Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-09-07
The A1exandria Gazette
THURSDAY EVENING, SEPT.
VIRGINIA ITEMS

VIRGINIA ITEMS
A gentleman in Buckingham county, va
writes "All my negro hands struck on yes
terday, in the midst of fodder-pulllng' lor
higher wages. They admitted the CONTRACT
made with them, but refused to "oih any
longer at the wages which they agreed IN last
May to take. !" y
Died. at Hot Springs, Bath county, 'a'' on
the 25th inst, Mr.. G. G. Curtis, OF U'oucestet
county. >,
Tn ali the counties of Virginia where public
meetings have been held, resolutions similar
TO those passed in Richmond and Culpeper,
have been adopted.
Mr.. Crowley announ ces himself as candl-
date for Congress in the Richmond District,
and states that he supported the adminlstra-
ton of the late President Lincoln throughout,
and will give to President johnson cordial
support.
The Richmond Times says that the trade
and commerce Of that city begins to exhibit IN
mistakable signs of a healthy and vigorous re
action.
It is strange AM lameDtaoe to see the per
nacity with which some Of the public journals
in the North, strive to keep alive passion aud
prejudice, and the persistency with which they
smisrepresent the actions of those who have
! submitted in good faith to all the requirements
Of the government, and desire to prove their
allegiance, not only by their obligation, but their
future course, in matters settled by the terml-
nation of the war It would seem as if the
journals to which we retor do not desire them
selves peace or concord.
The National Intelligencer has a beautiful
poetical extract on the falling snow. : Think
of reading poem on a snow storm such day
as this We suppose Our friends thought
the contrast would have cooling effect But
Shakespeare wrote, "who by thinking OF the
frosty, Caucasus, &c.
Mr.. Henry S. Foote has been pardoned and
gone from Canada, to his home IN Memphis,
he promising, it is said ito abstain hereafter
from meddling in political matters.
The Baltimore and New York Flour, Grain,
and Cattle Markets remain without material
change from our lastreport.
The note of alarm about the approach OF the
Cholera continues to tie sounded. 1t would
be well in Alexandria, to be preparing. There
is work 70 do here In cleaning up, and purifying.
General Howard, the Commissioner of Re
fugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Land, in his
circular, issued few days ago, establishes the
following rules
Whenever any land Or real property that
shall come into the possession OF this bureau
as E'abandoned'' does not fall under the dehni-
ton of abandoned" as set forth IL section
two of the act of Congress, approved July I'd,
1864, it will be formally surrendered by the
Assistant Commissioner OF the Bureau tor the
State in which such real estate is situated, upon
its appearing that the claimant did not aban-
don the property in the sense defined IN SAID
section and act.
Former overs Of property held by this bu-
reaq as abandoned, who claim it restoration on
the ground Of having received the pardon Of
the President, will, as far as practicable for
ward their applications to the Commissioner Of
the Bureau through the superintendent and
Assistant Commissioners of the districts and
States in which this property is situated
Each application must be accompanied by
lst. A copy of the special pardon Of the Pre-
sident Of the United States, or of the oath
under his Amnesty Proclamation, when they
are not embraced in any Of the exceptions
therein enumerated 3D. Proof OF title. Sd.
Evidence that the property has not been con
fscated or Ebeled in any United States Court,
orif hbeled, that proceedings against it have
been discontinued. Officers of the bureau
through whose hands such applications may