Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-19

Foreign News.

Foreign News.
Arthur Fouviile has been sentenced 10 Elk
months imprisonment and to pay a Inc OF
900 francs for violation Of the press la"
Rochefort writes, from the prison where he
;s confined, to his paper, La Marsellalse' that
| the Perfect of Police has seized MS editorial
articles He complains, while ~ to the pres
! ont time incarcerated Journalists have been
allowed TO write to newspapers, ne has been
denied the usual privilege, notwithstanding ne
10 . DENNY in the Corps Leglslatit anu has
not been deprived OF civil rights
i've Irish members of the British House OF
rommons have all agreed to accept the Land
Retorm bill introduced by Mr.. Gladstone. ln
the house of Commons, MIR. Baxton gives no
tice of an enquiry az to what action, ii any, the
Government proposed to take IN regard TO
revised translation OF the Bible
The Ministers at ST. Petersburg. implicated
10 the recent Nihillst plot have resigned. they
belong to the so.celled National party.
Minister Washburne in Paris will bold re,
cention on the evening oil the 22d OF February.
Prince Pierre Bonaparte will be tried before
the high Court of Justice on the charge OF
homicide through imprudcncc:
The journals of Madrid publish an address
signed by London and Liverpool merchants,
exnrcssinp the nope that the Spanish troops
rijl soon suhduc the Cuban insurgents. a,
compauyipg the address, which was dated, Oe.
tober Sth, 1869, was oontrlouhan or tl'o''
sterling to aid the cause OF tho mother country;
The Spanish Cortes are considering o'i
: which aboishes the differenlal duties ieVled
on the coasting trade OF the Antilles, anu grVI
vides that the collection OF tobacco DUTY SnaN
be continued Professionally.
REV. JAS. S. GARDNER.-As the present
Conference year is drawing to close and as
the labors of the Rev. Mr.. Gardner as pastor
Of the NJ. r. Church, South, in Harrisonburg,
will soon be ended, it may not be improper 10
ia 70 state, that he has been 4 most accepta6le
prcochcr of the gospel OF Christ among rs. ne
has labored diligently, zaalousy anu iaithluliy
for the spiritual welfare OF our community. ne
is, we believe, not only without an enemy III
the community, but has secured the ElndeS {
regards and best wishes OF all who have bad
the Measure to know him He will leave his
church increased in numbers, and animated
bv holy zeal to- the cause OF the Redeemer
whom he preached The prayers OF his peo'
! ME will follow him wherever his lot may DC
cast. Rockingham LEICESTER.
: WASHINGTON was never more crowded with
: strangers than now, unless it has been upon
, some extraordinary occasion. The galleries OF
both houses 0! Congress are filled daily With
e strange faces from all sections OF the country,
and YOU meet strangers at all points III the Cap
itol and other public buildings and ION the
streets and avenues and in the hotels. Inc
s most favorable impression, too, is created 1o1
the oldest inhabitant can scarcely recoiect the
, time when the weather has been so pleasant
and mild. or the appearance; OF the cry Dctter
for the winter season. There is gayety and fun
everywhere The theatres are crowded, and
such crowds as Washington has not witnessed
for years attend the receptions. lie lenten
season is RAPIDLY approaching, and fashionable
circles seem determined to make 'hc most OIL
the few days Intervening.
THE RICHMOND Enquirer. We are adVls'
cd by friend that it is covertly whispered
that it's new editor is in some sort Of connection
with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany. Mr. Barbour takes this method OF de-
nouncing the imputatlon as BASE FALSE
HOOD. With the single exception OF one brlef
interview, some four years ago, he never saw
Mr.. Garrett nor ever held with him any com
munication, direct or indirect. MIR. Barbour s
! brother is the president of the Orange, A!cz-
audria and Manassas Railroad Company. In
every thing that may affect that gentleman
personally, Mr. Barbour will hazard all that
ought 10 be done for respected brother. AS
to his corporation, it shall he regarded as all
other corporatlons-a servant, not master OF
the people. -R,ch. Eng.
OYSTERS. We were startled short time ago
with the intelligence from observations made
in Chesapeake bay and It's tributaries, that the
oyster crop had been gradually growing less Tor
the last ten gears, and, at the present rate OF
diminution the whole stock will be exhausted
in bali century. Fortunately, just in the
nick OF time, . humane and astronomical
Frenchman comes to the rescue, He has in
vented machine for the artificial propagation
Of oysters, and with it offers to seed down the
whole available coast OF France at the mOder.
ate cost OF six dollars an acre
CUIPEpER ITEMS. --Culpeper Courthouse
wants mayor and common council, and its
citizens intend peitionlng the LEGISLATURE 10
change its charter 50 as to secure thea these
Injuries.
The Observer say that W. II. Perry has been
arrested upon the charge oFassaultlng, with in
tent to kill Walter O Bannon, and that he is in
bail him. Both are citizens OF high character.
EGGS. Having gone down in price, ham and
eggs are getting to be favorite dish. We are
little cautious, yet, though we called at o
city restaurant the other day, and ordered some
hard boiled" from colored waiter, having
heard that was the best way to take them, if
you are at all dubios. After remaining about
half an hour he returned and accosted US thus
~: Boss, desc hear eggs amt fifth much
70 biliu. but day scrambles fus'rate.- Warren
tom Sentinel.
| WORDS MIR. Sumner, as everybody knows,
lays claim 10 strict purism in the use OF the
English language; but the other day he let slip
from bis lips word which the dictionaries
know not Of 'ridiculocity." Yesterday Mr..
Scburz. perhaps without thinking of how deep
wound he was inhicting. in speaking Of the