Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-12-02

killed and died In service, and 3O, OOO wounded.
But4there is life in the old land yet a5-1 &.
Washington College now has about ninety
students, and this number is being daily IN
creased The. president is in receipt of letters
from all paris of the country, North as well
South, indicating a purpose to patronize the
Institution. Gen. Lee may be seen every day
quietly. walking to his duties at the college, or
taking an evening ride on his famous iron grey.
He has been boarding at the hotel, but his
house is now being fitted up in suitable style
for the reception of his family.
The Methodist Episcopal churches in New
York are making considerable preparations to
celebrate the first Sunday of next January,
which is to be the anniversary of the one
hundredth year of the existence OF that denom-
nation in America. @
Advices from Rio de Janeiro, received yes
terday via New York, state that the1ecent
successes of the allies in the war with Paraguay
we're regarded as decisive, ADD it was believed
that hostilities would soon terminate. Colonel
Wood and the gentlemen who accompanied
him to Brazil, to negotiate for the purchase of
lands there for six hundred Southern families,
are said to have met with an enthusiastic re-
epton
The work Of reconstructlng the broken le-
gees Of the Mississippi, in Louisiana is to be
commenced Immediately. The prospects Of
raising cotton crop next year, on the Red
River, Louisiana by the assistance Of the freed
negroes, are said to be very gloomy.
The railroad depot at Milford, Mass, was
broken into last night and the safe blown open
and robbed of one hundred dollars. One of
the burglars was found on the floor this morn
Ing. with his skull fractured by piece ofiron
blown from the safe He cannot live. He
mas not been identified, nor have any traces OF
his accompices been discovered.
The Times has reliable information that
4Oo0bales ofGovernment cotton were destroy
dby FIRE at Columbus, Miss, on the 25th
9ntNoVember It was the work Of an incen-
diary. Loss about one million dollars.
= Aconvention Of the col,red people OF New
England is in session in Boston for the pur-
pose OF having the Constitution of the Uolted
etates SO altered as to fix the general qualltca-
aGn for the voters in all States, to have settled
Nnat Is citizenship in the American sense. and
ulook to all matters concerning the colored
uan and his status in the land
Another British female authoris. dead. La
" " Theresa Lewis, the widow Of that scholarly
statesman, the late Sir George Cornwall Lewis,
ass M lately died, She edited Miss Berry Diary,
wrote s an admired little novel, 'The semi-de,-
bae baened House" which has been republlshed I'd
asle, and was leader in fashionable and ed
VA tsSsated society. A daughter of Lady Lewis IS
NV rs vile Of Mr.. w. Vernon Harcourt, better
su0Wn as Historicus. = f
11al!t, appears by an official statement from the
M nl.sed States treasury that the disbursements
fasaI f. aaIccount of the war and navy departments
s;qe ule oe past month Of November were SILL
~. ny less than for the same month last year.
Il nastE as reduction on account of the war depart
ossu Is Is S8, 32l 1899 80, aud on account OF the
81 tsby;l$ tsbyl l$2,795 694.67. This is a very gratifying
& 8 thursday nextis Thanksgiving Day