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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-03
OBITUARY..

COMMODORE CHARLES Il. r. CALDWELL
BOsTON, Dec. 2.-Commodore Charles II. b.
Caldwell, L. :. NJ died wallhan Mass rday night.
lie was born in Massachusetts, but was APP
pointed TO the service from Connecticut February y,
ISIS, serving on the Mediterranean SQUADRON lie was
Ironot 70 pas miishipmsn May %, 1874; was
commissioned uieuaat 1T mb.r 4, 1852 as com
mandcr jay 10 1862 As captain, December Y, 1867.
ana rs commodore, June a. 1874 lie served IN all
Iar,s OF t4e world IN 1885, With detachment OF
men aud marines from the sO0pOWar Vandaia be de-
ieacd a tribe Of cauubals at Vega, OF the Fcjee
Islands, aud burned their town. in the War o. the Re-
i'.4on Ac Was attached 10 the West Gu BlOckadug
- atron commanded TIE uOu-cIad Essex Of the Mis-
h'fpm squadron, ana TIE steamers aucus and X. l..
tller. u The North Atlantic BlOchadIug Squadron; he
Nas present 80 The bombardmcut and passage OF Forts
c4sol and ST. Philip and ChamtIte Batteries, the cap
t1le OF NcwOrleans and the surrender Of Whining on.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-03

The professor, addressing with triumphant
r his audience at the end o. the lecture exclaimed
" II seems TO that demonstration like tlat 10 worth
something" Lets git eOut, said economical back
MOodsman 10 his "Ihey air gYIue to take up "A col
lection"
FAMILY SCESE.-Alad8me is talking with a
hlend-h her child listening. Madame-Imaglne, my
gear, the distress am IN this sammer. | lost my haif
thd uutcuuptng)-OJ, mol mamma | know where
Tie Aalr is yOu wear saw 1t IN drawer this morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-03

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Midnight Irregular ~Ai'e iiNt ~ '"''
. tas dsnns 'ASss nouns
TeuUEE OFFICE, Dec 81 a. m.-Duiing tho Iair
weather of the past days there was s'oady rise Of
airpressure, except q slight falling of toward sunday
midnight AS shown IN the lower diagram The extreme
rise indicates that unfayorabe change OF weather 10
approaclng The temperature vas below ireeIinspom'
all Yesterday -. -. -. 80
For this city and vicinity fair, cool weather may be eh
uected, slowly becoming somewhat HafneI o-'hoI'
row, increasing warmth ana clOudlheSs he lIop"pio
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-03
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
OEFIcIAL REPORTS.

STATEMENTS RECEIVED BY THE STATE CNiiNEHR
FROM THE NTW-yOEh NEW-HAYEN AND HART
FORD, AND THE BOSTON AND ALBANY RAIL
EOADS.
ALBANY, Dec 1.-The following railroad re-
ror- hayo been received By The stale Engineer, exam
incd, ana ordered fled:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-03
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.

GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.
For the Middle Atlantic States, falling
barometer. EOutheastcTly southwestcry WHO'S anu
W4Imer, clear on purify cloudy Nenlher.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22
'FIic Christ OF the Poor.

