Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-09-01
Foreign miscellany.

time mast and his appearance on the plat
form will be among the novelties 0! the coming
dramatic season. He is to sustain the charac-
ter of Falstaff in scenes from Shakespeare
Henry ""
The French papers report that two burglars
were recently run down and captured byt|o
amateurs mounted on Vclocipedes, and suggest
that the police might profit by the, fact :,
A Brussels letter states that the health OF
the unfortunate Empress Charlotte Is worse;
Her lucid intervals are less frequent and OF
shorter duration than they: were.
A Masonic Congress, embracing, representa-
tives of the craft from all parts OF the Wor III,
has been convokcd for the 18th Of September
next, at Havre. If .a
The cable announces the death Of the vile
of Victor Hugo She has been the companion
of Hugo from his earliest boyhood.
TIE Spoon ACCUSATION The New y 0rl
Sun, in its issue OF the l7th ult., asks Tor
evidence of General Buffers propensity to APP
propriate the spoons Of others. The Instances
are innumerabIe and are easily susceptible OF
proof. As specific one is required, we Will
select that of DR.. Campbell. During the oc-
cupation Of the city Butler seized his house
and upon its restoration the silver was retained
and carried North by Butler, some OF it hay
ing since been seen in his own residence. 1t
consisted of nine dozen pieces, Ill marked
A suit for its recovery is either about to be or
| has already been brought. 1t rs notorious that
| the first act of Butler was to institute search
for silver plate, all of which he proiessed to
| confscate in the name Of the u. S. SO &C.
lively did he prosecute the search that many
| Of the resident families endeayored to trans
port their plate to Europe. Mr.. Hamilton
| Wright and Mr.. ellis, two OF our most re-
spectacle merchants, were arrested and sent to
| Ship Island on this charge. In one case But
! Ter succeeded In capturing the silver, in the
| other it eluded his vigilance. If the Sun Is
| honest in its desire to Investigate this subject,
we shall return to the subject again, with
numerous other well credited and traceable
charges, selected from the hosts Of instances
! of the spoon spoation, either committed by
| Butler himself, or in his name, by the crea-
lures under h!n.-Ne1o Orleans Times.
To LUMBRR DEALERS AND CARPENTERS
A letter from Thomas Harland, Acting Reeve
nue. Commissioner, contains matters OF consld-
| cradle interest TO lumber dealers and carpc n
| ters It is in regard to the articles included IN
! the term "unmanutactured lumber, IN tn e
revenue law, and is in reply to an inquiry from
| Mr. Smith The Commissioner says = The
term 'unmanufactured lumber IS held to IN
| clude all lumber in the rough as it comes from
| the saw, such as sawed timber, boards, shing-
| les. laths, etc. But lumber pIanCd Ongued,
| erooved, or otherwise dressed, IS liable To The
| tax imposed On sales by the act OF March q,
| 1865" . -.... r..
THE NATIONAL DEBT. -Greeley says that
| the exact figures of the national debt are 50,
| 49l 1924 ATT; Tor round numbers we will
say, in letters not fgnres, twenty-five hun
| dred millions. They collect some four hun
| dred millions year in federal taxes, which is
absorbed in meeting the interest OF this debt
and our current federal expenses and dctlclcn.
| cies. At this rate when will the principal OF
the debt be 80 lar reduced as 10 give US al ap-
! preciaEIe reduction OF our present high taxes,
| high prices and the premium on gold? That
| is the great question OF the day-a question
which il largely suggesting the cXpcdlcncy OF a
change in The powers that be.-N. I. UcTahL
THE CROPS IN misunderstanding TO the
| Irish papers the rain has been general, and lis
effect has been most beneficial on potatoes,
which, unless spoiled by tho blight, will be all
excellent crop Turnlps, too, OF the late sort
| especially, have been improved by The rain, and
will not prove total loss, as was expected Tor
some time. Even flax in some quarters IS
turning out better than was anticipated, though
| it cannot by any means be regarded as even an
| average crop. Wheat is still reported as in
splendid condition; oats poor, but rather better
| in some parts than was looked for; and barley is
| q fair crop, so far as present appearances can
| be judged.
| DESTRUCTION OF COUNTERFEIT MONEY
| Gen. p. L. Bacon was dcputcd by the Board
| of Police Commissioners at their meeting on
Thursday last to destroy ali the counterfeit
money, lottery policies, &C., which had accll-
mulatcd in the office since 1861. Agrceably to
instructions, fire was made in the furnace at
headquarters, and General Bacon burned be-
tween two and three hundred thousand dollars
in counterfeit Treasury notes, bank notes, cur
rency, and counterfeit gold and silver coin, a
quantity Of speilmark, a large number OF lot
terry policies, and number OF gambling tools.
| = Wash. Gu0n.
WASHINGTON ITEMs-The following con-
tract was awarded at the Treasury building
yesterday to Mcssrs. S. p. Brown & Sons -
To supply the Treasury Department with L.
500 tons of coal, as follows: 1900 tons No.
and 200 tons No. Baltimore Company white
ash coal at ST. 90 per ton, and 100 tOnsred ash,
Lyken's Valley, at $735
The Jewish order Of B'na Berth is increas-
ing here in numbers and importance, and yes
terday new lodge, the Grace AguiIar, was or
gained.
A MoURNFUL RELIGION Thursday last,
as we have been informed, trunk was picked
up on the sands Of Hatteras beach, containing
portion of lady's wardrobe, and several let
tiers, which proved the owner to have been Miss
Carrie Foster an actress, who took passage on
the ill-fated steamer, Morning Star, that found
cred at sea in March gale, two years ago. Miss
Foster was on her way to ill an engagement
at New Orleans, and was Il lady we'll known in
the theatrical profession. -NorJ6M Vuyinidn.