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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26
HAYS vs.. Grant

10 tie ca'tor of the alexandria Gazette:
L SEQ that edltcrially you claim Grant would
DO flr more acceptable to tho South than
PRESIDENT Hayes or Sherman, because you
Charge Hayes with bciag tho receiver of a
stolen prcsido1c7 and Sherman an alder AID
accttcr 10 the sam3. beg leave to call your
atteallon 10 the fact that Grant was particops
otlnlniS also 10 the SO called rape of The presi-
deDoy, 1t your charge was truc for Grant Or
tcred the troorst to Washington to intimidate
the democrats in Congress-, and 10 msny wavs
aided the 30 chilled theft, while Hayes at the
same time remained quietly at Columbus, Ohio.
and never by word or act ever laid claim to the
presidency until by cot OF Congress he wss de.
cleFcd elected.
Grant placed and left the troops in South
Gnr1llna and Louisiana, and Hayes restored the
Unloa and the Constitution by removing tho
troops PLACID 10 oVcrawo those States, and for
that act Hayes had to stand storm of radical
ahus' While Grant WINS receiving tho freedom
Cl ftrtGn cities. Under Grant the earpet bag
government cl South Carolina cost 81 500, 900:
under Hayes it COSTS $4,000 year.
Giants Secretary Of the Navy, Robson. was
charged ty democratic Congress with stealing
milli0ns Hayes Secretary Of the Navy.
THOMPSON, ietu!rs to the Treasury this year 81.
2oVV''' unused appropriations Under Hayes
inc oIu!h raises tho largest cotton c.op ever
raised. Hayes used his influence in favor of
Inc s:tt!e m4nt OF the debt of Virginia. There
lore, II the democrats of Virginia arc 10 be
on!Ied upon to noCsinatc a republican, pleas,
allow me to pcescnt tho claims Of tIsyes over
drant - an &c Cf COMMON jostice.
Irrcntrr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY b
EDGAR SNOwDENs
WEDNESDAY EvEN'G.. NOVEMBER q
The radicals doDourca and northern demo.

The radicals donouucs and north ern demo.
,rl's der cate The Darrallcn OF The tue bis'
lcry Of Gercral Thona', to whose memory tic
Gtatu; wa erected 10 Washington last week.
rho Iolmar shut their eyes to the truth. rrj.ct
positive facts, oppts, their own entire lgnor'
arc, Of the case to the we'll attested and irte-
ffsga5c cvidatc, Of living reputable syo Wit
npss:s. and boldly II: that the whole story
is base AID trcuDdlcss SANDER upon dead
man, aid c:uld only have been conceived ~
malisaant rebels, Of whose undyiOg hatred 10
every mn who fought fer the Union it sfforts
i1con!rov.r.itl, proof The latter say bygones
should be forgotten. that it makes 20 dItterer CO
now whether Gan. Thomas was seces:lonlst
or uGiouis', and tia. the statement that he
WAS The former can do no good, and can only
rake up the cid fires sn1 rekindlo the hostility
cf the North. That The war and all its memo,
is should be forgotten, that the feelings
which Influenced General Thomas in deciding
upon whi,h silc lie wjuld eight arc Of 90 con-
3, Glc1oc low, aud that the statement that he
was seccssolist Gao do 90 good every rca:oG-
able man must admit bat human nature unless
restrained by grace IS rot meek. end therefore
ii is III surprising that when Mr.. Matthews
prcs.iiuied The opportunity afforded him last
wsck ana under the guis, Gf trituto.paycr
e. The IN ,ria!y Of brave msn insultel these
who fought iIr cause they had been taught
To snl did believe " Is light. they should re-
call The memories Of ni1cccn years ago. and
mention as ono Ct them that tic man 10 whose
h1uor tic statue gas ort coed, in whoso prai,o
Mr.. Matthews spoke. at to whose merits as q
soldier southern soldiers were Present to pay
their !ihrtc. was az avowcd scccsso0isi, sid
arrl3i 10 The Governor of Virginia for q COM
mis,inu in tho forces IF that STATE. War memo.
TIES sacul IL chlitcIatcd, but it c.n not 10
ozhsc Cd that tho sponge should be applied
oa!G 10 The sCuIhcrn side Of tho slate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26

