Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-04

bear the lndlgnitles they endure by the opera
ton Of the system pursued towards them. An
old fisherman was asked once, if he did not
think it was cruel process to stake the.
Il hides" from eels Why, Lord bless you, y
was his answer, they are used to being skin
u ned and don't feel it much now - The ap-
plication IS obvious. The SHINING has been
! going on sll through the late war, and up to
this time, and, no doubt it is thought that by
Z this day, We ought to be FUSED to it, and
: not mind itos'much F'# g la ~ a -
The Washington correspondent of. the New
York Herald continues to speak Of the-atti-
tude Of a portion of the population of the
South, and of the lengths to which they have
been hitherto suffered to so. by the military
commanders, until the hour has arrived when
it is thought forbearance has, been carried too
3 far. He says, in his last dispatch that the
matter has been discussed in "a Cabinet meet
ii ing, land that determination is expressed TO
strengthen the military force in the South, in
anticipation Of any further incendiary proceed
ings or disturbances Of the public peace.
'.. Gen. Howard, Commissioned of the Freed
men 4Bureau,tin his report, states that the
amount Of abandoned lands in possession Of
II the Bureau is 2l5, O24 acres, and HE humber
of pieces OF town property is $50. n A large
part of the abandoned land is OF a swampy
character, and scarcely any Of it yields revenue.
The greater1proportion oft is merely in the
nominal possession of the Bureau, and wcald
~ AZ L..
Z ers, under the law had they made application
: therefor. - -. ~. -. agi
It is proposed in thereport Of Gen. Howard,
Commissioners Of the Freedmen's Bureau, that
the Bureau as o separate institution, be dis
continued entirely, after the lst of July next.
= In. the meantime. he suggests, in view Of
the large number of freedmen, and others, re-
quiring relief'in the District of Coulumbia, that
Congress should order the opening up of all
theavenues and the improvement of the public
grounds in Washington, thus affordng work
and wages to these people, who could be en-
ployed and supported. IL
We have already announced the death Of
Lord Rose, the distinguished astronomer. :
He resided chiefly at .Birr Castle ireland,
where he set up his first telescope. His later
telescope, which is associated with his name,
and constructed by himself, has world repu-
tation. many stars baving been detected by it
which formerly were known but as nebulc.
The result Of the State elections to take
place to- morrow in Maryland, New York, Mas
sachusetts New Jersey, Kansas, Minnesota
and Wisconsin, will, Of course, be looked for
with much interest
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aTHACKERAY' S UNPUBLISHED WRITINGS
The following appearsin the London Publishers
Circular: Sss.1 =
THE chief interest ofthe new edition of Mr..
Thackerays works will lie in the volumes of
the series, which are announced to contain the
new and hitherto imprinted writings of the;
author. The latter alone would form consid-
cradle collection. Some of them were not in /
cuded in the authors own collect ions of his
miscelIanies for reasons which have now passed /
away or which, at least, would not have the /
same force. in the case of an edition published
by others Many of these are Of the highest 1
Interest, while to most of MIR, Thackeray''sI
admirers they will be- almost new.
A CoRREcr1oN.-The New York Sun,
which does not Intentionally misrepresent the
facts, says that the negroes are elected to the
Virginia Convention because the whites would
not vote. / Let the Sun learn the truth, and
correct. its statement The blacks constitute
the majority majority--ineyery
district 10 which negro was elected except,
perhaps, Richmond city. Rach DIS.
TIE V1Ra1NIA ELECTION. - ohm Fl. Gil
mer, ef Richmond, Va who protested to Gen.
Schohe!d against the legality Of the late cleo
tionsinS Virginia, has arrived here for the pur-
pose eff laying his complaint before the .Presi
dent, but 1T Isl understood that Mr. Johnson
maidtains that the Executive has netpower to
interfere. under the law in the premises -
Washington Star. 81 s.Ass SCI 50 y
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