Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-11-30

POLITICAL ECONOMISTS. The surprising
fact is demonstrated in the forthcoming figures
of the Treasury Department statistics that in
the fiscal year ending June 80, respectively, In
1862, 1862 and 1864 notwithstanding that we
withdrawn from Labor, we exported to foreign
wheat and eight times more bacon than in
1853, 1859, and 1860 In this statement the
wheat and -four are changed to their equivalent
in wheat, land it is to be observed that these
proportions are estimated in bushels and
pounds, and not prices. Our leading manu-
features had not incre ssed during the war
period over that OF the previous years.
From Washington we learn, apparently
semi-otf cially, that there is good reason for
believing that President johnson will in
few days, issue proclamation restoring the
privilege Of the writ of Habeas Corpus.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Commercial states, but as rumor mere
ly, that General Butler is engaged in preparing
The legal authorities for the arraignment and
trial of Mr. Davis.
A company Of California volunteers had
battle with considerable force Of Indians in
the northern part of Nevada on the 18th inst
The Indians were put to rout with the loss of
one hundred and twenty killed-only few es-
Gaping. All their horses, arms and ammuni-
ton were captured The loss on the part of
the CalIforniaEs amounted to but one man
killed and two wounded.
Governor Parsoas, of A|aban5a estimates
thar two hundred and fifty thousand persons,
white and black, in that State, are in such a
deplorable condition of restitution that 1t is
absolutely necessary to furnish them with food
until thes can raise it themselves Orders are
said to have been issued by he Secretary of
War with the sanction of President johnson,
for placing the much needed supplies, al an
ea.ly day, within reach of every destitute per-
son in Alsbama
A plate en- which counterfeit one hundred
dollar compound interest notes were printed is
said, by detective Woods, OF the Treasury De-
partment, to have been made by S. N. Clark,
and distracted from the Treasury. Three hun-
dred Thousand dollars were printed from land
Woods offers to secure it, and prove clearly its
abstraction, if allowed to do so.
Five dollar legal tender notes have been de-
tected and are known to have been made In In
dianapolis, Indiana This new counterfeit can
be known by it's dark appearance and general
clumsy execution Of the Goddess Of Liberty on
the lett end The red seal Of the Treasury is
the best one yet made by countegteiters.
DR.. Samuel Smart Griffin died at Williams
burg. Va, recently, in his SD year It is sta-
ted that he was sen of the late Judge Cyrus
Griffin and Lady christina Stuart, daughter
of the Earl Of Traeuair, Scotland. He was
said to be a gentleman Of high order OF Intellect
and ct The most finished education. William
and Mary and the University of EGinburg were
his Alma Mater. On his return f'on2 Europe
be married Miss Lewis, of Gloucester, Va,
whom he survived eighteen years
General Spinner has secured plate on which
counterfeit coupons Of i've hundred dollar ten
forty bonds were printed They were put in
circulation some months ago, and were only de-
tected ly the rough manner OF printing and fin
ishing The plate was found in wall in the
acqueduct, near New York.
At a negro Convention which was held re-
Gently at Charleston, it was magnanimoualy re-
solved to bear no malice or hatred towards those
who were implicated in the crime Of savehold
ing, and that they-the negroes-would gra-
cionsly extend the right hand Of fellowship to
all &C., &c. !!
The New Orleans Star complains that the
merchants OF that city are already being pressed
by Northern creditors, and declares that as
payment at the present time is I'M possible, it
may be necessary to resort to stay law to
prevent suits from being prosecuted to execu-
ton.
The Washington Republican gravely an
nounces that some Of the men heretofore CAL
led detectives, are now known as the detect
ed
The Legislatures of California and the new
State OF Nevada have laws on their stat11te