Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-27
VIRGINIA. NEWS.

Col, Thomas FlourDoy, President Of the Nor
folk and Great Western Railroad, has been in
Norfolk for the past few days, eodeavoring to
get the Corporation Court of that city to sub.
nit to the people of Norfolk the question of
subscription to the capital stock OF the COM
pany, but thus far has been unsuccessful.
The still Of VIM. P. Cullen, OF Caroline co.,
has been seized for illicit distillation. Mr.. @.
was arrested by US. Deputy Marshal, Mr..
Jacob Cohen, and after an examination before
mr.. r. S. Turkey, q. S. Commissioners, vas
held to bail ia the sum Of $4,000 -.-.
At meeting of the Board of Directors OF
the Central Railroad Company, at the White
Sulphur Springs, they contracted with respon;;
sible parties for the completion OF the road
from Coviugton to the Springs by the trst Of
May, 1869
Rev. Fl. Hatcher, pastor Of the Court street
Baptist Church, in Portsmouth, while crossing
the ferry between Portsmouth and Norfolk, on
Monday, was robbed Of his trunk, containing
all his clothing.
Information has been received that forty
members of the Dutch colony that designs set
tIine in Amelia county are on their way, and
will arrive in day or two. They Will be near
tly welcomed. 81
First Lieut.. John ?. Cummings, Fifth U.S'
Cavalry, recently tried by court martial IL
Richmond, Tor various military offences, has
been dismissed the service. ..---..
The theatre in Richmond has been engaged
for an Opera Troupe on the 18th OF October
next. Z .....@
FRENCH AFFAIRS. The New York Times
correspondent writes from Paris, August ID
as follows
Just as the "affair Rochefort' was taking {
happy turn for the worried and tatigued police.
men, new incident, The s'affair CaValgnac
fell across their troubled path. A son OF Code.
froy Cavaignac, The Dictator of l84S, refused
to accept from the hand of the son of Napoleon
III. the premium awarded to him for standing
at the head of his class at the College Of ST..
Barbe Why should he Did not Napoleon
| LII. put in prison and treat with rigor, almost
| with insult, the man who had saved Paris IN
June roma second reign of terror? Why should
! Cavaignac L. accept anything from the hand
of Napoleon w.? When the boys name was
called the audience broke into loud cheer,
| and You may imagine the CONSERVATION OF M
| Durny, Minister. OF Public instruction, and OF
the Prince Imperial, the first calling for the
| little Cavaignac with nice speech OF congrat-
nlation all ready, and the other with the crown
| of laurels in his extended hand, and the little
Cavaignac II. clnei to his bench and rcfus
ing to accept the offered crown! A new god
arose at once in the armament Of tho Latin
quarter, and Henry Rochefort is threatened
| with an eclipse Cavaignae H. has shown him
self chip OF the old block; he has placed him,
self by that one act in the position Of chlet Of
| q PARTY, and hereafter, when the day OF revo
luton comes, the Party Cavaignac" must be
counted in with the contending factions.
''Your father smothered my father out in l848;
can accept nothing from your hands !" Who
knows what an amount Of history may yet turn
upon this first act Of opposition of the youth.
ful inheritor Of one Of the glorious namesof
the last revolution We may certainly pre-
dict that the'boy will be heard from.