Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-04
VTRGINIA NEWS.

New Orleans, had been attacked with a dis
order believed to be yellow fever The resi-
dent physician under contract to practice on
the sick of the garrison at Marion, had refused
to attend the patient Gen. Wilcox applied to
Dr. Nj. ?. Christian, who has had experience
Of the yellow fever, while attached to the Navy,
and the Doctor accordingly left Ter Marion
Yesterday afternoon.
Gen Tochman is now in Lynchburg, solicit
ing contributions to enable the Polish Colony
located near Frederick sburg, tt purchase their
| wheat for seeding purposes, as well as guano
or other fertilizers This Colony, which forms
the nucleus of a system by which it is intended
that European emigration shall be Invited to
Virginia, has now every prospect OF success.
There was light frost at Lynchburg, on
Monday night, and the tobacco has suffered
somewhat in consequence, as but little mas
been cut Frost also occurred at Raleigh, N.
G., the earliest within the memory Of the resi-
dents there, but it was too light to do any
injury.
The Charlottesville Advocate says Judge
Shelley is now holding the fall term OF his
court in Nelson county We learn that Har-
ris, radical candidate for the Convention, has
been indicted in ten cases Tor inAammatory and
incendiary appeals to the colored people.
A gentleman OF Richmond, who was suffer
ing from chronic rheumatism, applied saturat-
ed tobacco leaves to his swollen leg, and was
made so violently sick that his physician de-
spaircd of his life He, however, recovered.
We regret to learn that Capt. Marshall L..
Lynn, freight conductor on the Orange Rail
road, who was so severely crushed some months
since between two cars, while coupling them
at Charlottesville, died of his injuries on Mon
day last.
Ia Page county, Mr.. Mines Northern
gentleman, who sometime since purchased The
Shenandoah Iron Works, is announced as a
Conservative candidate for the State Conven-
ton.
The fruit crop in the Valley is Immense, and
much money has been realiz Il from it. Some
farmers in Frederick have concluded it pays
better than farming, and are engaging in 1t
largely
A church difficulty in the St. Johns Luther
an Church, in Richmond, has been referred Tor
adjustment to ''Licut. Paul r. llambrick,
Military Commissioner!
We learn that a large number OF students,
some four hundred have arrived at the Uni.
versty. 1t is anticipated that there will be
six hundred or more.
There are seven persons connected With tho
Sheriff office of Augusta county, all but two
of whom have lost either Il leg or an arm.
On Saturday the Republicans of Shenan
doah, held Convention and nominated Geo
Rye for the State Convention.
Mr. George NJ. Savage, an old and mos
estimable citizen of Henrico county, died or
Tuesday last
Gov Letcher is i'll, at Lis home IN Licking
ton Of inhammatory rheumatism.
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SPEECH OF EX-GOv. SEYMOUR, OF n. Y
The Democratic State Convention of New ork
met at Albany yesterday, and John Il. Hof
man, Mayor of New York, was elected tempo
rary Chairman. Ex-Governor Seymour was
subsequently chosen permanent Chairman, and
delivered Speech of which the following is
an abstract:
I'VE have put down the rebellion; we are
struggling with revolution. The first was
sectional the last is universal. The first
ems to destroy it, Even the Senate has pur-
sued policy revolutionary in its tendency and
in it's blindness is striking suicidal blows at its
own existence. Colorado, which, to-day BAL
ances four millions Of people in New York, was
admitted merely to gain two votes in the strug
gle with the Executive. But a holder act is
in view. Twenty Senators are to be admitted
from the ten States lately in rebellion, not as
the representatives of white people, nor OF
blacks but because they hold views in harmony
with the majority Of the Senator'S, and are sent
to Washington by their agents. If this revo-
luton is begun, it must 60 on to Its logIca end.
The country needs peace; but II you Will have
revolution it cannot f[op n al any cnaiH iines
II is oaid it is population to force our legal
t.nders upon the bond holders What makes
it so? The low credit Of the country. Build
| that up Make your paper as good as gold,
and thus question cannot come up. He an
pealed to the bondhoders, with whom we are
struggling to keep faith not to add threcfold
to these burdens by unfolding policy which
abstracts our country, endangers society, cor
rups our government and Expresses labor.
Alter abiding to the immense amount drawn
from the people in taxes on alcohol, one hun
dred and fifty millions Of which is corruptly
divided among the officers Of the law and VIC
lators of the law, he said "Give US back our
commerce, lessen the taxation of the North,
shorten the hours Of labor for our mechanics,
raise the price Of our securities, give US back
our Union Let us fight for freside rights,
tor freedom OF opinion, for an honest manage
ment OF public affairs Above all, let us do
battle tor the salvation Of the Union, and may
God defend the right"
FOREIGN NEWs.-The reports from Italy
are startling Dispatches received from Flor
ence say that tho outbreak at Viterbo has NOT
been nuelled A small town IN Orp;o,o b,