Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-12-29
THE CONDITION IN VIRGINIA. !.

But few persons outside the Southern States
have just conceptions Of the devastations to
which they were subj jected in the late civil war,
and Of the utter prostration of all industrial
interests WHICH now >afdcts. them. Virginia,
especially, as she endured greater ravages than
any other State, now feels the pressure Of power
ty more severely. II ei. 5r. ..G = .i..r1
Soon after the surrender, our principal cities
and towns were filed with suffers and trades
men from the North bringing with them stocks
Of goods Of every description, for which the
people eagerly offered in exchange the scanty
boards of specie and the remnants Of tobacco,
which had been saved. Uni ~ q Il.
This traffic, for short time, lent to our
commercial affairs an ephemeral and transltory
activity, which intoxicated the hopes and
blinded the judgments of our sanguine people.
But this delusion is over We have parted
with our specie and our exchangable commodi
ties, and we have nothing left to buy with.
We are beginning to realize that the coming
year must necessarily be one Of plncblng hard
ships, disagreeablc privations and constant and
unremitted struggles tor subsistence. we ex,
hort our people to plant every acre CT ground
that they can possibly cultivate next year; ana
our condition twelve months hence "Hl oe
greatly improved. Be not impatient at the
privations of the present and Its contrast Wlth
the past. but 'sLearn to labor and 10 wait
and IN a fewyears, b. the blessing OF the Al
mighty upon our honest and earnest efforts,
we viii lift cur noble old Commonwealth out
ofth depths of distress and poverty into which
she has fallen Rich. Enquirer.
DEc11NE IN THE PRICE OF CoAL.-Twessty-
five thousand tons of Scranton coal We're Sold
10 New York on w ednesday at auction. The
company of bidders it is said, TIES smaller than
usual, and there vas comparatively httle de,,
mand for the coal The Offering was disposed
Of at a decline of ABOUT S. a ton from the prlceS
Of November last, and nearly s., Is q ton since
October. !
The Knogyile " Whig cf DvcembcE 20. D':b
lisles an account Of the trial OF John +. Can
bic, Of Blourt county, Tenn, on the charge OF
high trcaSon Ihe acts charged agv1nst hlm
as reasonable were acting rs Gonredeiae e
enrolling officer and agent for the collection OF
arms. After the examination OF witnesses,
and long arguments the jury returned verdict
not guilty It was argued by the counsel tor
defendant that if he were convicted three nun
dred known Union men in Fast Tennessee
could be found guilty Of high treason on similar
grounds. The defendant refused to apply tor
pardon on tie ground that he had always
been Union man, and never committed any
crime to be pardoDed This is said to be the
first regular trial for treason in connection with
the late war
A disturbance occurred in Wilmington, NC,
Wednesday night between the police and some ON
colored seamen of the gunboat Tacopy. Ihe
police were attempting to arrest them tor
drunkenness and disordery conduct, when they
drew their pistols and fired dozen Or htteen
! shots, afterwards escaping to their BOAT
4 Captain Harmon. of the police torce, received
d flesh wound Noothers were injured. Com-
q modore Temple, Of the Tacony, has taken
q measures to have the men identlti; q and pun
3 lshed Rosenberg, clothing merchant, com
4 nitted suicide by taking laudanum
q The Secretary of the Treasury has issued
q circular to all customs officers, and to officers
8 and agents of the u. s. in Europe, to carry
q Into effect the act of Congress prohibiting me e
9 5he Importation OF cattle, until notice snalt
d nave been given by the President that no 1ur-
q tner danger is TO be apprehended freh1 !; ne {
81 mysterious disease that has made such teff1ne
3 aaVoc among cattle in Europe
q The latest novelty Of the Parisians is very
curious little mystery called .sPharaoh,.s Ser
d pent Or "Pharaoh's Serpent Egg. The Gov
5 creating quite q furore in Paris, and mas
crossed over to us. The part remaining after
We burning is a deadly poison and While tne i ;
experiment. is very beautiful and wonderful
'le, caution must be used.
The Quartermaster General, upon the RECON- I,
teeldation ae of Gen. Grant, has ordered the SAFE =
VI VI all the Government buildings at Folnt Look
oat. H These include overeighty buildings, some
M (which are very large. The steam laundry,