Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-06
TLRGINIA NEWS.

J. F. & B. j. Jordan have bought the ex
tensive WesthamsI Iron Works, on the James
river and Kanawha canal, about seven miles
from Richmond 1t is expected that the large
establishment will do much towards the devei
opment of the mines along the route
Gen. Schofeld and suite arc to visit Major
boswell, about thirty miles up the Central
Road and witness the performances OF some
of the colts.o that most magnificent of horses,
''Planet," the property of Major boswell.
A wrecking firm of. Norfolk has commenced
extensive preparations to raise the hulks OF the
two seventy four gun-ships Delaware and Co.
lumbus, which we're sunk at the GospOrt Navy
Yard in 1861. -
The Hollywood Bazaar, in Richmond, IN
creases in interest, and the rooms were more
crowded on Saturday than any night previous
They have cleared $4,000.
The Clover Hill pits, which recently expod-
cd, were opened on Saturday There was
depth of Twelve feet Of water i'll them. No
bodies were recovered.
The Richmond frcmen are preparing to- give
their visiting brethren OF Delaware, who are
expected on the 9Th instant, suitable re-
ception.
| The schooner John s. Lee, will soon sail
from Richmond for Charleston, with $1,000
bushels of corn on board for he suffering Caro-
lnians
The Court in Richmond, on Saturday, quash-
| ed the attachment for $40,0 900 made by Claftiln
g. Co., of New York, against Steenbrock q
| Brother.
The families Of Gen. ;Schofell and his staff,
are to spend the summer mouths, at Old Point
| Comfort.
GOVERNOR PIERFoINT followed Mr.. Gibbors
| Of Pennsylvania, in speech hi Richmond last
week. The Richmond papers characterize il
az 9 Il non cunlnitta speech" The following
il The rarmt Of it in the Ezsninrr:
calls w,re made for Hunnieuit, P,mrroht
| aud nl heiS
| Gov Pierpont inally very rr!nrl ALL Is al
reared He could not make Ii speech this
+grfllli. would like to give his view "a! inll
lenytl,, and Il li,lle longer, on some OF cr ntcl
sion and give thcrn ha advice But lie would
~ay that The old white men Of the tnnmon-
wealth in his opinion, who were nlnIr intrlli
cent than the colured stand much more. ii
NEED Of talking to, than did The latter. He
llnped, too, that they wouhi receive wholesome
! Instructions, and act upon lh"m IN tlliA crl-Is.
The colorcd mcu were already III The night
track. Grra; applause. We were jn$t abnnt
| To enter lll.on the true princl pltT' {" That lie
publican parry established !,y jefferson, aid
we nnSt make Use of parcel Of fellows who
canno! participate in orr action to lnrlhrr the
| establishment! of tie", principles. tie coin
| plineutetl the remarks ii the gentleman wh
spok. before His advice was sound. and lac
| hoped they wonld heed it and acl upon Il, 1t
was To labor and not TO talk, that we must
look tol our recovery from the present unlor,
tunate condition into which the Stale had
fallen.
st was to the men who could make two
| blades of grass grow where one only was pro
duced before, we must look for her future
greatncss-not to the politicians who loaled
around the whiskey shops shaving their
threats, and talking about the disgrace OF rid
ing in street cars with negroes.
The Governor was a good deal applauded,
and the general opinion seemed to be that he
was coming out all right though we over
heard some remark that he wanted to be Gov
| crnor again.