Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-13
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BY THE ATLANTIC CABLE.

been no instruction in Barcelona, as previously
reported. A plot had been discovered IN the
city of Saragossa, in consequence of which sew
eral arrests had been made The war in Japan
has ended The reported death Of the Tycoon
is confirmed. !. IL !
The London Times says, considering the
difficult position of the, President of the United
States, and his efforts to prevent an invasion
of British territory in North America, it would
see with satisfaction some compliance with bis
request in behalf Of the Fenlans who have been
convicted of treason, and sentenced TO death,
but still it would concede no immunity IN: case
of another invasion. e4.ss, b rag.a
The cholera has broken out afrest IN Wool
wich and Charlcton The disease also pre-
vailed slightly in Edinburgh, and had appeared
at several places in Yorkshire. -. -'.t
Oscar Reaker. who five Yeas ago attempted
the lie of the King of Prussia; has been par
! doned.
| The Great Eastern has been chartered to
| convey passengers from New York to- BreSt
during he Paris Exposition, after which sue
will be employed to lay the telegraph cable De-
tween France and America. -m .
| In Gambia, the Turco- Egyptian army has
| gained decisive victory over the insurgents.
| NEGRO LABOR IN THE SOUTH. We are
Informed by an observer who has had exten:-;
sive opportunities for surveying the condition
and prosperity of negro labor in the Southern
States, that ii would be a very liberal estimate
70 say thatthe blacks performed one-half as
much labor as they formerly did When IN slave,
~, Their former habits (enforced habits, 1t
is true, Of steady and continuous work, have
to large extent, gven.,place to Incidence, and
employers fud it difficult to rely upon them IN
those planting operations where formerly their
industry was so effective. In some places the
condition Of things is exceedingly bad, and
planters feel utterly discouraged. The qucs-
lion of compromising the blacks has been one
of the hardest of settlement. Owlng To the
want of money last spring, great pro
portion of the planters agreed to give the
negroes Il share in the crop but this mode
is found to have led to endless confusion
and trouble, besides producing discomfort on all
hands and the plan will be generally abolished
hereafter and that of weekly or monthly wa
ges in actual money substituted. There are
! very many grave and threatening difficulties
|
and those who think they can all tie solved by
simply giving the black population the priv
! legc CT voting will yet find themselves greatly
I mistakenly T. Times,
SuFFRAGE-WHIT AND BLACK. The de-
cision rendered 10 the Supreme Court at Brook
lyn last Saturday, by Judge Gilbert, Affirming
the right Of Mr. Wheeler an ex-Contcderatc
surgeon, to vote in New York or rather cstab-
fishing the fact that an ex-COnfederate cannot
he disfranchiscd under the laws Of New York,
bv reason of having borne arms against the
/ government of the United States, Is striking
practical commentary upon the senseess policy
| that the radicals wish to carry out IN the South
The election of two colored men on tuesday
70 seats in the Legislature of Massachusetts
is certainly novelty in American politics; =
The event. however, is one that will undoubt
edy soon be followed by others OF like charac
ter in other States. and there will be Logical
advance from the struggle as 20 giving negroes
votes to contest as to giving them pubic Offices.
CONTRACTS FOR FLoUK-Bids were opened
on Saturday by Major G Bell Commissary OF
Subsistence, Z. S. A, on proposals to furnish
the Subsistence Department with Hour The
proposals were for flour such as known at the
Department as Nos. !, and 3. Awards were
made as follows George I. McGlue, 200,
barrels No. l, at $l4 IS; 300 do, at Sl499;
D. L. Shoemaker, 800 barrels, Nos. :, at Sl:l,-
7O Messrs Ross, Ray 4 Bro, 1000 barrels
No. |, at $l4 95; l,000 No. ., at $l4 60, do,
$50, No. ., at si4 70; George f. Webb, 600
barrels, (sprng wheat No. 3, at SIS; do, 300,
No. 2, at So. 90 Washington Stor.
A small colony of people have gone from the
State of Maine to make settlement in the
Holy Land, with expectations of great success
in LAYING anew the foundations Of prosperity in
that desolate country. The American mission
airy, Mr. H. Fl. Jessup, writiug from Beirut,
September 3, thus notices the movement
'We are all distressed at the news OF the COM
ing of a colony Of Americans from Maine 10
settle at Jafa The consul at Jerusalem has
written TO Mr.. Seward to dissuade the deluded
people from such an insane undertaking; but
| they will not be dissuaded. ...
The examination in the case Of Rev. Mr.
Williams arrested in New York, for pocket
picking, has been further postponed until to-
day. His friends believe him to be innocent
of the charge.
With the opening of the fashionable season,
says the New York Post an epidemic of mar
riagc has set in.
! 1888 GOLD -
New York, November J. 3 Gold, l44s.
| GO Mn T. Il GA L.
RICHMOND CATTLE MARKET, November II
The arrival of beef cattle for the past few days
has been very large Cattle are selling ut 81 To
81 374 for fine on the hoof and to Sc for small
A bar i,G lrOvps Of hoes ar