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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"qe show the very age and body Of the Times

William l.. WOODBURY., who, for several
seals conducted the restaurant 10 Marlboro
Nd, and moro recently has been living at
"Biugslea," on the Patuxent River, was
found dead on Thursday on the roadside near
his home. 1t is supposed he was thrown from
his horse aud killed, but his watch and money
were gore.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has i'm
ported from India small quantity OF the SEED
Of the jute plant, with view to introducing Its
culture into the extreme section OF the Union
south of the frost line 1t is being distributed
to planters 10 Texas and Florida, who Will give
it lair tllal.
The reports that several large operators
would resume work on Monday next at Potts
vile, Pa, on the workingmen's terms, Is false;
The operators are more than ever determlheu
to adhere to their determination not to submit
to the STRIKERS.
John Slide writes to friend in Mobile that
the intended wife of the Prince Imperial is not
the daughter Of the Emperor OF Austria, as
| reported, but the Princess Marie Clotlde, OF
Sake w eimar This young lady is both rich
and pretty.
TIE Russian legation in Washington, pursu
ant to instructions from St. Petersburg, GRE
making great preparations for the reception O.
the young Arcbduke Alexis, who is expected
TO make visit to America early in the summer
The Fepian Congress now 10 session at CHI
oaeo hoo changed tho old Constitution or th'
Brotherhood and ia place OF President anc
Senate has appointed an Executive Commltte'
consisting Of nine members.
We have the particulars OF the fire at Me
dina. Ohio, mentioned in yesterdays Gazette
About all the business houses and banks arr
burned. The estimated loss SO Tar Is aoou
Sl25. 900. Insurance $50. 600.
Parties in San Francisco have been advised
OF the sailing OF the steamship City OF Adeald
from Sidney, which isithe pioneer of regular
line OF Australian steamships tor that port.
The Emigration from Ireland to the unltet
States, by way OF Cork, is reported to be yer!
active this spring, and, it is asserted, will be
large IS in the famine year.
The past season has been the coolest in Ger
, many for many years. Not only has the coli
been very severe, but it has continued tor al
unusually long time.
Prince Pierre Bonaparte, who killed Veto
Noir, is reported as having arrived in Ne'
York on Thursday evening, and is to be now
Boston.
Efforts are being made by the Board o
Health 10 Philadelphia to prevent the spreat
of the rclapsing fever in that city.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF EALUA-
" BILE PROPERTY NEAR WEN 4
STATION. A, l.. g. II. r. R-By virtue ..
the decree of the Circuit Court of Fairfax ,
rendered at Novem Dor term, 1853 in .he sui!
Of IT, S. Swink and others W. Albert Gunucll' E
hsirs, shall, on MONDAY, the 18th day q
Msy, 1870 in front of tho door OF Fnir!a- ct.
House, sell, to the highest bidder. A. pmtIic
sale, the TRACT OF LAND of which HibcIl
Gunnel died seized This land lies imrnc-
di.tely on tho county road leading from Vl.n.
M to Hunters Mill contains 81! acres; has
thereon q comfortable FRAME VEL -
LING; is well wooded and watnrei. ana 81.
il q desirable property.
.TERMS-One tenth in h.hl n :. deposit. j..
BILE to be forfeited and the land rcsou >houIc:
the purchaser fnl to complete Ii. purchase;
the residue in three equal in=lalmen:s. ;,%yst!.
at six, twelve and cightecn months, with !n:rr
est from the day of sale, to bo secured - tie
bonds Of the purchaser, and retention OF l!;i1
until the last payment is made. Decd "Ed
stamps TO be paid tor by the purchaser.
THOMAS MOURF,
Fairfax CO., ap l6-lMwts Com. &C Sale
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AUCTION SALES.