81 want to ask leave of the church to be al,
sent on the Sabbaths following the first in Feb
ruary into the early part OK March.
MIR. BGechcr rose to make this request in
the business meeting which followed the prayer
mecti0g last night, and said that he did not
propose to preach any fewer Sabbaths during
the year 10 consequence Of this absence, that
he would take out Of the summer and autumn
as many Sabbaths as he remained away. The
consent was granted by unanimous vote.
After the regular exercises MIR. Becchcr said !:
There is q great deal Of discussion as to the
reality of the divine disclosure as to the whole
scheme Of Christianity. No man can read the
New Testament hecdiuly without perceiviDg
that we arc discussing the question from one
standpoint and the whole New Testament is
discussing it from another and that the genius
of the discussion is 90 totally different planes
We arc discussing Christ and the whole scheme
of moral truth; we demand historic evidence,
and evidence which appeals itself to the reason.
Some persons seem to have the gilt Of heal
ing Now, the medical faculty call it imag-
nation. Ii am sutferiog with neuralgia, it
dom make particle Of difference to me how
am cured, if only am, and ! don't care
whether | am cured by my imagination or not.
They may say, You only think you are
cured" Well, that is all want
This world has always been miserable aud
wretohed world, and always will be. Take
spoon and stir it up and it is dregs. The upper
half of the population gets all the advantage,
and the lower half are worse than when the
world was 10 state Of barbarism. Now, both
our Master and His apostles put the divinity Of
Christ on this. There was 10 Him power for
the wretched, and a power that cao succor the
Wretched cannot be anything but divine. Christ
came to the poor, the neglected., the captive,
the slave, and lie had message for them that
brought light and hope into despair. Let men
reason about II. 1t amuses them and don't
hurt anybody. take pleasure in knowing
that while this church has newspaper noto
riety yet what goes into the papers is but a it,
tie OF its lite. There is much Of this wor; of
Christ being done by its members both at home
and abroad.
Here ar opportunity was given for 10 va
chose to speak, and Brother Shearman ru,c
and among other things, said he thought PEG.
pie knew too l:ltie about the state of society in
those olden times to see the great progress that
has been made.
Mr.. Beeeher answered By saying that Broth
er Shearman had stirred him up like beehive,
that be wanted to say 200 things and then
went 90 TO tell about aocleot Greclan society.
tcrmlng Greece THE devils own cadron."
lie became Sd excited in bis speech that he
could not keep his seat, but rose and walked
the platform. -Nau York Herall
Specimens of the small snakes that fell 10
the rain storm at Memphis, Tenn, last week,
have been forwarded 10 the Smithsonian IDsti-
tuition, Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

Though some OF the Northern democrats op-
pose the compromise plan for settling the pres
idental difficulty, the chief opposition to the
adoptioa Of that lian comes from the radical
leaders, Mr. llaycs's own home organ, the
Columbus State Journal leading off, but fol-
lowed closely by Cen Grants organ, MIR. Muir
tagh, and by Mr.. Morton, and, in fact, by nearly
all the radical managers, and so potent is their
influence on the party at large that, at their
Senatorial caucus, last Saturday evening, to
determine upon what course TO pursue with re-
gard to the plan, resolution 10 support it was
defeated, and every Senator left to vote as he
might please.
At the Senatorial! democratic caucus, held
the same evening, it was determined to support
the compromise, not because there were not Sc
rious objections to it, but because the country S
interests were considered Of more Importance
than mere party's, and because the Senators
were willing to accept any reasonable mode by
which the present deplorahic condition Of the
country could be improved. The contrast pre-
sented by the TWO parties in their efforts 10
elect President is still observable 10 their en-.
deuyors to have him iDauSuratcd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22
EGwS of the Day.

On Saturday morning the dead body Of Chas.
Collins, chief engineer Of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern railway, vas found at his
residence 10 Cleveland. 1t was apparent that
be had been dead twenty -four hours. ln oce
hand he grasped revolver, while another pls'
tol aud razor we're lying beside him on the
bed. lie undoubtedly committed suicide by
shooting, and it is believed that anxiety on ac-
count of the late accident at Ashtabua affected
his reason. The family of Mr.. Collins Was abb
sent at the time of his suicide.
At Petersburg, Va, on Saturday last, the
trial Of Richard Bagby, prominent merchant,
charged with counseing and abelting Samuel
II. Thorburn to make false entry 10 the indl.
vduaI ledger of the Citizens Bank Of that
city. by which the firm of S. J. Gates & Co.
were enabled to overdraw their account about
$l0,000 took place in the Corporation Court.
Alter the testimony and argument the jury re-
tired and in twenty minutes returned verdict
of not guilty.
Two South Carolina negroes fought duel at
Fair Bluff, North Carolina, Saturday. One
was 4 democrat and the other republican,
They fought about politics. There were four
exchanges Of shots; one was wounded three
times, dangerously, the other wounded IN the
right arm.
y cadet at the Virginia Military Institute
uamed Walter l.. KERN, while skating at Lex.
iugton last week, was knocked down by a ne
gro. and during quarrel that ensued he stab.
bed the negro. but did not ipiure him fatally.
The annual meeting Of the l5'naI Birth 81
the United States commenced Il! Cincinnati
yesterday. About one hundred delegates were
present from all parts Of the country, and more
were expected.
The City Council OF Lynchburg, Va, have
| presented the members of the Hook and Lad
der Company of that city with scrviceahle ant
| handsome overcoatS.
! Luther Lee, collector Of customs At Norfolk,
| died SATURDAY.,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22
FOREIGN News.

