Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-09

they shall not use any influence whatever to
deter or dissuade the people from taking an
active part in reconstructing their State gov
srnmehts under the act of Congress. .
The Richmond papers record tie particulars
OF an alteration between Mr. Joseph Segar
and Mr. James, the collector of Internal Reve-
nue. in Richmond, which ended in Mr.. James
being collared, ;choked gently and threatened
to be stripped for search by Mr.. Segar, for
not giving back to him. IS a paper which Mr..
Segar had laid on James table. A bystander
ihterfered and promised that Mr.. Segar should
have the paper, which was a power of attorney
fer collecting claim.
4 novelty in the art of navigation" is an.
nounced 1t is a vessel, small in size, with
marine machinery, which will obviate the ne
cessity Of steam, and will at the same time do
away with the masts, thus discarding the sails
proper and yet receiving the motive power
from four fans, or sails of canvass in short,
the invention is nothing more nor less than a
windmill ship, the machinery of which is very
simple and easily kept in repair.
tits said that Gov. Pcirpeiut will be nomi
mated by his friends for next Governor of Vir-
gna and that Mr. Hunnicutt will, also, be a
candidate. Gov. P.'s friends are already
throwing out limitations, that unless the Con-
servatives who can vote, support Gov. P, Hun,
nicutt will be "the man" They would fam
limit the choice to these t,co, and take the
chances We shall see, by and by, more OF
this matter
There was a large meeting Of colored men at
GordonsVilie, Va, on the 9th inst, which was
addressed by Huunieutt, and radical resolutions
adopted, ". 2. Lucas, colored man, was
3eputed to represent the meeting at the Radi-
cal Convention to be held in Richmond, On
the lTtll instant.
The Boston Post remarks that while Mr..
Sumner Is prating about the duty of the South
to educate its people We hear never word Of
apology ior his vote repeating the act giving
public lands for educational purposes to all the
Statca, 50 far as the Southern States are con-
cerned "
General Schofeld, commanding in Virginia,
has issued an order directing that all vacancies
occurring in Office before the holding Of con-
yention shall only be filed by persons who have
never taken an oath to support the Constitu-
ton of the United States
We have received the Orange Expositor
published at Orange Courthouse, by Mr..
AlonZo +. Stofer-a neatly printed we'll filed
and excelleutly arranged sheet also, the Lu-
ray, Page county, Courier, which deserves the
same compliment.
The news from the eyees Of Louisiana is
still unfavorable The crevasses near Baton
Rouge are beyond control, and all attempts to
close them have been abandoned. The richest
sugar region of the State is ruined for the
season.
Accounts from the far West represent that
the Indians continue hostile, and are confeder-
atiDg for a general war against the United
States. Their doom will only be sealed the
sooner
Some OF the Southern papers suggests ''for
the sake of equality and uniformity" that the
military force bill be extended over the North
ern States
The Washington Chronicle continues its at
tacks on Judge Wylie-simply because the
Judge gave an opinion which did not suit the
Chronicle
Mr. Robert B. Gibboney member Of The
General Assembly Of Virginia, from Wyfhe
county, died in Richmond on Sunday
1t is Senator Sherman not Senator Sumner
who has left Washington for New York, to
sail from thence on trip to Europe.
Thaddeus Stevens's health is reported to be
improving" We wish the sans could be
said of his temper and disposition.
1t is reported that President johnson IS
shortly to visit New Tork-entirely private.
WooL.--The growth and manufacture Of
wool is one of the branches of industry that has
grown immensely during the last Jour years in
the United States Both in the quality of
the wool and in the excellence Of the articles
made from it, the manufactures Of this coun
try will compare favorably with q large portion
Of the foreign importations, and it is reasonable
to expect that ere long we will be able to- rial
the finest WoolleD fabrics produced in Europe.
During the year 1866 the wool grown in the
United States amounted to 81 GOO, 600 pounds.
We have l 900 wollen mills, containing 65,-
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