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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30

DISAPPOINTED EXCURsIONIsTs. Some days
ago an excursion party started from this city
for the Big Falls, among them Hon. Mr.. Hub
bard Of West Virginia. They arrived there
at night, and, greatly to their surprise, they
were informed by a party Of negroes who in,
habitcd the place that they could net proceed
thithcr They went to the nearest hotel and
put up for the night On examination they
found that all their catabIcs and drinkabIcs
had been stolen. They made inquiry among
the negroes, whom they suspected Of commit
ting the act, when they 1.-THE negrocs) became
very angry at being charged with stealing, and
Immediately commenced hostilitics. The
whites, being unarmcd, had to apologize for
accusing them The cxcursionisls desired to
obtain legal redress, but there being no one in
the neighborho0d with proper authority, the
negroes went their way unm0lestcd.- WASH.
Erprcss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30

CONE ON!--We hear that there are millions
of dollars in the wealthy North just waiting
for investment in the South, when the tyranny
of Radicaism will allow it. Whenever the
Northern people shall have found out that the
infamous stories they read about this down
trodden State, are all LIES, and that persons
and property are as safe here as in New York,
except where Radicals interfere to prevent it.,
then we hope that men of means and energy
will come to Virginia, make fortunes for them
selves and build up our State. -NortoM jour.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30
STOVES. WINWARE. &c.
TOTICE TO ALL WHOM TT MAY CON.

-~CrrI,-, RIO Irr,CIr Tn7 49,
ri OIlCh ~ ALL " HON IL MAY CON.
propose, and will, When called on. Sol, -
war, have lost all they posscssed and who f T'f
it hard matter to SUPPLY themselves with tho
necessaries and comforts Of life anything in
my line Of business 1T 10 per cent less than fLo
usual price Let all those who may avail
themselves of this, act in good faith and viii
discharge nv duty with fidelity.
ENOCH GRIMES, 43, King s.
T ALSO KEEP THE VERY BEST COOK.
! ING STOVES that arc made. Also tTo
celebrated EXCELSIOR REFRIGERATOR
the best in use; Timed Safes, Tin Ware ~
abundance wholesale and retail. l also hayo
q fine lot Of WATER COOLERS ami ICF
CREAM FREEZERS, 20 which ! invite tho
attention of nv numerous friends / corLia.Iv
invite all persons coming to town TO call on ne
and examine for themselves. guarantee ri!
promptly SIIeAoeu To- a. E i,l'L 3D.
my IT. - 80 - 20.
any LADY or gentleman wishc.
y 10 purchase q No. ! RhFHiGEEATUR
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30

As stated in the telegraghic dispatch s.
Joshua fill has been chosen u. S. Senator
BY the Legislature of Georgia. Mr.. II. '.
Miller has also been chosed. Some Radicals
"bolted" the caucus nominees Ex-Governor
Brown and Foster Blodgett, and uniting with
the Democrats selected Messrs. Hill and Mil
Ter. Tie latter at night addressed q Seymour
and Blair meeting at Atlanta. The election Of
these gentlemen is considercd as a great triumph
over Radicalism, and still greater triumph
over the treacherous Joe Brown and Foster
Blodgett.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30

MINERAL WEALTH.-Onc morning 10 the
spring Of last year we stuck into the Journal
a few lines on the hills of the Oxides Of .langa-
nose which exist ia the Valley Of Virginia, in
the counties of Rockbridgc and Botetourt.
We were glad to see that our remarks were
not without effect; for we soon saw cur para
graph on the subject 10 several papers, and
carly this year one hundred and sixty barrels
of these valuable minerals were sent in one Of
our steamers from this port to Liverpool.
We again call the attention Of capitalists to
the manganese Of Virginia. There is no end
to it, and there is enough to supply toe
world. -Noyt0N Journal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30

