Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-20
Foreign News.
The weather in England is lair and adorable
C>r Growing crOps

some cases they have met with success. IL Is
claimed that they have captured nine officers
and forty privates CT the Spanish army Inc
Patrie hints that within month great event.
of which it gives no particulars, VIII hanpen III
Spain, after which Don Carlos Will publish
manifesto Flity.ninc Carllais have been
brought as prisoners INTO aIen!ia' 't'cia'
Carlist bands have beendlsFersei by HE troops
within the past two days.
General Banks, and Senators Ramsey anu
Fenton, have arrived in Paris.
Dispatches from Teheran state that pahu
of sectares from Constantinople haVs been ar
rested, charged with conspiracy To assas9ihs't
the Shah of Persis. 1t is said that'many chi
nent persona are implicated III the conspiracy.
The Persian troops have captured Harie'ie'a
and defeated tho Turtomana IN il'th'u
battle.
A great storm passed over Bruees and the
surrounding country yesterday, dong mug"
damage to the crops, especially 70 lrnit5; III
Church of St Andre was ruck hy lightning
and destroyed. ,,..,,.
Baron Won Beust the Austrian Minister
denies the right OF the RUSSIAN Munster 10
call HIM To account for transactions ol Iarlia
mem'a.s but in order to remove ams ; uN'
cot responsiveness Ill ltEiid W th0 ''''NI
rndeavcrs made on either side last year WHO"
nave possibly been misunderstood.
TIE Corn CROP. There is no doubt that
the corn crop in this part OF Virginia Is almost
an entire failure. From all parts OF the adjoin-
ing counties, with the exception OF some por
tons of Fauquier and Rappahannock, We have
reports that there will be comparatively no
corn made. Some farmers are said TO be cut
ting down all their upland corn and using 1t
for fodder, while others are letting 1t re-
main, but say they will scarcely make bush
ell TO the acre. The prospect is really dsircs
sing, A farmer from Corollnc the other day
told us he would lose near five thousand dollars
by the failure of his crop. He had Jour hun
dred acres in corn and agreed to take now tour
hundred bushels for all that was made on the
four hundred acres.-Fied Her0d.
TIE AoUEDUcr BRIDGE. The Washington
Star says The toll bridge over the Aqueduct
seems to be appreciated by the travelling pub
lie, as is indicated by the following figures,
showing the increase Of travel since the con
struction of the bridge In January, 1869,
G,S3l foot passengers, SSS teams, and 3O9 cat
tie passed over this bridge, while six months
thereafter, and during the month OF June, the
travel had increased to 1000 foot passengers,
5,S0G wagons, and 5.3T cattle. Total OF travel
during the six months, ending June %uth, Tex
elusive of Government traihr,) S5,5I9 loot pas
scngers, 1906 wagons, and lG,3jS cattle
The receipts have averaged ) 100 per month.
OVERRIDING LAW. The Danville Register
says At Pittsylvania County Court, last
Monday, William Leahy, who was removed
from the office of Sheriff mouth ago, because
&c could not give the usual bond, appeared
ana took the office again by order OF Gen.
CanlY, without giving any security, nus Is
the first tim, such step has lecn taken IN our
State. Many al l." lawyers unwilling Tor the
| money OF their clients 90 INTO the hands Of
an officer who had gwen no security and ia
whom they had no conrrlesce. promptly in.
structed the Clerk Of the Cont not IT, issue
| uAoou'"'iS ioi the present.
| GRAND BALL TO THE Press At TUE ,,uIrE
| SULPHUR The StauntOn Spectator states tina
it is the purpose o Mossrs Peyton & Co., o
the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, TO giv'
a grand and imposing mask and fancy ball il
honor OF the press. The members Of the pres
throughout the country will be invited TO at
| tend. The Spectator Is assured by Messrs
Peyton 4 Co. that it will excel any ball which
has been given at the Springs Those who
properly appreciate the press and award il
mcritcd honor deserve success. will be lifted by
| that more than Archmedian lever to the pin
nacle Of earthly prosperity. We have no doubt
| that the fraternity will be largely Represented
| on the interesting occasion.
| MANASSAS GAP RAILROAD. On Monday
| last j. n. LFgctt esd, IN accordance with the
views and urgent suggestions OF a large number
oil the business men aud other citizens Of this
county, prepared resolutions expressive of the
views OF our people relative To the present
schedule for running the cars on the Manassas
branch OF the Orange and Alexandra railroad
Mr.. Llggctt, ia presenting the preamble and
resolutions for the consideration and action of
the Court, 'advOcatGd their adoption ia an
able and iGrclblc argument, showing that the
present arrangement Is utterly opposed to the
convenience and interests of all cla%ses OF our
people. - OIL Commonwealth.
ANFCDoTE or Colonel AUGUST-llere Is
another wlttcIsm OF the late Col. T. i. AUGUST.
Ii is from the Petersburg Index:
being at Malvern Hill in command Of n
Virginia regiment, he was severely wounded in
the - early in the engagement. He had
shortly before been nominated to seat in the
Confederate Congress, but had not determined
to accept It. As he was being assisted from
the field, moving with great pain and diliicuIt,,'
he wa met by friend who anxiousIy inquired
Where are you going, Colonel" lis eye
twlnkicd rs he promptly responded, "Goinc 10
stump 1t ior Congress, my boy.
GRASsHoPPERs. During the dry weather
these ravagng insects have made their appear
ancc in large numbers in this part OF the Val
Icy In many fields, the little grass that might
have escaped the searching ouo, hoe boon eaten
up and few fields OF corn have been stripped
Of every blade by these pests 1t is thought by
iarhers that they are not the regular army
grasshHpper, and that they will disappear as
the weSlar becomes more seasomblc. -,Sha,-
andoah E4ley.
The fredeickburg Herald says: 1--WE hear
that many 1.-THE water courses, in this and in |
counties adJoling, are drying up, and that in
many eases "alIs are going dry" whilst
Springs arc glv'g out"
1t Is said that NJ only the President and all
the members of thc1abinet are absent from