Hy Beck, Knox IL Kcrby,
Auc1n'rS


JUSTICES SALE OF VALUABLE
| REAL ESTATE IN ALEXANDRIA,
VA.-By virtue OF a deed of trust, dated on
the 10th day of March, 1869 and executed by
John T. Price and wife, Of record in libar L,
No. 8, folio 228, of the Ale2anIria county land
records. the undersigned, as Trustees therein
named, will expose to sale, by public auctoh
f s n nA in front of the premises the, the fCSwng
described property, to wit; Al that In On
vest side of Union street. ba:ween hlng ahd
Prince, in Alexsndris, Va, in front on Onlo ,'
ireet twenty feet ard in depth seventy iee'
aiso all that TENEMENT and LOl oF a
GR0UND adjoining the same in inc isar ~ ~ :;
in front twenty feet and in depth thirt5 i've ~,
the said property being the sane Ut pT coie
occupied and used as q restaurant ~ 'H' WV
man. Terms cash. ,,.pEEIJ,
WESLEY MAkELY.
h,-.s los, BRODERS. Trustees.
Tho above sale has been postponc1 uhtn 60 !,
TURDAY mex, the 9th instant, in iront o. lux
Mayors office. ny "a
TIJRDAY next. the 10th instant, nj IL c'ocA
M, in front ofthe Mayors Office. I'D LIS
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.sTowNsu1ps" IN VA.--The commission
ers recently appointed by Gov Walker, in
pursuance Of the "Township Act" are re-
onired By the provisions OF said act t. pr,
coed, without delay. to divide AMI ny Oh
their several counties respectively into c9m
nactIy located townships, as nearly 'q1ai IS
nav be in territory and population, WITH ~"
v;ew to the proper sub division of said lowe,
shins into school districts, so that there be not
Isss then three nor more then eleven townships
in any one county.
The commissioners are further required TO
establish one or more voting places III cach
township, and ali other voting pacts, except
in towns not embraced in such townships, are
abolished.
Il is further made the duty 0. the comm's
0ioners, within ten days alter conf letting
their task, to report the bun larics AMI names
If the several townships, etc, to The cicrS
Office Of their several county courts.
No part Of any town or city having sc"a
rate organic ,tion, or i population Of live 'h'n
sand or more Inhabitants, shall BE- cm'rac q u!
any township and no pubiic highway sh*I! h'
made the boundary line between township
unless theAcommissioncrs. shall designate L
which township the said Highway r Ir any sc
t;on thereof, may belong. Rich. Wing
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Foreign News

Five hundred immigrants sailed from Lon
don yesterday, for Canada, on the steamer Med
way.
The Paris Rappel publishes dispatch from
La CreuZot, announcing that the strike is end
ed there for the time being
The Paris Journal OAiciel contains a decree
nominating NJ. Srgris as Minister Of Finances,
replacing NJ Buffet, charging NJ. Olivier with
the Secretaryship of Foreign Affairs al interim
vice M. Daru, and Maurice Richard with that
of Public instruction, all interim.
A meeting of the members of the party OF
the Left in the French Cerps Legislati, and
the Radical journalists, was held to take acton
with regard TO the Plebiscitum. After an in
formal discussion ie was decided to vote mega
lively on the Plebiscitum and to circulate man
iiestoes against the tject of the Plebiscite
The Spanish clergy persist in their refusal to
swear allegiance to the Constitution, and
though the time within which they are requir-
cd to take the oath is short, they have shown
no disposition to yield.
Five men have been executed at Barcelona
for robbcrlcS and asSaSsinations, commit ed
last month.
The Barcelona insurgents arc receiving un
usually severe sentences at the hands Of the
Uouucil Of War.
Yesterday certain plumber Of Fathers abb
stained from assisting at the meeting of the
Ecumenical Council when the vote on the
schema against hcterodoxy was taken. Others
accompanied their votes with declarati of
disapproval OF the manner in which the schema
against hctcrodozy had been discussed.
