Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-23
VIEWS or THE URf.

e9r.
The Jury in tho Curtis .Tyiiugs Outrage case,
IN trial in Washington, were out all last h'su''
unable to agree upon verdict.
The Border Raid bill, which proposed 70
.ecompeuse the counties bordering on Tue
boundary of Pennsylvania TOT
damages suffered by Invasion during tie civil
war, was defeated on its tbiid reading 10 inc
PENNSYLVANIA Legislature yesterday lie vote
s!ood-ayea, IS; nays, l24.
General NJ. R. Patrick, who has been ap
pointed by the Government to exterminate the
cattle disease. has issued an order to all owners
Of cattle 10 Brooklyn, prohibiting importation
of any cattle from New jersey, 10 which State,
General Patrick says. p!curo.pneumonla 's
yerv prevalent. TIE order will 20 into tii:ct
to day.
A dispasch from New York saws it il rumor.
cd that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
many hss leased the Louisville and Nashville
RAILROAD. TIE agreement, it is understood,
provides that tho Baltimore and Oolo shali
guarantee dividend Of per cent. on the
Louisville and Nashville common stock, whloh
il is contemplated to Increase from So OOO,O OO
to $4,000. 600.
Tho President ha5 issued On order pa5iog
tribute to the memory Of the late Genera! John
A, Dix, of New York. and announcing that
appropriate honcrs will be paid BY the War and
Treasury Departments. The Treasury Depart:
mcnt will be closed 90 tie duy Of tie funeral
and DO drsped in mourning 70: thirty days. The
fuoeral will take place Thursday st Trinity
Church, Nea Yo:k.
10 tie LauisisDa constitutional convention
yesterday resolution vas cttsred oy demo
cratic member, which was laid over uodef the
rules, declaring thst there was 60 intention %
the part OF that body 10 impair or restrict the
political CT religious rights OF any class OF cltl'
zsus, tu', Gu tho contrary, The intenllen Is to
detead and ptrpe,usle every ADD all nights
guaranteed By the State and the Constitution
Of the United States.
The Cabinet at Washington yesterday dis
cusscd thu interests Of the Government 10
Aa.kg. ltwss tie general sentiment that the
development oil the country resources soou'c
be encouraged. and that the seal acd other tur
fsheries should be protected where needed, and
tic Governments revenue ,heretrom moro
closely examined, With this view the revenue
steamer Rush, Captaia George W. Bailey, has
teen ordered lrcn San Francisco to ALASKA.
Information hGs reached Washington that
Mr. Stou2ktoc, Mrister to Russia, will sail
from L;Terrool Cor Now York mkt month, aud
tie Impression among lis friends Is that ne 10
sends to rcs:gu shortly alter his arrival. Can
dida:es 70: tho Russian mission will soou bc IN
or&er, although the disturbed condition OF ct
fats 10 bat empire will not render St. Peters.
burg very desirable place OF residelc, ter
soue Time 10 come.
TIE trial OF tho Barnwe! county political
CAGES st Charleston, s. G., came to ca end yes
terday by verdict OF rot guilty, uader 90 in-
struc!on to the Jury BY Judge Bond that there
IVES 90 allegation in the Indictment that the
parties alegei to hsvo been interfered with at
the ti.c,lOa hsd bccu molested 90 account
II thcir race or color, aud that, while 1t charged
Gu offence uuder tie statute involving the right
to vote without disiloo!ion Of race or color,
there had been 30 proof eitsred to sustaia it..
After tie verdict 10 these cases all political
csses were, on motion of The district attorney,
c1ainuea until the November term.
The honorary degree Of ILL., D. Of Washing.
ton eud Leo University, Virginia, has been
conferred on Mr.. BsIesfotd Hope. 10 London.
The rcp7es ,n,a,ives Of the university we're 10
l.oaueed by Miliser Welsh, who said be
hoped the Firainiaos wculG ere long surpsss
their former greatness. He had much pleasure
ia assisting az ceremony intended to honor q
gentleman whom ae regarded as friend Of re
united America. hlr. Hope replied that he
would va;ue the diploma very highly as gift
liom Amerciu k:rsreo aud from famous
university. Eaglishmen. he said, were deeply
Interested 10 everything relating 10 America,
ard though on some questions there had been
Gifi.rencss Of opinion, be was glad to believe
that Americaas who prided the mse.ve5 on their
owa independence were ready to honor indie
pendent thought and action in others.
II The Senate yesterday MIR. Davis, Of lii.
u5s, made s.roug speech 10 favor Of the pas
sage Of Tho Army Appropriation bill as it came
from the House, urging that the section pro-
hitting the use OF troops at the polls was
proper and gernane TO the bill. There was 90
reason whG all the war measures should not be
wiped cut, ard ho argued that their authors
had oGiy Intended them ss war measures, aad
no more. Fifteen years had elapsed since the
var, apd the ooualr7 had been enjoying long
aad uninterrupted period Of profound peace,
the laws wtr, obe5ed North ard South alike.
harmony prevailed everywhere. and what re-:
tional objection could there be to the proposed
repeal? It had been ssid that Mr. Lincoln
signed this law, a1d that therefore it would be
slight upon his memory to repeal it. tie had
known Mr.. L.ccoa better perhaps ,hau most
heU UUN litlU2, uCu DciufCO al uo uou
lived he would not have otjsc.ed to the repeal
Of these laws. He secuted the idea thst these
wtrs revolutionary measures.
Fairfax County Conservative Com
Intttee.
FAIEFAX &. H.. April GA called meet.
ing Of tho County Conservative Committee Eas
held at Fairfax Court Hous, April 2lst, NJ. Fl.
Wells. esq, in tae chair and DR.. j. j. Moran
secretary.
The petitions OF numerous conservative voters
Of the county asking that primary meetings be
held to make nominations for courty officers to
be- elected in May, were examined and there.
upon tho following resolutions offered by MIR.
George Mason were adopted:
Resolved, That in view Of the best interests
IF the ccuotY conservative party the chairman
of the Committee be requested to order primary
elections in tho different election districts, 10
select candidates for the various county and
1istric: offioss. to ha voted for Ct the election
o be held On the oath Of May next. said pri-
rafies to be held 90 tho l0:h of said month at