Gen. lgnatieff, at the meeting OF the con-
ference, ON Saturday, declared that II the
Porte should disregard the armisticc. or take
any action hostile to Montenegro or Servla, or
if the Christian inhabitants Of Turkey should
be subjected to any hardships. Europe would
treat such proceedings as provocatlon, and
would consider what course ought to be adopt
ed. lie also remarked that the European plen-
ipotentiaries had received petitions from the
Christians of Macedon, Thessaly, Eplrus and
Crete. All the plenpotentiarles assembled at
the Austrian embassy, and signed the inai pro-
tocol of the conference. The ambassadors Of
the European powers have requested audiences
with the Sultan for the purpose Of taxing their
leave. The Sultan will probably receive them
to-day. Russia is beginning to represent to
the powers that the demands OF the conference
having been rejected, it devoves upon Europe
to take more torclble proceedings. Should
Europe find it impossible to agree ca joint ac'
ton, Russia will be able to declare that the
failure of the conference is the defeat OF EUROPE
not Of Russia. Meanwhile it appears that
Russia wishes to make some arrangements
with Austria respecting joint occupation Of
Bulgaria ana D050la. Inc Stcauy leiuloice-
ment OF the Russian army probably means
no more than that the Russians will cross the
Pruth, but without any immediate intention
of crossing the Danube. 1t is probable that
Turkey would tolerate the presence OF the Rus
slams 10 Roumana for short time, after which
the financial strain caused by the large arma-
ments which she has been compelled to keep
Up would compel her TO choose her course.
Hobart Pasha has been instructed to otter ad.
mission into the Turkish fleet to y number OF
British naval officers.
The recent hostile utteraaces Of the German
press have caused very serious impression at
Paris. The Freoch journals advocate strict
attitude Of nou-intcriereuce in regard to foreign
affairs. They deny that any extraordinary
measures Of army organization are on foot
10 London las: week the demand for coffee
was steady, prices gave way from the highest
point IS to 4s. per cwt. and the bulk Of Rio
was Withdrawn FROM market. The famine IN
India, it is noticed, is having effect upon prices
Of rice. Sugars are again noticed rs being
fat, and prices have fallen of 2s. to %. per
cWt.
Viscouut Gage, Of Ireland is dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

Dispatches from Springfield Indicate that
Gen. John y. Logan,who, previous to the com.
mencemeut OF the late war, threatened death
and destruction, aud march over his dead
body, to such Illinois troops as might desire to
invade the South, but who soou changed his
tune and became such Southern hater az to
win the lasting friendship OF Gen. Grant, is
about 10 close his Senatorial life, and like MIR.
Boutwell,, retire to that privacy from which,
for the we'll being of the country. lie should
never have emerged, and that he will do so in
most undigniied way, for so disguised were
some of the members Of the illinois legislature
with his lobbying for reelection last Saturday
that resolution was Introduced requesting
him to leave Springfield and 80 about his bust
ness 10 Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22
lHy Tcleprauh.

new YORK, Jan. 22--Stocks hr:i'o "".'
strong. Money. Gold 1867. Gor"rnme"!.--
very little doing, but strong. Flour qua "..
unchanged. Wheat dull and unchanged. '''"
quiet and unchanged.
BALTIMORE Jan y. u -VirginiaG:, dete:t+a.
=; Vlrginias, consolidated. Gi; do "a scrie' ri.
Cotton finn and quiet; rniddling l.: Flour Il.'".
and firm; Howard street and Western Suptr-'
s. 50; do. Extra Ga$G 80; do. Family ,as.
City Mills Super BASS 50; do. Extre o':,' ~
DO. Rio brands BASS 25 DO Family :, :; =
Wheat quiet; No. Western winter red I'4
Ia; No. = Chicago spring l4Oal42; PcN3a. i''
l54alo5; Maryland red prime lJ5tl'Vi 10. H'n
Der l62; do. white l50slGO Corn-So"'"s',
quiet and firm; Western active, lrnler ma
higher Southern white JGajo do. yc.!o% o's 80
Western mixed now spot 59t Jan -; req. 49,
Mar 81; Apr III Oats quiet and steady 's'G IT,"
ern primo 40a4l; Western white lJ4i2' h5
frmer and higher at 1Oa111. Clover Seed 4".',
at l4sSl4 50. Hay quiet and steady Maria.
and Pennsylvania prime lEaSi6 i'@''''''.'
quiet and heavy. Pork IS 2jaSlo 81. h:en"
shoulders TIC, crar rib sidea lotc; ham Ii'
Lard-retned T. Butter quiet rnd strf''
Western good to prime .-,2423c do. extra Inc 80
AS. Coffee dull, weak and lover hIo rAfL 80
l8a2l4 jobbing lsa22 Suga: a"'"i ~
Whskey dull at 81 T.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2!.-~Cat,:G tuI; ,"',s
of 25O0 extra PennsyiVsDln and Western ','%"'7
at GtsG5c; fair to good safe. and common lH'.''
Sheep in fair demand sales of .UUu st 4 -
Hogs firmly held sales Of 100 81 "a: IL ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22
DAILY AND TRLWEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN-
GAZETTE BUILDING, No. 70 PRINCE STREET
ALEXANDRIA, MONDAY, JAN. %.

