Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-02
General Ecsoi's Platform.


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General EchoI's Platform.
G1,.4I Jc!!o E:hcl' :, iho s candidate f6r
Uon@r->; ;;3 The Seventh district, stand; ca the
i.3;7i:1E eZ:cj!2as :,..a;;orm:-
IL got b:;i4ve tia: there c.a lie sgi,at is IN,
o:.s 35,. IS toTclic ce2cj u=tli2nt without dis
cEaga sgd G.in 10 tic STATE. beIevc Mat the
49,: G;:,; :au re Compromised hou0ra5iy -
iI;gr:!F ncsn;iations with tiic creditors Ct tie
state, SO dat the payment csn Be brought
Ei,!.ii tho r3Tec office Stale ucder the present
ra:a & !2z@tisn, hut ial;iHl. IL tAl::, | thlnk
Ia. j. wi! le "a: tily - m,e: tie la5t which
! anl satisfied en- be done, 50 as cot to Be Sc
Oppressive upaa Is as the advocates OF i1ic;Jc
establishment Sit ia Tie i:a5iJ CT Representing.
IT,. .Ar :G :. sig years Tie puJ!Ic MA .! Viz
g:uia ..ai G-1oteii a. much time anI crovgy to
4. v!::ua r4c;:2: tx tue ;jcynect q! It's Hsat2
lc,yt a. "GTa t2en expended il tic cadcaY9r 10
avoid is p2YGlc:.:, cur cynJliiJn would nov
have 5&1l b@tt4. than is.
GLc question, however, which, II this car
v&:s lGcs: Immediately sfEects your Interest, IS
wci rs the interest Of The whole country L.
whether inc country shall be ao0dct with an
=; :.rcCccrlable paper currency, or wnethof we
s.:.,t establish our NG:icnai credit firmly upon
& I'll currency, Y!tich shsl have The basis o.
va5tic-eGGa:!y ard conrelt!Di!i.y into coin
IA2 latter, IL :Gy opinion, is tbs only course
co2:i::c:. 9TH or future safety snd prosperity
this eTa'y citizen. from the highes! 10 the
lowest. is interested. Lis Of vital Importance
20 al! men, whether capitalists, farmers, nechsu-
les, c. iabo:es, that thcy shall ks7e good money
G ce-ts;n ard Iycd value. Duiiug the exis-
sc-ce cfthe Southern Ccaicderacy, no, in this
-eg:3a of.hc country, le>Ened, by SD exp":i-
| c!Co, enough q ir-cdccu!"n!o ps3er cus1cnny,
forever hereafter 10 tca- and AVOID II. ain il.
favor az tsr as possible, o. returniug 10 the prE-
Cipg.as Of i.1.lco which were unGeT:t0od Ei.d
p!ac.ieed By ;hc Fathers OF the Republic.
mississippi LIE FIFTY YEARS AGO.
me famous duel in w5ich forty or iAy
gentlemen were engaged, IN ISIS. Is sill re-
| men: bc-aG in NatchtZ ColoLci Jane: Bowie,
the famous fighter and inventor Of the knife
! which bcsTs Ii: ns.rc used to spend great
teal CT lis line il, .aat city. He WAS challenged
| ~ gentleman from Aleyandria; Le., whose
friends, &c tie number Of forty or mere accom-
| panied him % Ns:che2 10 see fair play, knowing
! thst Bowls was e desperate msa and had his
own friends :ab0u. 1i:2i. El partle; ven. upon
! 4G2 fed. ,-..
! Tie ccmbatszts took thsir pisces in the center,
separated irom their friends in tbs pasT, CT
enough nc! to cndaRgcr them with their. balls.
! i5clo.d the ts:tie array thus: Twenty armed
! Lcui;a2%:ls fly yards behind their champion
.::d Ii: seconds and surgeons, snd opposite
! .2cm. as t,.r bchld, Bowie and his second SID
surgeon, twenty armed Mississppians. Behold
the A:ahts Of Nstchez !hronged with spectators
and 6 steamer in the river rounded TO Its deck
| D!ac.; with passengers, watching with deep
interest the scene. The plsn Of fight was 10 ex.
charge shots lWi22 with pistols and to close vita
knives, Howie being armed with his own terrible
! HC@vvL 81 the fist fire both parties escaped.
i. nc second tee Loui:isnan wss too quick
I'D too; aGv%1tage Of Bowie, VINO waited the
WORD. at this EoWio's second cried "FoIl
| p.y," Grd shot the L0uislansn dead. The
second OF tEo latter Instantly killed TIC slayer
| OF LIS principal Bowie drove his knife INTO
! this I:aI. the surgeons now crossed blades,
" 10 with loud cries came On the two parties OF
| friends, the light Of battle in their eyes. II
moment the wnolc number were engaged II u
fearful cor CT DirHs, pistols and knives were
led with fatal effect until ono party drove the
other 1rcHa the teld; Tho writer dec: not kno%
kew many were killed Snd wounded III all, but
it Was 3 creatiIu slaughter. Bowie fought ike
g lion. hut fell covered with wounds. For
months ho fingered ut the Nilsson House before
&c fully recovered.
i SHIP IN FLAMEs.-T British steamship
D,rati which arrived q: Baltimore yesterday
il. II Ei5, reports that Oh September ~, st
ha:t past eight p. TO-, they sighted strange
ii9hr 10 the uo5lhTard; bore down and found
srer ship supposed 10 be American, cnv2opcd
il flames, t1rc and aft had evidently aoE been
sbaudCncd long, as signal 0! distress IVES
Il ;ing Oh a spar On thc forccast!c head. There
Was 30 appearance of anybody on board, snd
20 Signs OF the crew anywhere to be seen. We
c,uised around for some time aud searched to
the southwest scvcra! miles, bat could SEQ roth
lag Ct aDy beats, aud Continued on cur course.
The lainuast ct tie ship went overheard as We
passed alongside, which We did so close that
ciatcrs fell % our deck. No nsme could be
diaccrnad. The weather ct the time was flee
and c!n3r With moderate northeast wind
ond see.
acciesent TO Hon. George Bancroft.
NEWPORT, RHODE LELAND, October L.
Hon. George Bancroft, the historian, while