The authorities in Rome keep themselves
we'll Informed Ct the projects of Mazzini and
his parti<ans for another attempt on Rome.
and are obliged 10 increase their vigilance and
severity. Within 4 few days forty suspected
persons have been arrested In Rome and
neighboring fortified towns Avowals elected
at their examination leave no doubt Of the ex-
istcuce of conspiracy within the Papa terri
tory, the leaders CT which are acting in con.
uection with the revolutionary party outside
The new Austrian Ministry have issued q
manifesto OF their policy. They say they will
cndcavor to smooth difficulties and soften as
reri,ies, but without departing from consttu
tional ways or violating Imperial rights. The
Government will identify itself with Il move
mcnt for national development on 4 basis of
common rights and liberty.
SWIFT JUSTICE. j ohm Brennan, Philadel,
phia tootpad, assaulted IN old gentleman named
Marsh, Tuesday morning, about three o'clock,
at the corner of PRICE and Greene streets. New
ork, beat nm severely, and stole his watch
Brennan was captured Immediately, and on
Wednesday he was sentenced by Judge Ben
ford to fifteen Years and six months in the
State prison He is probably picking rock al
ready at Sing Sing, rcerctting his strange mis-
apprehension Of the ways OF New York justice.
w hen such sentence as that is sprung on
man within thirty->iy hours, it is apt to have
salutary effect on his pals who literally know
not what day may bring torth-N. \. Her.
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Fish Market for this Day.

REMARKS Receipts continu: to increase,
Shad preponderating, and tho Fish sro OF q 81
perior quality. especially rs regards size. The
demand is Likewise increasing, the cust1!n com.
ing from tue Phiadelpbia. Baltimore end
Washington markets and from along tho line
OF the canal and railroads. The packers, NJ
lured by the low prices, have also commenced
operatiOns.
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President Grant has received letter from
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, stating that she was
still in Germsny, and not in very good health,
but very much in need Of assistance. This. she
sees, has boon proposed in the bill pending in
the Senate to give her a pension, but the delay
in acting on it she is unable to account Tor.
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DIED.

In this city, on the 18th instant, JOSEPH
S.. SON of Daniel 4. and Elizabeth h. Stsns-
bury, in the Attn year of his age. ~ The
friends and acQnsintsnces of the family are in
vited to attend the funeral, from his late resi-
dence, at O. clock this evening
Baltimore papers please copy
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WASHINGTON ITEMs.--Ex Governor Henry
A. Wise who was here on visit to bis son in
law, DR.. Garrett has received from Mr.. VIM
NJ. Slower the sword of his son, Capt. o.
Jennings Wise, who was killed at Roanoke Is
land. Capt. Wise gave the sword to Mr.. Slow
en-, who was hospital steward in the Uoion
army, and attended him during the last few
hours of his life
The thermometer was 81 degrees in the sun
on Pennsylvania avenue at II u. yesterday,
and 7S degrees in tho shade in the United
States Capitol building. The first case Of sun
stroke was reported that of corporation labor.
err, who was working on Boundary street,
The result disabled him, but will not prove
fatal
Twenty two thousand shad and ten thousand
her.inQs, brought here last evening from the
lower river landings, sold readily, the former at
ST to $50 per hundred aud the latter at $40
and So per thousand.
Thursday was prolific of accidents in Roman
Catholic churches growing out Of the extra
use of candles and drapery in connection with
the services pcuiiar to this season of Lent. The
repository of St. Martins Colored Catholic
Church caught fire and the fam were with
difficulty extinguished. Father Beroti, the
pastor, was badly burned about the head, face
and hands in his effort to stay tho flames The
repository of ST. Dcminick's Church also TOOK
fire and was destroyed, Notwithstanding extra
ordinary efforts to save it. The church was
not much damaged. The repository OF st. Pat
rick's Church was also destroyed.
