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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-30
Auction SALES.
pUBLIC SALE OF LAND.

By authority of q decree of the County Court
Of Fairfax sounty, rendered at the February
term 1863, in the suit Of VIM. T. Rumsey vs.
Samuel T. Brown and wife, the unders1gneo'
Conmissi0ner Of Sale: named II SAID oec c1c'
will on MONDAY, the 10th day Of April. 1863
Court day, sell, to the highest bidder in front
Q! inc Court house of said county, the IkACI
OF LAND on which the defendants formerly
resided, containing 1881 acres.
This land lies on the Little River Pike, ofa
mile west of the Court House; adjo;ns the lands
Of n. Burke, Rumsey and others, and was, at
the breaking out of the var, in good state of
cultivation. Its location renders it q desirable
property.
TERMS-Ono. fourth cash in hand, and the
residue in three equal instruments, payable at
six. twelve and eighteen months, to be secured
by the notes Of the purchaser. and retention
OF the title until the last payment is made; de-
tcrred payments TO bear Interest from day of
sale. Stamps ard expenses Of deed to be paid
BY the purchaser. IdOc' AOOhE,
Commissioner Of Sale.
Fairfax county, mar 23-lawts
POSTPONEM ENT-The above sale is post
poncd to MAY 18th, Court day.
up 27-lawts TIlOS. MOORE, Comm r.
TRUSTEES SALE.-By virtue Of deed Of
l. trust executed by Jeremiah Eawlcy 10 tho
undersigned, recorded in Liber 4, No 3, Folio
Jos, Fairfax county, and with the consent Of
the parties, | shall, for the purposes therein
specified, to wit: the payment OF debt to Silai
Hutchinson offer, at public sale, on MONDAY,
the lst of June, Circuit Court 1T Fairfax Court
House. the TRACT OF LAND therein con-
veycd, situated in Fairfax county, upon tho
waters Of Elk Run, and containing lO3 acres
and94 poles 1t adjoins the lands Of Wilson Con
rad and others-is in good order, with comfort
able improvements. Terms cash.
II. w. THOMAS, Trustee.
Fairfax co, ap Z7--law4w
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& n u a y Il y
OFFICES Depot, Manassas Gap
Railroad, and Bucl<land. Prince
William county, Va.
The subscribers having associated themselves
for the purpose Of buying and selling lands II
Fauquier Prince William and adjoining coun-
ties, are prepared to offer to purchasers mum
Der Of farms, containing from zoo TO 1000 acres,
at prices ranging from s. TO $40 per acre
Parties desiring to locate in this State, Will DO
we'll to examine the lands we offer before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
Will attend the depot at Gainesville, and at
Buckland daily, and be prepared 70 take care
Of and show parties the property We offer.
This immediate vicinity offers great induce
ments in the way of rail and turnpike roads IT,
the markets Of Alexandria, Georgetown and
Washington, distant 80 to 80 miles, and from
to miles from Warrent0n, on the Grunge and
AlexaIdr# Z. r, the county seat Of fAHquierr
No section Of the State possesses greater al
vantages for grazing, fruit culture and farm
ing its ncarncsS to market enabling producers
to plsce in the above market daily the surplus
products of fruits, vegetables, Nc.
Flour and grists mills are humorous. Al
Buckland 3 miles from Gainesville, p large
woollcn factory is in successful operation, al
fordinc home market for wool AMI other pro-
ducts The water and health Of this section Is
unsurpasscd ,
We will be glad to furnish information to I'LL
parties desiring it, with tuIi de;crlptIons 81 the
lands. Terms of sale will be liberal. Address,
BALL Il TYLER,
2. O. Gainesville Depot,
Prince William CO., Va.
Refcrcncas-R. ". Downman, esq, Wash.
ineton, d. c.; Gen. Daniel Ruggles, US. Lane
and Immigration Company, New York; NJ. B.
Washington, esq. Warrenton, Va. APP 8
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deal ESTATE AGENCY
*, AT FAIRFAX G. H., VA,
The undersigned have opened an Agency ut
Fairfax Court House, for the sale OF RE A
ESTATE in this section of the State, to which
they invite the attention of those having lands
for sale.
They suggest that those having farms for sale
should furnish them
1st. With an abstract of ttlc-this can be pro-
cured generally from the Clerks of the County
Courts.
3D. Diagrams, showing the location of the
buildings, if any, the cleared land, timber,
wood and streams Of water.
3D. The terms of sale
The Junior partner will, whenever it is deem
ed requisite 90 upon the land, and examine 1t
in person with those desiring to purchase
Those wishing their lands advertised nut fur
nish funds TOT that purpose They will asso-
ciate themselves with reliable land agents at the
North, and hope by this means to effect large
sales of real estate. THOS r. LOVE, Sr.
JAS. NJ. LOVE.
n OS-1n1
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Gold.

