Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-25
ALEXANDRIA,.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH Is

.,Sis s.,ALIAANDh
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH Is.
Sheriff Thomas, Of Pickens district, in South
Carolina, it is, said, sold last week several tracts
yof land for arrearages of taxes, at the follow
fEing 5runious prices. for each parcel: Three
handled and sixty acres for $50, two hundred
2 for $29, one hundred and fifty for $47, three
hundred for $2l, ninety for $l4, two hundred
for $40, one hundred for $40, one hundred for
SO, and sixty acres for $l1.2O. There must be
great distress where large farm will bring no
more at auction than coat or pair of panta-
looms Z And yet it is upon country like this,
thus utterly ruined, that the Radical leaders,
are operating = turning the screw" and
Reconstructing' upon "party principles !
s The Fredericksburg News speaks Of obsery
3 ing some of the business men in the old burg,
= amusing themselves with playing marbles, on
Commerce street. 1t is very pleasant, health
'fulirecreation- and, the only regret is, that in
these tines, people, generally, must work, in
stead of play marbles. Our Fredericksburg
friends are exceptions to the rule. We are
sure that We never see squad of urchins at a
game oflong or short taw, that We do not think,
I with the poet-s'I wish were boy again I"
We hear it said that the ticket system" for
the impeachment trial, is universally laughed
{: at in: Washington account of many public
t and private reasons. The ladies, it is also
said, bring lunch to the galleries, and regale
themselves with sham and sausages' while the
proceedings are in progress. ''Spectacles' and
t'lorgnettes" are said to be the things fashiona-
be Another, 1t is said" that the elite are
hauling off land, it is feared, will in short
time ignore the galleries altogether.
The Richmond Enquirer say that at the re-
cent Radical meeting in King William county,
composed for the most part of colored people,
Hunnicutt made a speech to the audience, in
the course of which, he announced himself
thrse different times, candidate for the
Office of Governor Of Virginia. One OF his
friends put the vote to the audience, whether
hsshould be sustained or not An unanimous
affirmative response was received.
1t is stated that Judge Black aAirms that
Seward alone is the cause of his Withdrawing
from the Presidents defence in the Imreach-
ment trial. He firmly believes in the justice
and law Of the President defence against In
parchment. He does not retire from want of
confidence In the defence, nor from any i'll feel
ing towards the President. We do not see,
why sdificulty with Mr.. Seward, should thus
influence Judge B.
The arrangements for the grand demonstra-
ton 10 honor Of the officers of the Bremen
steamer, Baltimore, have been finally made, land
from their character there can be no doubt that
the occasion will be that of grand display.
The procession and the banquet " i'll take place
upon the same day-to.morrow the Goth inst
The National Intelligencer says: "Y ester
day evening about fifty Germans, ma le,and fe
males, passed through the city en- route for the
South. These persons have just arrived from
Bremen. These emigrants are going to work
IN the farms in the South, many Of them in
the State Of Virginia. y
At Staunton on Monday, ex-Gov. Henry A.
Wise, delivered an able and eloquent address in
advocacy of the subscription by Augusta county
of tie proposed sum Of 100000 to the pre-
terred stock of the Chesapeake & Ohio R. r.
He spoke for two hours and half
1t is stated 10 the Lynchburg News that but
very few of the tobacconists of that city will
carry on their usual manufacturing operations
this year. The most of the tobacco bought
there will be priced and shipped to other
markets.
The Scenes in the Virginia Convention
are only given to the public to show what
manner Of men are now engaged in Recon
structing y" the State of Virginia!
The prospect at this time, for the wheat
crop In Virginia, is, generally, very good
BUTT is too early to make calculations as to the
result.
Senator Cragin introduced bill on Monday
appropriating about SEC, 900 to defray the ex-
penses Of the Impeachment trial.
L Impeachment case will be opened on
Monday next. by MIR. Butler. on behalf of
the Managers.
The Polka. Montreal paper tells good
story of the Catholic archbishop of that see.-
A military ball was to be given, and TWO officers
appeared before the archbishop to ask him to
remove, for one night, in their favor, the exist
ing interdict against the polka Their petition
was heard and politely refused. Entreaty was
tried but without avail. g At last one of them
asked his lordship if he had ever seen the polka
Having still further praised it as an innocent
and healthful amusement, they obtained per
mission to dance it in his presence, and show
him what Il uaa Horinn Itnnlkadn abort the