Secretary McCrary recommends tha! federal
laws be passed for the prote c!ion Of river and
harbCr channels from injuries caused by de-
posting anything into item that will tend TO
impair their nayiseblity. We hope the rec
ommcuda!lon msy be adopted. The experience
Of this city IS to the effect Il a! neither State
nor mu1i,pnl authority is respected 10 the
matter. Probably statute With the authority
OF the patton to cDlo:cc it would BIO effective.
Unless s3m,thiog is done, end that speedily,
the chann:l Of the Potomac will DO seriously
iriured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26
kHRGFN-i.4 MEMS

Frederick w. Nj. kurlz az esteemed y3u'.
gentleman died at the residence OF Ills father
10 Winchester on last Friday evening.
Jacob S;ribling, who killed Nelson rrjcs
both co!ored, 10 fauquier county, the 4j:h
October last, was yesterday, ct Wsucni0,
found guilty CT mans augh!er and 6ucd %
hundred dollars.
The Virginia NJ. i. Conference. alter =;
s'o3 of sovcn days 10 Norfolk. adjourned l..
night to meet in Danvie, in November, la'0
Contractors have commc1c,d Totk ca 't
New River railroad. which is 10 con1ec: he a;
lantlc, Mississippi end OAio aad tho Ches'
peako and Ohio railroads. and runa tbr0ui'
one OF the richest mineral sections oil S1u.hw&
Virginia. Ponnsylvuuia capitalists have n
enterprise 10 charge.
The steamer Resolute, OF the Baker Wr,c,'
log Company returned 70 Norfolk yes'rIi''
ftcm the mouth OF the R,ppahanrock, Wh''
she had b,en ct work upon tho sunkcu Fchooi
or Mlnnehahs. She rcpcris thai upon h'r o.
rival at tho wreck they lCund the drOEud
body Of ono OF tho crow Isshcd TO the rigin'
AID carried it ashore. whore it was delivered i'
the authorities for burial.
The Richmond correspondent of the Peer
burg Index-Appcal Whites: "rbe schsmc Il
putting another Icadjnstcr up to beat Gtneia
Malone for tho Senate. seems to meet w!'h ;h'
appreciation of many Of the leading deb paya'''
DR.. Moffett's uame is frequently mcDliOurd a
the COMPROMISE man. Ii the d or goes Ia''
tho readiustcrs caucus. canbct very We -
how nc can DO able to come 10 such race as tie
one that has been suggested. General MabtH
Is certainly the strongest candidate thus Tar :
Sena'ar Withcr's SUCCESSOR, aud However r.
puRnant it may DO 10 them, many of the d'''
payers with whom havo talked admi, it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26
EUKEEGH VIEWS.

Tho cZ Queen lab,ila has como 10 Madrid
to atttni tho marriage of her SOD, h!Dg A.
Torso.
Mr.. Gladstone has arrived 10 Ednburg for
az electoral tour for contesIiog Midlothian. He
was most enthusiastically welcomed throughout
his entire journey from Liverpool to Ednburg.
Pricco Gorlschadof, of Russia,i returning TO
ST. Petersburg With The fixed object OF pre-
venting tho uoninition Of Prince Walotjieff as
bis successor, anu once more resisting the parti
sans Of what is known 10 Russia as tho Wtscrn
police.
Pa5cho jminez. an irhleatial ex chief Of
tie last Cuban instruction, and the only chief
OF any Importance in the present one, surrend.
cred on the % inst, at Arroyo Banoo, in the
Jurisdiction Of Santo E:p!ritu, with fifteen men,
who delivered up their arms ard ammunition.
Lord PeBzanoe. Dean of the Court of Arches,
Eog'a1d, will hold court on Saturday, when, it
is understood, warrant will be issued com.
mittiOg Rev. Alexander Mackoncchie to prison
for disobeying the moniIion of the court and
for contempt in tealirg down the courts order
from the doors Ct his church.
The proprietor of the L,nd,n Figaro was
yesterday santercsd to thIce months imprsou,
required to fad recognizsncss for zine months
good behavior for pubishingiug q series Of
artolee by Mrs. Weldon on tho lunacg laws. 10
Thl1h she stated TINT her husband aud Lieu
tenant General Sir Hepry Deba,b, conspired
to continc her from interested motives.
MIR. Gladstone on receiving liberal address
at Eligbnrgh to day made q long speech. lie
insisted that diss uiion Of Parliament ought
10 have ase1 paoc ere now. hut said that The
government nbs!aiIs thertfrom because i,
knows that the countyyi4 against it and alsu
because it desires 10 be FREQ for year to give
Easlsnd aud Europe nov surprises.
The trial OF the Hcms Rulers at Sligo. Iro-
lacd, Continued yesterday. Davitt was released
90 $4,000 bail. Excitement in Western Ire
land is increasing. A government cpgi1 ear has
snrVcy cd tho dist i,s bordering % the Shan.
| Don river in Ireland with view to tho com
| mcGcsment By the government of scheme 70,
! their draioapo. a bIisk trade is doing at the
l!ish fairs in CID government liAaS. The
| excitement thcroupheut The West OIL
Ireland shows no sign eli abatement. L,ret
meetings are being held in all popuus places
| in tho counties OF Mayo aud Sligo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26