New YORK, April S0-Gold today 1881.
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LAND AGENTS.

THOMAS A. BALL GRAYSoN TYLER.
T & N a 8 Z n 9 Y
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DUBLIC SALE.

Fairfax CO.. mar 27-eots
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-08

The NEGRO AMONG HIS FR1ENDs.-We
were shown yesterday notice which was
taken from tree in school district No. 7. in
this county, warning all negroes to leave the
district on or before New Years eve, else
summary measures would be resorted to to
remove them by force, regardless Of conse.
quences. The notice was written in large,
bold hand and evidently shows that the writer
knows "whereof he writes"
This is bold step and may lead to fatal
consequences. We are not in favor of mob
law under any circumstances, but no intelli-
gent man, unless stepped in party prejudice,
can but know that we are fast approaching a
crisis-a war of races-nat only in the South
but in the North. A change of programme
in our National Congress may avert this fear.
full contest. But let the present Congress i'm
pose their nefarious reconstruction policy on
the people oi this country-thereby fastening
negro domination over us, and the white la
boring men of this country, will throw off the
yoke, q peaceably if they can, forciblY if they
must" So mote it be Evansville (Indiana)
Courier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-08


@- At a female suffrage meeting in Vineand,
N. j., resolutions wero adopted declaring that
$4,000 women in New Jersey were entitled to
vote, and it was decided to issue $4,000 copie, oi
IN address, and to employ lecturers to canvass
the State to awaken the women to q knowledge
and maintenance of their rights.
re- Gen. Ord, of the Fourth Military District,
has issued general orders, sending Gilem, Assis-
tant Commissioner Of Froedmcn's Bureau, to
Washington, to represent the starving condition
of freedmen in portions Of his sub.districts. Hc
also declares, in another order, that freedmen
shall work iu the coming year, or be arrested as
vagrants, if work can possibly be had.
gD~ famous lawyer, the leader of the West
ern circuit of his day, used 10 say that the further
he went West, the better ho understood why it
was the wise u en- camo from tho East.
~ Tho Detroit Free Pross thinks Sheridan
ought to bs impcached. Ills offence l,S in kiss
ing some 500 girls in white school, but prcserv-
ing dignifel rcticence during his visit the next
day to similar colorel institution.
G.Y- The fence of a graveyard in Richmond
Indiana, bears an inscription in large white let
ters: Use Prof. Kayton's Remedies if you would
keep out Of here"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-08
The South Carolina Negro Radical

