Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-03

in our possession we regard it as highly proba-
bic that by the lst of November, there will De
Seventeen Gold Mines in the full tide otopera-
ton, with appropriate machinery, &C. IN this
7icinity-lyiug in the counties OF SpotsyIva-
MIA, Culpeper, Orange AMI Louisa
The Spotsylvania Mine on Smiths farm,
eight miles from town, has already been de-
yeloped by shaft sunk IS feet which Is to be
carried down As feet further. Two very nne
veins have been discovered and followed. they
have now out some forty tons for the erushers'
and the owners expect to have all the machine
ry in place and up in the course OF three weeks.
It is owned by Root 4 CatherHood, OF New
York.
On Friday contract was closed for the farm
Of 500 acres belonging to Jonathan Johnson IN
this county, on which the Mitchell Mine IS loca
ted-some 4 miles from the white Hall Mines.
Mr. Johnson is to receive $4,000 tor the
property 1t was purchased by a Philadelphia
COMPANY of four members, three OF whom are
Messrs. Prof Cresson, Nh Philips and Dir,
Mitchell. They expect to have their machine
~ up and be operating by the LIST OF Neptem-
Der. = Fredericksburg Herum.
THE BOARD OF V1slToEs of tile University
of Virginia at their late session established q
new chair in this institution, entitled the
school of Of Technology and Agricultural
Science, having reference, we believe, mainly
to the application Of the arts to agriculture. -
They also established an Assistant Professor
shin of Mathematics, under the title OF APP
plied Mathematics. Mr. Leopold j. Beck, OF
New York City, Pole by birth, is appointed
to Gil this position. Mr.. B. is eminent as a
man of science, and has high recommendations
from the distinguished mineraloglsts OF this
country. He was formerly on the staff OF Gen
Benz in the Hungarian war, and has letters
from that officer and from kosuth.
No appointment was made to till the new
chair of Technology, the subject being deferred
until the meeting OF the Board in September.
Provision WAS also made by the Board Tor
instruction in the Sanscrit language. This
was done at the suggestion Of Col. Peters,
Professor in the Latin School, who Will also
have charge Of the Sanscrlt class.
The Board also directed estimates TO be
made Of the cost of constructing a pond on
the Observatory Mountain, with reference to
increasing the water supply at The University
And they also purchased Of Mr.. Addison
Maupln the place north Of the University
known as "Carr's HilI' for the sum Of So
00O. = Charlottesville Chr0niclc
FoREIGN News. AT the distribution OF the
,r;z.s ,v,rara f. exhibitors at the Paris Fix.
nos;t;on seventeen thousand persons were
present, aud the cup 4 Gi! is represented tt
nave "ee' P'oD'''S VIZ "''s' ,i''S'',''
has ever been witnessed.
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THE SECRETARY OF WAK-We have
another batch OF ru'iofa about Mr. stanton? o.,
Some say ne VIII resign otherS I',a' nc VIII ~
removed. we alScrGnlt 'helh' W. ''an",
belongs to Inc class that rarely nlc' ana hG'el
resign. As 10 ms poh1'ca SympA' 'hso 'n arS
may ue eHpieso1n ny S'S1's ,""' 90,
Gratis. the Republicans, and Mr. Stanton.-
Ncsc YORK. Tribune, 29M
NJ Stanton, ", b.ro M donht for the sake
cM ,1.,.i P,a;,oI ., h,
formerly was, State Rights man. But he Is
member Of President .Johr.on's Cabinet.
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ent writes tha', Ill MS "e's''0o' "oou' '"s' (
o nj saline no5rs o nd na1Ces The nlan ic rs
he states, to purchase, what IS called shippers,
or COWS InSI are nralS u'S a'on o;,o a[,
10th from the same person, and then furnish