Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-08

people only dispose Of their surplus rags after
= sever and economical inspection. Flax being
the general staple in Southern Europe, the
bulk of the Italian and German rags are linen,
and Leghorn is the great emporium Of the
immense quantity oflnen stock used America
furnishes little or none of it. Linen rags are
always quoted about cent or a cent and
quarter below the same grade of cotton rags.
they are only used for the finer qualities OF
paper, and the supply always being III excess
of the demand they arc never IN such general
demand as cotton Since the first OF January
&c, 972 packages of rags have been received at
New York alone.
REV. DR.. CEAMBL1ss.-Rev. ). y. Cham
bliss, pastor of the Second Baptist church in
Richmond, whose recent explanation as to his
position on the question of close communion
placed him at variance with his congregation,
has sent in his resignation which was accepted,
with but five dissenting voices The Dr. wrote
/ from the country where he is at present visit
| ing, and briefly but clearly stated his position.
He says II propose, with your consent, to with
| draw from the sacred relation in which we have
been so happy and so greatly blessed. At the
same time I feel it my duty to say that DO not
| offer my resignation because my conscience re-
auires it of me- for I could still serve without
doing violence at all to my convictions, though
every one of you We're fixed in opinions differ
ent from my own upon this question of church
order, inasmuch as do notcontcnd that mixed
communion is expedient, although | believe it
to be lawful when it can be practicel without
violating the regulations and the feelings OF the
church with which one is connected. But you
may Judge the case differently. You may deem
it essential to your prosperity to have only such
pastor as can advocate the practice OF re-
stricted communion as not merely cxpcdlcnt,
but positively enjoined by the word Of God. |
was conscientiously impellcd to inform you that
I could not 60 so far. 10 have concealed my
views would have been uni ust to you and dis
honorable to myself" y present Of 5000 was
voted to the retiring minister
LouDouS COUNTY From the Lcesburg
Washingtonian. j. W. Foster, commissioner
of sale in IIough VS.. James, has sold portion
Of the farm lately owned by Amasa llough ST.,
dec d., near Waterford, to Joseph W. Brown
Of this county, amounting to l494 acres, at SlU
per acre.
There were thirty-four deeds recorded du-
ring the month of July, in the Clerks Office
of this cornty. Only five Marriage Licenses
were issued from the Clerks Office during the
month of July.
Milly Taylor was arrested on Tuesday last.
for stealing basket from the house Of Matilda
Washington, containing the dinner of Yelling
ton Thomas and others, who came from AeXal'
dria with Il number Of others, on p!eaSusc cX-
cursion. She was made to ray 81, for the ca
tables contained in the basket, and sixty cents
costs.
ANTHRACITE Coal TRADE-Thc Phialel.
phia Ledger says:--''Thc anthracite coal tonnage
the past week was the largest in the history OF
the understanding half Il million tons. There
has been some little threatening OF strike
among the workmen but it does not amount to
much, nor have operators any serious appre-
hcnsion that there will be any trouble at the
mines in the near future. Each region and
each company in each region, is doing its best
to get the largest possible amount OF coal IN the
market in the shortest possible time, though
they talk Of higher prices after the present
month The prices OF the several classes ot
coal and freight charges are about the same as
at the date Of our last weekly report. The re-
tail demand for coal is steadily on the increase,
and for some qualities and sizes Of coal some OF
the yards have advanced prices about % cents
Der ton. Good Lchigh coal long ton, is quoted
at IS. jOa7-7j per ton, delivered. and prime
Schuylkill at 80 cents per ton less.
\ ROOSTER. The Christiansburg Messcn-
ger. which recently had an account OF an &c,
centric gobler, now chronicles the performances
| of ''Motherly Rooster a Bantam, belong
ing to COL j. NJ Wade, clerk of Montgomery
county. The Messenger says: y brood OF
young chickens belonging to the flock OF which
the Bantam is the patriarch, had the mlsfnr-
| tune to lose its maternal ancestor, when the
| Bantam took her place, and Is caring Tor them
with all the devotion and tenderness Of 4
mother. He leads them about in search of
| food, and when storms arise, or night comes on,
he gathers them together as hen gathers her
brood under her wings. His performances are
splendid imitation of those Of Il nursing hen,
excepting the cuck, at which, however, he
makes IA good staggcr, for beginner, and IS
daily improving.
Mrs. FAIRS CAsB.-Our San Francisco cor
respondent had somewhat remarkable inter-
view recently with Mrs Fair, the murderess OF
Crittenden in her cell in the San Francisco
Jail. This strange woman, it seems, contested
the right of Crittenden to live with his wife,
because they did not love one another, and
holds to it that she 1.-THE murdcress) and Crit
tenden were the lawful pair, because they did
love one another. Accordingly, in moment
of temporary insanity, she shot Crittenden, and
now regretted only one thing-that he was not
present to defend her. She feels confident of
a final reprievc because as she says, her case is
political one, and when she is tried again
there will be new judo &c on the bench. In
other words, she wagers her life on the election,
and stands fair to lose.-Nc1o Torh Uc,uM
TERRIBLE Academia painful and sad
accident occurred at the Clover Hill Mines on
Friday. While the engines which run the
pumps at the Raccoon Pit were ia operation,
it was discovered that the lowest one, which is
! 500 feet from the mouth Of the incline, had
suddenly stopped. On going below to ascer'
tain the cause, it was found that VIM. Thomas,
the young man who had charge Of the engine,
had been caught by the machinery and crush
ed to death. His neck and arms were broken,
and the upper part Of his body tearfully mang-
led He was entirely alone, running an engine
at the distance of ] 500 feet below the surface