Gen. CANDY, in General Orders, Nc 160, orders
the South Carolina Reconstruction Convention to
assemble in Charleston, on Tuesday, the 1Ath
January. From this order wo extract as follows:
"At tho election held in the State Of South
Carolina, on the 18th and goth days of NoYem-
Der, 1867, pursuant to General Orders No. % from
these Headquarters, dated October. l6, 1867. a
majority Of the registered voters Of the said Stnto
having voted on the question of holding q con-
vention, and majority Of the votes cast being in
favor Of holding such convention, tho delegates
elected thereto, and hereinafter named, are hereby
notified, in conformity with the provisions of the
fourth section of the Act of Congress of March
90, 1867, to assemble in convention in the CITY
of Charleston, South Carolina, mt noon, on Tres.
day, the 14th day of January, 1865 for the pur-
pose of framing constitution and civil govern
ment according to the provisions of the aforesaid
act of the 23d day of March, 1867, and of The
act of the I'd day of March, 1867 to which IL is
supplementary"
The delegates are ono hundred and twenty -fou,
in number, fifty. five white and sixty-nine eol.
Ored. In due time we will give our readers
their names and local habitations; most of them
however, have none. AS for these ffty.fve white
men, We pity as much as condemn thom for time
and calm reflection will surely convince them o
the great wrong they are striving to do thei
State, and the humiliation they would place upoI
her people.
And in conclusion we must say that we devout
ly hope and pray the result Of this South Carolin,
concern may disgust the public and dishearter
the advocates of reconstruction oven more tha,
has the result in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-08
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, January 4, p. m.-Howard's
report to Gen. Grant, covering letters from
the South does not credit,he wide spread dcs-
titutiou represented. He says the last year
Southern gentlemen Estimated it would take
two millions whereas half a million met the
necessities. he thinks the years distress will
not prove so stringent as represented by Cows.
Orr, Humphreys and others, but before
spring t.erc will doubtless be suffering in
South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and
small sections Of other States. He urges
the President and Congress to inaugurate a
system of relief which will not pauperize the
people. Gen. Howard, with Gen. Grants
approval, has directed the SUBJ Commissioners
to relieve absolute distress, and has directed
purchases of corn for distribution in the most
needy sections. No Bureau officers will be
retained South except upon representation OF
the ub-CommiSsioners that their services are
imperatively needed.
Governor SwaDn's message represents the
assessed value of property in Maryland larger
than before the war, Notwithstanding emanci'
patton Losses.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs will
introduce resolution early next week call
ing on the Government to demand the release
of Father McMshon, imprisoned in Cana
charged with Fenianism.
Sherman's Funding National Debt b I. ex'
cites severe comment in financial circles. II
is estimated that it will cost $ll 100000 in
commissions to fund the debt as proposed.
Gen. Meade left here this morning Tor At
'lanta, TO assume command Of thelThird Mill.
tary District.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-08
Let Us Rejoice with Them.

Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and
Arkansas are rejoicing in the removal of the
warped and worthless military men, who, for soma
months past, have been trampling upon their feel
ings and their libertiea. President JOHNSON thor
oughly disgusted with tho tyrannical, partisan,
ungentlemanlke and cowardly conduct of Pope,
Ord and Swayne, has without ceremony cut of
their petty and ignobe heads. Pope reigRod over
Goorgia, Florida and Alabama. Gen. Meade
takes his place. Ord reigncd (arresting editors,
and forbidding tombs to be placed over the graves
of Southern soldiers) in Mississippi and Arkansas
Gen. Mcdowell succeeds him. Mcdowell will be
remembered in connection with the first battle Of
Manassas; Gen. Moado in connection with the
battle of Gettysburg. Both are aaid to be demo-
Gratis and respectors Of civil law.
Swayne Was the head Niger Bureau man Of
Alabama, and stopped at no radical trickery
whatever. He has been ordered to Nashville,
Tenn, to tako command of his regiment The
regiment, We should think, became the sufferer by
this change.
Of each one of these three follows, Pope, Ord
and Swayne, might woll be said what Mobile
editor said of Horton tho mongrel mayor of that
city: "He is not ft to comb out tbs .:il of
Maltese jack, nor to bo the granny Of Berkshire
sow
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-08

There are several highly important cases
about to come before the Supreme Court OF
the United States, each of which will test the
constitutionality Of the Reconstruction Acts
One case, the trial Of which is expected to be.
gin very sh, rtly, will decide the question as
to whether Virginia is in or out of the Union.
1t is confidently believed that the decision of
the court will be that Virginia is not now
and never has been out of the Union, in which
case the situation in the Southern States will
be materially changed. The President, it is
said, will then instruct the Military District
Commanders to act in strict accordance with
the decision Of the highest tribunal of the ma
ton, and permit the civil governments to re-
sumo their functions untrammelled by the
military power. 1t is the belief Of promi-
nens Senator here that majority of the
Judges of the Supreme Court, when the Nc
Ardle case comes up, will decide that the
Reconstruction Acts are unconstitutional, that
Chief Justice Chase will deliver the minority
report aud make the most of the opportunity
to champion the acts and identify himself yet
more earnestly with the Radical party North
and South. If the bottom should thus fall
out of the scheme for Africanizing the South.
ern States. it is believed Gen. Grant will re-
ject any nomination coming from the Repub-
lican party.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-08
Governor Haight, of California, on the
Question of Negro Suffrage.

