Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-04

Charlottesville, last week, were claimed and
proved by two gentlemen from Greene county,
The Orange train to Lynchburg stops 10
Charlottesville for the passengers to take
dinner.
What the North made out Of the South,
before the late war; may be learned from
Northern writer, who, speaking OF the few
years before 1861, says: IL.
eve seat South yearly, of domestic goods,
S24O, OO0,000 of imported goods, 100000,
600. We charged her as interest and broker
ace, SG3, POO, 900. and we were in receipt OF
money from Southern travellers, $50, 800, OOO
She gave US in return bills on Europe for her
cotton shipped, and also raw cotton, $2G2,5GO,
900 Der year; other produce, $500, 900, 900.
From all quarters Of the country we have
notices Of the receipt Of circulars from the
Radical Committee in Washington, requesting
or recurring the holders Of Office to pay certain
sums, assessed according to the salary OF the
Office, for the purpose of carrying on the Rad
ical campaign This most corrupt and corrupt
ing practice should be stopped 1t was never
knowo ia former days 1t is a proof Of the
decentralization Of the times.
The New York Tribune intimatcs that if the
Supreme Court of the u. S. shall decide that
the "Fourteenth Amendment to the C0nstl-
tuition has not been legally adopted, the body
shall be ''reorganizcd" and ''by the impcach-
ment and removal of its members" it shall be
drought into harmony with Congress-" In the
meantime its decision will not be respected. -
This is after the most approved Radical
formula. ....
A black man for making Conservative speech.
cs in New Orleans, has been pursued, and his
life threatened by gang Of black people,
Gov Yarmouth appeared, and made short
Speech telling the blacks that they should
rather protect the man in the public expression
Of his opinions than seek to deprive him OF that
right, and advising the crowd to 60 home;
which they finally did.
The anthracite coal trade is still very much
unsettled and the strike among the workmen,
which, at the beginning, was looked on COM
placenty by the coal producing companies I'm
der the impression that to hold Oft for lew
weeks would give hcathlul tone to the mar
ket, is now becoming source OF much anxiety.
The W0rllmcn hold out as dGtermlncdly as ever
and the prices do not improve as much rs was
expected.
Senator Morton, of Indiana, in his speeches
10 his State, is ''makiDg an effort to be as IN.
tcnscly Radical as he knows how to be, and as
bitter and malignant as possible against the
South He is literally, 4 ''stirrer up OF strife,
and practical commentary upon Gen. Grants
declaration that eve want peace" lie evil
IDENTITY wants no peace" except the peace OF
desp0tIsul.
The western cities have by far the largest pro-
portion Of foreigners In Boston, Providence,
New Haven, Albany, New York, Philadelphia
and Pittsburg the Irish largely predominant,
but in Buffalo, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Louis the Germans lar sur
pass them in numbers.
The Legislature of West Virginia has pass
ed bill consolidating the Panhandle Railroad
Company, of Pennsylvania, with the Holiday S
Cove Railroad Company, of Western Virginia.
and the StcubcnVile and Indiana Railroad
Company, of Ohio, the consolidated COmpa-
nv being known as the Plttsburg, Cincinnati
and St. Louis Railway Company.
A nice little check for seven million two
hundred thousand dollars in gold has been
handed to Baron de Stoeckl the Russian Min
lister, in payment for the Alaska purchase, and
the Baron had the happiness to acknowledge
the receipt in form in behalf Of his government.
This completes the transaction.
Nothing but wars and rumors of wars, reVo-
lutions and counter revolutions come from
South America. The whole OF that continent,
with Central America, the West Indies and
Mexico right up to the border Of the United
States, is in o continual state Of revolutionary
fermentation.
4 number Of kilograms from various friends
of Ex-Governor Cox, and, among others, from
Secretary McCuloch and Commissioner Rollins,
were Yesterday sent to Governor Cox, urging
him to reconsider his previous determination:
and accept the profercd Commissionorship OF
internal Revenue.
Gold.
New YORK, August 4.-Gold to-day l46.
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CITY ITEMS.
CHEAP CLoTHr5G.-As the season progresses
Blondheim, corner King and Fairfax SIS, offers
his large and complete stock of Summer Cloth
ing for Men and Boys wear,at greatly reduced
prices. His stock embraces every variety Of
fashions bly, made Garments for business and
dress suits Persons in want Of ready made
Clothing will find it to their interest to exam
inc and price his stock before purchasing else |