Tha. which will do moro to squelch the Grant
boom ia the South than anything else is the
report that should !h2 General BIO elected to a
third term nc will mako Cooking Secretary OF
State, Taft, Attorney General, and Robson,
SECRETARY OF the Nsvy. With good Cabinet
Grant might be endured, that Is he would BIO
preferable to either of the men likely to obtain
the Prc:idc1og if he doesn't. but from such 90
IN, as that menticn,d, the South will pray to
be delivered. 1t cannos, therefore, with any
show Of reason. do sn7thipg toward mourning
50 eilev0uI CT imposition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26

Bau-h, the negro mail robbor 10 Richmond,
is a high toned thief. lie lived 10 style. had o
FAC library, entertained all the distinguished
members Of his ;acc whu-clmc 10 Richmond,
aud at tho tine Ct ! Is trr's st ad ex ,ngrcss'
LAO El;ney for q guest. lie is good radical,
too, but hasn't been long enough in the party
to !esri cDo Ct the chief rules ty which
l's lights maaag1 10 retain their promincJc,--
sn au1ae0us AID br:Z!n faced denial Of all
charges brought sgsiust them, 70 matter how
dirco! and positive tho proof Ct them may be-.
lie cOUicssod his guilt as soon as detected, and
will suffer Bsinc. Bcccher, Garfield, Robson,
and mauy others, With unsurpassed effrortcly,
denied THERE, thouRh.thc proof against them
IVES GO (.si positive, AID have lost ro:hing 10
the estimation Of their party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
MANSION HOUSE.

S b Galn,r, Va; p B E,slham, do; L
Garmany, Poughkeepsie. N Y; Miss CDonis,
We; Miss A Denis. dn; j Il Walter. L!adcu;
Z w Chanchollor, We; Cutbhert Ovens, dc;
il G Silloott dc; Crcel, do; Joshua Fletcher,
do; Dfury Wood. Charlottesville; NJ f God
smith. Baltimore; Nj g Hail. Fredericksburg;
Juo Chapman. Washington; } } Denly. If. do;
j W Follott, Boston; John s Hamilton. Va
TONTISE.
C lawson, Va; r G Florence, FAuqncr; Il
B Sanders. dc; S B Sandtr4 d.; L 3 Hudson,
King George; G. w Day, fairfax; Henry
Graves, Essex; D L Graves, dc; } Henry, Va;
B A TripIoit. We; i Urso, Washiuetou; NJ b
Goldsmith, Baltimore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26

SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERISTIC. Eisor, q Ger
msn. aged about TO. snd supposed TO DO blind,
accompanied by Is companion. man of about
81, are in tho custody Of tho police in Richmond.
Eislor has been in the city for several days, en-.
desvoriDg to effect the purchase of four thous
and dollars worth Of tobacco from Lawrence
l.oitier, Offering in payment therefor draft Of
six thousand dollars in gold, dated Hamburg,
Germany, oct. q, 1879, and drawn by w.
Kramer on Gossler e Co.. Now York, psys-
bio 10 tho order of Fl. Esler, three DAYS after
sight. Eisler requested the balance of 81 900 to
be nsid 10 him in currency, but as he presented
40 letters of credit. nor xsve any references
i'o;.er hesltaicd 10 comply. Failing to effect
tho purchase, Eisler and his companion pui.
posed leaving on the Northern train yesterday
afternoon. but wero detained by the authorities.
On searching the mon at the station house last
night the police found upon Eisler the Sc 600
draft offered in payment for tho tobacco also
one tor 50 GOO in gold drawn by Tho same house
IN GossIer u 90. and payable to the same par.
~. Besides those there wero found four moro
GRATIS made by the samo drawer upon +, A.
Reuse Of st. Louis, Mo, condilionaily for six,
i"uF three and five hundred dol!a g. gold respec.
lively Gossier s. Co, in response TO dispatch
rom Lottier. telegraphcd that they had no in
orn"tion OF any such drafts having been drawn
up'h lhem. Ecuss 81 60. had no! been heard from
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26