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steamship lines between that port and Europe
are making extensive arrangements for an i'm
mense business the coming spring and summer,
in carrying passengers. 1t is reported by their
agents abroad that emigration to the United
States this year promises to be unprecedented
ly great.
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AND LOTS FOR SALE.

EEOirSH.; AND LOTS FOR 50 LIE.
No i / two story BRICK HOUSE. with
rooms bAca, building and large lot on Water
stree, south also
20 : \ comfortable two.story FRA E
HOUSE AID LUr, on Columbus street north ;
lot 15X73: :nj
ST. 4 double lot, fronting 50 feet on
KIM :ad Commerce streets has OH Commerce
street y BRICK HOUSE and on King cellar,
walled up. Mnd the RICH. OF walls on cast ard
ives, side Can be improved at small cost -
Some material on thc promises. Terms accom-
modatinG.
Nos Il crul:nr!ablctwc.sto story d WILLING
Nous H. on Wolfe street, opposite the resi-
denrr o. F. l.. Smith, CSC; beautiful yard and
garden! very desirable re:ldcnce and good in
A tc.utifui BUILDING LOT adjoining thu
above on the corner Of Wolfe and st. Assph
streets, fronting IS feet on the former and JOG
on The i%tto: street Terms accommodating.
Apply ut once 20
>MOOT 6 MILLER,
ap Is Real E5!. gents, III King st.
EXTRA FINE CHEWING TOBACCO
We have on hand Of last SUMMERS make $50
boxes Of Fine and Extra Fine Chewing Tobac-
CO. DER
BGI.LE ET BONNIE AND PARIS MEDAL
have taken first premiums wherever exhibited:
IEc L dtis -ilc..al lVDaCCD I'SClFcu VIC iiCNal
at the Paris Exposition IN 1867.
Prices Of line Tub4cco range from S0c to 81
per 10, in packages of 20, - 20 and 60 lbs. We
have also Tobacco Of sii grades and sty les, from
60 t. Ijc per ID
THu&. G. WILLIAMS u CO.,
Tobacco Manufacturers
mp lG-lw Richmond, Va.
T OOk at THIS!
Nryry ,rvtn arpES =. E;rG,, oo,,t,r u
miles north Of the Court House; handsomely
improved timber, ard I'll things necessary to
comfort, and in good order, for s250J, by
SMOOr IL MILLER
keal Estate Agents.
ALSO
TWENTY ACRES in Alexandria county, 4
miles from Washington city ard 3 from George
town +. c.; ib"ray improved; now in high
cultivation rs :. market garden, presenting the
appearance Of an earthly paradise. This can
be sold great bargain on application To
SMOOT & MILLER,
ap !" Real Estate Agents.
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sssI.AEsaHG MATERIAL.

LEXANuHIA PLAYING MILLS.
kuREKr JAMI:so:. BOYD u SMl d.
JAMESON 81 SMITH,.
John X. LAMBDEN, Superintendent,
Nos - and 81 Water ST..
,.rar.rrd In urrish IT short Eutca and
on reasonable terms
SASH DOORS:
aLI&D9, BKACKET@.
MOULDiNGH,
BALLUSTE&%,
Newell Pnir"
r;MaTNiIh-GOhRDlN
~inlEi4, FOX STUFF,
DnAWi 81. STUFF,
PANELS, &C, e..
A:,i :, execute ell kinds Of scroll Saving
end wood Turning, Planning. TongIeins and
Crowns, ana s'urt':cng dono II the pet man man
ncr Tne; will also furnish plans aud speclii-
cs,iun, I.r twsiIing,, stores snd other building
~ III
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Having had for several days accounts from
Cuba favorable to the Spanads, we now begin
TO receive accounts highly favorable to the Gu
Lans. The quantity of alsehooi put forth
about the war 10 Cuba is immense
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Mr. McKENZ1E's LETTER.-A celebration
of the Fifteenth Amendment was held by. q
portion of the colored people OF Loudoun. ln
response to an invitation to attend, addressed
to Hon. Lewis Mckenzie, be replied as follows:
WASHINGTON, April S, 1870.
