Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-04

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FIRES IN PETERsBCRG.-In Petersburg On
Tfooday aigh,, building on Union street, uaed
asa school ard class <cor: r correction 7ith
he coiored peo7e's cncrol z'as d:ocr"ereo to
ha IN fire. n..".le iremer were }:on os:r or the
~nor, ard, jv dint o. great cSeE:lcr, succeed
Il il; sagins .he clrIcl building ano p1eTent-
inc the .DresC Ct tire ia ,les beyond tie 0uili-
:ug ir3t free.
couple Of acurc !; .el, inc crge ,,n:inish
,i roIortc' church, CT larrisor street, south
n ,pe Few NGll:el, VGS fJuGG to be oa fire il
sarerel .,!acys, an( such aeadw8y lad the
fanss ,:t2iaet::. that 3es pie the rt.os. efforts
oG Inc :rl companies, Il Uas fuund impossible
% aaye -; or!d!a..-
he sane tlln., il aac discovered that the
,oocer sarrat 5r.ilGicG, o.; tie east sltc CT the
came >,reet, an turrher south, ::aG been torcl-
cure il. destruction.
ipcent,a ,arr, enc .he .-nGeS ec.itorlaily says:
,,o;hir@ ;:as eve: tr,ua2irec in Petersburg
which l;3 &C ;:o:Ju ndy IglrataC GlC incensed
5e? oycpe .lrGn ever quarter snC from
III classes. re nave AearG ar unbroken com
men, Of .eg!et aud :cGGnatlon THAI there could
hare Seer. ;%arrG mithir tie limits D. Petersburg
eoe 1eSrt 50 pro4ig&te enc, abandoned IS 20
iptics ihia Outrage on orr coloreG people, and
40 to
IKE eye.r So>si5!e .raaos &c hunS doEr tnc
ertior Or authors OF the c.i1aa, end ct tae sarle
time ,SteaG "lG:e-e? Hss:sta2ee I1cy De Il %.
Jowe ,o tho3a 1hC '2cHe suffered BY :i:e ont-
iage
Tie !Seel;1ac EXP essec e. Tie lnte. v:ill be
shared breye:yris nt-r>inGeo maai2 the Soltl.
..:otlina could hsve na2Dere1 more inoDDcr-
iunely ttao hess LEGENDARY r.;taseS, and they
;?ill ac tocbt, he cci.e6 upor sy tie 2aCiccls
as eviCeLce .: { cete!rliaa;ioc CT iae part of
he :jo:atharr ,,h;&e5 * orp~ess arG -uin the
blsel,S i'aas hing 5ei-G done, it becomes the
dr,s 0? inc cc11nrriiy 10 -,lien Il occurred to
her; &c: he -;lliaGs Hho 2i& i as hey would
hvn1 for Zlc. ocast3, srG TO punish them 18th
ne e!-ttemes zeo- oi ~ lay. rs ere glad
C lasrl z%rcr. t;ao ::nCe.. tnat :eC;:!s will be
of'e:ee %: nc .Srilty parties, 40: Only ~ the
,are:ei2a! Gcthcritie5 Duy by ;,le citizens. 4
2o.r;t sr3picion hGc iorcec itsel: upon the
pubic ,ainc-tae scspiciot 5eys the 4ldex,
",net tins 7iiliany is the ::or., O.? oa,ties in
or niG15t INC hate tbs ~h;se population flr
more tncr tnev !ove ,oa 5lec-s- ..--.. .
,He sie 2I2ese1 &c !ae,r tnaj ptoSoiceat citi-
ems OF Petersburg nave alreacy c.acte;. g sub,
scliptioa iior :eb"illicg the chr:ca taas vas
burnaS- ;;,eeeing the Est With Ire hundred
doIIa,s.-:2olch. HMy.
II glowing coltrast with tae insult " R-lcl
rirgri; Governor recently o--e.ed to tie
memory Of GCtonewali ac:son, is the following
e.,iact f:ols. 4 letter ''*:ot1n by frank 3lli to
The iete ohaaon meeting in Ct Louis:
@3'heJ CIVILIZED aG,io? o.: earth would hesitate
an iostant, if the Opportunity oferod, to incor-
porate r-ita themselves tie brave ard heroic
people O: The South, y:hC&e io:ti;ude rat.. en-
dpra6ce, IN :: ;..1iSta:;e;. cause, challenges the
;dmi?atioa anu ,espect Of the ToTlG? Would
.'rance, Of England, o. aEy ot;2er civilized pow
e., hesitate tc give 20 srcr men the full anc
equal rights accorded &C. I'll ether citizens
Woulc not :iae5e na tons pc mss, nappy TO claim
as their our such men as Lee and Johnson,
anG & hos, OF others, anG: 10 Golfer upon these
living heroes :he rewards wnic: genius and
courage have always commanded? Would
they iai 70 hGnc? enc cherish, as part Of their
o"e glory, he memory o. tAat ilC~tsiou tthrong
rs ,ha our: IoC br- ,,fopn,, II IS,.lrson ';bpIT