Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-08-09

r. ALEXANDRIA,, I A, WEI
The COLLAPSE IN BREADsTUFFs. SpECU
LATIoN has been more rapid and complete
than was predicted The average Of prices Is
not quite down to the point from which the
speculation started bat tits found Impossible
to press business in -four and whest except at
| steadily declining prices. The spectators over
looked a vital point of their calculations,
namely, the vast quantities Of the old crops
which were and still are in farmers hands
The receipts of wheat from the northwest Of
Milwaukee are double now those OF this date
last year. A portion of the arrivals III this
market are 1unsaeable except at a loss, and are
going into store In the meantime the limits
of foreign orders are reduced by every steam
er; there are but few ships on the berth Tor
British ports, and, with considerable cotton
and corn to 90 forward rates OF frelghts are
higher, and advancing An advance OF four
pence in the rate of freight to Liverpool would
be equal to a decline OF nine per cent. IN the
premium on gold, and that advance would DC
only one-third the advance that took place un
der similar circumstances IN JAN, 1861. There
fore, We may congratulate the pubic On me
prospect that breadstufs have declined, and
will 20 much lower with scarcely prospect Q:
material advance IN. Y. |}Ortd, ANg. lit.
INDICTMENT or x-CoNFEDERATEs. In
Roane county, West Virginia, last week, In.
dictments we're found by the Circuit court.
Judge Loomis presiding, against nearly one
hundred persons (guerrillas most]y) for horse
stealing murder, and other like crimes. Col
7. a. Roberts, who was member Of the y est
Virginia June Convention in 1861, and who
was subsequently, carried of from his home
prisoner to Richmond, obtained a ajudgment
for forty thousand dollars against those who
were principally responsible for his captivity.
Against Hugh Kyger who is wealthy, he OBJ:
tained verdict for ten thousand dollars, and
thirty thousand against the following persons,
namely: Messrs. a. G.. Ingrahau. James IL.
Powell, A. 6. Riddle, William }. Riddle,
Samuel Shepherd, Jr.. and Thomas y. Gotf.
Frank NJ, Willis and George Allen were in.
dicted for the murder Of Bally CIe2cngtr, 3
Union soldier Rich. Times.
THE SIAMEsE TWINS -Chaug ard Eng,
the celebrated Siamese jwlus, came dosfn on
the CITY Point from Richmond, e5 route for
yhe Notl,orn cities for exhibition 1t is i've
years since they were North During he Ua!
| they have remained at their home, Mount
Airy. Surrey county, North Carolina. Like
most of Southern residents during th: war,
they have suffered loss OF property 5ro'l tue
i dnnredations of soldiers and Southern o0u
/ ,or;,tion ami have entered on their present
tour to reouperate their shattered fortunes
They are now IN their fifty fifth scar aiid III
good health Increasing age has tod on them
! somewhat, making more gray their halr, and
/ adding to the wrinkles on their faces From Il
conversation with them learn that each has
nine children--one SIX sons and three daughters
and the other six daughters and three
sons. All the children are perfectly formed
Each contributed son to the rebel army ;
one Of them was wounded and the otker taken
prisoner. Both say they loved the old stars
and stripes; but when their State seeded they
considered it their duty to go with it.-fortTtss
juonroc Correspondence.
/ LABOR. The Charlottesville Chronicle says :
In the sight of God, what is more pleasing
and more honorable than conscientious work
er with his hands--a man who lives by the
honest sweat Of his brow-who nends your
wagon honestly and wel-Who builds your
house taithfully-who makes you neat aud
enduring shoe-who manufactures sou a piece
| Of substantial cloth who cuts ditch that
reclaims field given up to snipe and Woodcock
who makes yoke that does not gall your
oxen-who inspects and applies q remedy to
your smoking chimney-who hands you back
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