Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-05

anu declares IQaC Tic aClS Vi Juut1 colapiinil"
by violence are not binding upon the people:
Minister, has issued an address to his constltu-
ents. ''He denounces the bill for the dlseStab-
lishment of the Irish Church as provoking ad-
ditional rancor and bitterness IN Ireland, I'm
settling property, making contlscatlon CONTACT
Gus, and that, more than all, it will give Eng
land over to Popery and practically to the rule
of foreign power" lie is very bitter.
The contract for the construction OF an under
ground railroad through New York city has
been taken by English capitalists, and sent to
the United States for ratification.
| miscellaneous Foreign Items.
| The funeral Of Count Walewski took place in
Paris yesterday. The French Ministers, the
representatives Of foreign powers, and many
! other officials, including several u. s. naval
| officers, attended in body in uniform. The
streets through which the cOrtcge passed were
crowded with people. T.. ... ~. T..
| A London dispatch asserts that the success
| of the revolution in Spain has induced the
| French Government to make important con-
cessons to Italy.
1t is rumored that conspiracy to depose
| Abdul Azize, the rcignlng Sultan OF Turkey,
| has been discovered IN Constantlnoplc. a num-
Der of political arrests have been made
| It is reported that military and commercial
| treaty has been ratified between France and
England, and that Belgium IS expected to JOIN
| in its terms.
It is announced that the great powers Of
| Europe will allow their diplomatic relations
| with Spain to remain IN $fdtW Q"0.
Several vessels Of the European squadron OF
| the United States navy arc off the SpanIsh
coast.
UppEs FAUoUIER.- can not be found
in any part of the State Z finer country than
this Picdmontcse district. Approached from
the Blue Ridge, the eye is enrapturcd by the
lovely scene Of mountaln, hill, and valley, more
attractive than the sublime ocean, because
luxuriant in rich fields Of wheat and corn, and
Astounding in herds Of cattle, sheep and horses.
Her people are robust, Intelligent and indus
trlouS.
In the distance the traveller hears daily, ex
ccpting on the Sabbath, the shrlll whistle OF
the steam engine which now carries along with
il, on an average in each train, fifteen Or more
heavily laden freight cars
The population OF this part Of Fauquler IN
1860 was ...... ......
Whites 5,2l5
Colored ......-.:. 5,63o
Acres of land improved 10 farms 34,2l5
Unimproved lands 1924
Cash value Of farms $5,O3l 1886
Value Of live stock so, ~
Bushels wheat lao, ~
Bushels of Indian corn 35S, 725
Bushels Of oats l7S,9O6
Pounds Of tobacco l35, Gl6
Cattle slaughtered 1886
The above statistics have been copied from
data (perhaps an under cstimate) furnished by
the census rolls Sheep Of the MerlnO species
are the tavorltes. Under the lead OF Mr. Ben
iamin Harrison large flocks, in some instances
amounting to 500, have been frequently seen
during the past season on their way to Alex
andria. The most Of the saIeobe horses come
from West Vrginia--thus indeed supplying |
the farme rs greatest need. One of the depots, |
that of Piedmont, which may be assumed as
the index Of the rest receives daily 500 bushels
Of grain and sells 60 tons OF fertilizer IN two
weeks An onward movement IN this part OF
the country is apparent IN the rapid repairs
and erection Of tencments, school houses and
churches al doubtless in the event OF Scy-
mour's election, we shall have the long metre
doXology sounded by an exultant people Tar
louder than has been heard before for many a
long day. II, JR.- WarYcnt0n ladec.
NORTHERN FACTORY STOCK.--A late num-
Der of the u. S. Economist and Dry Goods Re-
porter reports the following sales recently made
of leading Northern cotton factory stock:
Massachusetts Cotton Mills (par val
ne SlUO) J9IAug..'
Middlesex Manufacturing Company
(par value SOD .................... pa C9 2l5
Laurens Manufacturing Company
(ner value Sic 9OZh IN
Merrimack Manufacturing Comply.
(par value s1CO). ..................13I5 a..
Androscoggin Mills (par value $1,000 l85 o..
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
(par value SlC0). g..
Pacific Mills (par value SlCJJ. 2024@Z0l5
Nashua Co. " ........ $50 QG TG5
Stark Mills " " ....."1275 0D......
Chicopee Manufacturing Company
(par value $lC0 Observation-Disclosures. 215 O..
Salisbury Manufacturing Company
(par value $lOO) .................. 27O! q .....
Boot Cotton Mills (par value SiGO,.. o..
Lsconia Manufacturing Company
(par value SlOO) (9 ..
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
(par value $l00). g
Great Falls III Manufacturing Company
(par value S1O0) Observation-Disclosures. 2l5 &C.,.
The article from which the foregoing is ex
tracted states that these stocks are very seldom
in market, except for the purpose Of settling
estates or some kindred object-no man parts
with that property voluntarily and it is seldom
that actual transactions occur to fix its price
But cxtravagant as these valuations seem, they |
are probably low in respect to the actual To-
come, and the vast additions to original values |
in the shape Of sinking funds, improvements
and other investments.
EAST FIRGINIA.-Some Of our citizens are
turning their attention to the lands of Eastern
Virginia. Maj. Williamson has just purchased |
nice little farm of 155 acres in Loudoun county,
adjoining his "Sudley'' tract, which with the
recent addition, contains 1925 acres. 1t is
said to be very valuable estate.
The Piedmont district is destined to gil up |
very rapidly. The lands are susceptible ofim-
provement, and are very productive. They