Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-22
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Is, sThe lumber season in Maine concludes pros,
+ perously THE rivers will be soon cleared OF
manufactured lumber, and though the mills
hasez been running mig t=andszday.ato@keepaupz
the supply, they have worked through the &c },
season more favorably than ever before. There
is-a constan5-supply- of water for getting down
the logs,2 and manufacturing shippers are
straining every nerve in loading Lumber tor the
various markets. The demand has been OF
the Increase and lumber men are predicting
rich harvest next near. They are preparing
for operations in the woods on a much more
extensive scale than heretofore.
The commerce Of Boston has been very brisk
of late and the trade OF the present year will
reach the largest figures ever known in the
commercial history Of Boston, s Over onehun-
dred millions of dollars of foreign imports will
be received the present year, adding charges
and reckoning the values in currency. Inc
port has received cargoes of valuable merchan-
disc from every quarter of the EARTH Inc
Eastern, Western, Indian, South American,
African and European branches of commerce
have been very active. At the same time
coastwise business has reached magnitude
never before attained. zgCgqfg
Advices from the City of Mexico to Nove1m-
Der state that the Emperor has not yet re-
turned to the capital, and, although expected
there on tie, 10th or 1lth of October, he was
| still at Orizabaaon the 18th. lts@was still
doubtfulfif he would abdicate or accede to the
wishes and views of the Conservative party,
which insists upon the continuance OF the En-
pire 1t was asserted that he was determined
not to abandon Mexico. as, -,,,e "
y 4 letter from Secretary McCulloch to Messrs
L. P. Morton & Co., of New York, affirming
it to be the policy Of the Government to redeem
all its bonds in gold, has had an assuring effect
among foreign dealers in bonds, and sympa
thetic improvements abroad is auticlpated,-
The announcement of the fact will probably
materially affect the price of gold as we'll as OF
Government bonds. a o,o:sa 81. .-2.@t
A Gettysburg despatch Of the Goth says ::
This afternoon the National Orphans Home
stead was dedicated to its future use. ~Ihe
Homestead is situated on the Baltimore pike,
continuation Of one of the principal streets
of Gettysburg, half mile from the centre OF
the town, and close by the National Cemetery
for soldiers who fell at the battle Of Gettysburg
The railroad bridge over the Susquehanua
river at Havre de Grace has been completed.
The first engine weighing 70 tons-passed over
it on Tuesday. On Sunday next the regular
trains will run over it, and the ferry boat be
dispensed with This Improvement Will short
zen the time between Washington and Phila-
delphia thirty minutes. >@a'~@
The last discovery which comes to US from
Nevada is agricultural rather than mineral,
but very important. It is a new textile. The
plant is said By the discoveries to be superior
to any textile now in use. Though styled
hemp, it is so called on account Of its closer
similarity to that than TO any other growth.
The Northwest Fur Compuny's steamer
Miner, from Upper Missouri, arrived at St.
Joseph, brings down two hundred thousand
dollars 10 gold. She passed about one hun
dred Mackinaw boats on the way down, llber-
ally supplied with gold dust T.. r...... n
The report that Macmillan is not allowed to
feave Mexico by the French is not believed in
Washington. Gen.. Grant, however, is said to
believe that he will embark before the. end Of
December. 40 l-Is3#of 3
A firm in Boston has suddenly decamped
after swindllng its creditors. The losses of the
latter are estimated at from one hundred thou
o,l F+,,tb n,, nd doll
The Regulators have full sway in Marion
county, Kentucky. Three men have already
been hung by them, and others in custody will
probably share the sane fate. .... ......s...
There is trouble among the Mexican Liberals.
Palaciss, who Juarez had appointed Governor
of Sonora, has pronounced in favor OF
Ortega.
There is rumor to-day that two firms have
failed in Boston, for sl75,000 Their assets
will be of no value whatever -0|hJE-s (
3 Mr. A. A. Guttman, confidential secretary
to Mr., Seward, has resigned, to 60 into bust
ness elsewhere. Il. e@IH2 sE>-E +. -5.,S
tt is said that Gen. Logan is making prepar-
ations for the impeachment Of the President.
tsgd sic rs VIRGINIA NEWS.
: The annual Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South opened its session
yesterday in Norfolk. Bishop Pearce presides
over the deliberations of the body, whose labors
will extend throughout this week. Several
changes in the Church are expected tocome up.
for discussion One, which is recommended by
General Conference, contemplates altering the
name to Methodist Episcopal Church, drop
ping the word South which was annexed in
contraa1s tinction in 1914, when the separation
occurred, /. \ 80 2. u S,~S.@ e..~-..
TIE Richmond Dispatch has the following
special despatch A fire in Danville this
masning consumed Crigler & Gordon's store,