QueStlOu OIL NcSEo ouhid5C'
Governor Haight, in his inaugural, speak
ing of national affairs, says:
"The propriety of admitting the blacks to
suffrage belongs to each State to determine
for ITSELF Had Congress been able to control
this subject, both negro and Chinese suffrage
would probably have been forced upon the
people of California against the will of the
majority. Ignorance Of the effects Of such
legislation would have inflicted upon US evils
actually intolerable. So far as California is
concerned the people Of this State have ex-
pressed their opposition both to negro and
Chinese suffrage.
A portion of those persons in this State
who favor negro suffrage hesitate to advocate
Chinese suffrage, but the congressional policy
make no distinction. On the CONTRARY, that
policy proposes to ignore all discrimination
in political privileges founded on race Or color.
Indeed, there is no line that can be drawn,
unless suffrage is confined to The white pop.
ulation.
If it is question Of justice, as some assert
and justice requires the ballot to be given to
the negro, then it equally requires the ballot
to be given to the Chinaman. If the negro
requires the ballot to protect himself, as the
others assert, then the Asiatic needs it to pro.
tcct himself. There is, however, no truth in
either statement. No principle Of justice is
involved any more than in the case of fe
males, or minors, or foreigners not naturaliz-
ed-nor does the negro need the ballot to
protect himself any more than either of the
other classes referred to.
On the contrary, it is for the good of both
those races that the elective franchise should
be conGded to the whites. The aid of Afri.
cans or Asiatics would be an evil and not 8
benefit. 1t would introduce the antipathy Of
race into our political contests, and lead to
strife and bloodshed. The opposition to Civ
ing the negro and Asiatic the ballot is mol
based upon prejudice or ill-will against those
races, but upon conviction of the evils which
would result to the whole country from cor
rupting the source Of political power with ele-
ments 80 impure.
These inferior races have their civil rights
as all good men desired they should have
They can sue and be sued in the courts, &C
quire and possess property, they have entire
freedom of person, and pursue any lawful
occupation for a livelihood, but they will
never, with the consent Of the people of this
State, either vote or hold Office.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-08
Sale Day.

On Monday last, we had in town considerable
crowd of citizens from different parts of the Dis.
trict, and a still more considerable crowd of me-
groes.
The day was unusually quiet. No public lales.
An auction bcguiled tho rowing and ruddcrless
blacks.
Thcso blacks are wandering from pillar to post
hunting homes, work, bread. Thoy are dcsOlate
aad destitute and are willing to take whatever
is offered them. We hear no more Of tho league-
oath to take not leas than ten dollars month or
onc-half the crop.
We converssd with many fellow-citizens from
the country-plantcrs-and with single excep-
tiot. each one told us hc had already hired his
hands for the present year, and had hired only
half ms many us during the past yeur. We learn
ed that any number of able-bodied laborers could
be had for fifty dollars per year with provisiOnr,
or for q third of tho crop.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-08
HYMENEAI.

MARRIED, by Rer. j. W. Barr, on the evening
Of the lslinst, Mr.. DANIEL QUATTLEBAUM,
of Edselield to Miss yERNELLE, daughter Of
Mr.. John Danncrly, of orangeburg District.
MARRIED, on Thursday the 10Th ult, by Rev.
james F. Peterson. Mr.. W. II. SMITH and Miss
sALLIE j., daughter of Mr.. George FREQ, all of
this District.
By the same, on the 9th ulty Mr.. CALEB DE-
L0ACH and Miss NANCY c., daughter Of c.
Attaway, Esq, all of this District.
by the game, on the Goth ut., Mt II A. NJ, Mr..
G.. W. SMITH end Miss SUSAN E. L., daughter
of Mr.. Ansel Dcvore, oil Of this District
By the Same, on the 2Gth, at P. NJ, Mr.. R,
C. CLARY and Miss MARY E.. daughter OF
Wosly Trottcr, deceased, oil of this District
By tho samo, on Thursday, the End ult., Mr.. T.
C. HAVIRD and Miss. EMILY, daughter of Mr..
Jacob McCarty, all of this District.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-08

