Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-27
NEWS OFIHE DAY.
$40 sho,o the ve,y age and body Qfde Times

80 sho,o the very age and body 0fHte Times. -
A company of Phiadelphians left that city a
week ago for an excursion to Boston, Lowell,
Manchester, and Concord, mainly to inspect
the wood pavement, and report on the exped-
ency Of laying the pavement IN Philadelphia.
The examination OF the wood pavement has
proven entirely satisfactory, and Mayor Nc
Michael who is one Of the party, will recon
mend its adoption for Philadelphia.
For the relief of the merchants IN ST. Louis,
who make representations that they have diff
ficulty in procuring gold for the payment of
import duties, the Secretary of the Treasury
has authorized the Assistant Treasurer Of the
u. S. at st. Louis to sell, until further orders,
not exceeding $25, 900 Of gold per week to i'm
porters, for the payment Of customs duties.
The twenty fifth anniversary Of marriage of
John b. Cough was celebrated this evening
at his residence in Worcester, Mass. The at
tendance was large, and included many distn
guished guests from abroad. There was a
magnificent display OF gifts, mostly silver, val
ued at over S., 600, from northern and western
cities.
The rumors current for day or two OF the
deficiency in the accounts of Mr. Day, cashier
of the Union National Bank, in Wilmington,
are we'll founded The deficiency amounts to
about fifteen thousand dollars, of which the
bank, Of course, loses nothing.
A boy named Coopey, aged II years, en-
ployed in drug store in Philadelphia, commit
ted suicide on Wednesday night, by swallowing
drug supposed to be strychine.
A Zurich letter, dated November lth, says
that the greater part of Switzerland was alreay
buried in snow, though the leaves were hardly
off the trees in some places.
GEN. BUTLER ON MASSACHUSETTS CHART-
TIES. The following is an extract from speech
recently made at Charlestown, Mass, by Gen.
Butler
according to the statistics furnished by the
present State Legislature, as a report Of their
own committee, it is more dangerous to spend
year in q Massachusetts almshousc than 1t
would have been to have led the charge of the
Zouaves at Magenta. [ see that this statement
strikes some of you almost with dread. Let me
repeat There was large proportion of the
regiment which led the attack of the battle at
Solferino came out from the battle than there
were of the paupers Of 1858 who came out alive
from the State almshouses of Massachusetts.
Sensation Allow me to give you the figures.
How many was the average number OF paupers
in the State amshouses during the year 1858
Twenty seven hundred and some odd. How
many died in the year ending October, 1888
Six hundred and slXty-SlX-One IN every four.
Every fourth man, woman and child that went
into the State almshOuSeS OF Massachusetts
died and was buried in the Potter S field OF the
paupers' burying ground. Three hundred and
forty children, under the age of five years,
! I'd -. ~ oh no nh ION
of one of these houses says he does not expect
to rear but three per cent Of the children
brought there under one year old Three out
of hundred-all the other ninety. seven 90 to
a nameless grave.
"Why this whole commonwealth felt outra-
ged because there came report from Kansas
that six or eight men had been killed and yet
our mothers and wives and daug tiers secured
the country for old clothes and other comforts
to send the people Of that territory. Laughter
In the same year three hundred and odd child
rem Of Massachusetts, soil, died like dogs IN a
kennel in our own almshOuses, while we were
weeping over the imaginary wrongs of Kansas
Cheers. Again ask, my friends, is it not
time that we looked at home? Where is Mrs.
Stowe? Where is Greeley in the Tribune
Where is the extra philanthropy OF the human
tarians Where is that denouncer OF great and
good men, Wendell Phillips Where are all
these men who regulate the affairs OF the peo-
pie afar Off Is there not ample room for their
charities here at home? Ooe hundred and
sizty-fve children dying at Bridgewater one
hundred and fifteen at Tewksbury and one
hundred and one at Munson. Forty infants
dead in twomonths Oh but they were a0jlite
children Laughter. Why look after them ?
| do not wish to harrow your feelings further
by going into statistics. only ask you if 1t is
not time we ceased to look after the wrongs Of
the negroes at the South, and looked a little at
ter the people at home
SACRIFICE OF LAND IN North CARoLINAi
The Weldon News says:-"It is surprising
to know the immense quantity of land in this
immediate section which has changed hands
within the last twelve months, under executions
and which is still in the market. The matter
is conducted in such manner that but few
outside of those Immediately interested know
anything of it, and we do not ourselves know
of ne-tenth of the sales that have taken place.
Under existing laws, it is only necessary for the