Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-26

Tie LOSSES OF virginia. A richmond
correspondent Of The New York ''liarahl'' has
been informed by 4 gentleman whose conncc
ton with public Affairs in Virginia for the last
| thirty-livc Years, has enabled him TO form =
pretty correct estimate Of the linalu:ial affairs
of the State, that the aggregate loss Of Vir.
GINA by the war; including the loss Of slaves
&C., is five hundred millions, besides third OF
her territory, which is now comprised in Yves!
Virginia She lost by The Confederate govern
lnent in cash loaned 5000, 600 including 600,
900, the amount Of her school fund.- which she
had been zeaOusly guarding and treasuring M
for years. She paid all her own soldiers up iC
The lst Of July, 1861, and advanced to the
Confederate government out of her funds raised
by taxation in 1860, every available dollar she
could command. She had az one time in the
field Il force OF one hundred and thirty -ninc
thousand men, Of which ut least fifty thousand
had fallen in battle or died from other causes.
1t will thus be preccivcd that the Old Diomin.
ion suffered her share by the war -Rithmtu,}
Examiner.
THE WAsHINGToN MONUMENT The attcli-
ton Of strangers visiting WASHINGTON for he
first time is naturally attracted to an unGnish-
ed pile of marble in the public grounds south
of the Presidents House, on the banks OF the
Potomac and to the question, What Is ii !
the answer is, the Washington Monument; a
structure commenced twenty years ago by
voluntary contributions, and in charge Of the
WASHINGTON National Monument Society,"
| The work was c0mm"nc2d under somewhat
encouraging auspices, the patriotic impulses
Of the people having heen awakened by en-
eloquent Grafton from the Hon. Robert e..
Winthrop on the occasion Of laying the corner
stone. The column is intended to be six hun
dred feet high ii is now but little over one
hundred and fifty, The four years $ war seems
IC have paray2ed the energies ct the mana
ayers, and the delay ia the work @hich ha;
occurred is by 10 means arcdltahlc to the
patriotism of the nation WASH. ErprcS2-
TIE PRESIDENTS VISIT TO B0sToN. The
dedication Of the New Masonic Temple in
Boston CD Monday, vas ct the most imposing
character. From fifteen to twenty thousand
members of the Masonic Order were assembled
On the occasion, and the procession formed
after the ceremonies were concluded st the
Temple vas some four miles in length. Every
thing passed off most pleasantly,
The Presidential tourists were yesterday nf1-
cial]v received by the State authorities Of
Massachusetts at the State House in Boston
Governor Bullock addressed the President.
and the President replied. Lieut.. Gov.
Claffiin then addressed Secretary Seward, who
resnouded in oil address specially remarkable
for IFS laudati0n Of Massachusetts 1T the
Masonic Banquet Oh Monday night; the Presl-
dent delivered a speech.
JUDGE CHASE AND 9rEvEas. The opinion
of Judge Chase, fit works some great seveIi-
ties to tho Southern people, is at least fatal TO
the theory on which Stevens defends conhsea-
tim Stevens proposes proceeding under mil
;taTv ediet. based on the supposed rights OF the
oonGnaror If an alien enemy. Chase utterly
denies us the character Of "ailen enemies Or
that we were ever, for a moment, outside the
;ur;slctjon Of the Constitution as citlzena. :
WhIe s,lspanding, therefore, over our heads
fine terrors of the law, he shields u from '''c1
veDs's design against us as aliens ot'fs'd De OF
tbe law. Rich. Eng
T EFT FOR PARTS UNKNOWN. William III.
Nanier, claiming to be a brother Of Lora
Nor;or and who was arrested On the 10Th
Instant spI charged by G. T. Mendenha'l x Co.;
e. r. Rali;r1ore, with defrandng them ont OF
goods to the amount Of SO, 300, left the Son5n-
erp Hotel On the day Of his arrest, leaving his
baggage. sine which time nothing has been