wv LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA.
The next session opens 3rd Thursday in Sep
TENDER, 1853, and closes 4th Thursday in June,
1869 The Faculty consists Of
GEN. +. E. LEE, PRESIDENT,
with Professors Of Latin Greek, Mathematics,
Modern Languages, Moral Philosophy History
and English Language and Litera.ure, Applied
Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry
and Law and Equity. These are distributed
into: /, Faculty Of Arts; ?, Faculty of Science;
3. Faculty of Literature and Philosophy; 4. Fac
ulty Of Law. In each of these is conferred Il
distinct Bachelors Degree, and the Degree Of
Master Of Arts is open alike to students in each
course. In the Department Of Science are con
lcrred, also, Professional Diplomas of Civil En-
glneer and Mining Engineer By the aid of a
full corps of assistant Professors provision IS
made for thorough drilling in the Departments
of English, Ancient and Modern Languages
and Mathematics.
EyPENsEs.-All necessary expenses need not
exceed S325.
For full particulars apply to
+. G. GORDON, Clerk Of Faculty.
Lexington Va july 28-lm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 80, 1868.

PLANCHErTE.- This mysterious toy, from all
we have heard has captivatcd half the people
Of Petersburg. We say toy for the want OF
more applicable term, as we presume 1t IS
handled more for amusement than any serious
purpose. But call it what you will, 1t Is at.
tracing vast deal Of interest on account OF
it's marvellous properties. 1T has forced itself
On the attention Of old and young, grave and
cay, matron and maidcn--we might almost say
lawyer and client, judge and jury, preacher
and laity.
Well what is Planchette? ? 1t is little ma
hogany board Of fantastic shape, standing on
two legs, with 4 pencil. The feet are 50 con-
structcd as to glide easily over the table on
which it is placed, and the latter is for record
ing the answers to the various questions pro-
pounded to it. OF course it cannot move I'M
less the hands of medium are rested gently
upon it, All things being then IN order, 1t
seems to be endowed with voltiOn, and res
ponds to the enquiries Of the company seated
around it in avery intelligent and extraordinary
manner. When it is in q lively mood 1t can be
humorous or witty, or give the most oVaSlVc
and tantalizing answers As lar as our ObScr-
walton extends, whenever the curiosity or the
nucstioner becomes too eager, It's answers are
anything but satisfactory. All common place
questions, not too personal Ia their bearing,
are promptly answered.-Int@&dWJ IadGr'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30

Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS and family sailed from
Quebec on Saturday last for Europe. 1t has
been stated in a Washington paper that in his
coming trial at Richmond he will appear by
counsel. This may Or may not be so; but we
have reason to believe that the circumstances
under which Mr.. Davis sails for Europe are
such as would make it desirable to remain there
with view of providing for his family IN
like many of the leading public men Of this
country in civil life Mr. Davis is not q lawyer.
His original profession was that of arms. lie,
therefore, cannot resort to practice at the bar,
as so many others have done whose fortunes
were wrecked duling the war. Hence other en-
ploymcnt is necessary, and the expected OPP
portunity OF commercial connection with a
house in England for American business prob
ably now takes him Observation-Disclosures Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30

The Richmond Enquirer advises Gov. Peir-
point in view of what has occurred, Ito step
forward and contest before the courts of the
country, the right of Wells to occupy the office
of Governor OF Virginia. Peirpoint has every
thing to gain and nothing to lose by the under
taking" We believe, it is now, generally, ad-
mitted, that in the change made in Virginia
"Kiug Log was exchanged for King Stork, -
and certinly, from all that we gee or hear, if
left to the voice of the white people, of the
two, Pierpoint would be preferred by accama-
ton. .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30

Henry Dergh, president Of
the New York Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals, has transmitted to Mayor
Hoffman letter containing TRANSACTIONS from
the reports of foreign societies in relation to
hydrophobia dogs MIR. Bergh says: "Erous
sart and other naturalists affirm that it IS the
males only which are subject to spontaneous
rabies, and recommend that this sex only be
killed. The Veterinary School Of Lyons assert
that dogs are more Liable to madness during
the cold and wet months than during ) unc,
July and August, A number of modern physi-
ologsts declare that the muzZrg OF dogs only
tends to produce the disease. In Berlin the
muzzc has been discontinued. In Turkey,
Egypt and Syria madness is very rare, although
by reason of the Mussulman's humanity dogs
are never killed. The invention of a muzz!c
which would permit the dog to perspirc freely
through the mouth. and also restrain him from
biting, is q subject to which the friends Of the
dumb animals should direct their attention
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30

