Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-08

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of the Clover Hi company, giving the names
of all who persisted by the recent terrible ex-
plosion at the Clover Hill pits, in Chesterfield.
Among them are q number OF old English
miners. who had been employed there for
years, and brought with them to Virginia the
skill which oh aracterzes the same class in their
country. The colored men, who had been
slaves, had generally assumed the sanames Of
their former masters. Thirty whites and
thirty nine colored men lost their lives by the
explosion.
Yesterday morning at o clock, the Presi-
dent directors and other officers Of the compa
ny, accompanied by the representatives of the
Richmond Press, left the Petersburg depot in
an extra train, and reached the pits IN about
an hour apd half, from the hour OF depar
ture. After examining the scene OF the explo-
sion and hearing the opinions OF Mr.. Cox and
| others who have been interchangeable III their
efforts, since the explosion, to subdue the fire,
they came to the conclusion that 1t cannot pos
sibly be cytnguIshcd from present indications
under thrce weeks
The Board then held meeting. The preal-
dent, Mr.. William II. Macfarland, OF this
city. took the chair, and MIR. d. 5. Wolldnge
acted as Secretary. MIR. Cox made satlSiac-
tory report Of some length, containing substan-
tally the facts given in his letter we published
yesterday morning. 4 donation OF 81 900 was
voted the families of the deceased resolu-
tons OF thanks to the Midlothian Company
which had kindly rendered labor and mining
apparatus, and to others who had given all the
aid in their power to the company in It's mis-
fortune, were also unanimously adopted.
| The deceased white miners leave SeYenleeu
widows and Gfty-eght children, and some OF
those who were single, dependent mothers and
sisters, all Of whom are in 4 destitute condl
tOn
The co'orcd men, we presume, lett even Il
larger number Of widows and children, but we
were unable to ascertain anything definite in
regard to hem.-Rtchmond Hhig.
RUSSIAN AMERIcA-The Toronto Leader,
in an article on the Russo American treaty,
says:
Hardly any event could be more unexpected
than that Of which the telegraph brings US
intelligence from Washington Russian Amer
lea, with its fifteen hundred miles OF sea-coast
on the Pacific and Behring's Straits. has been
ceded to the United States.
1t is quite possible that the world will not
get at the bottom Of this Russo American
agreement all at once The treaty Of cession
has been laid before the Senate but Is that
the whole story? Is there no secret agreement
behind it? No understanding of the part the
United States is to play in the event OF Eng
land going to war with Russia, about the East
crn question, literally, so far as England Is
concerned for the preservation OF the Indian
Empire?
Rumors to this effect found currency some
Fix months ago. and 1t is not at all improbable
that they were not wholly unfoundcd. Russia
may have sought the alliance OF the United
States and The latter eXacted as a condition.
the cession Of Russian America the agreement
being that The ce>sOn should be announced
and the rest Of the bargain kept secret. Time
will reveal the truth; but in the meantime
suspicion points in this direction
A RESPECTABLE LAW-BREAKER -Wm.
D. Simonds, who was arrested on Thursday
last by Detectives Miller and Coomes, on the
charge of being boarding house thief, turns
out to be an individual Of sufficient Importance
and influence to enlist the sympathles and ser
vices of some distinguished gentlemen here.
| He is said to be a man OF good family and
respectable parentagc, and has been welcome
visitor in the houses and at the social gather
ings of members Of Congress and others. he
repaid their kindness, it is alleged, by taking
for his own use articles belonging to his hosts
On one occasion he escorted the wife Of dis
tingui:hed member OF Congress 10 the theatre,
and afterwards stole from Der handsome
velvet cloak which be pawned. The cloak
was within day or Two found at the pawn
brokers' The fellow having been committed
to jail by Justice Walter to answer the charge
OF larceny, efforts are being made to secure his
release, the excuse offered being the respecta-
biliy of his family 1t il hard to conceive
why thief should 80 unpublished on account
Of his Responsibility, while perhaps the man
in tatters who steals piece Of bread to pre-
vent starvation is compelled to undergo the
punishment resulting from crime. Nat. mt
THE GARDENING BUSINESS NEAR NOnFoLK.
The season will be fully two weeks behind the
last, but we are not prepared to say that this
| is 50 very material, since the season was rather
too early last year. In other words radlshes
were gathered here and shipped North by the
10th of April, and when they reached the
Northern market it was 50 cold they went oft
slow.
And this early shipment Of radishes last
season, reminds us Of fact which comes to US
from an undoubtcd source. gentleman
living near this city raised about 5 800 worth
Of radishcs on two acres OF land. The rad$heS
were gathered and sold by the 10th OF May,
and then different crop was put in, and before
the Fall set in this two acres had yielded So.
O00 --NortoM Day Booh,
SENsATIoNAL.--We find the following in the
New York Times: Mr.. TTnan Gregory, a
very wealthy planter residing near Augusta,
Arkansas, fell into m alteration over game
Of cards with Dr. Cameron, in the course Of
which the latter drew pistol and shot the
former in the hip. Mr.. Gregory being IN liz
uor, tainted him for not shooting better than
| that. Mr. Dameron who was also intoxicated.
fired again, shooting him this time in the
breast Mr. Gregory placed his hand upon