COMPLIMENT TO President JoHSSoN.-The
New York Citizen, which is edited by Charles
G. Halpine, Esq, otherwise more widely
known as Miles O'Reilly pays The following
characteristic tribute to President johnson :
The Radicals all think that President John.
son is politically dead; and that he ought to
be killed and cold" thousand times over
if abuse could kill is morally certain, But
abuse beyond certain point, Or when its al
legations on public trial fail TO be substauti-
ated, is certain to react with enormous power
and to become a source of strength and
this strength, as we believe, the Radicals have
conferred on President Johnson by their mul
titudinous and heinous charges against him,
in the first place, and by the utter izzle and
iasco of their attempt az impeachment in tue
second.
It must be confessed of President johnson
that he has fought u long fight with immense
tenacity and courage; that he has faced Con-
gress ip the political ring for the past two
years, and taken his punishment like little
man that he never gave way: never threw
up the sponge, never lodged a blow by falling
on his knees, never let them get his official
head irto chancery; and finally, at the end of
the fight, that we find Congress utterly foiled
and out of breath, while our Presidential ath-
lete still comes up, fresh as a nosegay and
smiling as basket of chips, for every new
tusse that the Radicals may feel tempted to
try with him.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-08
The Late ARRAY in Yorkville.-FuliPar.
ticularS.

We published in our pap r on Friday last,
an account Of terrible aifray in Yorkville,
South Carolina, and through the kindness OF
friend, We are erabled to lay before our
readers the full particulars, as elected before
the Coroner's jury-. There have been con-
Hicting rumorS on our streets about this sad
affair, aud we received one or two versions of
it, which we did not feel justified in publish
ing. The following can be relied on. Our
correspondent, writing under date Of the 2Gth,
says:
An event has just occurred which has cast
a gloom over the holiday festivities in York
vile. The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
got up Christmas tree and party in r. S.
Moore's hall, for the benefit of the Sunday
school. During its progress some things
wereO thrown back and forward from the win
dow and the street, which, after the diSper-
sion of the crowd, led to quarrel and street
fight, which ended in the death of one young
man aud severely stabbing of another. Mr.
Thos. Smith had his throat cut, so that he
died in few minutes. WIN. Snyder was
stabbed in several places, and is in critical
situation. AS you may be interested to know
more of the affair, give you some of the
particulars, as elected during the Coroners
inquest, which occupied during nearly the
whole day yesterday. Il seems that piece
of wood, thrown from the window, struck
both Smith and Snyder, which irritated them
ais, that stones and other things thrown
into the window of the room where the par
ty was being held, irrita;eo the young men in
the hall. Some of the latter went down to
ee into the matter, and harsh words were
used. After the dispersion of the party, Smith
and Snyder, with several others, waited for
Mr.. D. Jones, who was said to have used in
sulting language towards the outside crowd,
and demanded that he should retract what
be said, which be would not do. They then
attacked him and knocked him down, and
then struck him. lie recovered and retreat
ed a little, and drew his knife. They still
made at him, and the scuffie continued for
only few moments, when both Smith and
Snyder exclaimed that they were cut, and
ran to DR.. Jackson's room, where Smith
died in a few moments, his throat being cut
in q most frightful manner.
None of the parties were intoxicated, aud
the whole affair was the work OF moment.
Every one regrets the matter, and sympa-
thizes with the families of tho three young
men, they being characterized as steady and
.rderly bcys.-Charlotte Bulletin.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-08
Disastrous Fire at tae Pine House.

Disastrous Fire at tae Pine House.
The largest and most commodious mansion in
Edge6eld District, that of BENJAMIN BEr7Is,
ESQ.,, at the Pine House, was burned to the ground
on Tuesday morning, the last day of 1867. The
fire in this case is supposed to have originated, in
some way or other, from the burning-out Of the
ehimneys. This burning-out was done early in
the morning, and at 10 or II A. NJ, the garret
was discovered to be in flames. The FIRE had pro-
gressed so far before being discovered that it was
found impossible to oxtingui.h or arrest it. Tho
costly and elegant furniture Of the upper rooms
was consumed with the building; that below
stairs was rescued. No insurance. The loss thus
sustained by our popular and hospitable fellow
citizen cannot be less than fifteen thousand dol
lars. II IL melancholy, oven for the general pub
lie, to think that tao elegant and hospitable man.
sion which has SO long marked that old, familiar
spot, "the Pine House," is now but a heap of
ashes.