Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-25

within the past few days by stormy weather.
Rain and snow have been falling throughout
the republic The bombardment OF Thionville
has been active and unremitting since Tuesday
It was reported in London yesterday that
Thionvile had capituated. A Versailles tclc
gram announces that the long sought treaty,
uniting Bavaria with the North German Con-
federation, has been effected, and was signed on
Wednesday night. King William, in bis ad'
dress to the North German Parliament yester-
day, which was forwarded to that body from
Versailles. says that peace would be certain if
Frenoe had leaders who could identity their
oWn future with that Of their country.
The Immigration Convention at Indiauapo
lis, have adopted resolution to the effect that
the President of the U. S. be requested to
open negotiations with countries from which
persons come to this country, to secure
joint jurisdiction on emigrant ships for the
protection ofemigrants against abuse and fraud;
that this convention condemn all schemes of
combinations and monoples oppressive to chi.
grants by which they are deprived ct the prop
er facilities for cheap transit, and by which
various impositions arc practiccd upon their
dependent condition that in the opinion OF
the convention bureau of immigration should
be formed under the auspices ct the Fed tra
government. That committee Of ono IroDr
each State and Territory represented, bo APP
pointed to memorial, Congress for such Iegis-
lallon as WILL lest accomplish the views ex'
pressed J. 10 resolution was much objected to
and pr,rtion of the delegates Withdrew.
THE President, it is said, in his annual mes
sage, will congratulate Congress on the work
inqs of the Indian peace policy, and explain
the manner in which the five millions OF dollars
annropriated by Congress in July have been
disbursed, claiming that the anaultles have
been correctly paid over to the Indian Tribes,
and that all the supplies have been purchased
BY the Interior Department direct aud without
tie interference of middle men or tho payment
Of commissions. The President connends the
good Offices of the various missionary officials,
aud expresses his belief that they arc working
the most beneficial results in pcffectlpg a
permanent peace, and in the education oil the
Indian children The estimates of the Indian
service for the next fiscal year are placed at
nearly million less than for the present year.
The Lynchburg News thinks it an "open
question: whether or not ''tho people OF Vlr'
eipia have received any solid and lasting al
VANTAGE from the SO called New Movoment
whereby the State was saadIcd with coustl,
tuition which the majority OF her legal cltlzcns,
in their hearts, most cordially Disappeared, aud
was made to enter the Union under conditions
which were felt be Calling and humiiatiug. -
However, all this Is dead issue uow.-
The Rubicou was passed when UNDERWORLD
Constitution was adopted and We must sub
nit and make the best of the situation -
hoping, one day, 10 sec Virginia really re-
stored and properly reconstructed.
We have received several of the school books
issued from the press OF tho University Pub,
fishing Company 81 New York aud Baltimore.
Here are presented to US series OF books
which are non partisan and unsccional. No
strife nor ill will can be found 10 their pages !;
and no word of detracson OF any part Of our
country, or its people, is permitted. Tho
facts of history are impartially stated, the
latest discoveries Of science are taught, and all
the most approved methods of instruction arc
employed. While prepared specially for use
in the South, they are gotten up in no tactious
spirit, and will yet be used by fair minded
teachers at the North as well. When we add
that the books are written by such men as
Commodore NJ. T. Maury, and Professors
Chas. S. Venablc, Geo. L. Holmes, Schee
De We're, and Basil l.. GiIderseevc. of the
University of Virginia, and the brothers LIE
Conte and Sachteben, OF the University of
South Carolina, and others of equal cmiuence
as instructors, and have no supcrors in their
several departments of study-and that in
these volumes Southern teachers will find the
very best instruction, both in matter and
manner, and Southern parents need have no
fear OF finding any surrcptitious, or moro
open, misrepresentation or abuse, We believe
We have said all that is necessary in favor of n
series of books which appeals to the Southern
people for support.
The London Quarterly Review for October
is the most interesting number Of that celebra
ted periodical which has appeared for many
day. Some Of the very best writer's have con-
ributed single articles, any one of which is
worth the price of years subscription. The
article OF the German Patriotic Songs will
command general attention. The two leading
articles on the war are able and exhaustive.
Those On the "Mismangement Of tho British
Navy" and the "Ineficiency of the British
Army" will be all tho more interesting now
that general European wer seems imminent.
Published by tho Leonard Scott Publishing
Co., 40 Fulton Street, New York.