Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-03-01

having good Improvements thereon, on Iue3-
day last, for $45 per acre. Capt Robert Mi
nor, formerly Of the u. s. Navy and after
wards attached to the Confederate service was
the purchaser. He was flag Lieutenant on
the Merrimac at the time OF the memorable
naval engagement in Hampton Roads. We
understand that Capt Minor subsequently sold
$50 acres of the foregoing tract, without I'M
provements to II. II. FAINT. the late proprietor,
for 81, 800 au advance Of s. per acre above his
own bid The land is highly productive, con
venent to the railroad and richly worth the
money for which it was sold.
George H. Markell has bought OF ii. Shep
perd 20 acres Of land within mile of Warren
ton for $50 per acre.
Capt Thos. A. Ban has sold the Buck
land House farm, lying 10 the counties Of
Fauquier and Prince William, to Richard
Bland Lee, Jr., for the sum Of Sl2 900 - Var
rentoa hlder.
The Baltimore Gazette, in some remarks on
the c,ose OF President .Johnson's adminstra-
ton, expresses the opinion thai. while, in many
respects, his intentions were good, "uufortn
nately for himself and ior the country, DE was
unequal TO the emergency. La the maintenance
of his opinion he showed logged resOlution
beyond this ho did not 60 The Gazette
adds THE power and patronage which he
welded would, il vigorously and promptly
used, have suffced three years ago TO bring a
majority to his support But it IS to be re-
membered that no President was ever so
hampcrcd or so treated az Mr. Johnson las
been We do not excuse his many errors Of
administration his repeated failures to prove
himself equal TO the position ne occupied. But
we are willing to make many allowances. For
some things he did at the commencement OF
his terra, there is hardly any palIiation.
President johnson has parIonel Lewis
Means, sentenced few days ago to pay fine
OF one hundred dollars and to ten days impris-
onment in jail, for an assault and battery on
Thomas Lansdale. The facts CT the case, as
developed on the trial, We're that Llnsdale,
a colOred man, was caught IN the act OF
stealing wood from the premises OF Means,
who is a farmer, and the latter gave lGnsdlle
the choice Of prosecution fer theft or thirty
nine laShes, and he accepted the whipping,
when the punishment was duly administered.
Means resides near TennallytoWn, District OF
Columbia.
The Baltimore American thinks that twenty
six states are certain fer the proposed suffrage
Amendment to the Constitution. Two more
are wanted for the requisite majority. 1t ex-
poets these from among the states Of Ohio,
Georgia, New Jersey, Oregon, California If
Mississippi and Virginia are properly recon
structed" it expects an affirmative vote in both
of these states. 1t predicts the ratification in
the course 0! the present Year We shall see.
FIRES. We regret to learn that the house
OF Mrs. Thomas Carnall, situated on the main
road leading from Auburn'to New Baltimore,
and about two miles from the former place,
was destroyed by fire GA last Saturday. The
dwelling OF VIM. II. Lewis esq, near George
town, in this county, was.consumed by fire last
week The fire is supposed to have caught
from spark falling on the roof. But little
furniture was saved. jjdrrent0p IAder.
The Washington correspondent OF the Bait
more Sun says that the committee Of the In
auguraton ball in Washington authorize the
announcement that colored persons will not be
present. the hi9h-toned colored population hay
ing too much self-respect to force themselves
into society where they are not welcome, and
those who have not any selfrespcct will not be
admitted anyhow.
The Richmond Dispatch speaking Of late
Railroad meeting says MANY speeches were
made, but no money was seen" This is too
much the case at all meetings held now & days
in favor Of railroads
The Washington Chron icle now advocates
all plans for Improvements in the South, rail-
roads, &c praises the lands, advises immgra-
ton there, and has nothing about ku-kluxes,
or things Of that sort
UppERVIILE, Va, P. Owe, the people
OF Upperville and vicinity, would be glad to
hear through the Gazette what Postotfice law
requires that the mail must necessarily be for
warded every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
to UpperVille by Whaley's stage line, when,
by the way of Piedmont it is equally as direct
and arrives about eight hours sooner, and leaves
Alexandria some two or three hours later. Ii
our request is unreasonable or would inconveu-
cnce in any way the Postoffice arrangements
we have nothing more to say, only we think
the object OF the post line is for the general
benefit Of The PUBLIC
UppervlIe February d
OBITUARY.
DEATH OF COL. VIM. f. PHILLIPS.
The mortal remains Of this gentleman were fol-
lowed to the grave on last Saturday by an unu-
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