"A straw to show that wave at lens! of
tho business revival in this country hos cached
The South it may DO mentioned that though
the gross expenses Of the Richmond and Peters
burg Railroad for the year 1879 we're $4,000
moro than for Il c year 1878, tho net rcc,pss
were Sll, 0G0 greater.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26
Prices OF Coal.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.-AuOther Gener'.
advance 10 the prices Of coal was decided upo0
10 day and will 20 into effect on Monday neN \.
The loo and city and harbor p,I,e OF tho lh''
delpfls AID Reading and Iron Company 81
ldort IS csnts por ton and tho Ia ts'H
prioe 20 cents per ton on ali grades.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26
The Lnte Collision

PHILADELPHIA, Nov 2G-Thc report CT tic
local hoard Of steam vessel inspectors corc;r2's
the collision on tho 7th inst., between Tue
steamer Cbappio, and the British ship Lazy
Ottawa. declares that the disaster vas whOI,
due to the abscnce Of a proper lookout IN TOE
Chamni0n.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26
STATE TAXEs.-Evorybody should save tho
5 per cent penalty on Dscamber l. nos25 st

TO TAX PAYERs.-A discount Of tso Der
cont. will be allowed upon all city tax bills duo
for 1879, if paid by December /. 1879. On
tho I'd day Of December, 1879. no discount will
be allowed, but five per cent. will bn added, max
Ing d!tfsreGce Of s ven per ccut. nns2i Y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26

- lN'En AM, AND AcouITTED.-In the Countv
i io1 81 "estmoreland county, on Monday
'uGse yoocs ordered special jury, composed
., NIX WI @ ana six o3lorcd men. to be om
phncli'd. for The trial Of Charlie, Rich ooio.aa
who wss charged with rape. The trial ' ~ 81,
case resulted 10 20 acquilta for tho prisoner .n'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26

- Ao6 can make no mistake, if sou have the
iD,5sncpsla, Sick Headache Or ii your Liver or
o'omaca Is out of order, il you will stop 10 at
1our nFuge'sta aud buy a bottle of j. nj. La
teqne Anti Bilious Blttcrs, prio, 81. or $50
Package. W. f.. Thornton, Proprietor and
hlHEnfaG:uUr. Rallimnra Md
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26

10 TAX PAYERs.-A discount Of two per
ceat will be allowed upoa all city tax bills dne
Tor 1879, if paid By December |, 1879. On the
"a cay OF Decembsr, 1879. 90 discount will BE-
a!oVc1. but five rcr cent will bs added, max.
log q i'tlercnuo Of seven per cent. nov 24Ip
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26
TEE CANAL.-Thc Cumbolland Times of
waste dav SAYS.

yesterday says:
Several Of tho b,atm.n. on leaving this
port Saturday, stated that this Has their last
trip Tor tho tclson, tho wta her hang too cold
to boat. loo was sufficiently thick in tho basin
Saturday 10 permit skating, arG We learn thst
it is Of sufficient thickness TO impede tho pro.
press of boats along the entire lice. Uplts4 the
the weather Should become miIder it is VERY
probable that boating will Gees, in about two
weeks.
Yesterday the shipments by canal were
heavier tbaa usual, forty hoaIs. whch cane up
on Saturday and Sunday. leaving heavily load
cd With coal. Nearly all the boats in port have
left and others will he loaded as rapidly as they
como 10, thu companies w,sh,fg to ship 8, long
as tt e canal oan he kept OPEN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-26
CITY ESEIeEFE.

The regular meeting Ct The City Council Ras
held lag! night.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-05-16
An Error Corrected.

