Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-19
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The last5number OF the Edinburgh Review
speaking Of the life and writings of Leon Eau
cher, one of the most able, consistent ane
honest Of the French journalists OF our day,
and incidentally, of the conductors OF the pub
lie press, pauses to say :-"J ustlceis not often
done to that able body of men, who expend the
vitalforce and energy of their youth, on The
thankless but important labor, Of the daily
press. It is common to hear them accused Of
base or interested motives, OF reckless disre
gard OF consequences, OF Indifference to the
rights and feelings of others. We believe
that upon the whole. the newspaper writers Of
our time are actuated by. much higher motives.
The satisfaction they may derive from Serving
cause they believe to be just land true, Is OF
ten their only REGARD. !. They are the privates
in an army, whose victories are only counted to
their chiefs. But we believe there are fewer
examples of men trading with their opinions,
betraying their convictions, and abandoning
their principles, in the press, than 10 any other
walk of political life. - There are some few
glaring exceptions to these remarks, but as a
general rule, the praise IS just: SO 800 ~. :.
The Richmond Eng advises patience in
reference to the nomination of Democratic
Presidential electors for Virginia to be voted
for in November, and quotes Carlisle's proverb,
as neutrality-suspicious. to Virginia politics at this
time. He says Speech Is great, but silence
is greater.s'~ The Enquirer says a5l..o1 ~
The splendid victory We have already achieV:.
ed in Virginia, or what is just as good as
splendid victory, the totatroqt OF the enemy,
who has been too abjectly frightened to deliver
battle, is something at which we may pause
for congratulation. Let him run. He cannot
escape. We need. not pursue. Above all, we
need not 90 ahead of him, and build golden
BRIDGE for him to cross over. In our plans
to defeat the schemes of those who seek to
bring our State under negro domination for
their own ACKNOWLEDGMENT, the most lmpor-
tant functions have been entrusted 10 the able
and patriotic leaders OF the Conservative Or
SANITATION throughout the State. The speakers
and superintendent have nobly performed the
duties assigned them as the effective strength
which they have developed among the people
most amply proves. The State Executive
Committee form no .1uNtO, but are representa-
tive men of the people and having more inior-
nation than the people, have, of course are
better prepared to determine what IS best to &c
done. We hope therefore they will be let alone
Later reports from Illinois indicate til at the
cattle plague 10 that State, though very severe
within the limits 10 which it has ragged, has
been mainly confined to the three counties of
Champaign, Ford and Iroquois, those counties
having suffered three fourths of all the losses
that have occurred The whole number OF
cases that have proved fatal in Illinois is esti:
mated by the Chicago Times at three thousand
head and their money value at two hundred
thousand dollars, These losses, however, are
said by other journals to have been greatly
exaggerated and at the same time it appears
to be very generally conceded that the. disease,
whatever its character or its origin, la gradual
ly but surely abatlng in 7lrulence.
is said that the brain Of General Charles
G. Halpine ("N1iles O. Reilly'i) weighed fifty:
six ounces This is six and half ounces
above the average size, the researches OF Euro
pean observers giving torty.nl and halt
ounces as the average weight of the white in
habitans of Europe. The maximum weight is
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A Sontherner is now in Boston who has in
vented a machine for reducing the cane Of the
Florida canbrakes to fibre, and this fibre be
thinks he can put down in Boston at two cents
u pound. 1t is claimed to be equal to cotton
rags for the making of paper, and superior to
Manila hemp for the manufacture OF corda ge.
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tits said that Gen. Rosecrans, whose trip to
the White Sulphur Springs has given rise to
many exaggerated reports, is merely Willing
away the time at his disposal until the season
for yellow fever at Vera Cruz has passed e.
The Louisville Journal says that Dana's lite
Of Grant contains chapter entitled "Grant as
statesman, which is not whit more absurd
than would be, in a plscatory. work, chapter
entitled, ''The sardine as whale. x. re.1s.1
An exchange says Potatoes weighing four
pounds, raised in fifteen days from the day OF
planting, without irrigation, have been sold in
market in San Diego, California. .n5 T,
Brick Pomeroy, in the leading article Of the
first number of his new daily, just started in
New York, announces his intention to stand
by honest men. EE..,< z..IE .az. ..
WASHINGTON lTEMs.-Jno @. Brigham,
late Deputy Collector Of Customs, at Richmond,
Va, who cut his throat and stabbed himself
last week, at the Owen House, died there at
ii o'clock o. m. yesterday. Previous thereto
physicians had pronounced him insane and
ordered him to be sent to an asylum bon
The Methodists of the District Of Columbia
are making great preparations for the camp
meeting in Harslip,s woods, near Annapolis
Junction, which will commence on Friday next
he stations ofthe district will be represented by
over forty tents, and Georgetown, Alexandria
Annapolis, Manassas and other places will In
crease the number Of tents to nearly two hun
bred. CO. "a" .,sz ~ 4.