100 tons ZoIps Super Phosphate
100 tons Zclps Raw Bone For safe br ..
BREWIS s. LAW1OH,
" 1T-cO3m h@'.-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30

For sale atthc office Of the AleXaHdria Goal Co.,
Terms Cash. A. s. PERPENER, Ag...
NV 1-tf q o. ~. south i 81. :.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30
MIR Thurman ON Debt and Taxation.

Mr.. Allen G.. Thurman, of Ohio, addressed
the recent West Virginia Democratic Mass
Convention, following Mr.. PendletoD. Judge
Thurman was the Democratic candidate for
Governor of Ohio at the last election, and is
the United States Senator elect, who will take
Ben. Wade's place next March. He said upon
the financial question:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-30
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FANS! FANS. FANS .

VELL'S PHOSPHATE AND RAW Bose
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-22
The Peaosabls C.adisio. of the South.

The Peaceable Csndlti0a Of the South.
With the undoubtsd causes for irritation and
excitement which exist in the unreconstructed
States 1t is marvel how the Southern people
keep 80 quiet and peaceable. Born with love
of freedom at once deep and ineradicable, and
inheritng repugnance to military oppression
which the war of the Revolution developed and
nurtured, we have seen them sitting quietly
down for the past three years and peaceably
submitting to the yoke of the conqueror. Gov
eminent changes their military dictators with
all the facility of a prestidigitateur, simply q
Eli, presto" being all that is required to dis
place Sheridan and install Hancock; 1t
smashes down Sickles and up springs Candy;
it upsets Pope and out pops Meade and
the people, save few sputterings in some Of
the newspapers, are scarcely heard to murmur.
Their civil officers are removed as easily as
Bergen farmer would cut down his drumheads
in the fall. The military regulators change at
pleasure all local officers-the mayors, sherifs,
aldermen, Judges, and even the juries, pepper
ing the boxes Of the latter occasionally with q
sprinkling of blacks, thus savorng justice with
a spice that must be extremely agreeable to
any decent white mans taste. In short, the
military authority in the South is absolute,
penetrating social as well as public life and
every branch of society. Yet there is no
trouble. The Southern people do not complain
loudly. They are the most obedicnt
more peaceable country on the face
of the globe than the South. Still, these
people are called rebels and ex-rebels, and the
radicals hold them up as monsters unsuitable
for political consideration and even unfit for
Christian burial They even dispute their
right to bestrew the graves of their fallen war
riors with the garlands of remembrance and
love. But any one who visits the South at
this time and examines for himself will find
that those who fought the fercest in fair fight
against each other-from the North and from
the South-are now the warmest friends, and
all business enterprises undertaken in an hon
! est and trustworthy spirit by Northern ''boys
in blue are cordially welcomed and encour-
aged by Southern "boys in gray" 1t is the
miserable, whining, hypocritical "carpet-
Dagger" who creeps into the South, like
thief at midnight into dwelling, steals all he
can lay his hands on, poisons the minds of
credulous people, and then craws away, leav
ing the trail of his pestiferous presence to
mark the path he has taken, who is now work.
ing the greatest evil to the Southern country.
1t is time the incubus was raised from that fair
land and her people allowed again to enjoy
that liberty which their Revolutionary fathers
fought to attain, and which has been chastened
and refined and rendered more appreciable by
the terrible ordeal they have recently passed
through.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-22
Lopex and His AmnzOns.