NV Dear Sir: Your favor Of the 9th it
slant is duly at hand, inviting me to address a
number of colored citizens in honor OF the rati.
fcation of the 18th Amendment to the Con
stitution of the United States, on the 18th OF
April. 49,.
NV duties as q Representative are at this
time of very pressing CHARACTER coippei''nk
nv constan attendance thereto, and L regret
that it will be out Of my power to be present
and address my fellow citizens on so interesting
an OCCASION | have all my lite been an I'm.
swerving friend of the coored people; have
been from the first in favor oil securing 10 them,
by constitutional laws that cannot be repealed,
all their civil and political rights, holding that
the privileges of citiz enship cannot logically be
denied to any class of citizens upon which are
imposed the burdens of citizenship. Having a
profound sympathy from them, rejoice in their
disentbrament for personal, civil and political
subsection, yet cautioning them TO remember
that seven. eighths OF our population are white !;
it is to them OF the first importance that kind
and confidential relations shiuId be cultivated
by and between both races, and this, you and |
know, cannot be done by unseemy displays, or
coarse and violent demonstration.
trust your meeting may be a full and har:
monious one that your speakers have, one and
all, as the text OF their addresses, the single
word Peace" and that my colored friends and
fellow citizens may enjoy on the 18th OF April
pleasures that will please them on reflection.
[ have the honor 20 be very truly and sincere
ly, your own aud the colored peoples friend.
LEWIS MCKENZIE.
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A RTU. L. ROGERS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of "a

TOMMISSIONERS SALE OF FAIRFAX
" LAND.-Under authority of decree of
the Circuit Court Of Fairfax co., Va, made At
its November term, 1869, in the suit Of Allison,
Guardian, vs. William Allison OF al. The sub
scriber will sell, by public suction, to The high
est bidder, on MONDAY, tn 18th day of Apr:
Court day, At y o'clock m. at the front dcoI
of the Court House of said county, TWO HUN
near the mouth of Occoquan, being that part of
the Sandy Point farm which, in the division Of
it, was allotted to the widow and heirs of JOHN
". Allison, decd; said property heint ordar-
ed to be sold for default Of former purchaser III
payment Of purchase money.
s. FER iUSON BEACH,
NH l9-eOts COmm'r.
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NATIONAL JUNCTION r. Rim the House
Of Representatives. yesterday:
MIR. Cook reported an amendment to the act
to incorporate the National Junction Railroad
company. The amendment provides for sur
vey and construction of railroad from the
north side of the aqueduot bridge 10 George
Town, thence by the most direct east or north
rast course to Rock creek, along Rock creek 10
!. point on the Potomac at Twenty. street.
along the bank of the river, or Oil line with it,
10 the canal, and along the canal to the inter
section of Virginia avenue and South Capitol
street, and thence to point on the eastern
branch of the Potomac near the navy yard. a
branch is authorized to be constructed along
Virginia and Delaware avenues to a point to
connect with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
at its entrance into the city. Provision is made
Tor union depots, for tunneing, &c.
The second section of the substitute prOvld
that whenever the railroad shall cross the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal; or Washington
ranal, or branches or connections Of either Of
them, bridges shall be constructed SO as not to
impede or otstruct the navigation Of the canals
or either of their branches.
The amendment was agreed to aud passed.
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1t appears that the papers supposed TO be
forged, which have teen brought TO the notice
of the President, were not forgcrics but were
signed by the President himself
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1ETTER FROM RICHMOND.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, Aprill5 Eight additional county
Judges were elected by the Legislature to-day
viz: For the district composed of the counties
of Stafford and King George, J. 3. Jett; dis
trict of Westmorcland and Richmond, George
" Lewis; county OF Smythe, Geo. W. Jones;
Halifax, Thomas Leigh; Accomac, Thomas Z.
