Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-02-03
Vo mReconstruc1ion'' Convention.

improvements, tor bonds OF the Siate'
The committee on banks reported III favor CT
prohibiting the Legislature granting charters
to corporations which discount paper Al un:a"-
full rates of interest also, prohibiting persons
who do so from holding State Offices ..--.-s..z-r-
A substitute to clause IN the report was
adopted, taxing male citizens one dollar tor the
benefit OF schools, and htty cents Tor general
purposes. r.,
Virginia Convention, says: After thirty tour
days OF actual session they have, at least, got,
ten through with the preamble and bill OF
rights section by section, but have to act on it
az whole whenit will probably all come under
discussion again, and take several days more
Tie bill, as adopted, is taken from the old one,
and articles are interpolaed and added ; reeog
niziug the supremacy OF the General Govern
ment, and the ''nherent' equality OF all men
without regard to color
LEGISLATIVE GARRULTY REEuKED. r The
Providence Press tells the following good story
which should convery its own moral:
"a member OF The General Assembly from
o rural district, who is something OF Way,
approached one OF The officers OF the House
and with very serious looking countcnance
and subdued voice, stated that he was, both as
Representative and Il man, IN serious dill
| Guilty. The official gravey inquired the cause
The troubled member replied that he was un-
der the necessity of being absent for three days
| oh, well, replied he official, that IS nothing
| it's a common occurrence But, said the
isconsolate one, that amt exactly what the
| matter. Ye see, I've heard that member speal;;
| every day, and great many times day, and
I've kinder got used to it. It's as natural as
hash for breakfast shall miss it if 60, and,
see here'-taking the official by the button
hole--'d'ye think he'll have wind enough to
| hold out till come back for | do want to hear
| him once more ..
UNsK[LLED LABOR john Johnston, the
noted farmer Of Western New York, probably
the most successful farmer in the Northern
States, has taken to negro labor. He employs
negroes on his farm. and likes them we'll; but
e,comp plains that they cannot set themselves
TO work" Hearing this Judgment from Alr.
Johnston, the man who Walks and Talk" in
the Gcnesee Farmer, exhorts all young men,
who intend to follow farming aa pursuit, t"
learn, chow to set lahorers 10 work.
He sin favor of educating young farmers TO
their profession, and cllims that it. will pay
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knowledge OF the art He thinks negroes aud
coolies will soou Le employed to DO most Of the
hand labor Of the Northern fields, and that
| The land owners and their Sons should at once
| devote themselves To he higher departments
| Of farm learning in order to ba prepared Tor
instruc ing these musk lied lahOrcrs in their
duties - Norfolk ,JOmnal ........
| SOUTHERN RAILROAD LANDs.-Ihe bill
contemplating forfeiture to the IT, 5. Of certain
lands granted to and in the construction of rail
| roads in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and
| Florida, underwent considerable discussion the
other day in the House Two amendments
were Offered excepting two railroads from It's
operation, but no vote was taken 80 ..
Mr. Washburne was for making the grant
an Indian Gift taking away all the lands
and keeping them for s'the people.
Just so. ''ltt people, o! the people, that
live up in the stecpe '--N0ljok J0nund{
GEoRaETOwN Cattle MARKET The oflef
iigsof live cattle at Drovers Rest on Fri1aywtre
about equal tn the demand and prices We're not
50 firm, Sales Of $50 head Of beef cattle being
| made al from sc to 50 per 100 pounds, accor
| ding to quality, and $50 sheep at Sc to ST.50
per head A lew COWS ara calves brought
| from $40 to $50 each.
'"The Cleveland Herald does not Seem to
have very exalted opinion Of mercantile in,
tesity as developed in Chicago 1t says it is
very significant fact that heavy confagrations
occur when business matters are in depressed
| condition We had few large fires 10 business
| blocks in Chicago, for Instance, when goods
| ,,rl0 nj
| buying on rising market. But now that mer
chants are doing business On a falling market,
| immense fires occur. And these fires are so
we'll set that blocks are in flames Instantly, and
| beyond control OF the Gremen before the steam
ers can reach the ground" Be it remembered
| that this is what is said in Cleveland about
Chicago. - ..
TIE active force Of the IT, s. Army, in The
Southern States is as follows: -" First Military
District General j. w. Schotield twelve posts
and thirty-iwo companies; Second District,
General f. P. S. Candy, twenty three posts,
thirty FIVE companies; Third District, General
George & Meade, twenty-five posts, forty eight
companies; Fourth District Geveral Alvin G.
3illem, Temporarily twenty five posts, forty
four companies; and the Fifth District General
w. S Hancock, fifty three posts, and one hun
uftl anu lUui CuLipauleSi iuahluS tuidl VI
one hundred and thirty five posts, and two
hundred and sixty three companies. Averag
ing each company at seventy men, gives force
OF over eighteen Thousand. "
In Tahaa, one of the Society Islands, the
Siamesc TWINS are paralItIei. Two girls, IN
tants as yet, are united at the hip but are
otherwise physically separate. The sympathy
between them is said to be extraordinary.
The king and queen have adopted them and
lately refused to part with them long enough
to carry them to Tahiti to be photographed.
Extraordinary pains are taken to preserve their
lives
.......... If. ..-- GOLD.
?lEw YORK February 3-Gold tu- day al!
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