Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-26

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ALEXANDRIA, VA.
TUESDAY, JULY %, 1870
The present government OF Great Britain
il is said. is the most economical she has ever
had and itS achievements in steadily reducing
at once taxation and national debt are worthy
of imitation. In the first quarter of the cur
rent financial year the receipts Of the British
treasury exceeded the expenditures so much
that surplus of 81 ,592, 600 was left, tor which
there was no use whatever except to extinguish
debt, and it was applied accordingly to the
purchase of consols.
Since the agitation of the war question in
france, smallpox, which had been an all alb
sorbipg topic in Paris, and had made terrible
havoc among all classes, appears to have either
disappeared or to have ceased to excite any in.
terest. The probabilities are that it has. to a
considerable extent, subsidized, as epidepics
nearly always do when the popular mind be-
comes suddenly possessed with some profound
y interesting event.
The American Bonaparte, Jerome Napoleon,
grandson CT Jerome Napoleon and Madame
Patterson Bonaparte, left New York on Satur-
day for the purpose Of joining the French army
Of the Rhine Educated at West Point he
did some active service in the army Of the
United States but as French soldier he dis
snguished himself in the Crimcan and Italian
wars.
The morning papers contain no news from
the seat of war, in Europe, later than that CIV
en- in yesterday evening Gazette. A London
dispatch states that no report OF a general CT
gagement had been received there up to four
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and Paris dis
patch says that battle is not expected for
several days.
The American officers engaged in the service
Of the Khedive OF Egypt, still in this country,
bot who wero expected to leave 10 October,
nave received instructions to report az Cairo
Immediately. The officers number about seven
~. The instructions were telegraphed from
Alexandria to the representatives Of the Eeyp
,an Government in New York
The New York Herald says business in
the city was never more dull than it is at pic
sent. With the exception Of the little hustle
that is going on among the wholesalers, who
are putting things in order and getting ready
tor brisk fall trade. there Is literally nothing
doing.
The draft Of what purpCrtd 10 ts treaty
between the Emperor Of the French and the
King of Prussia, published ii Yesterday
Gazette, asking division OF the Rhnsh prov
inces, is said to have been submitted, If ever.
before the declaration of war.
'fhe Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has
recently decided that where passenger beiog
carried on railroad train is Injured without fault
OF his own there is, prim, a iaciea legal rresump-
ton throwing upon the railroad company the
burden OF disproViug negligence.
The custom of erecting monument ia the
Congressional Cemetery 10 the memory of
every deceased Senator and Representative 10
Congress, interrupted during the war, il TO be
resumed and continued ualer provision made
during the recent session.
There is not much doubt in the minds OF
many experienced fruit dealers that the season
will be good one, so far as concerns the quail
~ Ct all and the quantity Of many OF the fruits
yet to come in.
Acting Commissioner Douglas has decided
that dividends declared due on August 1870,
are subj cct to tax at the rate Of two and half
per cent, aud dividends declared prior 10 that
date to tax OF five per cent.
An exchange complains that Ice Is now iour
times the price of coal. Next winter the thing
vii! be evenly balanced then coal Will b. four
times the price Of ice.
SI.j. W. T. SutherIn, of Danville, Is nomi
mated for United States Senator from Virginia,
by a writer 10 the Richmond Wing of 22l
The cholera is said to have made it's apcar-
aucs At Jersey City. A. dispatch from New
York makes the announcement.
IlIGHWAY ROBBERY IN FAUoUIER. The
following particulars of bold and daring high
way robbery, committed near WcaversVilie, 10
Fauquier county, on Saturday evening week,
are furnished by the Warrenton Index: Mr.. |
y. n. Weaver left Catletts for his residence |
and after passing through WeaversvilIe was
set upon by tall white man, dressed in black |
ol,NAh
with club severely, breaking three ribs and |
injuring him materially about the head MIR. |
W. says that his assailant had two carpet bags,
and appeared to be traveller. Mr.. W. had
received money package that morning by
express, which is supposed to have been seen.