Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-10
FOREIGN News,

rid that the Duke and Duchess OF Montpen3ier
have been permitted to return to Spain, It IS |
also 'rumorad" in both cities that Cuba has De.
clared for independence.
The Spanish Junta will bring bill before !
the Cortes for abolshing slavery in the colonies
in ten years. The provisional Junta have made
. declaration in favor of civil and religious
liberty. 1t is received with enthusiasm, and
extensive popular demonstrations have been
made in Madrid in favor of religious federation.
Large numbers OF workmen are ldle IN con
sequence Of political agitation. The junta
assures them that work will soon be provided
for all who want it.
Much excitement has been produced in Gaia.
| lonia by the reform in the customs tariff.
| The Cubans in Madrid demand their is!a NJ
| be represented 10 the Provisional JunLa
The Papal corvette C0ncczione has been or
dered to Marse!lloi, to take On board the Queen
ofSpaln.
| TIT CAMILLA RIOT THE report !r0a, The
| Freedmcn's Bureau relative to the late riot at
Camilla, Georgia, has been published. l. ~
evidently the best possible phase that can Dc
put upon the affair; but yet it confirms the
original statement Of the sheriff of the county,
and the gentlemen who made the cOntclnp9ra-
neous report to the State Legislature. La tins
report, Capt Mills states that the negroes, 70
the number of three hundred, aSScrb!cd IN
accordance With public notice, more than
half of them armed with firearms OF some
description, and under the lead OF Pierce and
Murphy, marched in a body to the town OF
Camilla The sheriff met them three miles
from the town and demonstrated against
their entering it as q body OF armed Enen to
hold political meeting. NCo5jccton was offered
| to their holding or attending the proposed
meeting as peaceabc citizens, bat not as an arm
cd mob, mcnacing and provoking violent dis
| turbapce Of the peace. The sheriff prepared
q posse Of citizens to aid him in maintaining the
peace and supprcssing any riot that might
occur. 4 drunken man, named johns, armed
with q gun, made his appearance when tho
armed band Of blacks c1Me into the town, ap-
preached the wagon in which the musicians
were seated and ordered them to cease playing.
They refused. Capt Mills then says: 1T IS
alleged in some of the afidavits, that he
| (Johns) fired his gun into the crowd OF musicians
in the wagon, and by others that Gun
was discharged accidentally, and not in the CI.
rection of the wagon" He says: "Be this as it
may it was the first gun fired, however, and
was followed by the firing Of other cues from
the negroes and from the white citizens. -
Captain Mills here censurcs the sheriff Tor not
| keeping Johns out Of the way, as he was Known
10 be drunken, worthless vagabond. lie *ayS,
in the riot there were nine negroes Killed, ana
between twenty. five or thirty wounded several
slightly and that six white citizens were wound
! ed. The negro rioters were driven out Of tie
town by the sheriff with IN armed posse OF cit!-
! ZcnS
SOUTHERN Observation-Disclosures
the many discouragements which Tie South
has had to encounter since the close 0i III" war;
such as the unsettled state Of social, industrial
and political affairs, lack Of ready means and
low state of credit it IS gratifying to note the
substantial progress which that section has
made, and is making, towards rcparaton OF
| the losses aud wastes OF war. The Southern
States have not only become nearly or quite,
selEsustaining in the matter Of food, but their
| great staples Of cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar,
| &C., arc increasing in volume at 4 rate which
| bids fair to enable them speedily to resume their
| legitimate position in the commerce and indus
try OF the county, The South is peculiarly
| favored as regards soil and climate, which are
adapted not only to q very large production II
the recognized staples Of that section, bu5 20
most Of the cereals, fruits aud root crops Of tic
higher Iatitudes This has been a5undlntiy
demonstrated in the last year Or two, during
| which the Northern markets have been liberal
| ly supplied with . great variety Of farm and
| gard en- produce which has yielded ever better
| returns to the producers than cotton. >jGn'.
features have also made progress, cut nothing
! like the Roadway which this branch OF Industry
is destined to make in succeeding years, when
complete pacfcaton shall bll6g into reQulsI-
ton the necessary auxiliary forces Of capital
and labor In addition to a Iiac soil and diver
sifcd climate, the South possesses untold wealth
| in her mines of iroo, lead, copper and sulphur,
not to speak Of tho more precious metals, which
will, without doubt, be placed under trinato BY
unfailing energies, as soon as the present
anomalous condition OF social affairs shall give
place to law, order and genera! stabiIity.-N
| 7. ,Sh1ppjn9 List.
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