Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-20


met here at noon to day, an unusually large
crowd being present. The election Tor ue'e'
gates lasted but very few minutes, ana ,, re-.
Suited 10 favor of General Hunton. Inc
friends of Mr. Neale becoming dissatisfied, Wild
the proceedings of the convention, caiieu
meeting Immediately afterwards electeG nlt.
j. w. Campbell. Chairman, and procet dea 10
elect a solid Naso delegation. to The ConVe6'
ton as follows: s. Melville Withers, Robt. H.
Campbell. +. G. Spillmau, John Campbell
John R. Withers and Cbas. White. "A. IL.
SALEM, July 20.-Salem precinct sends
solid delegation for Hanton. L.
News OF the Day.
The President has removed "Coloner' j..
at New Orleans, and appointed General A. s..
Badger 10 bis stead. Parker is brother 10
law of General Ben Butler, aud has held
| the ofhce since 1870, ard hs present term
| of office does not expire until December
next. There are no charges against him
of official misconduct. 1t is not improba'
BILE that the Louisiana lottery fquabble
may have something to do with this removal,
as Parker is kooWn to hold stock with his
brother 10 law in that concern for which Gene
| raj Butler is also an attorney. General Badger,
the new appointee, like his predecessor, is q
Massachusetts man. lie has been an active re-.
publican in Louisiana politics, and was Gov
ernor Kelloggs chief Of police.
About six weeks ago young woman named
Ella Dow, whose parents reside 10 Washington,
went to Now York on business, and while there
made the acquaintance Of Anctta Ford, keeper
of disordery house, at whose place she was
| ruined, and the young woman charges that
subsequently an abortion was performed on her,
from the effects of which she still suffers. Mrs.
Ford and two female inmates have been arrest
ed. Miss Dow charges that she was unable to
get from the den and wrote to her mother clan.
destnely, who came on and had great difficulty
10 rescuing her daughter, having been threat.
ened by Mrs. Ford. who is az old offender and
has been carrying on htr nt furious trade Tor
years.
The Fredericksburg News, giving 40 account
of the meeting CT the conservative party at
Stafford Courthouse, says that the people were
addressed by General Lee and Judge Goolrick.
That paper says: Gen. Lee took occasion to
correct false impression which had gotten
abroad 10 reference to his position on the State
debt to the effect that he was in favor oftaking
the last dollar Of the poor man to pay the debt
in full. The General said he was opposed to
any adjustment of the debt that had not the
consent Of the creditors as well as the State,
and was unalterabIy opposed to any increase OF
taxation beyond present. rates, which was am-
pie to pay off the dsbt with economy
A dispatch from Richmond says that Judge
Robert w. Hughes, of the United States Dis
trict Court, expresses his qualification at The
repeal of the present bankrupt law, but think0
Congress should pass another without the
odious features of the present law, less cumDer-
some 10 its machinery and less expensive IN Its
fees. Judge Hughes thinks that should another
bankrupt law be passed, which he deems as oil:
most absolutely necessary, such law shouId
contain no national exemption, or, ii 50, should
be moderate, and should consist of real property
only, and such az exemption should be granted
only 10 heads Of families.
Great preparations have been made at Get.
tysburg, Pa, for the encampmcut OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic, which commences to-
day 90 Cemetery HILL Tho houses 10 Gettys
burg are decorated and evergreen arches erected
10 the streets. There are two hundred and
fifty tents provided for The members Of the
Grand Army.
Col. L. A. Bee, The attorney Tor the Chinese
Six Companies. Is preparing letter to Pres
dent Hayes in regard to he Chinese q1eslioo.
Hc is prepared to show that the emigration
and deaths of Chinese duriog the las! TWO years
exceed the immigration by about five hundred,
aud that the entire number 90 the Pacific coaet
does not CXceeurarnndria S-tfftt:
T, wv PEslxty.fiVe thousand.
10. r. I'm Of the late Dr.. James G. Aver, The
well known patent medicine mau. has been
admitted to probate. The estate, which ia
estimated at So ,00O, 900, is lsft to bis vile,
brother. children, and other relatives, his wife
receiving the homestead 10 LoRcll, Massachu-
setts, and all his household furniture, plate, &c.
Following olose upon the baby carriages and
knocking bird cases comes suit 10 PhIladei'
phia where man has been crlolned from al
loving drum corps 10 practice ~ his house
until the hour of midnight.
The health Of the Emperor William is stead
lily improving, and he is going to Gastcn
shortly.
The workshops Of the new State rtlaon at
Concord. Mass, were burned last evening.
Loss estimated at $50. 900
Some Of the farmers Of western Mary land
have threshed O portion Of their wheat, and the
Weld per aore Is entirely unprecedented
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TIE Marquis Of Harrington gave nollce IN
The British House Of Commons. yesterday, that
ne WOulQ AT hll early IVY ta'l SAS
papers relating to the Eastern question and move
the following resolution.
Resolred That whlo the House has learned
with Subtraction that the troubles in the East
have been terminated by the Treaty OF Berlin
without further recourse to arms. and re]olces
in the extention Of liberty and self.government
TO some populations of European Turkey, 1t re-
srets that it has not been found practicable to
desl more satisfactorily with the claims OF the
Greeks; that in regard to Asistic Turkey the
military liabilities Of this country have been un-
necessarily extonded; that underlined enjoyments
relative to better administration OF the Asiatic
provinces have imposed many responsibilities on
The State while no suttic ent means are indicated
for securing their fulGIment. and that those re.
sponsibiities have been incurred without the
previous knowledge of Psrliment.
Debate on the resolution will probably open
on the Goth instant.
The Indian War.
SAN Francisco, July l9.-A Boise City
dispatch says that "Tcn Day" Chief Of the
Bapnocks at lemhi wishes to remain friendly,
but he cannot control bis warriors. The settlers