Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-30


the part Of the European powers, III relation
to its recent application.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
A dispatch from Richmond to the Baltimore
Sun SAYS: "Judpe Underwood charged the
grand Jury Of the U. s. Circuit Court here to
day in his usual style. asserting that tho tar
| words held forth in regard to the negro were
refuted by foul deeds. He heard on all hands
of continued outrages upon the coored man
and his rights Recently, ct Norfolk, he was
on the stand where Secretary Robson deliver
ed the finest sermon he ever heard On the dig
nifty of labor, and on that occasion shots were
| fred BY white men in the crowd. with intent,
he believed, to kill the Secretary, but wound
ing a man raised on Mr.. Robesons farm who
| had come en- the platform to see him. lie
hoped the Jury would strictly consrue tie
enforcement act in every one of the cases
brought before them under it. All over the
State this act mad been violated, and he
wanted the laws enforced, that the negro would
| be respected at least once in Firglnls. The
dispatch speaks of Judge Underwood's usual
| style" We suppose from this brlet extract, 1t
| was not only in style, but in anlmus, IN every
shape, manner and form-as usual from that
tunctionary.
The Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
| Company to-day abolished the office OF super
| iutendent, and elected the late Superintendent
Thos. H. Wynno, president. Ooe years
salary, $1,000, was voted to the retiring
president, G. Fl. Ellis Resolutions were
passed directing more energetic and liberal
management.
| Gaines Mill, famous in the history of Hen
rico county, ss having attached pond full OF
! tho hest fish ia the vicioage, and for having
| had fought near it, during tho late war. ono
of The most saDguinary battles which dlstin-.
guished that unhappy contest, IS to be sold
at public auction.
DR.. Thomas T. Burke, formerly a resident
of Richmond, died recently in Mobile of yellow
fever His father, Dr.. VIM. Burke, was
principal Of the former Richmond Academy
aud the author OF weil.known book on the
Virginia mineral springs.
Nipetv thousand bushels Of wheat have been
offered on Change in Richmond since the
first day of July in excess of the amount offer,
ed duriog the same period last year, and
322. 600 in excess Of the amount offered IN
6S for the same period
It is proposed to erect a monument in Rich
nond to General Winfield Scott, one of Fir,
| ginia's greatest soldiers.
John Burton, man con6ned in The Jail at
Richmond, On q charge or counsertsitlng
nickel currency, made his escape yesterday.
RELIEF OF SUFFERERS BY TIE FLOOD
| The amount of the contributions received from
Virginia and elsewhere for the relief OF the
sufferers By the great flood which swept through
the valleys of Virginia in October last, says
the Richmond Dispatch, has somehow been
greatly overestinated. We learn upon inquiry
at the Executive Department Of the State gov.
crnment that the total amount OF the contrbu
tons referred to received by the Governor and
the legislative committee will barely exceed
| four thousand dollars sum almost lnslgnlh-
| cant n view of the reports Of Losses ADD also
lutte suffering brought by the mail to the atten-
| liou Of those having the relief fund IN charge.
| The largest contribution was that OF the New
York Gold Exchange, $4,000
THE PUBLIC LANDS According to the
report OF he Secretary Of the Interior,
S,095, Al acres Of public lands were disposed
Of" during the last fiscal year by the govern
meut OF this 2,159,5l5 were sold. The
remainder was given away Moro than three
end halt millions were given away as home
stcads. More than half million acres were
given to those holding soldiers warraEts.-
More than one million of acres we're given for
railroads and wagon roads The total shows
quantity greater by 429.26l acres than that
"disposed OF" the previous year The amount
received for all this vast quantity OF land dis
posed off, is $3,66S.51S ga sum less by
$S09.372 50 than was received the previous
year"
DISABILITIES. JefferSonTille (Ind) cor
respondent of the Enquirer says he has been
Eagerly looking for an explanation of how
the political disabilities of q large number
of the citizens of the States OF Missouri and
West Virginia have been removed by the re-
suit Of the late election" In Missouri it was
done by the adoption by the people at the late
election of constitutional amendment which
removed the previous disfrarchisemeDt. In
West Virginia Legislature and Governor
have been chosen that will take early steps to
strike out of its constitution, 10 similar man
ner, the proscriptive clause that deprlves q
large part Of its population of the right OF suf'
frage.- Cincinnati Enquirer.
INJUNCTION AsKEp.-An old gentleman in
California became very jealous because his
young wife went to ball with a good looking
fellow, and stayed out until broad daylight.
He went to Justice Of the Peace and told
his story, winding up With, Il want yer to
help me, for that ar thing been going on about
long enough" Well" said tho Justice,
you can write down to Yreka and see it somo
of the lawyers can't get you divorce. III
vcrce y reared the angry man, VINO the
deuce wants divorce ?" The Justice began
to get angry. IF you don't want divorce;
what the deuce brought you here p why |