Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-05


fourished for q season, in connection with the
Norfolk and Great Western Railroad, and
who suddenly collapsed, has beca, really, in
correspondence with capitalists in England,
looking to the connection Of the West with
Norfolk, and intended to secure by large sub
scription the control Of the company and the
franchise to himself and then to sell it out
aud turn it over at handsome price in tho
way OF bonus to these capitalists. We observe
that some mercantile and money houses, at
the North, who were reported to have been
concerned with Mr.. Link, are denying that
they have anything to do with him.
We have seen lately two or three little
speeches made on public occasions by the
Prince OF Wales, IN Eng land. 1t has been said
that the Prince is not the brightest young man
in the world, and especially that he is not
gifted as an orator 1t is not said how he de-
livered the speeches to which we refer or
whether they were his Own composition. But,
it seems to US, that, as reported, they were in
good taste, land clothed in good language They
read very well.
The lIagerstown, Md, papers contain the
advertisement Of the President of the Cumber
land Valley Railroad for contracts for the con-
struc;ion Of said road between Hagerstown and
Wlliamsport, on the Potomac. The Mail says
this important road will not terminate at the
river. When onrc there efforts will snendily
| be made to extend it to Martinsburg and Win
chester, and ultima ,cly bring it in connection
| with the lines of the Southwest"
The n. Y. Times blames the refusal OF DR..
| Gilmer and the Walker Republicans to reunite
with the Radical party OF the State. All that
these Northern Radicals appear to want is the
Success of the party Their aim and object
is to "Radicaiizc' Virginia. What they
| mean BY Reconstruction is a 'reconstruc-
ton upon a Radical basis, to secure the lu-
turc of the Radical party as a political organi-
cation.
The London Advertiser gives an interesting
| account OF the uuveiling OF the Peabody statue
in the neighborhood of the Royal Exchange
Bank, in that city, on the I'D of July. The
Prince of Wales was present, and took part in
| the ceremonies Mr.. Motley, the u. S. Min
lister made IN appropriate speech on the occa-
| sion. The statue is said to be an excellent
| likeness.
Some OF the newspapers are disposed to criti-
| else the speech Of Mr.. James Lyons, recently
delivered at the reception OF Mr. Peabody at
| the White Sulphur Springs. They seem TO
think, that in the way OF laudation it was rather
on, what is called, in the West, the "high
tautin order. This is common error 10 this
country.
Letters from Mexico state that the long con.
| tinued troubles in the western States o! that
| country may eliminate in the establishment of
| Northwestern Conicdcracy. The future in
Mexico look, no more encouraging than it has
done for the last twenty years.
\ Madrid dispatch OF yesterday says, the
truth Of the report that Spain has opened ne.
| gotiations with the United States, looking to
| the independence OF Cuba, is positively denied. -
Among the patents issued last week, at the
Patent office, was, one for a railway car brake
to Norbornc Berkeley, Of Aide, Loudoun