Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-29
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ALEXANDRIA, VA.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1870
= s EUROPEAN AFFAIRS and Sunday
were days of severe fighting in France.
Along the front of the opposing armies north
Of the Loire and south of Paris, extending
from Montargis on the east to Dreus on tho
west o distance of one hundred miles, there
was contest between the armies OF Prince
Frederick Charles and General Dc Palladines.
The first dispatches from Tours state that in
the general engagement the French were VIC
torious at every point; and that the Germans
we're routed and retreating. A subsequent dis,
patch from London says that on Sunday, the
Tenth Prusssian and Twentieth French Corps
fought battle few miles north OF Orleans, IN
which the French were defeated and driven
from their entertainments In this Dattle
French General was taken prisoner by the
enemy. In tho north OF France battle oc,
CURED near Amieus eighty miles north OF
Paris, which the first dispatches from Tours
said was German victory. Later dispatches
from London contradict this, and report that
the French completely defeated the Germans,
iDncting severe losses. In the southeast OF
france, Garibadi's army was attacked on Sa-
tnrday on the eastern side OF the FoSgeS
Mountains short distance from DIXON, and
defeated
A letter from Harper's Ferry to the Wash
;otcn Republican, dated on Saturday, says:
1.-The case of tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
rs. The Harper's Ferry Water Power and
Manufacturing Company was called in the
Court here yesterday morning at ten O'Clock,
Judge Hui! presiding. Gen. N. p. Banks and
Andrew Hunter, appeared for the Water Pow
er Company, and Judge Lee, j. B. Il. La
trobe, Of Baltimore, aud Mr.. Blackburn, OF
this place, for the Railroad Company. Judge
Lee made the preliminary opening, and closed
with motion for an order to have more full
and complete survey made OF the property, IN
order to obtain the exact northern limit OF the
land purchased by George Washington OF one
Harper, and on which the Government OF the
IT, s. afterwards built an arsenal 80. This
motion was argued all day.
The report Of the Department Of Internal
Revenue, prepared by the late Commissioner
and present Secretary of the Interior. Mr.. 20
lumbus Deano, opposes any change OF the tas
on spirits, believing that it would be more tt
the benefit of spectators than to the treasury
of tho country. 1t recommends making TIC
taxes on all descriptions of tobacco, UNIFORM
and shows that there must be some improve
,nents made in the bonded warehouse system
to render it efficient and reliable. portion
Of the report is an exposition Of the plumbers
OF the Tax bill, which was rushed through
Congress during the closing days of the sesslon'
in July last.
Secretary Boutwell, delivered all address yes,
terday in Washington, 1T Charity FAIR, hetd
for founding an institution designed to furnish
an opportunity for labor to those who dwell in
the city, but whose indigence is so great that
thew have not the means OF obtaining or doing
work. lie argued that no complete remedy
can be found for poverty, but unquestlonaoiy
the nearest approach TO it Is In q system OF
public instruction supported by universal taxa
ton, and supported also by public sentiment
which recognizes such system as the only
means for tue education Of the whole people,
and their preservation from poverty and vice.
The latest dispatches from Europe affirm
what waS reported in the Geographic dispatch.
es published yesterday, that it has been agreed
upon that the demands of Russia shall be re
ferred to a Conference of the Powers Interested
in the Treaty of 1856, England, France, Tuv.
KEY, Austria, Italy aud Russia being the con-
tracing parties to that document. Ministers
representing these Governments will meet IN
London inJ January next, and by this arrange
ment, war, for the present at lcast, seems 10 DO
averted
Alarmed at the rebukes which have been
administered recently to the President, the
Radical papers are now asserting that he, The
President, has not and will not interfere in the
Senatorial election in New Jersey. Any body,
who is Radical, i: is asserted, will be salts.
factory to the President !"
In Baltimore an association has been formed
auxiliary to all English Association, for the
purpose of raising funds for the relief of suffer
ing non complaints in the present war in Europe;
the funds TO be discussed by the English So
ciety.
Late advces from Mexico represent the
country as in disturbed condition,a and disord
ers prevailing every where. Couspiracies,
mutiuies, &C., prevail. Confusion is said to
be tine order of the day.
The PENNSYLVANIA Coal TRADE.-.rhe On
thracite coal trade continues steady, and the
production quito large. The Philadelphia
Ledger, says The coal year of the Reading
railroad ends with the current month, and con.
sidering how long and seriously coal production
was interrupted in the Schuylkil region during
the current year, its business is much larger
- than could reasonably have been expected in