Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-12-03


Immediately upon the admission OF the state 70
in Congress.
When this comes TO pass the Stay Law VIII
expirc and the ordinary remedies tor the col
lection of old debts will be revived. Much
anprehension is felt lest in consequence OF the
large amount of property which may be thrown
spontaneously upon the market, the price OF
real estate will suddenly tall and vide SpIe%u
ruin ensue We have frequently, adveried 10
this subject 10 order to aIlay these needless
fears, but as the days OF grace are fap'iF
drawing to an end, We sutjoin an article from
the Lynchburg Virginan, which Wi! serve 10
reassure the dcspondcnt. 1t says:
The opinion prevails that about one lour'h,
or very large portion OF the real estate OF
Virginia will then change hands at ruhonS
sacrifice to the present owners. nose VINO
taEc this plnomy view oil the subject lose
SIGHT of the fact that The courts can, to u great
extent. control this matter, and ntcrpo,e to
nro,cct the interests OF the property holders,
In ali cases. except where deeds OF tluit exist,
sales of real estate must depend upon decree
Of court and 10 sales will be permitted II the
proceeds OF annual rental Tor term oil years
will liuu;date the claim on account OF principal
and interest, But, in any case, 1t Is competent
for the courts to have property APPRAISER ana
to set aside any sale where the value Of the
nroncrtv. or something nearly approxlmating
= bos not been secured. This power OF the
courts is ample to secure andhoders against i
ruinous sacrifice of their rr0pcrty; and lhrtheI'
we have no doubt that the Legislature VIII, by
appropriate legislation, under the Constitution
see to it that wholesale ruin be not thus inlet
ed upon the debtors Of the Commonwealth,
The sharpcrs, therefore, in aud Out Of the
State, who arc expecting to get land Tor mere
song, may find themselves eg'Cclousy mistaken.
1t is the interest OF the property holders VINO
are not involved in dctt, to see to it that the
value of real estate in Virginia is not reduced
TO merely nomiual sum, that would, in that
event, seriously affect. themselves and we
trust that they will combine, if necessary, t.
protect their own interest. l. word : W.
would advise those who want land,tO tug now
for. 10 oil! probability, it is lower than 1t ever
will be again, in Virginia. With the success
| Of reconstruction and the restoration of general
PROSPERITY to the South, all values OF this KIND
will he EXCHANGED. The State is not going r.
be nut under the hammer. as many people
believe and there will never occur better op'
portunty to buy lands at reasonable hgure'
| than that afforded n0w.
WASHINGTON ITEMg. --William Morgan,
lately promoted to be quartermastcr IN the
boiler department OF the navy yard, was to
dav dismissed at the instance Of Mayor Bowen
and other radical politicians. Mo'e?n's OF
| fence consisted in having been clndi late on
the ''citizens" ticket in tie last municipal
election.
| A few days ago there wa1 Spontaneous
outburst" to Mayor Bowen, and the colored
clans Gathered from all the wards to do him
honor. Last night there was another 'spon
famous outburst" This time the person ia
be honored was not the mayor, but his coIored
Waterman, Perry Carson. mn.
| A number of visitors were n the White
| Uouse Yesterday anxious to sec the President.
| He was, however, 50 busy that he was OBLIGED
| to decline seeing any Of them. Among the
number we're several Senators and KepraScn-
tatiyes; John C. Breckiuridgc, OK Wee Pres
idenl; Lord Berklcy Pagct aud Lord Water
park, oil England.
| Revival meetings are being held IN @."erai
churches in this city.
| The new Masonic Temple here was inausu
rated last night by GRAND boil -'r'o "o""a'an
was one OF general rejoicing among tho mem
bers oil the fraternity
Robert Moore Harrison, formerly Of Talbot
| county, Nd, aud for fifty four years Z rc>iien:
| of this city, died last night.
The Fenians in this city arc gong To hold i
| mass meeting shortly TO celebrate the election
fO Donovan Rosa, the Irish patriot prisoner,
| to a seat in the British Parliament. The wife
Of the distinguished gentleman, WHO Is now in
| this country, is expected to be present.
TORPEDO EXPLOSIONS. Secretary Robe
son, Admirals Porter and Dab igrcn, ami others
yesterday visited the u. s. steamer Nina, at
tic Washington navy-yerl. to witness her
first trial as torpedo boat.
There has been attached to her IN iron bar
twenty feet in length, rugged out ny machinery
from the bottom Of the vessel. The new tor
| pedo, the constitution o! which i a secret be
longing to the Navy Department. is attached
to the end Of this bar, aud is exploded by clec
tricity, aud SO arranged that torpedo can be
exploded every minute.
The first experiment was with thirty siX
pounds OF powder, the next wth ono hundred
pounds, both explosions causint a trcmcn
dOus movement oi the waters, throwing con
siderable body OF it atout City feet in the air,
and in the last trial smashing into >plintcrs an
improyised enemy's vcsS'l.
The experiments were pronounced entirely
satisfactory and tie Secretary aud naval iT,crS
compliment Lieutenant Commander Matthews
| inchGrgc Of the torpedo corps On the success
| iu results IF the experiments. The Nina car
ris iuiI complement of guns, and II Is estl
| mted It at in an encounter she can destroy Il
considerable feet OF war vessels bof1r she can
| t,dlsab!ad.