Pauamore; Appomattox, Lewis D. lsbell;
Patrick, Samuel G. Staples; Bedford, John A.
Wharton.
The House of Delegates today considered
and referred the joint resolution tor the estao
lishment Of a branch of the National Asylum
TOR disabled volunteer soldiers. The Leglsla-
ture of North Carolina has passed resolution
granting the corporators the privilege OF es-
| tabshing branch in that State, out the cor
| porators desire the same privilege 10 this
State. 50 that they may have their choice as to
| its location it being understood, however, that
| Virginia is preferred.
The bill instituting the Office Of State
Librarian, was considered, but postponed.
The bill providing for general election was
| made the order Of the day for Tuesday next.
| To the Senate, the substitute reported by the
committee directing the division OF cities and
towns into wards, was taken up and amended
! so as to leave it discretionary with the judges
| Of Hastings courts to appoint the commission
ers. The bill as amended was engrossed, Du
failed to receive constitutional majority on IL
passage.
The report OF the committee OF conference
on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses II
relation to Senate bill fixing the salaries 0
Judges, &c, was taken up and disagreed to
ayes Is, noes IT, not constitutional majority
and pending a motion fer the appointment o
another committee of conference, the hou
for the election of judges arrived and the whole
question went over.
The latest movo on the political chess boar
in reference to the next presidency, is in ta7o
of a ticket With Chase for President and Gllber
G. Walker for Vice President. 1t is state
that the project of running this ticket has bee
apitatcd in New York and has met with som
favor Hereabouts Chase has a good man
friends Oh both sides and Gov. Walker woul
very considerably strengthen the ticket:
All the old officers OF the Court OF Appeal
, have been reelected; Marcellus l.. STARK
clcrke; I. Z. Nlehoias' er'er' ana l. " lay
burton, upstalf. ~ a.,
It is stated that the York River railroa
COMPANY has decided to pay the value OF bag
gbrs lost by several of the passengers at tn
time OF the burning OF the steamer kenneDe'
r r Cockcrille has been commissioned b
the Governor, Judge of the district comprisln
the counties of Fairfax and Alexandria.
' R. L. hewitt has been appointed and con
t missioncd as one Of the commissioners to d.
vide the county of Fairfax into townships.
{ w. S. Bali has been appointed Notal
Public for Alexandria.
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s'(s.s ~ si.e'i.i s.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET April lG.-tlour is
without change; low grades continue in active
request, but Family is dull. Receipts OF Wheat
light. but the market is little more "c!lvc ;
offerings of 3l1 bushels rcd. with sales repor cd
at 130, l25, 100 and 1872. Corn sctirc ard lc
better ctferinfs of 1916 bushels mixed, " h
sales at SO and SO; safes Of yellow 81 81, with
offerings of $50 bushels. Light offering; OF Rye,
with ssles at 1922 Oats sold 3! IS ana 60: offer.
in o. of 37G bushels.
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The Mormons have sent on to Washington
an earnest protest against the passage by the
Senate of the House bill aboshing polygamy
In Utah.
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ALEXANDRIA. VA.
SATURDAY, APRIL Ii. 1870

Gen. Sherman yesterday issued an order
changing the military departments, and trans
ferriue several of the Generals commanding
from one Department to another: The Depart
ment of Virginia is added to the Department
of the East, with Gen. Mcdowell commanding;
Gen. ScboGeld succeeds the late Gen. Thorn as
in command of the Division of the Pacific, and
Gen. Pope takes Gen. Schofeld's place as
Commander OF the Department Of the Nilsson,
ri: Gen. Candy is assigned to the charge OF
the Department OF the Columbia, which In
cludes Alaska and Oregon. Lieutenant Gen,
Sheridan retains command of the Division Of
the Missouri Gen. Meade remains at Phlla
delpbia Gen. Terry in Georgia and Gen.
Halleck at Louisville.