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

The Brazilian Government is extending a
cordial invitation to all persons from the United
States, who desire to immigrate to Brazil with
view to make permanent settlement there.
Abundance of fertile land, suitable to the
culture of cotton, sugar cane, coffee, rice, tobac
CO, &c., is offered for sale at the low rate of
forty tour cents per acre, to be paid IN cash
before occupation. The laws Of Brazil also
exempt immigrants from the payment of import
duties on all articles for personal use and on
implements Of trade and agriculture .Immi-
grants may obtain papers Of naturalization, if
| they so elect, after residing two years in the
Empire and in so doing become entitled to all
the rights and privileges which belong to native
born Brazlians.
A dangerous counterfeit of the one dollar
treasury notes issued by the general Govern
ment, has made its appearance. Excepting a
few miner discrepancies, the spurious note is
an extract fac smile of the BILL The general
appearance of the bill is also very good. The
green ink is of somewhat lighter shade than
that used On the genuine, and some parts Of the
note look scratched and blurred.
Mr.. Smith J. Eastman, the defaulting
| merchant Of Brooklin, who SO mysteriousy dis
appeared from that city in June last, unlawfully
possessed Of large sums of embezzled money,
has been discovered in lunatic asylum at
Lyons, France.
Advises from Savannah to the I'd instant,
and from Hilton Head to the 5th, state that
General Steadman has suppressed the Macon
| (Georgia) Journal and Messenger for disioyal
language, and that the Augusta Georgia
Transcript was also suspended for day or two,
for printing an obituary notice Of q Confederate
soldier.
The Port Royal New South learns that the
negroes on Helena Island, have armed them
selves for their protection.
Aavices received by the Freedmen 8 Bureau
from all portions Of Virginia and North Caro-
lima are to the efeot that the corn crop will be
sufficient to feed the population Of those States
until the next harvest. The tobacco crop in
Virginia will be very light this season, but very
| little having been planted.
/ General Butler left yesterday for Sharon
Springs, n, Y, where his family are sojourning
He did not succeed in getting Gil interview
with the President
1t is reported that noket agent aud tele
graph operator for the Chicago and Alton
railroad has disappeared from one of the Offices,
and it is said that some $4,000 il cash dlsap.
peared about the same time
William J. Jones has been appointed by the
President, D. s. Attorney, for the District of
Maryland
Mrs. Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie has been
engaged by the manager Of the Boston Theatre
to appear there next season, in the series Of
characters in which she won so much reputation
ten years ago. He gives $4,000 for eight
months engagement.
4 large force Of teams and laborers was
recently sent out to Manassas for the purpose
Of collecting and bringing in the large amounts
Of hay in that vicinity
4 wealthy old man just deceased IN Paris
left 100, 900 francs to a young man who politely
gave up his seat to him one night at the
crowded opera.
4 citizen Of Chicago, who has recently re-
turned from Charleston and journey into tho
interior Of South Carolina, says the condition
Of society and Of the country in that State i:
heartrending in the extreme Even those who
before the war, were among the wealthlest