Everybody no. blinded by partisan or selfish
motives knows that Alr. Ti!den has been fairly
elected, and that every circumstance relating to
the election that mas occurred since the eth of
November, from the pro,racted delay 10 the
reception of the returns 10 the disputed States
to the Infamous action Of the returning boards.
tends to subs,antiatc the charge that the maj
ayers Of the radical party have conspred 10
cheat him on. Of his election by the most giar-
ing frauds ever attempted upon an intelligent
pccp!-. Every man who has read the Constl'
tuition also knows, for the phrassolcgy is as
unambieuous as that ordinarily met with, that
that instrument provides for the decision OF
such eases as the one nGw existing. The radicals
as well as the democrats know that Mr.. Ill
den is elected, and that the Constitution pro-
yides way by which thai election can be ratl-
fed. but because they do is no reason, now,
why Northern democrats should oppose the
compromise plan of the joint Congressional
committee. These Northcrn democrats noml-
mated Mr.. Ti!deu, and, with the assistance OF
the South, elected him by ma orlty Of mil
lion Of the white voters Of the country, By a
popular mooritY Of three hundred thousand,
and by an electoral majority Of twelve. Not.
withstarding all this, however, they induced
the people of the country, including the South
ern democrats, to believe that they SO loved their
bonds and stocks that they would not oppose,
by any measures more torcibe than protests, the
radical schcWa 10 IuaugGrate Hayes. The
Southern democrats, acting under this belief,
accepted tie compromise plaD as the only pos
sib!e means of securing the Inauguration OF
the man for whom they had voted and who
had been fairly elected, and the opposition 10
the measure by the Northern democrats, now,
seems almost iaexp'icable. Ii they had said,
before lie .ont committee reported, this
is a republican, government, the living prlu-
chile G.! which il that governments exist
by the cpnscut vi the governed; that that
consent IS Determined by ballet, that MIR.
Tidcn has received an overwhelming ma
iority OF those ballots, and consequently shall
he naugura!cd," no Southern democrat would
have thought for moment OF sustaining the
committees report. but nasmuch as they hest
tatcd, halted aud finally allowed the country
to believe that they would quietly submit to
radical audacuy and brayado, and by that
means induced tie Southern democracy to &C
cent the conference as the best they could get
under the circumstances, it strikes US that their
present determination to defend their rights
and stand by the constitution is too late, and
that thei. better course would be to accept the
compromise with the best geace they can, pro-
posing, however, as an amendment to 1t, a
measure thu: wi! tend to insure the integrity
Of the tribupa wh.ch is that the Senators and
REPRESENTATIVES OF il shall be selected by their
politica! opponents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

The radicals entertain no higher opinion OF
the sense of justice and equity OF their leading
men than the democrats do: form their efforts
TO Influence them, they use the same means
they would employ to buy the vote Of the most
degraded man in their party, and appeal to the
prejudice or tempt the ayarce Of their u. S.
Senators with as much impunity as though
they wero dealing with the members Of South
Carolina or Louisiana radical legislature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

