Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-12

at this time throughout tEe couai1' a
farmers find the ground too dry Tor plo"lpg'
The corn having been made, rlpens "e"' ho"'
ever, in the dry time On oatufusy' aS Was
learned by telegraph, there was rot crop OF
rain bctween Nova Scotia aud Havana, aud &C
at 9. A. Nj. was the lowest rate or the Tier
mometer from New York south. A rain. 10
molssen the parched earth aud to keep down
the clouds of dust, would at least be welcome.
The Paris newspapers of Saturday had a
story to the effect that when the Prusslans
summoned the town OF Laon. to surrender the
commandant opened the gates, and when the
troops had marched into the town, fired mine
and blew up the citadel, killing and wounding
a large number of the enemy. Another state
ment, is that the Prussians blew up the eta.
del, and that no one was injured.
The feasibility of new plan for plopelllng
boats through the canals by steam is again
being discussed. The latest invention was
made by Mr. Goodwin, and consists Of new
steamboat. propelled by single wheel. and
this instead ct being of the ordinary construc
ton, consists Of water tight drum, having
the paddles arranged on its periphery.
For several weeks past great fire been rag
ing in the woods in Trappe district, Wicomico
county, Md. A great quantity OF valuable
lumber had been destroyed. All efforts TO stay
the progress Of the flames have proved futile.
Nothing short Of heavy rain, it is feared,
will ext:nguish the fire.
The terrible disaster which has betallen the
British iron. plated war steamer Captain, Oft
Cape Finistcrrc, on the coast of Francei is warn
ing of the fate that menaces tho heavier class
of iron clad vessels at sea.
Messrs Riyes, "Stearns Il Brummcl,'
Lewis, Hughes q Co., are out in an address to
the faithful in this State This radical mani
festo, is quite harmless. 1t is of no account
whatever.
The Norfolk Day Book says that Mrs. Kirby
Smith, recently married to Gen. Eaton, u. S.
A., in Washington, was the widow CT the
brother of the Southern general, Kirby Smith.
A man convicted of an atrocious outrage up.
on young lady in Norfolk, has been sentenced
to tho penitentiary for Is years. lie should
have been sentenced to be hanged
It reported that duel is imminent be
tween Gems Jordan and Quesada, in conse-
queace Of an article by the latter published In
the Spanish paper OF New York.
On Saturday the treasurer Of the Richmond
and DanvilIc Railroad Company paid into the
State treasury s2l, 1000, being interest due the
State by that corporation.
The coal shipments at Georgetown during
last week amounted to only 7,43S tons, a de-
crease of nearly onc-half from the average
shipments of last year.
The editor of the Raleigh Sentinel has
sued Holden, Burger and others for false
Imprisonment, and wrts have been served up
on them.
Rciniorcemeats ere leaving Spain for Cuba.
Ten thousand soldiers are promised. DE- Ro.
das mas again tenderad his resignation.
Mr. Alexander Ri7es is DO longer True
Republican" He is an ultra Radical. In
truth he has been that ever since the war.
Entrigues. &c, &c.
LONDON, September l0.-A letter received
in this city, dated Paris, September 9, even
ing, says THE night session Of the Govern
mcnt tasted until o'clock in the morning.
A proposition was offered to call Constitu
tona Convention. so as to impart formal
authority to the Government The Ministers
divided on the question, five voting for the
convention and five against it. According to
French parliamentary law, tie vote decides
question in the affirmative. The members
opposed to the convention were Jules Simon,
Gambetta, Pelican, Jules Ferry and Roche
fort 1t is believed that the Ministry will con-