Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-09-03

Embassy now visiting America. The lines
saws ENGLAND is more interested in China than
anv other power. Her commerce with that
country is larger, and since the treaty OF Pekln,
her relations with It's Government have been
more friendly. She assisted the Imperial au-
thorities in putting down The Iaeplng rebellion
England is the proper power for China to en-
plov as q medium for revising her treaties win
other nations But this treaty with the u. ,.
aiming to restore the old exclusive policy, has
been entrusted to the manipulation Of
foreign counseors who advise what IS lmpos-
sibe, viz the restoration OF aretrograde SYSTEM
The writer then proceeds to disscct, the ar.
ticles Of the new treaty. He calls attention to
the feet that China obtains no concession from
the i. 5. but that, on the other hand, the lat
ter gains monopoly of railroad and telegraph
improvements This is a sufficient objection
to the treaty yet the question may be asked
'Is it wise for England to multlp! " her differ,
euces with America on such grounds as these
The article concludes as follows:
1--WE are bound to say with conviction that
there is more underneaSh these negotiations
| than appears on their surface. They bear dla-
tinct traces of foreign inspiration. 1t Is our pc
| lief that this mission did not originate with
| the Chinese Government The idea o.! enlist
| ing Mir. Buringame as recruit Tor the lur-
| thering Of Chinese ends, 80 far from being
spontaneous, emauated from foreign brain,
| and was suggested by the departure from CHINA
| Of the American Minister, which was drawing
near at the time the plan was formed. no
doubt the proposition was ioyfuly welcomed by
the Ministers Of the Chinese Empire, who
| have but one object at heart, and gave but one
| instruction to the ambassadors, VIZ: Stop all
| progress. As for the rest, you have carte
| Runche say and do what you please. This treaty,
concocted by the Embassy on their passage
| from China to San Francisco, is the result now
| before u.s.
News FROM TIE VALLEY oF On
Thursday, Friday and Saturday OF last week,
the Commissioners appointed to ascertain the
compensation to land owners along the line OF
the the Winchester & Strasburg r. r., met
on the lands and awarded damages in many
cases in Frederick county.
Rev. Norval Wilson who is cndcared to our
| people by many long years OF social and chris
| tan intimacy, is now on VlSlt to ChariestoWn.
We are panied to see the falling condition Of
| his health.
We learn with regret THAI some sections of
| Frederick county have suffered considerably
| during the past few weeks IRON drought. How
| ever matters are so much better with US than
some of our neighborS, that we have cause to
be thankful that it l.; as well with Us as as 1t IS.
! The Wheeling Register announces he death
| in that city OF Mr.. Samuel Ott, prominent
Citizen Mr.. o. was a native OF Winchester.
Died, recently in Missouri, (whither she had
| gone in quest Of hcalth,) Mrs. Annie Wood,
wife of our esteemed c0untyman, Mr.. Thomas
3. Wood
Mr.. Scott Baker, son of Col. Robert /. Ba =
ker, died at the residence Of his father, In
| Frederick county, on Saturday week;
Va, advcrtises for notes OF the old Valley
Banks ofStaunton, Winchester and Christians
burg.
The Shenandoah Herald says an immense
amount of produce will be shipped from that
locality this Fail. This is the kind OF good
news we like to hear from our Valley H'@-
chester Times
RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE, The Board Of
Trustees Of Randolph Macon College have elect
ed majority Of the fa~uty Of the institution for
the ensuing year. The professors chosen are :
Professor of Ancient Languages-Thomas
R. Price. jr, of Richmond.
Professor of Mathematics-Harr Estiil, late
Professor Of Washington College.
Professor of Natural Philosophy-Eichard
NJ. Smith, formerly editor of the Richmond
Enquirer.
The election of Professor of Modern Ian
guages was postponed until the October meet
ing.
The gentlemen who haze been elected mem
bers of the faculty are distinguished for their
- I'D in n
youth They will give fresh impetus to Ran
dolph Macon. and render it one OF the leading
institutions Of learning in this country:
The next session of the College will com
mence at Ashland, on the lst OF October. 1t
is the intention of the Trustees 10 sgnaZe the
event by an impressive celebration TO which
all the friends CT the institution will be invited.
Z. S. NAvY-The Navy Department has
received dispatches from Admiral farragut,
European squadron, off Syria, August 18th, an
nouncng that the Franklin was on her way to
Smyrna; the Canandaigua was on the Irish
coast the Iiconderoga was oil the coast OF
France the Swatara at Cherb0urg, Tor repairs
to her rudder the Frolic on her way to Con-
stantinople, and the Guard on her way to the
United States.
DlSpGIcncS nave iIHO aIIlEcu HUH AuiiIilAI
Rowan, at Yokohama on July lst, announcing
that the store and hospital ship Idaho vas at
Nagasaki; the Shenandoah at Hong Kong
the Oneida at Hioga and Osaka; the lroquois
at Yokohama the Monocacy at Shanghai; the
Ashuelot has been ordered to lien-Tain to pro
tect American interests at that place the
Aroostook was cruising off the Island of For
mosa and the coasts OF Annoy and Eoochu; the
Unadilla at Dankok, Siam; the Maumee was
searching for piratical vessels between Canton
and Hong Kong, and the Onward was IL nder
orders to proceed to San Francisco.
THE BOND RoEBERY.-W published a few
days ago, an account OF the manner IN which
some swindlers in Philadelphia got possession
of package of bonds brought to their office
by boy who was sent to sell them the bonds
being secured in pigeon hole in a cese, from
which they were dexterously snatched, and the