Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-07-29
VOLUME LXXI.
PUBLISHED DAILY By
EDGAR SN OWDEN, SR
mgOFFICE-No 1O4, King street, over
French's Book Store.
HIGH PRICES.
IFrom the Philada. Inquirer.

HIGH PRICES
[From the Philada. Inquirer.
In spite of the closing up of the war and
the decline of gold at least fifty per cent,
the prices of the necessary articles OF food and
clothing remain at nearly the highest rates
held during the darkest days Of the war
There is no apparent reason Tor this. Ihe
supply is fully equal if not superior to the
demand, and it only needs little determina-
tion on the part of consumers to force re-
duction. s..
From the Albany (New York; Journal.]
There is no sufficient reason for the present
high prices The war is over. Gold has
fallen nearly one hundred per Ct since year
ago. There was never greater abundance OF
everything than there is now, while the pros
poets are that we shall not only raise what we
consume, but also enough to stock the markets
of Europe, the present season. And yet we
are paying war prices for almost every thing
we eat, drink and wear.
A LIVELY DESCRIPTION. following
lively description Of New York politics is from
the n. Y. Times. 1t is a singular admission
from so high source:
The Providence Post after quoting some facts
about the demoniac character of the roWdylsm
that occasionally breaks out here, says:
ssWith the enormous municipal expenditure
of New York city, we think this sort Of thing
might be estopped.
Why, bless your gooseberry eyes, Mr. Post,
chat s not the little game. " Don't you know
that these very roWdies are the makers of our
law-makers that not few, but a large major
itv-o the men who sit in our official high
places, are indebted for their seats to these
heaven daring villains? Do you expect a
fellow, nominated entirely and elected mainly
by rufians, to ''go back on the boys?' Ii
YOU do, your knowledge Of New York life must
be very small indeed.
A Brownsville letter to the New Orleans
Times dated July Is, says that Kirby Smith
and his entire party we're captured on July 4,
at Piedras Negras by the Governor OF Saltillo,
together with four pieces of artillery, nine
hundred new rifles, and seventy five wagons
laden with ammunition and provisions The
officers and men were paroled.
The contest over the Baltimore Offices of
Collector, Surveyor, &C., was terminated yes
terday by the following appointments by the
President Postmaster, W. Fl. Purnell; Col
lector, E. III. Webster; Naval Officer, W. S.
Peese; Surveyor, Ellington Fulton; Marshal,
W. Bonifant; District Attorney W J.Jones;
Chief Appraiser, J. l.. Meredith; Assistant
Appraisers, E. F. Anderson and T. K. Carroll.
An exciting occurrence took place this week
on the steamer Ann johnson, while on her
way from La Crosse to St. Pauls. An insane
man named Stocking approached group of
passengers on deck, and fired three shots; the
first struck man named S. Roberts, of SYRIA
cuse, and killed him; another shot struck a
soldier in the arm, injuring him severely but
not fatally. Stocking was finally disarmed
and secured.
An Indian war, on the western plains, is an
tlcipated by some, likely to occur before the
coming winter The massacre of the Indians
by Col. Chevington's command, is said to be
the moving cause.
The order expected returning general officers
OF volunteers to their proper rank in the reg
ararmy, will reduce number Of Major and
brigadier generals to captains and lieutenants.
DR.. Francis Lieber is appointed Chief Of
the Bureau for the collection, safe keeping
and publication of rebel archives that have
come into the possession of the government. .
The.settlers in America from Ireland and
England have sent from America in the last
!, sixteen years el3, l87, ,929-oR, over four mil
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