Color IN MAsoNRY.-The whole OF the fore
noon, and a portion Of tho afternoon of the
Grand Lodge meeting was devoted to the dis
custom of Whist is called tho african Lodge"
Tho question Of recognizing the cclored lodges
has long been discussed by the Masonic frater-
nifty. Last year tho Grand Master alluded to
tho subject III his address, and as tie lodge had
an application from Prince Hsll lodge Of Bos-
ton, and two from two lodges here in the State
asking to be recognized, it was deemed best to
bring the matter to q conclusion as soon IS pos
sible. Accordingly that portion OF the Grand
Masters address which referred 10 the question
and the three communications were referred 10
n large committee. Yesterday three reports
were made, one by MIR. A. ". =. Pierson, one
by Aaron Goodrich. and one by Mr.. Griswold.
The two first reported against recognizing the
colored people. The last Mr.. Griswo!d, report
ed in favor Of recognizing them. The whole
question resolves itself according TO the reports,
INTO question Of history. The two that agree
against recognizing tho colored lodges affirm
and maintain that the colored lodges are not
now and never have been recognized IS belong.
ing to the Masonic fraternity, and all searched
diligently the Masonic history to ascertain
Whether or not tho colored brethren had ever
been taken in. Mr. Goodrich goes to tho oldest
kind of English law to show what free man is,
snd claims that none but free man can bo a
Mason. nj r. a. L. -. leISuli 5 report WAS alsO
quito long and reaches tho same conclusion but
by different line of argument. The discussion
was brought To q close by the adoption Of three
resolutions attached TO the report Of Mr.. a. It.
c. Pierson, as follows: That the Grand Lodge
Of Minnesota declines to recognize the Prince
Hall Grand Lodge, located in Boston, Mass,
for the reason of its irregular formation. That
the Grand Lodge cannot recognize charters as
having any validity in this State except those
issued by lis authority; and it cannot issue
charters except to such Masons as are Of its obs
dience. That color is neitte bar nor recon-
incubation to the acceptance of the Masonic de.
greos in this Jurisdiction and that it is perfectly
for any lodge in this jurisdiction to
make Masons OF any parties possessing the re-
quired qualifications" The vote By which the
resolutions were adopted is 32l in favor Of them
and against, which appears to be sufficiently
decisive to settle the mstte7.-tS.. Pa.!, lIinn.
Pioneer Prc2S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

Receipts Of Grain arc fair, %Nd price: Hfe '''
little changed since our las. report, oH1E!""'
to-day Of 100 bushels Of Whcst with ra."' al il
alCS. as to quality; and Of IT'S bushels 0! COX"
at So and IT. No Rye or Oats reported. to"''H.
produce in light receipt al quotation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22

The Cumberland miners have agreed to work
at fifty-fve cents ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22
Virginians On the Compromise.

The Richmond correspondent of the Now
York Herald says in reference to the feeling in
Richmond about the compromise plan:
Governor kenper ssys: Looking to all tho
plans Of settlement which are possible 10 be
adopted, ! go most heartily for the joint report"
Judge Cochran, Of Augusta, is for the report
in the interests of peace and the business inter
Gets Of the country.
il. a. Coghill, member Of the National Com
mittce, says: II heartily endorse the report Of
tho joint committee"
Hon. 4. NJ. r. Hunter says: II had rather
take the proposed compromise than trust TO
Grant and Iii; soldiers
State Senator Qormorly CongreSSman) John
Critcber thinks it better than war"
EX-Gov. John Lctcher caustically remarks:
II don't think anything it. 1t is confession
that thoy are flat on their backs and is gentle
way to keep from getting any bruises"
Ex-Gov. Smith says: Il um yet TO make up
my mind about it."
Ex.Secretary Of the Interior A. II. II Stuart
says: II am very favorably impressed with it."
Gen; w. Il. +. Lee thinks that the Northern
and Western democrats having elected Tilden
should seat him."
Secretary Of State Mcdonald says: IF the
Northern democrats are satisfied with tive aust
try 10 be-"
General Charles H. Ronald thinks it better
never 10 capitulate alter victory has been won.
Major John w. Daniel, q prominent candi-
date tor Governor, says: The people elected
Iilden. lie owes it to them to demand their
rights and hey owe it TO him to sustain him"
Business men most generally approve of tho
plan. They want a resumption OF business, and
see no better way of attaining it. The Federal
officeho!ders here are by no means unanimous or
strong in their expressions Of approval ! quito
the contrary.