Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-12-02
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
A beautiful lady, aged about eighteen years

A beautiful lady, aged about eighteen years,
Of respectable Italian parentage, has been judg-
ed insane, rrather maniae by a jury of twelve
respectable citizens and she was ordered to be,
sent to the asylum at Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
She fell in.loye with and was betrothed to a
young American gentleman, whose parents did
not oppose the match, but her mother, with
the tenacity which generally prevails with Ital-
ians and Spaniards, not to lntermarry their
sons or daughters with Northerners, refused to
sanction he match. The young girl pined in
solitude till she became insane. - :.
SALE IN FAUQUIER. AT sale made by Jas.
". Brooke, esq, executor of Bailey Grain,
decd, on the Oath ult,, the following prices
were obtained Fat Hogs, averaging about 200
pounds, per head, cash. SCI. 50a28. so; Sheep,
first choice, per head, cash, 1925; do. second
choice, S. CO.; do third choice, SIS. SO; Calves
per head, S. 60; Yearling Heifers, per head,
$l5 so; two earo old Heifers, per head, $27-
O0a4O so; Cows, per head, $48.50a53.50 Corn
per barrel, $50 +. =
A correspondent Of the New York Herald
says The number of Fenians enrolled and now
drilling in Canada is stated to be nearly eighty
two thousand, ofWhom near.y one-half are said
to be already armed. 1t is also announced that
clubs designed to agitate in favor Of the annex
alton OF the provinces to the United States are
being organized all over Lower Canada. "a
Certain parties are travelling through the
Northern States (as is shown by c:mmun Ca
tons received by General Howard, appealing
tothe benevolent for contributions. by represen-
ting that there are 10000 or more destitute
freed people ID the District who are actually
suffering for the necessaries Of life. These
statements are utterly false.
The Government restores to the American
Telegraph Company full control gifts Southern
lines at the same time removing the censorship
on the press and other matters which have been
in force since the close of the war.
Gov. Brownlow has sent in message to the
Legislature of Tennessee reviewing the recent
election in that State. On the ground that the
votes cast had been illegally registered he throws
out Of the count the returns from thirty coun-
ties; accepts those of forty-two, and states that
only eighteen counties made satisfactory reports.
He thus reduces the aggregate number OF votes
cast from sixty one thousand seven hundred
and eighty-three, to about twenty nine thou
send FIVE hundred.
A snecial dispatch from Washington to the
New York Tribune states that, according to in
formation derived from the very highest sources,
the relations Of the :nitea States with France
and England are entirely satisfactory, and that
there is no prospect or probability Of any Seri-
Gus disturbance with them
The st. Mary's county, Md, Gazette says
that white labor from the North is beginning
to seek that section Of the State for employ
ment The editor says that withia a few days
he has encountered number Of young men
from Northern States who were seeking to en-
gage themselves as farm aoorers for the coma
ing year.
The action Of the military authorities at Mo-
bile in refusing to obey writ Of habeas corpus
by the President. @.=1