Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-14
@VLR GINA NEWS.

| Bureau IN Richmond, has received lcllei
from Norfolk explaining the troubles On tbe.I
Taylor farm The negroes have been allowed
to remain there up to this time unmolesIeu.
Taylor vas Iardoued more than year ago
He has been endeavoring to get them on, but
they have refused 10 leave A. few days since,
party went from Norfolk, accompanied by an
agent of the Bureau, to persuade them TO
leave, offering them places on Gen. " Use farm
which is still in the hands OF the Government
They through their spokesman, refused all OIL
| fer Of a compromise, declaring that the Presl
| dent had no right to pardon Taylor, and that
they would remain on the farm and defend
what they considered their property against all
corners. Steps will be taken to eject them ny
civil process There has been no outbreak as
vet, and no armed demonstration was made.
The conference was bloodless one; but 1t ls
feared that trouble will grow out OF it, and that
blood will be shed before the squatters Will
yield their sovereignty. .......1.
The case of Genera! lmboden is exciting
some interest He applied to be permitted TO
register under the Presidents last amnesty
proclamation, upon taken an oath to support
the Constitution, but was rejected. lie now
intends to apply to the United States District
Court for a writ Of nlanduna,ts to compel the
registering officer to register his name In
case the court refuse to grant the writ, he Will
appeal to the Supreme Court.
The U. S. deputy marshal seized the British
bark Alulhae of Nova Scotia, at City Point on
Saturday, tosatifya claim ofthe mate. The cap
tain resisted the seizure, and was very insolcnt.
He threatened the country with English ven
gcance, aud telcgraphed for advice to the
British ccnsuls at Norfolk, New York, and
Richmond, butwas finally paciied and yielded
to the law.
The Trustees will offer at public sale, on
Monday the 18th of next November, the prop
ertv known as the Union Mills, situated about
one and half miles from Winchester, on the
Valley Turnpike. This is u valuable property.
The mill was destroyed during the war by
order of Gen. Sheridan. :.....
McCracken & Bro, sold last Monday farm
belonging to Mr.. Henry Edwards, in Spotsy-
yana county, about miles from FrcderickS-
burg, mainly woodland and without improve
ments, containing little over 200 acres to Mrs
G.. u Particle, of Washington, ID. g., for
$500 one: third cash.
A business letter from firm in Oneida coun
ty, New York, to the publishers Of The Farmer
in Richmond, says 1--WE intend to "plant a
vineyard in Middlessex county, Va, "and
are hesitaLng as to the kind Of grapes to plant
for market and for wine. :"
A gentleman named W. D. Waggoncr, who
was entrusted by the Sheriff of Russell county
to bring 5000 to the Auditor Of the State, had
his pocket picked OF that sum on arriving at
the Central Depot, in Richmond, on Thursday
evening.
All the Lynchburg papers are outspoken in
dcnouncng the late interference with the
election Of president for the Virg na and
Tennessee Railroad. 1t is said that applica-
ton was made for the interference by "a per-
son outside of the State"
The African Church in Richmond has been
refused to the Radical mass nominating
convention, and therefore it will be held in
Capitol Square to-day. Llunncutt and Tn
derwood will doubtless be two Of the five dele
gates nominated
McCrackcn & Bro, were offered $50, 900
cash, few days ago, for the Chatham property
across the rivcl from Fredericksburg, belong
ing to Maj. J. II. Lacy, but Maj. i. de-
cIined selling at present There are ESQ acres
in the tract.
The Radicals Of Fauquier County, met in
Convention in WarrenLon in secret conclave on
| Thursday night, and nominated Solomon lloge
of upper Fauquier rs their delegate to the Con-
vention
The Conservatives OF Rappahannock failed on
Monday last to select delegate to the Conven-
ton. 1t was finally however, determined to
hold another meeting to-day.
A terrific hail storm in Buckingham county,
on Thursday night last, destroyed nearly all
the tobacco in its path.
REMARKABLE DIsCovERY.--In our issue OF
Saturday last we stated that Professor Holmes,
of the college of Charleston, had discovered in
the post pleocenc beds OF St. Andrew parish,
large collections of fossils and relics, such as the
bones OF extinct mastodon, megatherium, mylo.
don, and taper; also Of the American deer, rae
coon, beaver, &C., and hatchcts of stone, arrow
heads and other articles, all Of which couduccd
to the belief that a race Of men and animals in
habitcd this continent at period as remote as
the Naochan flood. No traces of man, other
than those we have mentioned, had been, until
Yesterday, discovered, when in manner almost
accidental, Prof. Keer, State gcologst of North
Carolina, who visited these beds at the invita-
ton of Professor Holmes, found amongst dcpos-
its of similar character to those already emu