We yesterday published telegram of June
20, from Paris, communicating the news from
the special correspondent Of the Monaeur that
the allied forces, after repeated efforts, have
given up the task of attempting to carry HUI
malta by storm and now propose to reduce the
city by starving out the garrison. The tele-
gram alludes to the impression Of the Mo1si-
tours special correspondent that the prospects
of Paraguay have materially frightened, and
to his statement that the unity of the people of
all political opinions which has recently been
brought about in that country has supplied
President Lopez with resources for prolonging
the war indefinitely against his powerful ene-
mics.
Our own Rio Janeiro correspondent, whose
letter of May &c we also published yesterday,
gives the key to one secret of the frightened
prospects Of Paraguay. 1t appears that Lopez
is arming the women! 1t is reported that four
thousand women are already in arms upon the
Tebicuari, under the command Of Brigadier
Generates Eliza Lynch, 'the spunky Irish
woman, who is said to be the real ruling spirit
of the war, the management Of which is actually
in the hands of her two brothers" The head
quarters of Generates Eliza Lynch are in the
rear of the principal ford across the Tebicuari,
the immediate defence of that pass being en-
trusted to Lieutenant Coloncless Marguerite
Ferrera and Captainess Anita Gill, with their
commands of women, while a division under
Coloneless Herreiro is posted so as to attack
in flank the invaders, should they perchance
drive back the Amazonian Marguerite and
Anita. Women are also charged with the duty
Of guarding the country and forwarding sup
plies to the male camps.
Thus while the question of women's rights Is
still open to discussion in France, England and
the United States, it seems to have been prac-
ticaly settled in Paraguay. The old legend to
which the river Amazon owes its name and
which has been repeated by La Condarmine,
DOrellana, Father Gill, Humboldt and all
other South American travellers since the days
Of Pizarro, relative to the alleged existence of
a community Of female warriors on or near
the upper waters of the Amazon, Is about to
be realized upon the great river of La Plata.
Some future Paraguayan sculptor may yet
rival the ancient Greek artists, so many of
whose most exquisite works were representa-
tions of the battles of those Amazons whose
traditional abode was in the country adjoining
the Caucasus.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-22

Of the democratic party he would get large
vote from the republicans, as well as from
those conservatives who affiliate with no par
ticular party. The question for the Demo-
cratic Convention to decide, consequently, is
simply this:-Will it take Mr.. Chase and win,
or will it take some third or fourth rate mill
tary man or some obscure politician as COM
promise and lose the election? Shall we have
peace, constitutional government and the
supremacy of civil law, or shall we be gov
erned by an INSCRIPTIONS oligarchy and
military despotism? The solution of this
momentous question depends upon the Demo-
cratic Convention to be held in this city on the
Fourth of July.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-22
The Pen and the Sword In England.

The Duke of Cambridge Commander-in-
Chief Of the English army, presided at the
annual dinner in aid Of the Newspa per Press
Fund in London, on the 9th of June, in pre-
sence of a crowded assemblage, made up for
the most part Of members of the military pro-
fession. "Bull Run" RUSSELL with two or three
Others, were the only newspaper writer's in the
room. His Royal Highness, the head Of the
army, saw that this unusual display required
explanation, and he proceeded to give it in the
following words -''Professionally, 1 am
placed at the head of one Of the great services
Of the State, not connected with any politics,
and who may be supposed not to take that
great interest In the institutions of the country
which every citizen Of State ought to take.
Now, I am come here this evening to prove, as
far as lies 10 my power, that the army and the
other institutions do take interest Ia these
matters. The fact Of the head Of one of these
professions coming here tonight is an earnest
and visible proof that such q view is no mere
matter OF phrases aud words, but is fact and
reality"
When We call 10 mind tho firm barrier Of
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-22

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT ON LAKE Erie
We are having an epidemic of fatal accidents
al the present time. The last and most fatal
case /, a collision on Lake Erie between the
steamer Morning Star, from Cleveland, Ohio,
bound for Detroit, Mich, and the bark Cortland,
which took place at about eleven o'clock on
Saturday night. Our dispatches announce
that twenty persons are missing, and among
them are several women. This last named
fact renders the accident particularly distress
ing in its results. Most men have some know
ledge of swimming and can do much by their
own exertions towards saving their lives, but
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-22

