.. Hayel
laid 1t down as one of his constitu
tional principles that q man shall mo-
be removed from office but for cause
the thousands of officeholders who
detest his general policies were huge
ly delighted. Sixty thousand mer
could retain their places and spend
their leisure time in splitting upoI
the Administration! There are hun
dreds of clerks in the Interior De
partment who not only dislike Mr.
6churz, but they speak openly of him
with contempt. That alone is suffi.
Gent cause for their removal, and, IL
it should once become known that
Mr.. Schurz intends to remove every
man who 10 disrespectful to him
there would be no trouble. So, too
il the President were to announces
his purpose to remove all important
officials not in hearty accord with his
ideas In regard to reform in the SER
vice, there would be shaking among
dry bones. The old party leaders
who have their friends pushed into
al the best places, would take the
alarm Immediately. It is said that
the Senate would defeat any such
purpose on the part of the President,
but it cannot if he is dead In earnest.
Let all his new nominations be like
that Of John Welsh, and the Senate
cannot defeat one of them. Let him
select men SO good and popular and
bipartisan that the Senate dare not
reject them"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

It having been reported that Col
Bob Ingersolls religious views arose
from the severity In punishment O,
his father who was strict orthodo,
christian in belief, the Colonel take
occasion to deny that his father wa,
severe as reported, and says
MY father was man of great nat.
ural tenderness, and loved his chill
dren almost to insanity. The little
severity he had was produced by lid
religion. Like most men of his time,
he thought Solomon knew somethine
about raising children. For my part'
/ think he should have known better
than TO place the least confidence n
the advice Of man so utterly idiotic
e to imagine he could be happy with
100 wives. When / think Of the kind
Of God my father adcfed, and the ~
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
It is evident that the

It is evident that the republican
1 Senators at Washington find Them
/ selves very much at cross purposes
on the policy Of President Hayes, as
well a in regard to his civil service.
IL IS also evident that they are exer~
cising most remarkable patience and
moderation In regard to all differences
among themselves, and also between
: majority Of them and the Admins
tSation.
Ksecret caucus OF republicans Sen.
ators was held on the afternoon Of
the 10th inst, to compare notes and
arrange matters among them SO III
a. they could be. Special reporters
at Washington give their version OF
the result, and they all differ in many
things about 1t. 1t is not likely that
they know much if anything about
the result, since secrecy is strictly en-
Joined upon all the Senators in eau
Gus. Little dependence is to be placed
upon the version given by reporters
Of that caucus.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
TINE ARNaY pEcREAsE

Finally the democracy of the House
coaxed the Texas democratic members
to reduce the army to 10000 by put
ting provision into the bill that 4, 300
out Of the 10000 should be kept in
Texas. Such legislation is simply in
famous and the Senate will rightly
never consent to such a thing
Whether needed there or not for a
year to come they would have to stay
unless the President OVERRIDE the law.
Once the men who passed this law
rebelled because Abraham Lincoln
had been lawfully elected president.
Now they decline to support the ar
my unless this one branch of the leg
islature shall be permitted to alone
make the laws touching the size of the
army and the places where it shall bt
used. This principle carried out will
lodge all power in the Lower House
Of Congress by destroying the power
Of the Senate and the President. II
10 none other than q Capitalization OF
power in the House, if permitted.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

The story in regard to John Welsh,
the new appointee to England's hav-
ing an interest in slaves on q Cuban
plantation, has been satisfactorily ex-
planned, and the committee reported
favorabIy in his case. He was conse.
qnently confirmed by the Senate. II
10 said that Senator Don Cameron
asked for his confirmation as a per.
sonal favor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
coNkLlNc.

Mr.. Frank Hatton, editor of the
Burlington Hasck-Eye, enjoyed the
distinction of being the sole member
Of the Iowa delegation, who voted to
make Conkling President at the Gin.
cinnati Convention. Mr.. Hatto1
heard Senator Conkling's great two
days speech on Louisiana and south
ern affairs, and since then he has had
good cause to admire him. He has q
well written and highly compliment
tary article in the last Hasck- Eye
touching the Senator, and the hand.
some way in which he has recently
triumphed over the man millinerf
and political eunuchs of New York
State.