Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-09-25
The Alexamdria Gazette
MONDAY EVENING, SEPT. 25.
VIRGINIA ITEMS.

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On Friday at st. Paul's Church, IN fleh- !.
1nond, Messrs. Birch, Gardiner, Baker, ana
Meredith, underwent an examination previous
to becoming Priests of the Protestant Eplscopal
Church, and Mr.. Hammond was examined
preparatory to being ordaineda Deacon OF the
same body. The candidates passed honorary
through the ordeal, and were ordained at 0'
James's Church yesterday.
The Charlottesville Chronicle says = II
large farmer some miles from Charlottesvllle'
wishing to cut his corn some days since, sent
into town with directions to engage all tne
hands that could be obtained to come I7 out 10
his place, and do the job for him., lis over
seer succeeded in engaging nine freeomen AZ
so cents day. and food and Il 1odglng Jn I =
.annearance. Another gentleman IN the same
neiphborhood engaged five for the same work;
onlu two kent their promise to him. Out CT
fnnrteen, but two fulfilled their contracts. 4
gentleman from Nelson county writes US Il
cannot manage the freedmen can you recon-
mend suitable person to cultivate my farm
We hear constant complaints from al quar-
ters.
Ameeting was hello at Norfolk, Virginia, Oh
Thursday, for the purpose of organizing line
Of steamers between that port and the port OF
Nazaire, France. Some eight hundred thou
sand dollars have already been subscribed, but
the amount Of capital required IS said to be
three millions of dollars The French Govern
ment is said to be actively interested in pro
noting the success Of this line. o.
The quarantine at the entrance Of Hampton
Roads will be discontinued On the first ct
October
Mr.. J. B. Jones from the Eastern Shore IS
under arrest. 1t is said he Was the private
Secretary to Mr.. Mallory
Lieutenant Hawkes., 3lst Pennsylvania artli-
lery, is appointed assistant superintendent IN
the Freedmen's Bureau, and assigned to duty
on the Eastern Shore.
Mr.. Charles H. Lewis Secretary OF the
Commonwealth, writes to a gentleman in Win
chester, stating that Gov. Pierpoint is doing
all he can for the restoration Of affairs, object
ing to the course of the Radicals, declaring
that he and Gov Pierpoint, are hated BY the
Radicals, but, asserting that they would be
powerless for mischief if they were not enabled
to extenuate their conduct by pointing to the
reckless and defiant course OF those who, IN
despite alike Of the laws Of Congress and our
own State Legislature, announce themselves
candidates for Offices to which they know they
are Ineligible, for the sole purpose, 1t would
seem, Of thWarting the efforts to restore TO
them the very privileges they profess to De SO
aesiriOus to regain.
The National Inteligencer says that the
demands from the North to the Freedmen 5
Bureau cannot be Wellsuppied, as the freedmen
are reluctant to go there, they having learned
from the soldery, what the feeling OF the North
ern people is towards them as race, and they Go
rot feel disposed to place themselves IN closer
contact with it, The Secretary Of the Int
rior in reply to request from Gen. Howard
for public grounds on which to erect school
houses for freedmen, has directed four lots to
be reserved fer that purpose, until congress
shall legislate on the subject
General Jordan, late Chief of staff Of Gen
eral Beauregard, has written an article for
the October number Of Harper's Magazine,
in which he charges that the failure Of the
South to establish separate and independent
Confederacy was mainly due to the incapacity
of Mr.. Davis. General Jordan insists that