The Thlrty.Rrst Anniversary OF Queen Vic.
toria's Accession-The London Celebra.
ton.
We published yesterday a full telegraphic
account of the London celebration on the pre-
ceding day, June 20, Of the thirty-frst ami
versary of the accession of her Majesty Queen
Victoria l. TO the throne of England. This
anniversary was honored throughout the British
dominion by appropriate royal salutes. 1t was
observed as universal holiday in the metro
polls. The special feature of the celebration
was grand review at Windsor Park of the
volunteer troops. The troops in line numbered
twenty seven thousand men of the different
arms of the service, and while being reviewed
by her Majesty and brilliant suite Of gene
rails and officers Of the royal household pre-
sented an extraordinary scene of spendor and
enthusiasm.
The marked enthusiasm with which the
Queen and the royal family were greeted by
the immense throng of the people at Windsor
Park is significant indication Of revival of
old-fashioned loyal attachment to the person of
the British sovereign. The Difference which
her Majesty has lately shown to the universal
popular wish that the royal widow should at
length emerge from the seclusion into which in
consolable grief at the loss of the Prince Con-
sort in 1861 had, as it were, buried her alive;
the good sense with which the Queen has
evinced disposition to let Parliament gov
ern, particularly in reference to vexed ques-
tons of Church reform, while she is content to
reign; the happy and prompt issue of the
Abyssinian war the reaction after the violent
Fenian excitement, of which the attempted but
fortunately unsuccessful assassination of Prince
Alfred was a terrible symptom; and, we must
perhaps add, the recent popularity which Vic
toria l., Queen regnant Of Great Britain and
Ireland, sixth sovereign Of the House Of Han
over and Queen of Hindostan, has won by add
ing to every other title which she possesses
that of royal author-all these causes unite
in accounting for the hearty and somewhat IN
wonted demonstrations Of loyalty on the part
of the British people last Saturday towards the
successor of William Nv. 1t is long time
since the people have shouted so enthusiast
cally as on this occasion, God save the
Queen" .ato..9...;ssissaas
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-22
The Public Domain.

The Commissioner of the General Land
Office, in circular letter addressed to the nu-
merous land offices scattered throughout the
country, gives some directions and makes GER
tain suggestions which are of importance. 1t
directs these officials to prepare from time to
time statements of the adaptability of the pub
lie lands to agriculture and to mining. All
facts which will throw any light upon these
subjects or aid science in her work Of making
them profitable, and thus iuring to the benefit
of the republic, are desired by the depart
ment These instructions are well timed. As
the Commissioner suggests in the letter, a very
large part of the public domain is under
valued and unappreciated Lands which,
with small amount Of scientific labor,
can be made to support "a large
population, are regarded as being worth
less, simply because no researches and
discoveries have been made tending to show in
what manner and by what means they can be
rendered cultivable. And the same must be
said of our mineral lands That there is an
amount OF gold and silver almost beyond cal
culation in this country we feel perfectly as
sured; but In what manner this vast wealth is
to be made available at as early period as
possible science has not yet ascertained IF
the directions of the Commissioner are faith
fully and intelligently carried out we believe
that lands which are now looked upon as bar
rem and worthless will in few years add con-
siderably to our agricultural resources, and
hausted or proftless will be worked again
scientifically, to the profit of the owners and the
mineral wealth of the republic.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-22

discipline and etiquette by which subject Of
Great Britain who became Q soldier has been
separated from bis fellow who welded the pen.
as well as from the influence of newspapers,
from the days Of Memory" Woodfall to the
time Of the late Joseph Hume and Richard
Golden, we must certainly accept this grace
full capitulation Of the sword to the pen as
most remarkable evidence of the solid progress
of free thought towards the realization of NUM-
cipal inauguration and universal suffrage
under the Queen. We trust that General
Grant will make q note Of the words Of the
Duke of Cambridge.