Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-06
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A few days since while John ?. Ballard, iar
merly of the Richmond Ezchanac Hotel, Was
proceeding TO his farm in Hcnrico, in his car
ragc, colorcd woman ID who was out hun
ting, Gischar ged her gun on the road side at
bird almost Immediately in front OF the carriaSe
containing Mr.. 3. causing the horses to run OR,
break the vehicle, and severely brulse and l1'
jure its occupant, who was pitched out head
long.
The woman's rights people in Richmond are
10 earnest. They arc going to have lec!uf
ers OF the North to come down TO enhghtcn Us
upon that question. Mrs. L. Caay Stanton
will follow Miss Susan Anthory. and in turn
all The "ercat lights will visit Richmond.
The brouze Bust Of Gen. Lee, which is to
be rrese1tcd hy the citizens OF New York to
tic Washington Lee University, is to be exc,
cnted by MIR. VIM. r. O'DGnoran, Virginia
Artist, who served honorat!y throughout the
war in tie Confederate army.
Dir. II. r. Barton having rendered Ills reSls
nation as Asst Surgeon Of the Virginia Nil,
tary Institute, the Board ct Visitors have
appointed in his stead Dr.. Wu. B. Sinclair,
formerly Surgeon in the u. 5. and I. ;.
navies.
The Norfolk Journal says that the nan
agement Of consolidation, if not "cons0llta'
ton Itself" has proved to be feast OF empty
pIsttcrs ter Norfolk.
The Conservatives in Henrlco county have
nominated Mr. John H. Gary for the Lsglsla
:urc, 10 fila vacancy caused by ia resignation
OF Mai. A, N. Kelly.
ADMIRAL PoRrER's EXPLANATIONS The
following letter has been addressed to the
President, by Admiral Porter, under date oil
Dec. 3, 1870. The chickens are coming home
to roost," according 10 the old provcr5. There
arc more people than the President who have,
in these days particularly, "lost faith in human
nature" But comment is unnecessary
MIR President: My first impulse, On read
ing the letter published in the New ork
World, was to 10 to you at once and pronounce
it o fabrication, ior as such L considered IT.
but as it purported to have been written SIX
years ago and published by 4 person who once
held prominent position under the Govern
ment, determined to ascertain fully 1t had
ever indited such letter, before addressing
you on the subject.
Neither myself nor my secretary, who has
served with mo eight years, could recall to our
recollection any circumstance OF this KIND. |
could not conceive | had uttered sentiments l
knew | had never felt, and which are so al
variance with those | have uniformly express
ed towards you. The letter, it appears, was
private one, and vindictive must have been the
heart Of the man that could be guilty OF 50
grave breach OF confidence and depraved 10
deed must have been the character who, to
crafty his miscellaneous Interests, could make
Il al lntIp
under great excitement, and At this distant
day not even remembered.
1t seems like poor return for Your UNIFORM
confidence and kndnoss TO me, and [ am too
clad that | remember nnthlng connected with
the letter
At ABOUT the date of the letter had passed
through long ard ia.guing conflict with Fort
Fisher, and my numerous fleet was almost
oycrpowored by the elements | saw the cove
ted priz, within my grasp, and then slip from
ne. For another month | had to battle with
the storms OF winter, anchored on an open
coast, with the responsibility OF that large feet
on my hands, my mind and body harasscd by
extraordinary fatigue The whole nation Was
looking on, excited, and drcadlog failure.
It was under such excitement that presume
[ wrote the letter which you say has made you
lose your isith in human nalure. When several
that letter would be published, in which
had abused General Grant, ] treated the ma
ter with indifference, thinking it impossible
that such letter could exist. I do not write
for the purpose of eSoneratlEg myself.
would rather be the writer OF such u letter ban
its publisher.
regret exceedingly the loss Of your friend
ship, and do no. hesitate to disspprove the
sentiments OF which | suppose | must bear the
odium. They appear in letter or which L
have no recollection they ere 50 different
from the sentiments | always express toward
youscIt and the gallant officers of the army,
ENG are 50 Inconsistent with all my antece
dents, that scarcely consider them entitled to
& moment 8 thought"
TIE HoG DIsEAsE.-A correspondent Of the
True Iadex, at Warrcnton, writes:
The writer mas been making cautious dia
sections OF the vsCGra Of g number OF hogs With
view to determine the seat, extent and cause
OF the so called hog cholera. ibis disease has
destroyed largo numbers OF hogs in Ioudcun
county.
In Eot belonging to farmer o! Upper Eau
quier, that we're fatted for family use and were
apparently healthy, these Investigations were
begun Inthc diseased oucs, the glands, par
ticuIa7!y the liver, were mostly affected, scr
Gus cysts, blister like in form, were scattered
over the surface Of the liver and we're sometimes
iinbeddcd in It's substance, varying from the
sizo of pins head to that Of an egg, and fII
ed with serum or pus. The air vesicIes of the
lungs 10 several cases were destroyed and pre-
sented cavities containing pus With other signs
Of pneumonitis.
The visccra appear. however, to be the seat
Of this class OF disease, though the bowels are
not always affected. By the presence OF a rolson
the blood may be the lions ct origo" OF the
evil. True cholera which for several years, it
is we'll known, has prevailed among the tcath
cry tribes OF the pou!try yards, is always accom-
panied by 3 serious lesion OF the mucous mem
braDe which it denudes end we'll nigh destroys.