Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-15
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LATEST BY ATLANTIC CABLE.
recovery.

The British Government will assume the ex
penses of the defence of Governor Eyre, whose
trial is now progressing.
The bill for confederation in British North
America only embraces the two Canalas, Nova
Scotia, and New Brunswick.
The Lisbon steamer, from Rio Janelro,
| brings intelligence that 4 rebellion had broken
out in Paraguay, which seriously threatened
the life ard power Of President Lopez.
1t is reported that the tenans met and
marched towards Kenmore. Troops and ar
tillery have b2en sent in pursuit.
| 4 number of vessels have passed through
| the SucZ canal
Cotton still continues to show declining
tendeEcy.
"NoT DROP OF BLOOD HAS BEEN SHED.
-No-not drop. The Russians do not prac-
tice capital punishment; criminal receives
| the knout until his back is beaten into jelly.
| The Americans do not hang dozen or so Of
leading characters when they ''suppress a
| rcbelhon.' They do not shed a single drop Of
| blood Humanity is too refined in the Great
Republic for that.
Their mode of punishment is this: They
roast the entire population over 4 slow ire
They ingeniousy send 4 pang through every
heart from the richest to the poorest. They
mortily, they humlatc, they degrade the
entire population They destroy industry,
GIGS Of the people. They govern them without
representation they keep open the wounds Of
civil war; they incapacitatc them: they seek to
give the control of the country to the negroes
they make Poland or a jamaica Of Virginia
or Louisiana-they do worse; but they shed
10 blood - Charlottesville CHu0nicie.
A LOTTERY OF DEATu.--ln New York,
Mrs. Mary Groctsch, German woman, fifty
four years of age, committed suicide by swal-
lowing quantity Of arsenic. Deceased had
long been addicted to spending every cent Of
money she could raise in the purchase of lottery
| tickets She even went so far as to take the
funds appropriated by her husband for the
support of the family and invest the same in
purchasing lottery policies She was cXpostu-
lated with by Mr.. Groetsch, bat all to no pur
pose On Christmas day she took all her
husbands best clothes and pawned them to
raise money to crafty her uncomfortable pas
sion after which Mr. Groetsch announced that
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separate. This caused her TO be desponGcnt
and low spirited and on Thursday last when in
fit of desperation, she swallowed quality OF
arsenic
WHAT IT CosTs TO BE a BROKER The or
CARNATIONS known as the brokers boards in all
the large cities. during the late war advanced
their rates of admission, and those entering
| ! t,pS ,,r,, nj, lry6I n hJUh
rate for the privilege. It is stated that in
Boston the admission fee is $4,000, sum
which is not readily earned by those who com
mcnce the business, until years Of experience
! In New York it costs s., 500 to become mem
Der of the gold board, and So, 900 is the admis
| sion fee to the stock exchange. ln Baltimore
| the Tee for admission as member OF the stock
| board is S 900, and there are now about forty
members OF the board, as we uuderstand.-
| Baltimore Sun.
A DEAD Doc IN CoURT-In the Court Of
! Appeals at Richmond last Tuesday, the case
| Of Davis VS. Commonwealth came up, upon an
appeal fer the reversal Of decree Of the Cir
cult Court Of Pittsylvania, by which the APP
pellant was fined ten dollars and costs for kill
ing dog. The ground taken by Davis was
that as dogs were not property a criminal pros
ecution was not legal, and could not be sus-
tanned. The lower court over-ruled this. The
court ordered that the decree of the lower
court be reversed, deciding that a criminal
prosecution could not be sustained in the case,
as dogs were not property, though suit for
damages by civil process could be brought
LyocAJwg Republican,
4 DUEL WITH A New REsULT-A duel
was fought at West Point, Georgia, last Sat
urday, between Major Baker, of Lowndes
county, and Mr. Anst Of Mobile, in which
the former was seriously, if rot MORALLY
wounded in the side. Mr.. Anstill was unhurt, |
but his second was not so fortunate. As Mr. |
Baker was falling he discharged his pistol, but
his aim being uncertain, the ball lodged in the |
thigh Of his antagonist second We believe |
such an occurrence is ureXampled in the an
mails of dueling. The distance was five PAGES, |
and the weapons pistols. Montgomery Mail.
TIE Cosr-Speaking of the Radical policy
Of territorializing the South, and putting her
under military rule, the Washington Consitu-
tional Union holds the following language,
which should be a warning to those who arc
rushing the country on to destruction:
That policy imperativey demands 4 large
standing army in the South and to support
such an army, fresh and grievous taxes must
be imposed upon a people whom humorous
congressman are in the habit of calling "the
best taxed people on earth.
lNEXPEDIENT1-Thc Committee on Roads
Of the House Of Delegates have reported it in
expcdent to legislatc on the subject of the pc
tition Of citizens of Floyd county, relative to
survey Of Craig's creek and Poverty Valley,
and were DISCHARGED from the further consid-
Grafton Of the subject
We can furnish our Floyd friends with
very accurate survey of Poverty Valley, if they
want one!-Lynch Republican.
There are now about 100000 acres of land
enclosed in California and about l,7j9, 900 un-
der cultivation. These are lar larger AREAS of