Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-12
Foreign News.

III,
and Turkey will be obviated. The Porte has
officially congratulated the people Of the Danu-
bian Principalities on their loyalty during the
recent crisis. The unpopular tax has been
suppressed and levies are now collected with
out difficulty. t@a -
The budget of NJ. Magne, French Minister
of Finance, has been made public. 1t shows
the floating debt has been reduced 2,00o,ooo
francs during the past year. Nj Magne con
graduates the country on the return OF puohc
confidence and the general resumption OF III
dustrial pursuits, and concludes by declaring
that the gratitude of tho nation is due to the
Emneror for removing the only causes OF rup-
ture between European Powers and OF lnterna-
tional and domestic distrust
Additional troops from Spain Will be sent 10
Cuba, and will sail from Cadiz in short time;
The Duke of Saldanha has been summoned
to Lisbon to form new Ministry IN Portugal.
Mrs. GAINES ESTATE application
was made by Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines in the
month of September last, to the City Council
to quiet and perfect the titles OF their Vendees
to the tract of land lying between Bayou road
and the old canal. and bounded between the
river and the lake by Dorgenois street and
Bayou st. John. This property which con
tains nearly IT'S acres, was purchased by the
city from the we'll known notary named Evar-
iste Blanc, in 1884, tor (as it is contended) the
low figure Of $4,000 These lots, las are
claimed by Mrs. Gaines.) then sold, loving TO
the defect in title, never thus far curred,l Tor
one fourth OF their nominal value. Some OF
them were subsequently abandoned to the CITY
and resold for extremely low prices.
Ia her petition to the Common Council, Mrs.
Gaines offers to compromise her claim to this
property for ST, 100000, or, according to ner
valuation, $3.50, 39l less than she could claim.
Upon the documents the Finance Committee
have expressed no opinion, but have appended
the opinions of Il. Woodbridge and Of Q. E.
Whitney. The former does not advise the
city to longer defend the case, but does advise
a settlement by compromise, if possible. The
opinion of g. i. Whitney deprecates further
litigation, and advises settlement. The report
of the Finance Committee has not yet been
acted upon.-New Orleans Times.
The SUE MURPHY case again occupied the
Senate for several hours yesterday. The points
of law brought out in the debate were not differ
emit from those which have heretofore been
evolved, but at times there was spice IN the
debate which gave it more than the usual IN
terest. All the Southern Senator are extreme
" urgent in pushing this claim, and show some
degree of rritability at the idea that 1t Will not
90 through Mr. Fowler evidentally lost his
temper this afternoon, and threatened that II
the Southern IOyallsts were TO he lett out In
the cold in this manner, every man, woman
and child in the whole South would vote to
repudiate the national debt This nettled
the Eastern representatives, and Mr. Mornll,
of Vermont, charged Mr.. Fowler with deciar
ing himself repudiator on tho floor OF the
Senate.
Mr.. Pomeroy intimated his doubts OF Miss
Murphy's loyalty, and with other Senators diS
cussed her age, character &c, all or Whlch
must have been very edfying to the lady, who
occupied seat in the gallery, Mr.. Pomeroy,
who is always opposed to every one else
schemes, finally made amotion to rGeommlt the
bill, but Withdrew it at the request OF MIR.
Howe and Mr.. Davis, both Of whom desire to
submit "a lew feeble remarks in addition to
what they have already said Wash. Cor. OF
Bait. San.
The EMEUTE IN PRINCEss ANN, VA.-Lieut
Col. Mallory, of Gen. Stoneman's staff, who
was sent down to investigate the Baxter Farm
trouble, proceeded there to-day and found the
three blacks who were killed by the soldiers
lying as they were shot, unburled. Learning
tina: the blacks intended having grand pro-
cession on Sunday to bury them, he ordered
the bodies to be buried at once, to prevent
further trouble.
Company A. Fifth artillery, will be quarter
ed on en.Gov. Wise's farm. Some trouble
was anticipated there some days ago. the blacks
having refused to make contracts, stating they
would not lease the land, that the Government
had placed them there and would have to re-
move them. This morning they assembled aud
apologized stating that they were mlsled by
Specs" Hodges and others, and were now
willing to do all that was right Some have
made contracts, others, who intend leaving,
have been granted until the first Of April to do
So with rent free.
1t is stated that Specs Hodges IS con-
cealed in Norfolk The military are on the
look out Tor him.-R{ch. Dis.
OFFICE, HOLDING AND SEEKING. The New
York Times referring to the sixty thousand
federal ofice-holders employed and paid by
the federal government, says:
"Sxty thousand in Office implies one million
out of office who are moving heaven and earth
to get in. The whole of these We may put
dowa as professed politicians-men who are
anxious to make politics their business. A
million capable men at this moment among
our people are passing wretched and schem-
ing winter in the vague hope that they may
get an Office next spring from Gen. Grant"
AS to to the State and municipal govern
ments, there are said to be 900 to 50, 900
men in New York alone who hold places, or
expect to hold them, in the city government.
WHAT A STEAM ENGINE THE New York
Mail has discovered an engine in Spruce street.
which furnishes the motive power to over one
hundred and twenty five different printing
presses Skating and betting distribute the
power 10 every direction, the main shafting be-
ing three-fourths of mile. A rubber belt
one hundred and twenty feet long, connects
fifth story press on Nassau street with main
Skating on Spruce The engine prints Nc
Laughlin's toy books, runs the immense estab-
lishments of Broad street and j. w. Oliver,