| Mr.. Editor VIII you allow me space to
| correct an error into which | inadvertently
fell in one part of my rejoinder 10 Mr.. Pretty
man, printed in your issue of the End instant.
II was in stating that the lst sec. of the act OF
1865, CHI. l57, was left out of the Code.
fell into this error by the index 6rst directing
my attention TO the End sec. of the same act,
and finding it entirely disconnected from the
lst sec., both in number and page, enormously
concluded that the LIST sec. was entirely left
out. Although this reference was only of
secondary mportance--introduced by me with
the words, "as further proof, if any is
wanted"-what the lawyers call srrplusage-
more than necessary. nevertheless, as it is
my habit, desire without reserve or hesitation
to correct my mistake, and do so accordingly.
One thing in Mr.. Prettymen's reply pub
lshed in the same paper, he brings to my
notice, for which thank him, an extract
from the Declaration of Rights, which l had
overlooked, but to which give very differ
ent construction to the nse he has made of it.
II is as follows: The Constitution of 1867,
art. 5, as he correctly says, expressly enacts
that 'all acts of Assembly 10 force on the first
day of June, 1867, except such as may have
since expired, or may be Inconsistent with this
Constitution, shall remain in force" Mr.. p.
goes on TO add that the law of 1865, oh. l57,
was one of those acts of Assembly, and as
before suggested, W not in conflict with the
provisions Of the Constitution of 1864, il can
not certainly be in conflict with the Constitu-
ton of 1867, which contain the same words
exactly" Now the little word ''if'' which
italcze. as well as the words "except" and
Inconsistent" raises the doubt which was
anticipated and answered by me in my re-
joinder of the End instant, when showed
that the law OF 1865 was inconsistent with
the then existing Constitution that Of 1864,
and Of course inconsistent with that of 1867,
which, rs Mr.. Prettyman says, contain the
same words exactly. But the word "except"
in the Bill Of Rights is Of equal or more inn
portance. II is to the laws of Maryland what
the head gate of O water power is TO the water
which turns the mill wheel, or what the cut
off in a steam engine is to the plunger which
drives the locomotive. 1t stops all further
motion and action. II is the same as saying
that all acts inconsistent with this Constitu-
ton are hereby repealed, annulled and made
void and entirely excluded from operation as
long as this Constitution shall be in existence.
Having corrected the mistake into which
was inadvertently led, as above explained and
having met and answered all the points at
issue In this discussion, and having found NO
adverse decision or practice on the points
made, am now prepared to say that no
amount Of rhetoric or sophistry can weaken
or overturn this true construction OF the in
tent and meaning of the Declaration of Rights
| or the view have taken of the Constitutional
provision in the premises.
hope shall not have occasion to troubl,
you again en- this question. A. B. D.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-05-16
Good Advice.

MEDLEy's DISTRICT, May IL, 1919.
Mr.. Editor I'll have read in your last issue
the ideas Of your many reform correspondents
and am pleased 10 see that the most OF them
and myself can come together on my reform
notions, which would like to see ingrafted
on the banner Of the applicants who may APP
ply for Office at our next primaries, for that is
the place TO settle all differences that may arise
between US.
II is my opinion, IL all mortgages and prop
erty that is now unjustly exempt from taxa
tion was put in the hopper and tolled from,
our taxes would not be over seventy-fve cents
on the hundred dollars, but am opposed to
reducing the salaries of our needy officers to
the Virginia basis. Pay them well and hold
them responsible for.all msdeeds while in the
employ of the people. see That one of your
correspondents who signs himself "Bear
Branch" has become so much infatuated with
"Tax-Payer's" ideas Of reform that he calls
on his Mary Ann to help him rejoice in his
new-found love, and then, traitor like, bids
her farewell. lie also thinks | hold a petty
office, he never was more mistaken in his
life. ! have been taught that the laborer was
worthy Of his hire, and by paying good wages
we could get the pick Of the gentlemen who
have sense enough to Gil our Offices with credit
TO themselves aud TO those whom they may be
called upon 10 represent. also think no man
ought 10 be allowed 10 vote at our primaries
who would not support the nominees, even il
they did not agree altogether in his notions.
see that some Of these over-zealous advo-
Gates OF reform are calling on the old Wings
TO come TO their assistance. They must have
forgotten the dying Injunction Of the prince
Of whiggery, Henry Clay, who almost
with his last breath exclaimed, "No in
PREVENTION whatever from dying man." |
wish that Old Sage could rise from his honored
grave and advise these men who threaten 'if
they cannot rule they will ruin" by going
outside OF their own fold TO curry favor with
those that are arrayed against all that is
worth contending for, which is, that the ma
jority must rule, not for that inestmable right
10 be over-wrought by bris,ing bayonets at
our election precincts. Let us curtail the
taxes and amend our laws TO suit ourselves,
but stand Grm bv the faith that has been
banded down TO US by the departed Sages OF
both Whiggery and Democracy, that is, to
have no shaking OF hands with those that are
arrayed against the fairest Of the fair aud all
tina, is good and great in our native land.
MrDlEY's