Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-21
Foreign News.


say that the loss Of life dnring the recent earth
quake around the shores Of The Bay Of Bengal
was very great.
Late advices received in Paris from Brazil
confirm the previous reports OF the capture OF
Filletta by the Allies and the defeat and de.
sruction of the Paraguayan army.
The Government at Madrid has issued a
decree authorizing Cuba to send eighteen and
Porto Rico eleven delegates to the Cortes
which assemblies in February. Preparations
are being made for the transportation OF addi-
tonal reinforcementS to Cuba.
1t is denied from ConStantinOplc that L. S.
Minister Morris has been recalled by our Gov
eminent. The President of the Cretan Provi-
sional Government is coming to the United
States to raise loan to aid in his efforts to
free Gambia.
THE CoLORED CONVENTION IN WASHING
TON-A colored convention has been sitting in
Washington Among the propositions, we
notice one for separate coiored juries for the
trial of colored people-it being alleged that
blacks cannot get justice from whites. On the
same principle, there should be one Legislature
for colored and one Tor white, and SO on in res
pect to every department Of government, in
Guiding black President to counterpoise the
white one. This programme duly carried out
might create something Of a tangle, and a pos
sibe conflict between the Dual Executive. If
the two races cannot live together without such
a complication, the natural conclusion is that
they had better seek different lands and live
apart.
Ex- President Roberts, of Liberia, was re-
fused admission to the convention as an hon
orary member, and resolution was adopted,
stating that hseXclusion was intended to mark
the contempt Of the convention Tor African
colonization. Africa seemed to be u subject OF
intense disgust to her sable descendants. She
was snubbed on all sides, and resolution was
introduced declaring that I'VE sternly protest
against our duty to Africa being more binding
upon US than upon other citizens of our
country" While so much distaste was avOwed
for the mother country, different sentiment
seemed to prevail towards st. Domingo. A
telegraphic dispatch was gracously received
from the coored citizens of Pittsburg, request
ing the convention to urge Congress to an mex
Hayti and st. Domingo. Rich. HLag.
THE ORANGE, ALEXANDRIA, AND MANASSAS
railroad extends through the best agricultural
regions of Virginia, from Alexandria to Lynch
burg, and the Shenandoah Valley. Bordering
on the line of this road there are large bodies
of fine grain and grass lands lying within a
distance of from thirty to fifty miles of the
national metropolis unproductive, and which
can be purchased at prices ranging from ten
to twenty dollars per acre. With their loca-
ton, and facilities of cheap transportation daily
mails, and telegraph communication, We can.
not see why these lands should not be brought
up to the standard ofvalue Of similar property
in Pennsylvania and other agricultural States
in short time. The climate is better and the
country quite as healthy, only requiring capital
and skill to deveIope its value The people
are orderly and will welcome all corners who
bring with them the means OF material devel-
opment- Wash Express,
WASHINGTON ITEMS. There is to be large
sale of Cumberland coal at Rays dock in
Georgetown, tomorrow, morning at o'clock.
Mayor Bowen has within the past few days
succeeded in making a contract for the supply
of one thousand cords, more or less, OF the best
oak wood, S3 per cord, to be distributed to
the poor OF the city upon the presenta ton Of
tickets issued by the board OF directors of the
Proyident Aid Society,