Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-04

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ALEXANDRIA, VA.
FRIDAY, MARCH 4. 1870
The Brooklyn grand jury says: 'Thc abuse
OF our political system, in itself the most bcnct-
icent in The world, tends to making the worst
classes important in politics, and the public
administration comes at length to represent
faithfully its sources in oppressive taxation and
UNPUBLISHED crime.
The Richmond State Journal says that 1.-THE
sheriff of Richmond has levied on all the fire
apparatus Of the city, including the steam fire
engines, hand engines, hose reels, and hook and
ladder truck, and advertiseS them in the co.,
umns of morning contemporary, for sale at
auction, to satisfy executions 10 his hands in
favor Of parties whose liquor was destroyed in
1865 on the evacuation of the city
The steamboat inspectors throughou the y.
S. including Western rivers, report that during
the year 1862 the number Of Steam vessels Ia
speotcd were , oil lumber of explosions, ii
lost by fire, 80; number of lives lost, 5S3; val
ue of property lost from all causes, S3,424, 900.
While the steamboat laws have lesseued the
pcrils incident to steam navigation, all Is not
done that needs to he done.
We would Be much better satisfied II some
of the politicians who are constantly talking
about the impoicy and Improperly Of forming
political parties and dcprecatlns al! idea OF
introducing national politics, just how, into
Virginia, would have a word to say as to the
impolicy of the attempt to "consolicasa' tie
fragments Of the Radical party.
The Richmond Wing says, il 'urvoscs all
new party fornations' in this State ~and that
Conservatism has platform which covers all
virginia issues cf he day" Let, then, all at
tempts to "rc- ganize' anil "eonsolhiatc' the
Radical party to let against Conservatism, anu
The Conservative PARTY, be ll&coantraancr'i.
A letter from Cum berland, Md, dated
March 2. says ;-"rhrrc Is rather rough
timo here, just now There is hardly night
but what some one is robbed. Three stores
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thieves obtained about 81, 100 dollars OF checks,
bills, &c. A moro vgilent police is needed "
the enabling act TO authorize the mayor and
city council OF Baltimore to subscribe s ,000,-
900 to the Virgin, Valley railroad, from Har
rsonburg to Salem was passed In the Maryland
House OF Delegates yesterday, and having been
previously passed by the Senate, has gone to
TIA. Governor fer his signature.
1t is nov the lime when along with the other
interests Ct Virginia. due attention should he
paid by die Legislature to the wants Of our
Commerce, and Commercial business in the
shipping ports of tn. Commonwealth. Virgin
ia Commerce ought 10 be lOstered more than it
has been.
We are ndebtedto Mr. Mckenzie, the rep
resentative in Congress from this district, Tor
CDpitS VI hbuS opESCbE5 aoo ooSu
ments. 1t is quite ike old times to receive 4
''yellow kiver" frurked by an NJ. G..
Ii is said that tfe bill which passed in the
Senate, on "Wednesday, was one for the relief
from disabilities of some three Or four gentle
men from Virgini;.
VIM. Palmer, a prominent merchant Of Rich
moul, is dead Robert Il. Collier prominent
member orthe bar, lied yesterday at Petersburg
Va.
A resumption of spocio payments appears to
be gradually approaching the general i'm
preston is that it will be brought about this
year.
Mr. WIN. Proctor, near Guiney's Depot,
Caroline county, vas accidentally killed few
days ago, by being thrown from his horse.
The first year OF General Grant Administra-
ton closes to-day.
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