Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-24
yIRGINIiANEWs.

4 The peninsula of the. York sand the James
lis destined in few years, the Norfolk Journal
thinks; to be the garden spot Of Virginia. "a
A single farm realized during the last season
twenty, thousand dollars from peaches alone.S
That region will become 40, New York what
New jersey and Delaware have heretofore
been: saia42ga l5id ,-ayoil ,s%aoEs ,s!2ba94
/ The poor girl from Petersburg, who, after,
being ruined by a near relative; was found in
Richmond ia great distress, died yesterday
morning. Before her death, her consciousness
was for. while restored, aud she was enaaleds
! to recognize with Joy a fond mother, Hh6 min
iistered at her death bed. Hertname was Belle,
Evans i.Issisohope the little child will
Estiil lige.s@9 I'D - E2f@ t39f&a g2ats Sc:
| i A vessel is now, loading iin the, Richmond
Dock, with a cargo ofgranite from the Rich
zncnd Granite Works, for Baltimore: There
is no better granite anywhere than that quar-
Tried along the line 81 the canal! above Rlch;
jmond 90 4 IIDI ii q ~
vSts,..ag . 4 g7. baS ksYia3ag tgpi oyaU
| sR.a s., Booker, sentenced to ~ finer snd Inn
prisonment for shooting r; 81. Glass, editor
| Of the Lynch burg Republican, was pardooed
yesterday by he Governor IIGa .HE<IO ~
The City Assessor of Richmond has been
turned atsof Office for corruption and bribery,
! PouLTRY AND EaGs. -Ioueyer have heard
country people complain more Of the scarcity
| OF eggs than, during the present winter, and
must say | have had equal cause forcomplaint.
L keep about two dozen hens. This number
found sufficient to keep ME in eggs for family
use; besidesoyoung, chickens for the table in
the spring: During this moulting season eggs,
of course, grew scarce, and finally fell off alto
Igether. This; | thought, little Of, until days
and weeks went on, and still noeggs. | began
to grow interested, aud determined to give
s)me attention to the subject, and see whether
could not make producers out of them.
Again orttwog months Ireceived no. eggs, but
by feeding them every morning with boiled
corn, together withkwhat vegetables and meat
that was left from the table, together with raw
meat occasionally, Il have succeeded in pro-
ducing from three to four eggs per day. Two
of my hens having laid their litter, now want
X have. a neighbor who keeps probably one
hundred hens, with the necessary number Of
cocks, and is getting at present one egg every
other day, and this is not an unusual thing.
He has good quarters for them and plenty
Of oom, but has not taken the pains Of coax
ing them by administering solid food. Poultry
are very tastidious. and require a change in
their proyender occasionally, though they are
more fond of Indian corn than any other food,
but their mature. requires q change Some
should be:alwsys kept where the hens can get
it, and in winter when the earth is bound with
frost or covered with snow, if lime is not provi-
ded tor them they will fail to!lay, orif theydo,
the eggs will be without shells, and be at once
eaten by the first. chicken that comes along.
Old rubbish lime from old buildings is the
proper thing, aud only needs to be broken
small enough for them to swallow. n C..TE
Frederick county, Nd. s't2 -. - 'Fa9
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
have agreed upon q bill for the protection Of
naturalized citizens abroad. 1t places such
citizens on the same footing, in regard to pro-
lection, with natives Of the u. S., and empow-
ers the President to use his influence with for
eign governments to secure the recognition Of
the principle maintained BY the Government
Of the u. s. relative to the rights OF natural
lied citizens It also provides that in case OF
the seizure of such citizens whose release shall
be delayed, the President is authorized, By way
Of indemnity, or reprisal, 10 order the arrest