Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-26

For the COunfry,)
Published Regularly on TUESDAYS HURS-
annuna.
. - MANUFACTURES IN THE SoUrH H-Some of
the Southern States, particularly Georgia and
Alabama, are beginning to awaken to the ad
vantages which they posses for manufacturing
cotton Many large mills are already in opera
ton in those States, and new ones are In pro.
grcss of erection.
What we have said in regard to the cotton
manufacture, s equally applicable, though In
4 less degree, to the manufacture OF wooden,
and of wooden and iron wares. The Tredegar
works in Richmond present an example OF sue
cess inioperations in iron, by Southern men,
The Manchester and Petersburg cotton mills
before the war. successfully competed with the
best factories Of the North, and we hope that
their operations will be renewed, on more ex-
tended scale Richmond, Manchester, Peters
burg Fredericksburg and Dlnvile, have pecu-
liar advantages for working up cotton into yarns
and coths, and we hope the enterprlsing cltl-
zcnS Of those cities and towns will not suffer
those advantages to remain, much longer, I'M
improved. There is an excelled Cotton Man
utactory in Alexandria from which first rate
goods are turned out.
Flourishing Woolcn Factories are in opera,
lion in Fredericksburg and Charotte>vlllG, AND
We are pleased to announce that the ,McSSrS.
Rankin have recently erected IN extensive
WOODEN Factory in the Southern portion OF
uur county.
Our neighbor Charlottesville deserves e$pe
cial Communications for the excellence OF her
woo!en manufactures We have seen cloths
AMI cassimeres and tweels from that Factory
which will bear favorable comparison with
the best Northern fabrics We hope too that
the public spirited citizenS who established that
factory, will, at IN early day, reap the subStan
tial rewards which they have SO nobly earned.
1t was with great pleasure that we saw. from
some Of our exchanges, that A i. Stewart,
the eminent New York merchant, had sent ex-
tensive orders to the Charlottesville factory for
cloths of different descriptions. We hope, too,
that the Virginia Volunteer companies, where
they order cloths for their uniforms, will not
lose sight of the Virginia Woolen Factories
Ifevery county in the State were as fortunate
az Charlottesville in having Benjamin Collins
Flanagan to give intelligent direction to her en-
terprize capital and labor, We should soon
hayea new condition Of things in Virginia. =
.Hamutor Spectator. a.:
- A TERRIBLE Scene = From the Pilatka
Florida) Herald 18th. "A gentleman who has
been stopping in our midst for sometime gives
an account OF one Of the most terrible scenes
ever recorded in the annals Of this country
While steaming up the placid waters of the
Ocklwaha river he witnessed conflict which
made his hair stand on end, never to be for
gotten After rounding Sacket'S point the
Stream widens and deepens, and the waters at
this bend always look troubled and black. Sud
denly the steamer encountered a sea Of alllga
tors, Houndering and splashing water in every
direction their believing shook the tounda
ton of the waters The captain says that he
never heard or witnessed such a scene before
and never wishes to again. Before the speed
of the little steamer could be checked they
found themselves in the midst OF these terri
BILE monsters. 10 back or goahead was impos-
sible The passengers endeavored to drive
them away by shooting, and the hands on
board beat them with hand-spikes, yet they
seemed more determined to obstruct the pas
became critical and the crew and passengers
more and more exhausted, and the destruction
Of the boat seemed nevitable-alrcady three
colored hands had been devoured by these ter
rible monsters and several others wounded.-
Several planks were torn from the hull and the
steamer was with difficulty, kept from sinking.
Just at this period source of relief came. \
huge serpent appeared, making his way from
the lakes, the same it is supposed, that was
seen at Devils Elbow last fall. The aliga-
tors soon disappeared following the sea devil,
or what ever you may call him, and such fight
ing never was witnessed At point below
where the river suddenly narrows soon became
blocked up with dead alligators and the water
was red with blood 1t is difficult to account
for the numbers and sudden appearance OF
these animals but the latest theory may throw
some light upon the subject. 1t is believsd by
many that there is IL large Subterrancan pas
sage of water between the head waters OF
the Ocklawaha, and the waters OF the Okeeho-
bee lake, and that these monsters have found
their way here in great numbers, and II not
soon exterminated, will obstruct the navigation
Of the Ocklawaha. '....
LIABILITY OF BANK DlRECToRs.-A case of
some Importance, as showing the responsibility
of bank directors. has Just been decided at New
York. The following are the points: The SUIT
was brought against the directors OF bank In
Brooklyn which had failed to return Slumu
deposted by a firm who made the deposit IN
full faith in the solvcney of the bank. The dl,,
rectors were charged with having declared and
paid dividend when they knew the bank was
iu perilous condition. \ demurrer was ,put
into this complaint The court oyerrncd 1t
and decided that the defendants We're liable,
ard that the directors of the bank, in declaring
and paying the dividend, in express terms as
serted the solvency Of the institution tits Il
wholesome principle of law that mo one shall
be at liberty to sow talsehood broadcast without
being made responsible for the loss it causes =
The decision is IN important and might be
extended to include many like cases. e., -.: ...
ANECDOTE--The commafldrr OF frontier post
once picked out quick and intelligent private
tr. clerical duty at headquarters The Intelll
cent private had bad habit of Drunkenness
and after one of the deba1lches the commander
sent Cor him and demonstrated with him upon
the vice Which alone prevented him from pro
motion. The man listened and said: 'Colrne
.,. I go, I. ,-ittnl honest lnfpill